today. in the garden..

scarf & trying to put nupp in my csarf

first to bloom - a tulip, helleborus, a pair of daffodil in buds

i nupped my scarf just to try the technique . the stitch is comb st. then at the decrease points i k1,yo,k1,yo,k1, then on the next row purled all 5 sts all at once. had no problem purling 5 sts as i worked them rather loosely.


above projects - touch me scarf, after knitting the scarf you felted it in the washing machine. warm hat based on a pattern from elizabeth zimmerman
a scarf a started using - superior from filatura di crossa, very soft! the sts are different sts from my knitting books.

shawl done!

my square shawl , blocking it on my window with huge knitting needles at the bottom points..

FREE PATTERN

looks like a sea creature sea slug - i think! the finished scarf

# the scarf kind of lays flat around the neck when worn.

The short row ruffle scarf

Materials:

-3-4 balls Lions brand Microspun 168 yds/2.5oz

-us size 8 knitting needles

Guage: 4.5 sts/inch in garter st., but it's a scarf so gauge should not matter

Cast on 34 sts, knit 2 rows. Start short rows as:

row 1. Slip 1 st, knit 11 sts, turn ( leave remaining sts on the left hand needle.

row 2. Sl 1, K11

row 3. sl 1, K10, turn

row 4. sl1, K10

row 5. sl 1, K9, turn

row 6 & all remaining even rows, sl 1, knit to end of row.

row 7. sl 1, K8, turn

row 9. sl 1, K7, turn

row 11. sl 1, K6, turn

row 13. sl 1, K5, turn

row 15. sl 1, K4, turn

row 17. sl 1, k3, turn

row 19. sl 1, K2, turn

row 20, sl 1, K2

at this point you will knit the sts up again;

row 21. sl 1, k3, turn

row 23. sl 1, k4, turn

row 25. sl 1, k5, turn

row 27. sl 1, k6, turn

row 29. sl 1, k7, turn

row 31. sl 1, k8, turn

row 33. sl 1, k9, turn


row 35. sl 1, k10, turn


row 37. sl 1, knit to the end of the row. This puts you on the other edge. Repeat the short rows from row 1-35. 2 short ruffles done!


knit 3-5 ridges - 1 ridge equals 2 rows of knitting.


Knit to desired length ending with 3 ridges.


NOTES:


1. I slipped the sts on the odd rows as if to knit & the even rows as to purl with the yarn at the back.


2. sl 1- slip 1 st


K- knit


3. you don't need to wrap the slip sts.


4. I placed a small pocket at one end of the scarf- optional


5. ruffle can be used for other things.

short row garter stitch ruffly scarf

this scarf - i'm using short rows to create the ruffles.

fairisle style hat

this is a pattern i charted from an old craft magazine, i tried it out in this hat constructed from the top & finished off in 3-st I-cord.hope to post the pattern soon.

favorite cast ons

above cast on is my favorite to start hats knit from the top, circular or square shawls & knit doilies. I start with a slipknot which i place onto a circular needle, then into the loop i (knit,yo ) until i get the number of sts required. for even number of sts. i just knit into the back of the slip knot loop. then i divide the sts. evenly between 2 circular needles. later i will just tighten by pulling on the yarn.

I like to start most of my projects with temporary cast-ons. usually for a pullover i'll just start at the bustline for example, i'll do a few inches then temporary caston the sleeves if i'm working a stockinette raglan sweater. this allows me to custom knit the lengths of the sleeves for my kids. also if i want to knit a lace body i can then knit it down. The first one is the cochet temporary caston.Just chain enough sts. plus additional sts. turn it over & knit into the bumps, this way you can just unzip the crochet chains to reveal raw sts. The next one ..tie a slip knot into one circular needle, grab another one & wrap the yarn from back to front directions until you get the number of sts. you want,then pull the bottom needle just into the flexible area .. knit the top loops ,the bottom sts. will be the raw sts that you can knit down.

The 3rd method you will need a scrap yarn long enough to hold the raw sts.tie the project yarn & the scrap yarn together , then twist the project yarn around the scrap yarn.

this is using 2 circular needles

the crochet cast on notice i started to unzip the crochet chains
above is the twisty method.

to cast off, i like crocheting the sts. off or casting the stsoff with 1,2 or 3 st Icord. or working a lace edging sideways onto the raw sts.

free pattern from elann
just a crochet shrug i made
garter stitch pie are square shawl with lace edging. work in shetland wool- from Elizabeth zimmerman pattern
a doily mananita from a pattern i got free at nurhanne called OXO

too many projects...

this baby kimono is a free pattern from the internet..almost done so is the one below.

this crochet top is almost done,too.
this is a Cabin fever pattern.The construction is in the lines of Elizabeth Zimmerman's Nalgar( backwards raglan) design
hmmm..aran for my hubby..when am i gonna finish it?
& another one...
this is a baby blanket called Estonia Lullaby..notice the temporary cast on at the bottom

just a cardigan in garter stitch


the above cozy for my camera is knitted using Beverly Royce's method of double knitting . i knitted it out of Microspun from Lion Brand
this earwarmer is free form the net .the ear shaping uses short rows.

a pattern from Elann using Barbara Walker pattern she calls Sunspot
this scarf is a pattern from Eugen Beugler called Fuschia, i also found a similar pattern fro an old book- Good Housekeeping's New complete book of needle craft published in 1959 & 1971
this is a doily pattern i found at

Nurhanne's. It is in Danish, i think, but i was able work it. I am making it into a circular shawl

i made this after seeing someone wearing it. so i rushed home, found an old sweatshirt & voila!

a cocheted scarf i have yet to finish. the stitch is called half crazy st as opposed to full crazy!
this scarf/stole is from Knitty
playing with stitches from Barbara Walker's books
another Eugen Beugler sqare shawl
a Top from a pattern i found in an old knitting mag.I promise to finish all these projects sometime in this LIFETIME.....sorry about my writing..

this is suppose to be an afghan when done
another crochet scarf in progress.

beaded crochet
strawberry bag from Leisre arts mag.

puzzle pillow in progress

abve is supposed to be a bedspread.i promise to finish them all sometime in this LIFETIME.....