Posts Tagged ‘Knitting Without Needles’
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Freebie Friday! Blythe Crocheted Hat
I whipped this little hat up for my Blythe doll Claire and thought I would write down what I did so anyone could make it! Keep in mind this is my first attempt at a crochet pattern! This should also fit any American Girl I think as the dimensions of their heads are the same as Blythe dolls I hear! I actually started out using MK’s Beanie pattern for Pullip dolls and veered in my own direction to end up with a beret!
Materials:
Hook: K
Yarn: Small amount of heavy worsted weight yarn. Sample made with Plymouth Bella Colour in color #16. It only took a very small amount to make the hat I will probably use the rest to make her a matching dress.
Notions: removable stitch marker, tapestry needles.
Abbreviations:
hdc: Half Double Crochet sc: single crochet
Make a slip knot and work 6 sc into it, pull the slip knot to tighten. Mark beginning of the round!
- work 2 hdc into each sc (12 stitches)
- * work 1 hdc, then inc 1* , repeat to end of row
- *work 2 hdc, then inc 1* , repeat to end of row
- *work 3 hdc, then inc 1 * , repeat to end of row
- *work 4 hdc, then inc 1* , repeat to end of row
- *work 5 hdc , then inc 1* , repeat to end of row
- Work 2 rounds even in hdc.
- *work 5 sc, then decrease by 1*, repeat to end of row
- *work 3 sc, then decrease by 1*, repeat to end of row
- *work 2 sc then decrease by 1* , repeat to end of row
- work 1-2 rows in sc as desired for depth.
Break yarn, and weave in the ends!
Show it off on your girl!
You may use this pattern as you will.. make hats for your dolls, sell them whichever! Please do link back to this site if you make hats and have a website or blog! I would appreciate it!!
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Bookish Thursday: Size small need not apply!
I jumped at the opportunity of a sneak peek at More Big Girl Knits: 25 Designs Full of Color and Texture for Curvy Women
by Jillian Moreno & Amy Singer.
Let me say one thing.. this book RAWKS! This second volume is dedicated to exploring color and texture in knits for ‘big girls’.
The first section is jam packed full of style secrets and tips for using color and texture to flatter your figure! Also included is a great measuring guide, including a fill in the blanks chart for you to keep track of your figures, as well as a yarn yardage chart to help you determine how much yarn you will need to complete your projects.
You also have to love the Pattern ratings:
- “Half-Caf (Brain Nudge) straightforward knitting sith shaping
- Expresso (modest amount of brain fuel) shaping, color work, mutliple stitch patterns
- Triple-shot caffine bomb with whipped cream (all brain cells on full) complex shaping with multiple things happening at the same time”
(Do you think they have that last one at Starbucks?)
Of the 25 designs in this book, there is NOT ONE that I am not jealous of! I would make all of them, and I don’t often say that about knitting books!
This one is not quite out yet; it is set to come out on April 1st. But you can pre-order
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Celebrate!!
Just heard about this! Looks interesting!
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Wordless Wednesday! You provide the words.. an Easter pic..there might be a little something in it for you!
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How To’s Day: How to keep those ears warm!
Let’s face it! It is still chilly outside! And when it is cold it’s important to stick a hat on your head and keep your ears warm!! What better way to keep your ears warm than some clever ear flaps on your hat!
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Now how to do it. As I thought about that I figured there was more than one way to get the job done. So we will look at three ways to do it! And these principles can translate to needles too , though I will be sticking to my roots and showing these techniques on the knitting looms. I will be covering these it separate posts as it seems that to get this all together at once is impossible especially when I keep thinking of different better ways to do this!! I will pop them all together in a pdf when the series is done!
- Starting with the earflaps and working your way up.
- Starting at the top and making the earflaps last.
- Somewhere in between!
To start with the earflaps and work your way up.. you can make an I-cord to tie your hat on (or not) I usually work a 3 stitch I-cord. Once you have your I-cord made you start to work as for a flat piece and increase 2 stitches at each end of the row every other row till you have the ear flap as wide as you want.
Then keep knitting till you get it as long as you want. Now, break yarn, look across your loom and start again with the center stitch directly across from the center of your finished earflap.
Then once you are done with your earflaps you simply work your way around your loom and make your hat, your usual way!
In this sample I used a garter stitch earflaps and brim. It is best to use this sort of brim or even a ribbed brim so that that edges between the earflaps will not curl!
Some things to keep in mind:
- if you make your earflaps in stockinet stitch the edges will curl. so if you don’t want this to happen work your earflaps in garter stitch!
- It seems to me that baby ears are set more toward the front, so you might want to place them closer to the front.
- Older ears seem to sit in the middle so center the earflaps for older than baby ears.
- If you are making your earflaps a different color than the rest of your hat be sure to match the type of yarn.. you sure wouldn’t want to go and wash your hat in the washer and have your ear flaps felt on you!!
* of course this is THE most clever earflap hat ever.. Jayne Cobb’s hat from Firefly!
I might use the earflap up method for this one.. dispensing with the i-cords and making the earflaps on the wider side..
“I think my hat is quite clever.. thank you!” says Claire.
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Now this is pretty cool!
I just came across this artwork.. a lamp that knits itself!
Quite intriguing.
“A lamp that develops like a living organism: switch it on and it slowly starts growing by knitting its own lampshade at a speed of three rotations per hour.”
You can see the whole exhibit here: Click Here. Though the rest does not have knitting I like to look at art so I share it with you!
Paying the bills…
Coming April 13th
