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Summer Cotton Crocheted Bracelet ~ Free Pattern!

Summer Cotton Crocheted Bracelet ~ Free Pattern!
I'm pleased to offer this new free pattern today. The Summer Cotton Crocheted Bracelet was inspired by a trip to Virgin Gorda. It's perfect for those casual, carefree days of summer when only the feel of cool cotton will do. This bracelet is so fun and easy to make. You'll want to design one for all of your friends! This pattern will make a bracelet that is 7 inches long from one end of the clasp to the other. You will need:Aunt Lydia's Crochet Cotton Size 3 (Natural)32 Size 6/0 Glass BeadsCrochet Hook US D3/3.25 mmBeading needleSewing needleScissorsClasp (I'm using a lobster clasp with a closed ring) Threading The Beads Before you begin to crochet, use your beading needle to easily slip your beads onto the cotton thread. Making The Bracelet Begin with a slip knot on your hook leaving a 10" tail for sewing on clasp [picture 1]Row 1: ch 2, sc in 2nd st from hook, ch 1 turnRow 2: 2 sc in st, ch 1 turnRow 3: 2 sc in each st, ch 1 turn (4 sts in row)Row 4: sc across (4 sts) [picture 2] 1. 2.

Hairpin Lace Instructions I finally finished Part 4 of the hairpin lace tutorial. If you would like to try this technique, I hope you find this tutorial helpful. Although there are tons of pics and instructions, I tried to break each individual step down. This tutorial is strictly instruction on how to make hairpin lace. The Afghan I'm Making: The only things I've ever made with hairpin lace are afghans. I will share pics and notes when I'm done making mine, but chances are it won't be in the next few weeks. I'm thinking how pretty this would be to make for baby dolls, using naturally dyed yarns in soft, muted colors... or for the bottom of Pixie and Fairy's bed... we are going to be redecorating their room soon... So... with a very quiet drum roll, are the 4 parts of the tutorial. Part 1 - The Loom Part 2 - Crocheting the Strips Part 3 - Joining the Strips Part 4 - Finishing the Project

Latvian Braid Tutorial and other such stuff | Ohdessa Knits So my new mitten pattern should be going up in a few days. Memento Mori Mittens if you have not yet seen them. I am just fine tuning the pattern and making it pretty. In the pattern, I use a technique that I had never done before, which is possibly my new favourite mitten cuff stabilizer, the Latvian Braid. So much more attractive than basic ribbing in a colourwork heavy mitten in my opinion!Basically, a Latvian Braid is inside-out colourwork. Row 4: Bring both strands of yarn in front to purl. Then purl while floating the other yarn (in this case the red) in front. Continue doing this throughout the row, always bringing the yarn you are about to purl with OVER the yarn you are going to let float. Row 5: In this row, you are going to do the same thing as the previous row, except you are going to bring the working yarn UNDER the float (in this case, the red yarn goes under the white). Then bring that yarn up over the needle and purl, holding the float (the white yarn) in front.

Sideways Edge Cast-On So I just released a new pattern (Swerve!) and you’ll notice how the cuffs and hands are knit in opposite directions (or, perpendicular directions really) – but hey guess what! There’s no picking up stitches and no seaming! How is that so, you might ask… well, I’m about to show you! The method – which has existed, of course, as all knitterly things have, and I have just unvented, as the great Elizabeth Zimmermann liked to say – I am calling the sideways edge cast-on, because edges (cuffs, brims, etc) are what I’ve been using it for and what it seems great for. My how-to, notes, etc in this post can be used by designers, of course, but I think it spreads further than that – if you are a knitter who hates picking up stitches, you can take any pattern that involves a sideways brim/cuff/etc and calls for picking up the stitches, and convert it to a sideways edge cast-on instead! Below is an example of a version of the method having been worked as a hat brim. And now it looks like:

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