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Knitting Cheat Sheet: Increases and Decreases
(Warning: Heavy knitting content.) I knit kind of weird. The most well-known styles of knitting are “English” and “Continental”, but I knit “Combination”. I also knit ambidextrously – so instead of knitting a row then turning the work, I knit … Continue reading
School Colors Knit Hats
School Color Hats I have three cousins who are siblings who each went to a different one of the three state colleges in Iowa. This year I made them each a hat with the colors of their school. Lion Hometown … Continue reading
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Jayne Hat
Lion Hometown –Pittsburgh Yellow, Syracuse Orange, Tampa Spice (red) Size 11 CO 44 in orange Knit all in stockinet Knit for 18 rows (5.5 in), switch to yellow (leave long tail on the orange, for seam), knit 7 rows (2 … Continue reading
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Bunny Hat
Child’s Ribbed Blanket Hat with Bunny Ears I was getting together with some friends for Easter, and I had Easter gifts for the kids. Then, the day before, I realize there was one more kid coming than I had planned … Continue reading
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Cow-Dog Plushie
There’s a kid I know, and I’m pretty sure he has a knitting curse. Nothing I have tried to knit for him has turned out how I planned, starting with the baby blanket. After two tries at a minion hat … Continue reading
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Butterfly Scarf
I wanted to knit something with butterflies. So I went to the internet. Turns out there’s a stitch called the butterfly stitch.* It wasn’t exactly what I had in mind at first, and was completely different from anything I’d done … Continue reading
My First Shawl
Triangle Shawl Pattern: https://glennaknits.com/2009/12/03/a-tale-of-two-scarves/ Needle Size: 7 Yarn: Brand: Caron Type: Caron Cakes Color: Cake Pop (grey and blue) Pattern modifications Edges: I didn’t garter stitch the edges. I left them stockinette because I like how it looks and the … Continue reading
Baby Blanket (Tiles)
Bernat Blanket Yarn – “Little Boy Dove” (I think it was about 3 10.5 oz skeins) Size 7 needles Based on “Tiles I”: http://www.craftcookie.com/knitting-stitches/knit-purl-stitches/117-tiles-i CO 86 stitches Row 1: slip, k, *p5, k2* x12 Row 2: slip, p, *k5, p2* … Continue reading
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Knit Doggy Bag
Color chart: http://twostrands.com/2010/10/01/the-dearest-beast-is-dead-long-live-the-dearest-beast/ (the author’s Ravelry is here: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/mary-ann-stephens, she has some beautiful designs) Yarn: Lily Sugar ‘n Cream Blueberry, Hot Pink, Country Yellow; Crafter’s Secret Cotton Brown (I would have preferred to use all the same brand, but I … Continue reading
Tardis Hat
Tardis Hat Original pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tardis-hat Needles: size 7 Yarn: Sincerely by Purl Essence Everyday; Colors: Sincerely Royal Blue, Sincerely White, Sincerely Black Variations: Knit flat (instead of in the round), add an extra stitch on each end for the … Continue reading
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