Looking for a quick project and have a lot of leftover yarn? This could be the project for you! I've been seeing bracelets like this on Pinterest and finally decided to make one of my own.
The ripple pattern has always appealed to me. It reminds me of blankets made by friends' grandmas and aunts, and naps on the sofa.
Learning to ripple was my first choice for a new year's project. I found a great tutorial here at Attic 24. If you're looking to learn to ripple, I can't recommend this tutorial enough. It includes a standard written pattern in addition to photos and explanations of how the pattern should work. The pattern recommended that I make a small sample size before starting a full-sized project, so I chained 115 stitches and got to work! As a knitter, the arrival of a new baby is always exciting- babies mean blankets! For the arrival of my friends' baby Genevieve,I got a pound of pink yarn and used the baby blanket pattern from the Stitch n' Bitch knitting book. I altered the pattern by knitting one large stockingette square instead of four smaller squares. The finished blanket is so soft and warm that G slept wrapped in it on a regular basis when she was a newborn! What's your favorite pattern for baby blankets? Every tree needs a star! Mine just isn't at the top. ![]() Moving from the midwest to the desert means no more winters with the fluffy white stuff, so I compensated by making my own personal snowfall. I found a pattern for snowflakes at Attic24, one of my favorite crochet blogs. I really like the step-by-step instructions accompanied by photos. Also helpful is that the pattern tells you how to make two sizes of snowflakes, both pictured above. My new year's resolution for 2013 was to Stop Being Afraid of Fair Isle and Just Try It Already.
Just after Christmas, I set out to find a book on Fair Isle and stumbled upon a great one at the local used book store called Aran and Fair Isle Knitting. I flipped through its pages and discovered that the style wasn't so intimidating when broken down into little graphs. So I set out to make a hat... Happy New Year! My resolution as a knitter is a simple one: update this blog more frequently! I've completed a lot of fun projects in the six months since my last post and I look forward to sharing them this year! I plan to post 365 knit and crochet projects, one per day of the year. Happy knitting and crocheting! |
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