With the great need for hats for our South African orphans, this is an ideal pattern. It works up in an evening, is soft and stretchy so it will ‘grow’ with the child, and is so simple that even a beginning knitter will
I started with a chain of 8 or 10 (depending on yarn), joined with a slipstitch to the first chain, and then worked stitches in rounds to make a tube until it was long enough to cover a child's finger... work stitches together at top to close. The
In its simplest form, easy enough for even the beginning knitter/crocheter, this vest is made from 2 rectangles with a ‘shoulder strap’ attached on each side.
Hi All, I have enjoyed reading everybodies blogs and thought I would have a go at creating my own. Some of my blogging will about knitting and some will be general stuff about my life and my lovely family.
Moved from old patterns section
Comment by Christine Johnson on November 8, 2009 at 6:12am
A pattern for short row beanies can be found here. These are very quick to make and very easy, never having more than 38 stitches on the needle at any time an
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Moved from old patterns section With first colour, chain 4; join with slip st in first ch to form a ring.
Round 1: With first colour: chain 3 ( 3 ch counts as first dc), work 23 dc in ring;
Change to second colour and join with slip st in top of
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Moved from old patterns section Comment by Annie Jostsons on September 6, 2009 at 3:07am
As promised here is the pattern for the beanie.
I did the smallest size with an 8 ply wool. When it was finished it would easily fit a 2-5 year old, it is quit
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Comment by Julie Kempton on September 19, 2009 at 11:32pm
Crochet Mitered Square:
You can make this any size you want, just be sure to chain an even number so that your rows will always have an odd number of stit
The pattern for the flowers on our blanket were from a free pamphlet found at our local wool shop. But the pattern is also available at www.sugarncream.com. Search for "Flower Power Rug"
Membership is free.
If you have difficulty accessing the patter
Hi everyone
My name is Melissa Langer and I live with my wonderful husband Fred and my pug Emmitt in Boulder, Colorado.
I am an artist and love to paint pugs and dogs.
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I came across a book at the library called Knitting Out of Africa by Marianne Isager. I wanted to share the images of her sweater designs (but not the patterns) - see attached PDF below.
What I have noticed is that the designs are very geometric. Th
I was asked for a pattern for my ladybug whimsy so here goes. It's a little different from the original but I hope you like it.
Ladybug Applique
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
sl st = slip stitch
Materials:
Small amounts of re
Click on attached file below for photo & pattern. Have fun with it.
when you click on this a window will pop up and click ok to download the file .then you click on the downloaded file to open it
i have given a new pdf file for people who cant open t
I am moving some patterns from the blog section to the appropriate pattern sections. this one was posted by Deborah
new pattern
Posted by deborah garner on November 15, 2009 at 5:00pm
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/preschool#
By pixiepurls
knit all in one piece i believe, haven't knit him yet. Still doing go-over. He's so cute - 7 inches. KNITTY link below for BUBBY bear.( Noticed we didn't have any patterns listed in toys.)
Let me know how he knits up.
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall
Over time there have been many heartening comments about the ezine. But like all things there are always ways to improve. I now that some of the issues are just WAY to long, perhaps many of you would prefer shorter, more frequent news.
This thread i
Hello everyone
Here are the details for the July Challenge - keep a newborn warm. As stated previously there has been a significant escalation in South Africa of newborns being abandoned. There are many charities who have responded to this crisis an
I can't seem to get anyone around me excited about KAS.
Example:
I was at a country fair on the weekend. One of the buildings was Commercial Exhibits. I strolled in to kill some time while I was waiting for my husband and son and the first booth I s
Wow, what fantastic discussions everyone about the September challenge. I have included everything that was possible in the challenge, including your requests for it to go beyond one month. There are also many options to become involved in, so no one
Hello all, as mentioned in the latest ezine, we are now incorporating knit-a-square as a registered charity. Knit-a-square as a name covering what we do here, knitting and crocheting to keep the children warm WILL NOT CHANGE. The website and forum wi