Monday, January 15, 2007


Diagonal Scarf

Materials and Equipment
3 balls of Noro Kureyon
knitting needles size 13
sewing needle

Gauge: not important

Note: Any size needle that works with worsted weight yarn can be used since the width is set whenever the knitter decides.

Directions

Setting the stage
CO 3 stitches.
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: Inc in first stitch, K1, M1, K last stitch
Row 3: Knit
Row 4: K1, inc, k to last stitch, M1, K last stitch
Row 5: Knit
Repeat Rows 4 and 5 until scarf is as wide as you would like it to be. Make sure you end with a knit row. I stopped when I reached 27 stitches.

Knitting the scarf
Row 1: K1, inc, K to last three stitches, dec, K last stitch
Row 2: Knit
Repeat these two rows until scarf measures 60”-65” from beginning to higher end of the diagonal. Make sure you end with a knit row.

The Big Finish
Row 1: K1, dec, knit to last three stitches, dec, K last stitch
Row 2: Knit
Repeat last two rows until there are five stitches left. End with a knit row.
Next row: Dec, dec, knit last stitch
Knit one row.
BO and weave in loose ends.

Friday, January 12, 2007


Lyd’s Purse

Materials and Equipment
Crochet hooks sized J, P
Knit Picks Wool of the Andes (50g/110 yds), 4 balls in color of choice
Magnetic snap
Decorative pin

Gauge: 7 hdc = 2 inches
5 rows = 2 inches

Note: Beginning ch 2 DOES NOT count as 1st hdc.


Directions

Bottom of purse:
Ch 42
Row 1: Hdc in 3rd ch from hook and in each ch across. 40 hdc.
Row2-7: Ch 2, hdc in each hdc. 40 hdc. Do not cut yarn.

Purse:
Round 1: ch 2, hdc in end st of each row (7 hdc), hdc in each st on opposite side of beg ch (40 hdc), hdc in end st of each row (7 hdc), hdc in each st of row 7 of bottom of purse. 94 hdc.
Rounds 2-20: Ch 2, hdc in each hdc. Sl st to top of first hdc to close round. 94 hdc. Cut yarn at end of round 20.

Flap:
Row 1: Join yarn with hdc in 23rd st of the round. Hdc in next 39 hdc. 40 hdc.
Rows 2-19: Work even in hdc. 40 hdc.
Row 20: Sl st in 1st hdc, skip next hdc, 4 dc in space between next 2 hdc, (skip next 2 hdc, sl st between next 2 hdc, skip next 2 hdc, 4 hdc in space between next 2 hdc) 9 times. Sl st in top of last hdc. 10 shells made. Cut yarn and weave in loose ends.

Strap:
Holding 3 strands of yarn together and hook size P, ch 100. Sl st in 2nd st from hook and in each ch. Cut yarn. Chain more than 100 if you’d like a longer strap.
Felt strap and purse according to your favorite method.

Finishing:
Use scissors to poke a hole 3/4 inch from top of purse on one side. Thread end of strap through the hole from the outside in. Tie end of strap in an overhand knot inside purse. Repeat this for attaching strap on opposite side of purse.
Attach magnetic snap to purse. Attach decorative pin to hide back of snap.

Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Some Finished Projects


Some Finished Projects

Monday, January 01, 2007


Bufanda de cuatro horas


**Someone in Mexico e-mailed me and asked if I could translate my pattern into Spanish. Here it is. I know there are mistakes since translating my patterns is not something I ordinarily do. The person in Mexico understood my translation so I guess it's passable. However, it makes me think that I should consider doing this to all my patterns.***


Materiales y Herramientas

3 oz de estambre “worsted weight” en cólor negro3 oz de estambre Red Heart Plush en cólor negro

1 a 2 oz de estambre “eyelash” (como cejas) en cólor dorado

1 a 2 oz de estambre “eyelash” (como cejas) de cólor plateado

Aguja de ganchillo tamaño P


Nota: Para cambiar estambres para las rayas, haga un punto alto doble con los estambres negros, dejando dos anillos en el ganchillo, deje el estambre “Plush” y sigue con el estambre “eyelash” (como cejas) y el estambre “worsted weight”.


Direcciones:

Comenzando con los estambres negros, haga un cadeneta de 18.
Vuelta 1: Haga un punto alto doble en el 4o cadeneta desde el ganchillo y en cada cadeneta que sigue. 15 puntos altos dobles.

Vuellta 2: Haga 3 cadenetas. Estas 3 cadenetas son el primer punto alt doble. Haga un punto alto doble en cada punto. 15 puntos altos dobles.

Vuelta 3: Repite Vuelta 2. Cambia el estambre “Plush” por el estambre plateadoen el el ultimo punto.

Vueltas 4-5: Sigue tejiendo estas vueltas con puntos bajos. 15 puntos bajos. A terminar vuelta 5, cambia el estambreplateado por el estambre “Plush.”

Vueltas 6-7: Repite Vueltas 2 y 3. A terminar vuelta 7, cambia el estambre “Plush” por el estambre dorado.

Vueltas 8-9: Repite Vueltas 4-5. 15 puntos bajos. A terminar vuelta 9, cambia el estambre dorado por el estambre “Plush.”

Vueltas 10-52: Continua tejiendo con puntos bajos. 15 puntos bajos.

Vuelta 53-54: Repite Vueltas 8-9. 15 puntos bajos.

Vueltas 55-56: Repite Vueltas 2 y 3. 15 puntos altos dobles.

Vueltas 57-58: Repite Vueltas 4-5. 15 puntos bajos.

Vueltas 59-61: Continue tejiendo con puntos balos. 15 puntos bajos.

Corte el estambre y esconde los lados del estambre en el revés del labor.

Firecracker Scarf
Materials and Equipment
1 skein of Colinette Firecracker (100 g/70 m) in color of your choice (florentina used in this case)
size 19 straight knitting needles

Gauge: not important for this project

NOTE: You can substitute 1 skein of Yarn Bee's (Hobby Lobby's brand) Beguile yarn in place of Colinette for about 1/5 the cost.

Directions

CO 10 stitches. Work in garter stitch until there is one yard of yarn left. BO. Weave in loose ends.