tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79408191488184751872024-03-13T02:26:42.589-05:00fibrouslyAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045708461170152824noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940819148818475187.post-63984415902173683442015-08-24T17:42:00.000-05:002016-04-29T13:10:01.064-05:00Free Pattern: Simple Garter Baby BlanketI recently finished a blanket for my incoming Super Awesome niece or nephew. We are over a week away from finding out the gender, so I went with fun, gender-neutral speckles. I'm so in love with the results!<br>
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I've had a few people ask about what pattern I used, but I just improvised a simple, center-out garter stitch square. I gave it a double-sided stockinette border for a little pop. I'm really happy with the results and thought I'd share the notes with you lovelies! ♥<br>
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<i>Yarn:</i> Madelinetosh tosh dk (100% merino, 225 yd per 100 g ball), 5 skeins of "Cosmic Wonderdust" (MC) and 2 skeins of "Mineral" (CC) <br>
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<i>Mine is pretty big at 38x38" unstretched. (And we all know garter stitch has a lotta stretch.) If you wish to make a smaller or larger size, you could easily modify the pattern to get away with less or more. Once you run out of your MC, simply skip right on to the border. If you only have one skein of your border color, once you've reached halfway through your MC skein, do your purl round and move on to the decrease portion. You can either weigh your skein or eyeball it if you are good like that.)</i></blockquote><br>
<i>Needles:</i> US Size 8/5.0 mm circular needles (you can start with DPNs, but this sucker gets big fast) <br>
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<i>Gauge:</i> 16 sts and 24 rows in 4" stockinette<br>
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<i>Notions:</i> Yarn needle and (4) stitch markers <br>
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With MC, CO 6. Place marker and join in round.<br>
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Rnd 1: Kfb every stitch in round (12 stitches)<div>Rnd 2: Purl every stitch in round</div><div>
Rnd 3: Kfb every stitch in round (24 stitches)</div><div>End 4: Purl every stitch in round</div><div><br>
Rnd 5: (Kfb, k4, kfb, pm) repeat around <i>(This should give you the four sides of your square.)</i><br>
Rnd 6: Purl every stitch in round<br>
Rnd 7: (Kfb, k to marker, kfb), repeat around<br>
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Repeat rounds 6 and 7 until you have 150 stitches between each set of stitch markers (or until you are close to done with your MC yarn or until desired size)<br>
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Rnd 1: With CC knit around<br>
Rnd 2: (K1, M1R, knit until 1 stitch before marker, M1L, k1) repeat around<br>
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Repeat rounds 1 and 2 a total of 4 times.<br>
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Rnd 3: Purl around<br>
Rnd 4: Knit around<br>
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Rnd 5: (K2tog, knit until 2 stitches before marker, ssk) repeat around<br>
Rnd 6: Knit around<br>
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Repeat rounds 5 and 6 a total of 4 times.<br>
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Fold the border on the purl row so that the two purl sides are facing.<br>
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Pick up the first CC purl bump from the first border round and slip it to the left needle. Knit together the purl bump with the first regular stitch. Repeat again this process of picking up the next purl bump and knitting it together with the next stitch. You should have two stitches on your right needle. Pass the first one over the second to bind off that stitch.<br>
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Repeat this process of picking up purl bumps from the first border row, knitting them together with the live stitches on your needles, then binding off. The result should start to look like this:<br>
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You will have a stockinette border on both sides of your work.<br>
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Weave in ends. Enjoy!!</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045708461170152824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940819148818475187.post-66119255177664990112014-01-08T20:07:00.000-06:002014-01-08T20:07:10.627-06:00Free Pattern: Swirly Smooshy Cowl<div style="text-align: center;">
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Hungry for a quick knit that is also super smooshy and warm? This worsted weight cowl is knit on big needles with a super simple stitch pattern, making it a great last minute gift or an instant treat for yourself! :)<br />
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<i>Yarn:</i> Malabrigo worsted (100% merino, 210 yd per 100 g ball) in "Marron Oscuro" (red) or "Pearl Ten" (purple)<br />
<i>Needles:</i> US Size 10/6.0 mm, 16" circular needles, or needles needed to achieve gauge<br />
<i>Notions:</i> Yarn needle, stitch marker, etc.<br />
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CO 92 sts. Join in the round.<br />
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Repeat pattern round until you are almost out of yarn (~10 inches or however long you like).<br />
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Weave in ends and block gently. Enjoy!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045708461170152824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940819148818475187.post-73480109485845331042013-10-15T21:46:00.001-05:002014-01-08T22:11:25.812-06:00Free Pattern: Hogwarts House Cowl<div style="text-align: center;">
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Want to show off your house colors while exploring the muggle world, but find your house scarf too heavy for the occasion? Or maybe you are just crazy about cowls and want to give your knitting wands a little work out. Either way, this cowl will keep you as warm as you work your magic! ;)<br />
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<i>Yarn:</i> Malabrigo Sock (100% merino, 440 yd per 100 g ball) in "Tiziano Red" (MC) and "Ochre" (CC), 1 skein each for Gryffindor; Madelinetosh tosh sock (100% merino, 395 yd per 100 g ball) in "Butter" (MC) and "Cloak" (CC), 1 skein each for Hufflepuff<br />
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(I haven't made my Ravenclaw or Slytherin cowls yet, but I'll update my color choices as I make them! As long as you use a fingering or light fingering weight yarn with at least 390-ish yards, I think you'll be good to go!)<br />
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<i>Needles:</i> US Size 5/3.75 mm, 16" circular or DPNs or size needed to achieve gauge<br />
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With your preferred method, provisionally CO 90 sts using MC and waste yarn. Place marker and join in the round.<br />
Rnds 1-4: k all in MC<br />
Rnds 5-9: k all in CC<br />
Rnds 10-14: k all in MC<br />
Rnds 15-19: k all in CC<br />
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Knit 25 rounds in MC.<br />
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Weave in ends and block gently. Enjoy!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045708461170152824noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940819148818475187.post-2651321892288575542013-07-02T17:47:00.000-05:002014-01-08T22:04:41.897-06:00Super Secret Hexipuffs!<div style="text-align: center;">
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It's a hexipuff with a super secret compartment for hiding notes or tiny trinkets! If you sew it into your quilt with the button facing the "wrong side", no one will suspect your quilt is hiding anything at all. ;) <br />
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Knit a puff like normal. Before you bind off, stuff it with about half of what you usually stuff it with. Instead of binding off, purl a round, then continue to knit each round until it's about the height of your puff. Bind off the same way you would a puff.<br />
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Tuck your pocket into the puff. If you want to secure the pocket, sew the corner of the pocket to the lower corner of the puff with the end of the yarn before weaving it in.<br />
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Sew a button on one side. To make the loop for the button, you can use a crochet hook to chain 3 in the middle of the other side, and tie it off near the starting point to make a little loop.<br />
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Enjoy your secret puffs! ♥ <br />
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<br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045708461170152824noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940819148818475187.post-69697320556588897562013-06-19T15:53:00.001-05:002013-06-19T15:53:52.569-05:00Hexibunnies!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Does your <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-beekeepers-quilt">beekeeper's quilt</a> need a little bunny love? Then here's a tutorial on how to modify an already finished hexipuff to an adorable bunnypuff!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On an already finished hexipuff, pick the two corners you want to be the ears. On one corner slide your needle under four stitches on one side of the puff. Do the same onto the other side of the corner using a second needle. One needle will be your "front" needle and the other needle will be your "back" needle. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">1. (K1, p2, k1) on the front, knit all on the back</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">2-3. Repeat round 1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">4. (K1, purl front and back of one stitch, p1, k1) on the front, (knit 1, kfb, k2) on the back</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">5. (K1, p3, k1) on the front, knit all on the back</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">6-13. Repeat round 5</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">14. (Ssk, p1, k2tog) on the front, (ssk, k1,k2tog) on the back</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Use the same technique you use to bind off your hexipuffs (three needle bind off or crochet hook), and repeat on the second corner for the second ear.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">I used overhand knots for the eyes, which are very simple. (I believe Miss Tiny Owl Knits has a quick video here: <a href="http://vimeo.com/tinyowlknits/thewoodsyassociation#t=499">http://vimeo.com/tinyowlknits/thewoodsyassociation#t=499</a>) I looped my eyes 5 times.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">♥ ashley </span><br />
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Guys. I have a problem. Half of my drawers are for my knits, and those drawers are getting full. So, during those two cold weeks we have in Louisiana, I've got options. </div>
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I should probably stop being such a selfish knitter. Or maybe I could get another dresser...</div>
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♥ ashley</div>
Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045708461170152824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940819148818475187.post-61539562544655451832013-04-29T18:07:00.002-05:002013-05-02T16:55:37.587-05:00Pretty Pictures and Hexipuff Hints!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I got a new camera last week and, much to Bruiser's distress, I've been taking pictures non-stop. </div>
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After posting these pictures a few days ago, I received a few questions from people about my <a href="http://www.fibrously.com/search/label/hexipuffs">hexipuffs</a>. First, someone asked how I was joining my hexipuffs, and then more specifically, how exactly am I tying them together?</div>
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So much like the pattern's instructions, here's the "wrong side" of my Beekeeper's Quilt:</div>
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Using DK weight scrap yarn, I run my needle through each corner of the three puffs I'm tying together, like this:</div>
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Then I tie two of these regular knots, like I'm tying my shoes really tight:</div>
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Next, I do one of these knots, and roll it down to the three corners before pulling it tight:</div>
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Lastly, I cut the excess string off!</div>
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There are probably better, prettier ways to tie your hexipuffs together, but this way is fairly quick and I like the way it looks. Plus, if you later decide you don't like how one looks, you can just carefully cut at the knot until it's loose, pull the puff out, and tie another one in!</div>
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I hope this helps! </div>
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I have the coolest knitting group. Not only do they keep me sane through the stressors of pharmacy school and life in general, but we do all sorts of fun things together. I've already shared with you our <a href="http://www.fibrously.com/2012/06/knit-in-public-day-2012.html">Knit in Public Day</a> and our <a href="http://www.fibrously.com/2012/10/the-day-we-dyed.html">yearly knitting retreat</a>, but now I'm going to tell you why our group rules: <i>Secret Santa Swap</i>.</div>
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The whole process starts early in spring on our Ravelry board. Everyone fills out the posted questionnaire, detailing out their likes, dislikes, sizes, and favorite yarns, knitted items and colors. All that stuff you would want to know about someone you are making a secret gift for. Then someone finds a friend to secretly assign everyone a partner to make a Christmas care package for. </div>
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<li>1 Christmas ornament (or just another miscellaneous gift if your giftee doesn't celebrate Christmas)</li>
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This year may have been my trickiest yet because my Secret Santa giftee does not like hats. CRAZY, RIGHT?! I mean, all I knit is hats! I am known as the Mad Hatter in the group. How could I be assigned the one knitter in our group <i>who doesn't like hats.</i> But it's okay. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.<br />
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I scanned my partner's questionnaire again and noticed that she mentioned knitted headbands twice. A headband is practically a hat. Plus, knitted headbands are in this year. Or at least that's what my fashionable sister tells me. Okay, so maybe it wasn't that tricky, but look how cool this headband is:</div>
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I think it's pretty darn cute! The pattern is the <a href="http://elisamclaughlin.com/design/2011/03/parisian-twist-headband-ear-warmer/">Parisian Twist Headband</a> by <a href="http://elisamclaughlin.com/design/">Elisa McLaughlin</a>. I used a scrap ball of Madelinetosh tosh merino in Steam Age. AND IT KNIT UP SO FAST. Definitely a bonus! I think I'll make myself another one after the holidays.</div>
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One of the many great things about my Secret Santa giftee is that she loves all the colors and all yarn weights. I was pretty much able to dote on her with any skein of happy I felt like. I tucked a nice Madelinetosh (I'm such an addict, I KNOW) tosh sock in Calligraphy. It just looks so happy and squishy!</div>
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And here are some of the other goodies my care package included:</div>
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Usually my sister does my gift wrapping for me because she has this amazing talent for making bows, but she was out of town the night before the swap party. I was forced to wrap this thing on my own.<i> Like an adult</i>... Queue dramatic horn kick. </div>
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Luckily I've picked up a little bit on bow making from my sister:</div>
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After sweating for half the year on getting my gift ready, I almost forgot that someone was making a gift for me! Watching everyone open their gifts was magical. Some gifts were so personal and touching that tears were shed. <i>(I've got lots a feelings, okay?)</i> </div>
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It turns out that my friend Nikki was my Secret Santa. She made me the coolest hat/cowl ever! Not only does it have pom-poms and buttons, but it has four stranded color work and an i-cord drawstring. That's some serious love right there. It's been a few days since the swap and I'm still in awe of it.</div>
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This is a skein of Classic Elite MountainTop Vail that Nikki <i>hand dyed</i> for me at the knitting retreat! It's 200+ yards of baby alpaca and bamboo that is gorgeous to boot. </div>
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She also sneaked in a pair of Knit Picks Harmony Wood interchangeable needles in a size I was missing as well as a handmade ornament. I don't have a Christmas tree at my house, so she made me a decorative holiday window hanging. So cool!</div>
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I was so spoiled by Nikki. I played with my pom-poms all night. I'm still playing with the pom-poms. I love them. Pom-poms are my spirit animal. ♥</div>
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I love our group's yearly Secret Santa swap. It's so great to exchange gifts with what has become my second family. Seeing what everyone comes up inspires me to push my knitting to the next level to become the a knitting jedi master like some of our other group members. Maybe next year I'll try some fancy bead work... ♥</div>
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Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045708461170152824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940819148818475187.post-32702804531541826032012-11-30T11:35:00.001-06:002013-04-24T21:40:57.169-05:00Christmas Knitting<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's that time of year again... The time of year that I feel simultaneously loved and abused by my entire family. Every time I think I'm finished with my Christmas list, my mom adds another relative who told her they <i>really</i> wanted to be on the Knit List this year. Last year I knit for 26 people. Twenty. Six. It was crazy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I cut the list back extensively this year. I'm knitting for maybe seven or eight people. Even with the cutbacks, I am still nowhere near done with my Christmas knitting. That's probably because my sister requires three items. Christmas, her birthday, and her college graduation all in one month. I have finished one of her gifts though!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Happy socks! Made in Knit Picks Felici self-striping sock in Afternoon using the <a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring05/FEATsocks101.html">Socks 101</a> pattern from <a href="http://www.knitty.com/">Knitty</a>. I love this yarn so much. It makes such great, vibrant socks. Plus, being able to actually wear them around and throw them in the washing machine helps a lot!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've knit my dad a hat for ever holiday for the past 6 years. He has well over 20 hats. I am the Mad Hatter, after all. This year, I decided to do something a <i>little</i> different. I'm sure you guys have already seen the amazing Alex Tinsley's <a href="http://www.dull-roar.com/2011/06/cowl-hat-howlcat.html">Howlcat</a>, the hat that is also a cowl. Or is it a cowl that's also a hat?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Some socks for my boss using the <a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring05/FEATsocks101.html">Socks 101</a> pattern again. (Truthfully, I've never tried another sock pattern. I really should branch out my sock game one day...) They were too big for my tiny feet so I couldn't take a picture of them on, but I swear they are super cute!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I made this hat for the other pharmacist I work with. It's another Alex Tinsley pattern <a href="http://www.dull-roar.com/2009/02/finally-maelstrom-beret.html">Maelstrom Beret</a> in Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Tweed in Prussian Healther. The skein didn't have quite enough yardage to make the hat, so I had to do the decreases early, making it more beanie than beret, but that's okay. It's still pretty cute!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And that's what I've got done right now. I still have a <i>ton</i> left to finish before December 25th. I also have finals next week and the family Christmas card to draw the week after. Feel free to place your bets on me losing my mind before this is all over!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I guess when all the gifts on my Knit List are all unwrapped and worn, it will be worth all the stress. I am very lucky my family and friends appreciate hand knits enough to request items from me instead of wrinkling their noses at <i>yet another knit hat</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">...but this is still a lot of knitting to do. Oh man, oh god, oh man. I'm going to breathe now and get it done. I'll see you guys later!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">P.S. I've got one of those <a href="http://ashleybah.tumblr.com/">Tumblr things</a> now if you are interested in pictures of my WIPs and cat. ♥</span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045708461170152824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940819148818475187.post-6750902769280664262012-10-29T16:40:00.000-05:002013-04-24T21:41:04.011-05:00The Day We Dyed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This weekend was my knitting group's yearly knitting retreat. Every fall the group rents a cabin in the woods to spend the weekend knitting, dying yarn, playing games, or whatever strikes their fancy. This was the first year I had the weekend free to go and I am oh so glad that I did! Not only did I have a ball spending the weekend away with my favorite nutty knitters, but as a knitter that had never delved into the world of dying, I was happy to have my support group walk me through the process. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had a plan in mind when I brought my two skeins of natural Malabrigo Lace to the dying party. <i>(Yeah, we made the dye/die joke the entire weekend.)</i> I had heard about people dying their yarns with coffee and tea. I'm a tea junkie so I made a few cups of earl grey and chai and then threw the tea bags in the vinegar mix for good measure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I didn't get pictures of everybody's goodies, but Nikki's tye dye yarn was my absolute favorite! I can't wait to see what she makes out of it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After I got the hang of it, I was kicking myself for only bringing two skeins to dye, but lucky for me, Shelley didn't have time to dye all her mini-skeins she made for hexipuffs and she asked me to dye them for her. UM, YES PLEASE. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was so much fun. You can see where I tried to mimic Koigu and Malabrigo colorways. I'm a fan, you know. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It felt like Christmas morning when I woke up on Sunday to find my yarn ready to wind up and go. I'm so in love with the cream color the tea gave the yarn and the pink one is reminiscent of Malabrigo's dusty colorway, which makes me pretty happy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I might have to make dying yarn a regular thing. Yes? Yes?</span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045708461170152824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940819148818475187.post-39633151234610720682012-08-03T12:55:00.001-05:002013-10-14T20:08:41.442-05:00Snake Skin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Pick out any two fun colors you like and zig-zag them right up into this snake-skin-ish cowl in no time! I promise it won’t bite. ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">About a month ago the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/tiny-owl-knits">tiny owl knits community</a> made Miss Owl herself <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/tiny-owl-knits/2137952/1-25">a beekeeper's quilt of her own</a>! I was struck by the love of the community and found myself crying right along with Stephanie in the video. In addition to the amazing love in the video, she showed all of the puffs in the quilt. There were two octopus puffs (one made to resemble a lost member's Ravatar) and I was completely inspired to make an octopus puff for my quilt. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Just knit the puff like you normally would, but instead of binding off, knit the first 5 stitches on one needle like an i-cord. Once it is sufficiently long (an inch and a half maybe), k2tog, k1, k2tog, then continue on a 3 stitch i-cord for a three or four more rows, then k3tog and tie off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Then do the same for the next five stitches on the needle. And then move on to the next needle and do the same! Once you’ve made all four legs, stuff the puff part of the octopus, then whipstitch him closed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Oh, and then put some eyes on him! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I left a bit of yarn hanging from the end of each of the legs like so:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You can use those tails to tie him into the corners of your quilt!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He's taking over! I may make a few more... Maybe a squid too! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As many knitters know, <a href="http://www.wwkipday.com/">World Wide Knit in Public Day</a> happened last week. Every year the website announces a week that knitters all over the world can group up and knit out in the public arena! Technically <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/nela-knitters--crocheters">our group</a> knits in public every week at our local book store, but truthfully as far as the usual Books-A-Million crowd goes we are just as much a part of the scenery as the furniture we sit on. We agreed we needed to change it up a bit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The biggest question when planning an event like this is "Where the heck are we going to put this thing?" There are not many places in a middling town like this where a group of women can sit and knit for hours. Restaurants will let you hang around as long as you are ordering food. Starbucks only has enough seating outside, which in our June Louisiana heat would be considered a suicide attempt. Other than our usual bookstore meeting spot, there weren't many options for us to choose from. We landed on the food court in the mall, with an extra credit evening meet up at the nearby pub.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We had a great time and more than a few funny looks.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mhmmmm... Green tea and alpaca... </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Crystal bought us each a Ravelry button to put our usernames on.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Crystal's knitting bag fielded a few questions for us.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Later that evening we met up anIrish pub for a slightly more<i> intoxicating</i> knitting experience. <i>(I promise we didn't get too crazy! We had pointy needles after all...)</i> Shelley and Laura had called the owner to reserve us a table and, to our surprise, they were okay with us doing a little yarn bombing. As soon as I sat down at the table, Laura passed some green yarn over to me and said, "I think JFK needs a hat."</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So make a hat for the JFK bust I did. The clover is a little wonky, but gimme a break </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">May his head stay ever warm behind that bar counter.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Laura made a festive hat and scarf for the gnome inside the bar. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Once we started yarn bombing the columns, we became a beacon for all drunk people to talk to us. Shelley didn't even get her Irish flag on the pole before a drunk guy <i>bought it from her. </i>She was still able to contribute to the bombing with an Irish hexipuff (you know, from all that <a href="http://tinyowlknits.wordpress.com/the-beekeepers-quilt/">beekeeper's quilt</a> stuff). Nikki and I put up two column cozies. Nikki kept to the Irish theme with hers, while mine was a bit more 70s sunset in nature.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There were more people than this around.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After the yarn bomb dropped, I enjoyed a tasty beverage with even tastier yarn. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We had a great evening full of yarn and laughter. Angela even suggested we should make Enoch's a weekly knitting event. We could call it Drunk Knit Night, or DK Night for those of you who enjoy DK weight yarn. I for one am all for spending more time with these awesome ladies. Knit Night is my weekly therapy session and one of the few things I look forward to every week. The World Wide Knit in Public Day was just an excuse for us to squeeze two Knit Nights in a week. It makes me wonder what people without knitting groups even <i>do</i>? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It all started a<span style="text-align: left;">t the end of April. Crystal, a cool lady from my knitting group, suggested that for the entire month of May we do the unthinkable: We don't cast on anything new. Every knitter has a pile of unfinished objects in the shameful corner of their craft stash. We all do it. Cast something on, get a few rows, maybe halfway, into the project, and then some new pattern or colorful yarn catches our eyes. Then wooooosh! Project abandoned in the corner.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Let's be real honest with ourselves for a minute, shall we? This happens <i>all the freakin' time</i>. So Crystal started an Unfinished Object Knit-A-Long! I won't lie, it's been tough. Like the yarn junkie I am, I relapsed on the first day. I blame Alex Tinsley's Hat-A-Long.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't confuse the smile on my face for happiness. </span><br />
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But a relapse doesn't mean you have failed! I just got back on the wagon... Wait, is the wagon sobriety in that metaphor? So falling off of the wagon would be falling into a sea of yarn and new projects. It's a confusing metaphor.</span><br />
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Ahem. <i>Anyway</i>. After that initial slip, I dug out a project that has been hiding in my closet for over a year. This is my Howarts blanket! It's the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/olives-afghan">Olive's Afghan</a> from the book <a href="http://knitalong.net/?page_id=2">Knit-A-Long</a> (which is fitting since I'm picking this project back up <i>for</i> a knit-a-long!). It actually made the move with me from my old closet to my new, much smaller closet where I am forced to interact with it daily. This UFO KAL has made those daily interactions less awkward.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">See how ugly and unfinished everything looks? </span><br />
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I am knitting my strips in the house colors from the four houses in the Harry Potter series. I finished the Gryffindor and Ravenclaw strips before I put the project down last year. I may have had a mental block against Hufflepuff and Slytherin since they are respectively boring and evil. </span><br />
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The biggest problem when picking up an old project is that you are dealing with Past You. Past Ashley did not know how to properly weave in ends so she just left them running through the stripes like so:</span><br />
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My first order as a new UFO-knitter was to cut those running strands and weave them in as God intended. So far I've only managed to fix one set of Gryffindor and Ravenclaw strips before I got bored<i> as hell</i>. Then I moved on to stitching together the strips I want next to each other. The planned order is Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, then repeat. </span><br />
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First I thought crocheting the strips together would be the easiest, but that wound up taking up precious strip real estate and puckering, which I did not like:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Plus, you can't even see the rad purple yarn I used <br />which is supposed to represent the school color. </span></td></tr>
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It doesn't look <i>bad</i> necessarily, but I just wasn't feeling it. I ripped it later that night in a craze. You know that delirium that sets in when you are awake much later than your body feels is appropriate? Yeah, that's when I got the great idea to rip out all that crocheting and whipstitch these two strips together. The result actually looks quite wizardy.</span><br />
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For some reason I like the messy look better. Plus, it's nice and flat like a blanket should be. No ugly puckering in the back side. This way the wrong side of the blanket still looks and neat too (if you can get past the crazy whip-stitching...).</span><br />
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Now that I've fixed at least one set of strips, I moved onto knitting the Hufflepuff strip. I've only finished one, but here's how they are lining up:</span><br />
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Not too shabby, if I say so myself. Initially restarting this old project was a pain in the ass. Figuring out where I left off with no notes to myself <i>(Thanks, Past Ashley! You're a jerk!)</i> and weaving in all those ends I had tried to hide by running them up the stripes. But now that I've got a game plan and I actually <i>like</i> the look of it, I feel in control. The UFO bag has moved from the shame corner in the closet to my yarn chest in front of my bed. I am no longer mocked every time I see it.</span><br />
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It feels pretty good.</span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045708461170152824noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940819148818475187.post-36983529664782039582012-03-16T19:37:00.001-05:002013-04-24T21:41:52.771-05:00Color Frenzy<span style="font-family: inherit;">In the past I gravitated toward single-skein projects and avoided colorwork because I thought it was too complicated. The idea of tangled yarn and weaving in ends made me dizzy. I eventually learned to suck it up and deal with multiple colors in a single project, but I've only done it sparingly. Like when a project just jumped out and <i>made me</i> knit it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But lately colorwork is all I want to do! I find myself searching Ravelry for colorwork projects and pairing up my yarn to find the right color combinations. I'm going to completely blame this on my knit crush Alex Tinsley for these three colorful hat patterns! Also the <a href="http://fibrously.blogspot.com/2012/02/test-knitting-condurat.html">Condurat</a> by Sarah Burghardt is partially to blame as well...</span><br />
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Last night I finished a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/phoncible">Phoncible</a> hat in two contrasting skeins of Noro Silk Garden. Each skein changes color on its own, but when stranded and striped together, you get a sort of mystery hat! There's no way to predict how it will come out until it is done, which meant I had to knit this hat three times. I would get almost done and realize I didn't like the way the colors were pairing, rip it out, then rewind the yarn so that I could work from the opposite end to get a different color variation. Luckily watching the colors change is a lot of fun so I didn't mind all the ripping and re-knitting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sometimes I just want a little hint of contrast, like the wonderful running stitch in <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/wale-and-course">Wale and Course</a>! I knit this in Madelinetosh Sport in the colorway French Grey with a hint of Malabrigo Worsted in Frank Ochre.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Or a contrast brim like in </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/a-hat-for-eudora" style="font-family: inherit;">A Hat For Eudora</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">. No one knows that contrast is even there while you are wearing the hat, but it's such a cute touch. This one uses Madelinetosh Vintage in the colorway Cove and the contrast brim is done in Malabrigo Rios Cocoa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And who doesn't love stripes? Or cowls? Or... <i>gasp! </i>A striped cowl! I love this cowl. It's not a real pattern, or anything fancy. I just provisionally cast on 100 stitches, striped up two gorgeous colors of Madelinetosh tosh dk in Afternoon and Fawn, and then kitchener-ed the whole thing off. It's fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Okay, so I haven't done any <i>real</i> colorwork like intarsia or fair isle, but whatever. It's a step for me anyway.</span><br />
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And that's all from me for now! I've made it to the 270 hexipuff mark, so I might make a hexipuff update post soon. I've also moved and as such I have a completely new yarn space. Maybe I'll sneak in a yarn post as well... See you next time! :)</span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045708461170152824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940819148818475187.post-84850608243712552392012-03-07T15:27:00.000-06:002013-04-24T21:44:27.413-05:00Hexipuff Stash<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've been neglecting my <a href="http://fibrously.blogspot.com/2012/01/hexipuff-update.html">hexipuff-filled</a> <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-beekeepers-quilt">beekeeper's quilt</a> with all my cowls and hats lately, but I did make it to 250 puffs today! To celebrate, I thought I'd share my sock yarn stash with you today: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is my hexipuff bag. I tote this giant thing to Knit Night and work even if I'm not knitting hexipuffs that day. It may not look like a lot of yarn from up top...</span></div>
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And this isn't even counting the mini-skeins that my Valentine sent me! I've tried to put them together based on type. In the front left section is all the Koigu, with all my Malabrigo in the front right. Behind all the Koigu on the left is some Noro Kureon sock with a lot of assorted Knit Picks behind it. There's even three sneaky skeins of Madelinetosh merino light hiding behind the Malabrigo on the right. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I may actually have enough yarn to finish my quilt from just my stash... But that didn't stop me from ordering another skein of Koigu yesterday. ;)</span></div>
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I'm moving in with my sister later this week. Once I get my stash moved and my knitting station set up, I might give you guys a little tour of my <i>real</i> stash... </span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045708461170152824noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940819148818475187.post-85847467939705614852012-03-02T11:39:00.000-06:002013-10-14T20:15:03.791-05:00Lovely Cowl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Or is that presuming too much? This cowl is covered in lots of tiny hearts just waiting to warm you with their love! If your neck could use a little love, give this cutesy cowl a try! ♥</span></div>
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The pattern is <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/condurat">Condurat</a> and it is a brioche stitch cowl pattern that can be knit in either DK or worsted weight yarn. I made mine using Malabrigo Rios which is a worsted superwash yarn. The colorways I used were Azules and Indiecita, which made for a watery effect.</span><br />
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1. Folded up and smooshed around your neck like a wooly hug! </span><br />
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Well, today's the day! I woke up early to check out what my secret spoiler sent me. Oh boy was I surprised! Not three to five, but seven (!) individually wrapped surprises, plus a super cute embroidered hexipuff which technically makes eight gifts. My spoiler went all out on this care package! :O</span><br />
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I opened the first mini-package to find mini-skeins galore! I'm pretty sure I counted 16 (!!) mini-skeins in gorgeous colorways. I can't wait to knit these up into hexipuffs! My secret spoiler even labeled each skein to let me know where it came from. Some are from Germany and the U.K.! My quilt just got a little bit more international, baby. ;)</span><br />
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Thank you so so much, Debbie! You went above and beyond to spoil me rotten this Valentine's Day. You have a special place in my heart (and in my Beekeeper's Quilt)! ♥</span><br />
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Don't freak out, but... I think I love you! ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The pattern is called <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/station-hat">Station Hat</a> and it is very fun! It is quite a deceptive pattern in that there is almost no purling whatsoever. The hat looks more "correct" on Jonathan since his head is a much more normal size than my pea-sized head which makes all hats super slouched. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I used Madelinetosh tosh merino dk yarn in the colorway Badlands. This is my new favorite hat. The simple pattern and muted colors means I can wear it with anything. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I also finished another of my Handmade in 2012 projects! This hat is for my friend Erika who is a big Harry Potter fan. So am I, which is why I knew exactly what hat I was making for her as soon as she signed up...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-parseltongue-hat">the parseltongue hat</a> from <a href="http://tinyowlknits.wordpress.com/">Tiny Owl Knits</a>. It's made of Blue Skys Alpaca Suri Merino in the colorway Fog. This yarn is so smooshy and oozy and silky soft. The hat just melts on your head. The cables make little snakes that slither all other the place. They even have little eyes and tongues!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I already made one of these hats for myself a few years ago in a more beige-y color:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Nice washout on the top, but you get an idea of how melty this hat is.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">That's a weird way to describe a hat. Melty...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I guess that means I should end this blog post before it gets any weirder. I've got two more projects on the needles right now so maybe I'll do a work-in-progress post soon! ♥</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have made it to the 25% mark of my hexipuff madness Beekeeper's Quilt! As of right now, I have 229 of 913 hexipuffs needed to make my super-colorful, mega-fun happyfuntimes comforter! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have a small chunk of the puffs stitched together in a baby lap quilt that I use when knitting or playing video games: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have hexi-fever. All I want to do is puff out hexipuffs. All day, day, DAY.</span></div>
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familiar with this bouncy, lightening fast, prickly pal!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: justify;">And now you can knit one of your own.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: justify;">Except he won’t be so bouncy, fast, or
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<span style="font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Materials </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: left; text-indent: -63pt;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Needles*:</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>US
Size 7 (4.5 mm) circular needles or DPNs</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 135pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -63pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Size F crochet hook (optional)</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Gauge:</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Not
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Yarn*:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Malabrigo Rios in Lettuce
(or any worsted weight yarn you prefer)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Scrap black yarn</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: left; text-indent: -63pt;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Skills:</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Basic crochet techniques
(optional)</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: left; text-indent: -63pt;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Etc:</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Darning
needle, Polyfil (or whatever stuffing you prefer)</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">*<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">You can use whatever yarn weight
or needle size that you want to get whatever size cactuar you want.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mine came out to be roughly 11 inches, but if
you wanted a smaller one, you could easily use fingering yarn and size 4
needles, or if you wanted a bigger one, bulky yarn and size 10 or 11.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just listed the size and weight above
because that’s what I used in the cactaur pictured.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>:)</i></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Abrbeviations</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Knit the
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same stitch</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<tr style="height: .5in; mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">M1:</span></b></div>
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<td style="height: .5in; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 180.15pt;" valign="top" width="240"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">You can use
whatever method you want, but for mine, I just lifted the bar in between the
stitch on the left needle and the stitch on my right needle, and put that
stitch on my left needle and knit lifted bar as if it were a stitch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You only do this stitch early in the round
so you won’t really be able to see any difference if you use another method.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<tr style="height: .5in; mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="height: .5in; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 44.85pt;" valign="top" width="60"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
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<td style="height: .5in; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 180.15pt;" valign="top" width="240"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Knit one
stitch, then knit into the left leg of the stitch of the row below it</span></div>
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<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: .5in; mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="height: .5in; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 44.85pt;" valign="top" width="60"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">RRI:</span></b></div>
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<td style="height: .5in; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 180.15pt;" valign="top" width="240"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Knit into
the right leg of the stitch of the row below the next stitch to be knit then
knit the next stitch</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
</td>
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<tr style="height: .5in; mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="height: .5in; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 44.85pt;" valign="top" width="60"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">SI:</span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="height: .5in; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 180.15pt;" valign="top" width="240"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Slip stitch
from left needle to right needle</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: .5in; mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td style="height: .5in; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 44.85pt;" valign="top" width="60"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">K2tog:</span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="height: .5in; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 180.15pt;" valign="top" width="240"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Knit two
stitches together</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: .5in; mso-yfti-irow: 6;">
<td style="height: .5in; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 44.85pt;" valign="top" width="60"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">P2tog:</span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="height: .5in; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 180.15pt;" valign="top" width="240"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Purl two
stitches together</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: .5in; mso-yfti-irow: 7; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="height: .5in; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 44.85pt;" valign="top" width="60"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: right;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Skp:</span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="height: .5in; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 180.15pt;" valign="top" width="240"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Slip stitch,
knit stitch, then pass slipped stitch over knitted stitch</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none; padding: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Notes </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">This
pattern is knit in 5 pieces:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the body
and the four legs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I crocheted his eyes
and mouth which I’ll include the instructions for, but if you would rather
embroider them or cut out some black felt and sew that on, go for it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="-moz-border-bottom-colors: none; -moz-border-left-colors: none; -moz-border-right-colors: none; -moz-border-top-colors: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none none dashed; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; text-align: left;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none; padding: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Pattern </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Body:</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">CO 8. Join in round.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Round 1</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Kfb
all</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Round 2:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*K1,
m1, p1, repeat from*</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Round 3:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*K2,
p1, repeat from *</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Round 4:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*K1,
m1, k1, p1, repeat from *</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Round 5:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*K3,
p1, repeat from *</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Round 6:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*K2,
LLI, p1, repeat from *</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Round 7:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*K4,
p1, repeat from *</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Round 8:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*RLI,
k4, p1, repeat from *</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Round 9:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">K5, p1,
repeat from *</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 81pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -1in;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Round 10:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*K5, lift purl bump directly below purl
stitch on left needle and lift onto left needle, p2, repeat from *</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Round 11:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*K5,
p2, repeat from *</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Repeat Round 11 until piece
measures 10 inches.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Stuff body with the stuffing of
your choosing and kind of roll him in your hands to keep it from getting lumpy.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Now we decrease!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Decrease 1:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*K5,
p2tog, repeat from *</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Decrease 2:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*K5,
p1, repeat from *</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Decrease 3:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*Skp,
k3, p1, repeat from *</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Decrease 4:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*K4,
p1, repeat from *</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Decrease 5:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*K2,
k2tog, p1, repeat from *</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Decrease 6:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*K3,
p1, repeat from *</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Decrease 7:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*K1,
k2tog, p1, repeat from *</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Decrease 8:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*K2,
p1, repeat from *</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Decrease 9:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*K2tog,
p1, repeat from *</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Decrease 10:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*K2tog,
repeat from *</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Stuff a
little more stuffing in through the hole to fill out this end a bit more evenly
if needed.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Cut yarn
and draw through the remaining stitches.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Tie and
weave yarn into the body.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Legs (Make
4):</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">CO 20. Join in round.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Knit for
1.5 inches.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">We are
working the legs as if they were little socks, so this is the point where we
are going to divide the stitches in half and work the heal rows.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">K10
stitches, place remaining ten on another needle (or let them hang on the cord
if you are using circular needles) and let them hang there for a while.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Turn work.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Row 1</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Sl
1, p9</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Row 2</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Sl
1, k9</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Repeat Rows
1 & 2 three times.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Knit Row 1
again.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Row 1</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>K7,
skp, turn</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Row 2:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Slip
1, p4, p2tog, turn</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Row 3:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Slip
1, k4, skp, turn</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Row 4:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Slip
1, k4, p2tog</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Row 5:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Knit
all 6 heel stitches</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Now we are
going to turn that heel!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Pick up the
slipped stitches along the heel rows we just knit (there should be 4) , and
also pick up the little bar between the stitches of the heel row and the
stitches you are picking up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I know this sounds weird, but it helps fill
in the little hole that likes to pop up in this area!)</i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Knit 3 of
those stitches through the back loop (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">when
they are twisted like this it makes it look less “holey” once it is stuffed</i>)
and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">knit the last stitch plus the little
bar you picked up together</b>.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Then knit
the ten we left hanging earlier. (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">We are
now joining it all back into the round, see?)</i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Now pick up
the little bar between the stitch you just knit and the stitches you are about
to pick up, then <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">knit it together with
the first stitch you pick up</b>.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Pick up the
remaining 3 stitches from the other side of the heel rows and knit those
through the back loop.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">At this
point I was using two needles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had my
6 heel stitches plus the 8 picked up stitches on one needle (14 stitches total)
and the other ten stitches on the second needle, with my round marker just
before the 14 stitch needle.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Now we are
going to decrease back down to 20 stitches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Round 1:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>K12,
skp, k2tog, k10</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Round 2:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>K2tog,
skp, K18</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Now just
knit in the round until length from the heel to your needles is 2.5
inches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we decrease:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Decrease
1:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*K3, k2tog, repeat from *</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Decrease
2</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*K2, k2tog, repeat from *</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: left;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Decrease
3:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*K1 k2tog, repeat from *</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Cut yarn, draw through remaining
stitches, tie off and weave yarn in.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Stuff arms and attach to cactaur at pictured
in whatever method you prefer.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 13.5pt; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Eyes (Make 2):</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Using the crochet hook, chain 3
stitches and join in round.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9pt; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Single crochet 7 times into the
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sorry
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Okay, so it doesn’t have to be a dude hat. Obviously ladies can rock
this hat too, but we all know there is a lack of guy hats out there, so I
thought why not throw my go-to dude hat into the mix?<br />
This is a super simple hat that knits up pretty quickly. I finished
mine in one day! If you’ve got a dude-ish guy on your Knit List, why not
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">December is here! Like many other knitters, I am scrambling to wrap up my December-due knitting. Not only do I have a few more Christmas knits to finish, but I had a fair number of friends with December birthdays and one Handmade in 2011 task to finish before the year is up. With finals right around the corner (this week, actually), I have been stress-knitting away!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I showed pictures of this hat for Whitney in my last post, but I thought I would show just how cute it looks on her! I gave it to her last night at our weekly Knit Night. When I asked her to model the hat for me, I told her to "make a sexy pose!" This is what I got:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She immediately put it on with the welts in the back. I never would have thought of that, but it looks so super cute on her!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I also finished a hat for my friend Pinky whose birthday is December 20th. It's made from <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/maelstrom-beret">Alex Tinsley's Maelstrom Beret</a> out of Malabrigo Rios in the colorway Primavera. The colors are just so fun!</span></div>
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This hat is for my friend Aaron who is in a band called Queens of the Galaxy. I ordered a slew of Malabrigo Rios, and when I got the Zarzamora colorway in the mail, his band name jumped into my mind. </span><br />
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I made up this pattern myself. It's super simple. I'm sure it's been done before, but I was quite pleased with how my decreases came out as a neat little star so I decided to write up the pattern. (Of course Jonathan put the hat on crooked so the center of the star/hat seems off place, but whatever.) Anyway, I'll have the pattern posted later tonight!</span><br />
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I am currently working on a pattern for a toy of a popular video game series. Can you guess what it is before I finish it? Hint: He's definitely not a hugger!</span><br />
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Happy knitting, everyone! I hope everyone can get this December-due knitting done without too much carpal tunnel!</span><br />
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♥ ashley</span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045708461170152824noreply@blogger.com0