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Thursday, July 31, 2014

Study Blanket Update - 1 of Many

Hello friends! Sorry I've been *so* quiet lately! We decided after visiting Texas in February of this year, that we would set about making living there a reality. Fast forward to today and as God would have it... we are now living in the great state of Texas! :D. It's been a whirl wind I assure you! We had to line up at least one job to make the move happen, had to sell our house... and we had to literally move from Virginia to Texas. No small feat I assure you. While we are still in the process of settling in and making Texas our permanent stomping ground, I've been able to get back to some crafting.

I recently finished round three on 191 of 192 ( would you believe I lost one of the circles?! :s ) granny sunburst flowers! :D You might know this color scheme as the study blanket. While the study I was making this blanket for has since been repainted and sold with the house in VA, the vision for this richly colored autumnal throw blanket lives on! :D It does get chilly in Texas at times despite the heat you hear about :).

Here are the finished pieces as of today...

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Princess Leia Crocheted Hat for 3 - 6 Month Old

Hello friends! A coworker of mine recently found out she was going to be an auntie! She's pretty sure that they'll be having a girl and requested a Princess Leia hat be made.

Over the course of a few days I figured out a pattern using double crochet throughout and then stitched together braided yarn to look like hair buns. Since I wasn't 100% sure how big the babies head will be, I decided I would make it bigger than for your typical newborn so they had something to grow into versus the hat possibly being too small. I used dimensions from crochetgeek.com for a 3 - 6 month old. Circumference of 14 inches with hat height of 5 1/2 inches.

Sometimes it amazes me how something as simple as attaching 2 faux hair buns to a crochetted hat transforms it from an otherwise boring hat to "omigoodness that's so cute!" kind of hat! :) See! :D

***UPDATE: I truly just like sharing my finished items... but due to popular demand, I've created a listing for this hat for all sizes (please check the dimensions in the listing). I will be offering this hat for a limited time. Feel free to grab more than one ;) Find the hat HERE.

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Coconut Milk Peekaboo Lace Scarf Pattern - FREE Knitting Pattern

This scarf was knit in March for a friends mom. She picked the colors and I made up a pattern to placate my designer side :). This design allows for a very dense scarf that can cover more area when stretched out, and then you get to see the openwork peek through! The body (or cream colored yarn in this case) is the inverse of the border pattern. If you like you can work the whole scarf in either the border or the body pattern if desired. The changing of the pattern on the ends adds a little extra something. :)

Coconut Milk Peekaboo Lace Scarf

FREE Knitting Pattern
(Previously known as "Peekaboo Lace Chain Link Pattern")

Yarn: Worsted Weight holding 2 strands throughout

Needle Size: 13 / 9.00 mm

Cast on 22 stitches

Beginning Border:

Row 1: K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2

Row 2: P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2

Row 3: K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2

Row 4: P2, K2tog, YO, P2, K2tog, YO, P2, K2tog, YO, P2, k2tog, YO, P2, K2tog, YO, P2

Row 5: K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, k2, P2, K2, P2, K2

Row 6: P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2

Row 7: K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, k2, P2, K2, P2, K2

Row 8: P2, YO, SSK, P2, YO, SSK, P2, YO, SSK, P2, YO, SSK, P2, YO, SSK, P2

Repeat Rows 1 - 8 once more, then Row 1 - 7 again.

***Switch to Ivory Colored Yarn***

Body:

Row 24: K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2

Row 25: P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2

Row 26: K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2

Row 27: P2, K2tog, YO, P2, K2tog, YO, P2, K2tog, YO, P2, k2tog, YO, P2, K2tog, YO, P2

Row 28: K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, k2, P2, K2, P2, K2

Row 29: P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2

Row 30: K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, k2, P2, K2, P2, K2

Row 31: P2, YO, SSK, P2, YO, SSK, P2, YO, SSK, P2, YO, SSK, P2, YO, SSK, P2

Repeat Rows 24 - 31 until you have reached a length that is about 9 - 10 inches short of how long you want your scarf. Then work Rows 24 - 30 once more be for changing back to your border color.

End Border:

Row 1: K2, P2, K2, P2, K2, P2, k2, P2, K2, P2, K2