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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Garlic from the garden


Garlic!

Little Estelle and I harvested about 1/4 of the garlic from our garlic bed the other day and oh man does it smell yummy. We are both craving some serious spaghetti and garlic bread now! YUM!


Saturday, June 16, 2012

Eazy Peazy Textured Bathmat

Eazy Peazy Textured Bathmat

US Size 13 Needles ( I used a 32" circular just because I prefer to work with them)
2 balls Sugar'n cream crafters cotton (more if you want a bigger mat)  Blocked size: 23" Wide X 26.5" long.

Abbreviations:
P=Purl
K=Knit
YO= Yarn over
K2tog= Knit 2 together
BO= Bindoff

CO 50 stitches

R1: Purl
R2: Knit
R3: Purl
R4: Knit
R5: Purl
R6: K10, *YO, K2tog* repeat from *to* until last 10 stitches. K10
R7: Purl

R8:K10, P to last 10, K10
R9: P
R10: K10, P to last 10, K10
R11: P
R12: K10, P to last 10, K10
R13: P10, *YO, K2tog* repeat from *to* until last 10 stitches. P10

Repeat rows 8 through 13 until desired length is reached (I continued until mine measured 20" from my cast on edge).

End with a R13 then finish with:
R1: Knit
R2: Purl
R3: Knit
R4: Purl
R5: BO knitwise

Weave in ends and Block.
(This pattern has not been tested yet. Any feedback is appreciated.)

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Baby Hands



Baby Hands
Newborn No Scratch Mitts

Yarn: any fingering weight
Needles: US 2 DPN
Guage: Not necessary


CO          Cast On
K             Knit
P              Pearl
KFB        Knit Front and Back
N1-N4    Needle 1-4
st             Stitch
ssk           slip,slip,Knit
K2tog      Knit 2 stitches together knitwise



CO 8st on each of 4 dpn's (32st)

*K2 P2 (repeat from * for 10 rounds)

Knit one round

*K7 KFB (repeat from * for 1 round) (36st)

Knit 10 rounds

Decrease Round:
N1: K to last 2st, K2tog
N2: ssk, K to end
N3: K to last 2st, K2tog
N4; ssk, K to end

Repeat decrease round until 4 stitches remain on each needle. Transfer these stitches to 2 needles as follows:
K4 across N1 using N4 (8st)
Transfer 4st from N2 to N3 (8st)

Do 3 needle Bind off, weave in ends.

Friday, January 20, 2012

My Dark Autumn in Garrison

Finally finished. Click on the link to see the finished project! I love it.

Carding some spinning material

I have mixed some alpaca that my friend Erica gave me with some wool and this is what I got! It's sooooo soft!  50/50 mix. hmmmmmm. Ready.... Set.... Spin!

50% Wool 50% Alpaca