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Yarn Harlot

Yarn Harlot
January 9, 2014 Can't buy me love When Lou was born I was, naturally thrilled. Not as thrilled as I could have been if he as a girl, but I've clearly gotten over it in absolutely every way but one. The knitting. As little as I care what babies wear, or who thinks they are what gender, most parents find it uncomfortable to have little girls and boys taken for each other, and I still live in a world where there are a lot of limits on what kind of babies wear what... particularly boys.

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Lovely Leaf Lace Scarf This Lovely Leaf Lace scarf is made with Lobster Pot's 8-ply cashmere in color "Chatham Light". The stitches that create this beautiful and dimensional pattern are a simple combination of strategic yarn-overs and decreases. The lace pattern has a wonderful dimensionality while the stockinette pattern curls around your neck like a big soft hug. If you're curious about the green scarf on the left you can find the complete instructions for it at this link: Easy Mistake Stitch Scarf

Girl Friday - Knitty: Fall 2009 BACK CO 63[75, 81, 89, 97, 107, 117] sts. Work in 1x1 Rib until work measures 4[4, 4, 4, 4.5, 4.5, 4.5] inches, ending with a WS row. Set-up Row [RS]: K3[2, 5, 2, 6, 4, 2], place marker, work Row 1 of chart over next 57[71, 71, 85, 85, 99, 113] sts, place marker, k3[2, 5, 2, 6, 4, 2]. This row sets pattern for back: sts between markers are worked in chart pattern, all other sts are worked in stockinette st. Continue in pattern until work measures 16[16.5, 17, 17, 17.5, 17.5, 18] inches or desired length to underarm, ending with a WS row. Shape Armholes: BO 4[5, 5, 5, 6, 8, 10] sts at beginning of next 2 rows. 55[65, 71, 79, 85, 91, 97] sts.

Fall 2007 BACK Using straight needles, CO 86[94, 102, 110, 118, 126, 134] sts. Note: For all pieces, the selvedge sts (first and last sts of each row) will be worked in stockinette st throughout. Row 1 [WS]: P1, work Row 1 of Twisted 2x2 Rib to last st, p1. Work in pattern as set until work measures 2.5 inches, ending with a RS row. Next Row [WS]: P1, k2tog, k to last st, p1. 85[93, 101, 109, 117, 125, 133] sts. Twelve Things You Were Not Taught in School About Creative Thinking 2382 516Share Synopsis Aspects of creative thinking that are not usually taught. Bobbles Inspiration for Bobbles came from this bag. Needless to say, it has a lot of bobbles which may not be to everyone,s liking, but I had never crochet these before so I enjoyed doing it. Also I have to carry around a lot of baby stuff, so I thought it was a classier way to carry it. Crochet part was not very hard but writing down the pattern was.

Buttonhead hats - Knittyspin: Spring+Summer 2010 Version 1 (bulky blues beret style) Fiber [top] Assorted scraps mostly dyed by Insubordiknit [wools; roving scraps]; unknown leftover amount [middle] Spunky Eclectic [Blue Faced Leicester; layered batt]; color: Surfs Up!; 1.5 ounces, Constantine cape : Knitty Winter 2011 SHOULDER PANEL (Make 2): Using larger (US #8/5mm) circular needle, CO 14[16, 18, 18, 20, 20, 20] sts. Row 1 [WS]: P all sts. Row 2 [RS]: Sl 1 knitwise, k2, work in Seed Stitch to last 3 sts, k3.

A vegetarian pregnancy Many women eat a diet that contains no meat or fish for a variety of reasons. They may be concerned about cholesterol or opposed to the killing of animals for food. Or perhaps they’ve just found that they feel better when they don’t eat meat. Now that you’re pregnant, you may be wondering if being (or becoming) a vegetarian or even limiting your meat intake at this time of your life is OK. Summer Cotton Crocheted Bracelet ~ Free Pattern! I'm pleased to offer this new free pattern today. The Summer Cotton Crocheted Bracelet was inspired by a trip to Virgin Gorda. It's perfect for those casual, carefree days of summer when only the feel of cool cotton will do. This bracelet is so fun and easy to make. You'll want to design one for all of your friends!

Purlieu - Knittyspin: First Fall 2010 Purlieu is worked in eight stockinette and reverse stockinette stitch panels. One end of the scarf is worked with short rows so that it fans out on the end. Fluff Knit Pattern (FKP) Knit as normal until you reach a fluffy spot on the yarn: [K2, turn, k2, turn]. Repeat until the yarn returns to normal. Finish the row as normal. Big Snowy Owl There’s something about owls. Is it their baby-wide eyes? Their mysterious nighttime habits? Or their totemic gumdrop shape? I’m not sure, but owls somehow manage to be simultaneously enigmatic and totally lovable. This one is heavy on the lovable! January 2011 Archives January 31, 2011 A Small Parade The hunt for unfinished things, and the desire to move them to the other category yielded up a few things in the last few days.

Winter 2006 - editor Note: Odd-numbered rows are RS rows, and even-numbered rows are WS rows. Directions for working from Charts [above] Work Section 1. Work Section 2 27[35] times, or until scarf is desired length. Work Section 3. Cabled iPad Sleeve (Pattern) « haramis knits As promised, I tinkered with the Kindle sleeve pattern, and now have an iPad version available. I should have anticipated that there would be a demand for the pattern in the first place, as right after I finished my Kindle sleeve, my friend Abbie, also known as The Green Wife, asked if I could make her one for her iPad. If I’d listened to her at the time, I would have had both patterns ready at the same time! Instead, I spent the last couple of days knitting one up for her, this time out of some lovely The Plucky Knitter Superwash Merino Worsted in Love Letters, and I dropped it off at her house yesterday.

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