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Cool cardigan - Pickles
Size We´ve knitted it in Beach Lounge, Stone and Pistachio. You will find more colour combinations at the bottom of this pattern.
Beside all the fluffy scarfs and cuffs, hotwoterbottle cozies and baby blankets there was a moment for something more practical. - Potholders! Susi published a classic potholder pattern on ravelry and you can find instructions in german on her blog . It's a must have basic for your kitchen... and in case your german got a bit rusty, i quickly put together an english version.
Susi's potholder recipe!
Big Herringbone Cowl - the purl bee
This winter New York City streets are filled with people who have learned the secret of keeping warm. They are all wrapped up in the big soft folds of the oversized cowl. A long loop that you twist and double around your neck, it's definitely a glamorous touch in a what can otherwise be pretty frumpy season. Don't you love when fashion and function meet in such happy harmony? This cowl was inspired by Joelle's classic Herringbone Poncho from her very first book, Last Minute Knitted Gifts . I have always been so taken with the drape and texture of Joelle's poncho that I was really excited to borrow her idea for this project!
Patricia and I have a friend we call Diva Jess. She's works in the fashion industry and always gives us the scoop on what the trends are. She came into the shop like a storm a few weeks ago and told us that we HAD to cast on righthisverymoment for an infinity scarf. "They're Everywhere!"
tentenknits: 5th Avenue
In fact it was only in March, but time has been a funny thing this past year, seemingly standing still and thundering past simultaneously. Recently time and life have been falling back into a more familiar and comforting rhythm. I've decided to take full advantage of this by catching up on things I'd let slide...this dusty blog being one of them.
A Grey Loop
Carefree Cowl Knit Along - The Carefree Cowl Tutorial!
this is a bit of a fun post for me today! i did something i've never done before. i wrote out a little knitting pattern. now...first off, i am by no means a knitting designer. i simply just couldn't find what i was looking for on ravelry after hours of hunting. i had a skein of the yarn i used for the gap-tastic cowl left over and was dying to whip up another cowl with it. i wanted something warm, not too long (take flight off the girls..wink wink), but not too short (needed to cover my v-neck top openings) and i wanted texture but a quick knit. i was also looking for something that had a bit of drape but was also sturdy enough to stand up on it's own. i sketched out the illustration beside the pattern below and voila, the carefree cowl was born! i love it and it's rolly polly goodness. my newest cowl was made for our carefree cowl knitalong .
pattern: chunky circle scarf
dc4tog: double crochet 4 stitches together: yarn over once, insert the hook into the stitch, draw up 1 loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over, draw through 2 loops (2 loops remaining) now leave those 2 remaining loops on the hook and yarn over once, insert hook into the next stitch, draw up 1 loop (4 loops on hook), yarn over, draw through 2 loops (3 loops remaining) leave the 3 loops on hook, yarn over once, insert hook into the next stitch, draw up 1 loop (5 loops on hook), yarn over, draw through 2 loops (4 loops remaining) leave the 4 loops on hook, yarn over once, insert hook into the next stitch, draw up 1 loop (6 loops on hook), yarn over, draw through 2 loops (5 loops remaining)Knitting Crochet Sewing Crafts Patterns and Ideas! - the purl bee
With Memorial Day weekend right around the corner, our minds have turned to the great, time-honored tradition of the road trip! The cooler might leak and the kids might complain, but the sense of freedom and adventure you get from hitting the open road is truly one of the season's great pleasures. Of course, car time is also craft time!
This move is due in large part to our needing, as a family, to cut down on as many expenses as possible - and paying $15 a month for this Typepad account no longer made sense. I will continue to post almost every day, sharing my knitting projects, my charity goals, and our family move towards minimalism as I have done for the past two years. I hope you will join me in the new space, and on this new adventure!
minimalist knitter
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