Ravelry and Ravings

I haven't posted anything in a while... and it is not that I haven't been knitting... I just haven't finished anything in a while. I have been working on lots of little projects and not finishing any of them. So yesterday I vowed to finish something for a change... and so I finished up a few odds and ends. One of the projects I finished was this washcloth for my daughter. I found this cool and very detailed pattern is on another blog... check it out here

I have also been knitting up some bibs and burp cloths for all the many babies on the way right now. I finished a bib and started on a burp cloth. I know it seems odd to knit something just for a baby to puke and spill stuff on... but hey if my knitted cloths can make someone smile while cleaning up baby puke then I think I've done something truly special.

I got these patterns from the book Mason Dixon Knitting.

And last but not least... I've been working on this wrap. I had planned on wearing it to my anniversary party... but not only was it too hot...but I hadn't finished the dang thing anyway. Oh well there will be other parties. I think that I might just make this wrap in a specialty yarn instead of the cheap acrylic I used for this attempt. I found this pattern here.

The other knitting related thing that I've been doing is setting up an account at Ravelry. It is a really cool tool for all you knitters and crocheters out there! You can post pictures of you projects... meet other people that are interested in the same type of projects you are... and just have fun looking through the forum and all the free patterns. Stop by and add me to your friends list if you are a member!

Until next time,

Jenn

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Spring Break Frisbee

I created this pattern while sitting next to the campfire during spring break. I made several of them... they didn't take anytime at all. I found that a 100% cotton yarn like Lily's sugar and cream or the Walmart Peaches and Cream yarn worked best. On some attempts I used a slightly higher quality cotton yarn and found that the finished product was not as stiff and therefor didn't fly as well...they still worked great, however, so by all means use what you have. I haven't tried making this pattern with any other type of yarn although I'm sure it would work great. These frisbees are great indoors or out. Size K crochet hook 2 balls of worsted weight yarn (100% cotton dish cloth quality works best) tapestry needle Round 1: Holding 2 strands together and using the K hook use the magic ring method to SC 6 into the ring. Round 2: 2 SC into each of the 6 stitches (12 st) Round 3: *SC into next SC, 2 SC into next SC* repeat around (18 st) Round 4: *SC into next 2 SC, 2 ...

New Pattern: Octopus Finger Puppet

Materials F hook worsted weight yarn (I used cotton) tapestry needle Stitches: Ch - Chain Sl st - slip stitch SC - Single Crochet Inc - Single crochet 2 stitches into one SC 2tog - Single crochet two stitches together Round 1: SC 6 stitches into a magic ring. Pull tight (6) Round 2: *SC, Inc* repeat 3 times to complete round (9) Round 3: *SC, SC, Inc* repeat 3 times to complete round (12) Round 4 and 5: SC in each stitch around (12) Round 6: *SC, SC 2 tog* repeat 4 times to complete round (8) Round 7: *SC into next stitch, ch 8, SC into second stitch from the hook and the remaining 6 stitches* repeat this 8 times to make the legs. Sl st into the first stitch of the first leg and fasten off. Weave in ends and sew two eyes.

Spring Wash Cloth

It's Springtime and as a result I've been experimenting with color. I've decided that I'm going to focus on learning new techniques by writing patterns for wash cloths. Not only do they make practical gifts... but they are easy, inexpensive and portable projects that make a great way to learn new things. Here is the first of many patterns that I plan to write and share here on my new craft blog. Abbreviations and Stitches Used K - knit P - purl Sl wyif - Slip the number of stitches instructed with yarn in front. Sl wyib - Slip the number of stitches instructed with yarn in back. C1 - Color 1 C2 - Color 2 RS - right side Cast on 38 stitches in C1 onto US size 7 needles 1-4 Knit C1 5 Knit C2 (RS) 6 Knit C2 7 C1- K6 *Sl2 wyib, K6; repeat from * 2 times, Sl2, K6 8 C1- K4, P2 * Sl2 wyif, P6; repeat from * 2 times, Sl2, P2, K4 9-12 Repeat rows 7 & 8 2 times 13-16 C2 Knit 17 C1- K10, * Sl 2 wyib, K6; repeat from * 2 times, K4 18 C1 K4, P6, *Sl2 wyif, P6; repeat from * 2 ti...

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