tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185325947005935352024-03-13T16:39:31.566-04:00The Crocheting ComradeMashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240010582993231003noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718532594700593535.post-9430743738072307812008-07-14T07:25:00.004-04:002008-11-13T01:22:34.942-05:00Sasha's Kitten<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wjmWagSkQrWD-upmdwoSoOF0MfhupmupcAs3wNL2DM8Qo-NnGRPxvoraHQXtoPibW0Mslq3XmoXxOopW0e1BGmYt0D2Vsvvstc6Rzb683-bCl8Jd2PuDJLj49F5aUEFzxKq6RJmPbPmW/s1600-h/Karmanovo+July+08+039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wjmWagSkQrWD-upmdwoSoOF0MfhupmupcAs3wNL2DM8Qo-NnGRPxvoraHQXtoPibW0Mslq3XmoXxOopW0e1BGmYt0D2Vsvvstc6Rzb683-bCl8Jd2PuDJLj49F5aUEFzxKq6RJmPbPmW/s320/Karmanovo+July+08+039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222830763578107810" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"><span style="font-family:arial;">I know it's been a while, but with school and everything I've been pretty busy. I've crocheted some stuff, but really nothing to post about. This is a kitten I made for my cousin Sasha upon request. The link to the pattern is <a href="http://diyods.blogspot.com/2006/08/finally.html">here</a><br /><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUchYui_1eap_vFG_uzBpdS0jOah_qSp3DiK3V7wTNLiQ7YTDFddaeKhScdAJEixS8i2gWp6X-F28xjsL28w6-G04PcWDWW1ThDMQcZJNuSdgYgt76UwHdA1wuPhpoofvJUzv7pp0G-ap/s1600-h/Summer+08+July+08+526.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUchYui_1eap_vFG_uzBpdS0jOah_qSp3DiK3V7wTNLiQ7YTDFddaeKhScdAJEixS8i2gWp6X-F28xjsL28w6-G04PcWDWW1ThDMQcZJNuSdgYgt76UwHdA1wuPhpoofvJUzv7pp0G-ap/s320/Summer+08+July+08+526.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222831073796817618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"><span style="font-family:arial;">I sort of had trouble sewing the eyes, I don't have any buttons here (I'm in Moscow for the summer) and while I'm sure I can buy some somewhere, I've been trying to get better at sewing. Over all it was a pretty easy pattern, I recommend it.<br /><br /></span></span></span>Mashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240010582993231003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718532594700593535.post-88998908813698287892008-02-19T13:10:00.003-05:002008-11-13T01:22:35.265-05:00Cabled Ear Flap Hat -> aka I have the flu<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0pp7A5T5mRA8G0EC9Nh5WWHb-3t2krPoWVRZ223A8oAaJMkSuX3GaFK9SdgyPTRA5iJNFafoWaBFA8C7He0RA_gvZC5EJSjCfluHXcqCCnkuLsH8ZkBCC2Et0FWhXDin-pD-G_nlLOR7/s1600-h/cabledhat+005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0pp7A5T5mRA8G0EC9Nh5WWHb-3t2krPoWVRZ223A8oAaJMkSuX3GaFK9SdgyPTRA5iJNFafoWaBFA8C7He0RA_gvZC5EJSjCfluHXcqCCnkuLsH8ZkBCC2Et0FWhXDin-pD-G_nlLOR7/s320/cabledhat+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168758887197681298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /> I have crocheted hats for like a billion people but couldn't for the life of me crochet myself a hat... or scarf for that matter. I'm too picky, I get caught in these existentialist struggles concerning my identity and how it will be reflected by the hat/scarf I choose to make for myself. I know thats absolutely ridiculous yet I find it SO much easier to make stuff for other people. Finally though I stumbled across <a href="http://www.rheatheylia.com/">Rheatheylia's </a>free pattern for a cabled hat on her blog and was totally inspired to make my own. I used Caron Simply Soft in silver for the hat, and it came out really nice, like the yarn wasn't too heavy, it was soft and stretchy... basically perfect. I lined it with black fleece because the hat was a bit drafty due to the cab</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ling</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. I was hoping to have it finished in time to ward off the flu thats been going around... alas I was too late. I finished the hat last night while watching lectures and this morning I went to the health center and was diagnosed with the flu. Dammit!<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPrxL56oXU8_wC3C2mlbQi1uMLxjqVLAsFT2myuhwnD3j41UCFUtldN58PnlCtIDe0nlYGFEIE85ZtTqOnfybcNHSb5mfd8BKD6YB0WEvD_sb8pOMwE0e5mepKDgD-AaBjm-X4fNX39y5/s1600-h/cabledhat+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPrxL56oXU8_wC3C2mlbQi1uMLxjqVLAsFT2myuhwnD3j41UCFUtldN58PnlCtIDe0nlYGFEIE85ZtTqOnfybcNHSb5mfd8BKD6YB0WEvD_sb8pOMwE0e5mepKDgD-AaBjm-X4fNX39y5/s320/cabledhat+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168759084766176930" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> I guess I have time to make an accompanying scarf... though I'm really having trouble picking out a pattern. I'm experimenting with some of my own original ideas... I think I want the scarf to have a braided rope-y look, reminiscent of the braided cords on the ear flaps. What do you think?<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6vUjz7Mj_TlAGdU8TP4oJmLn3pStpPFuftFVuXRjMxTyvsaf5v4Fzy__uWdUk-f13ABZ3jEycpX7HmFMxwhAQijmwB5-FvtVAKOjwZBkhxrIwXhPlVN7F-p6z6yHhBvAbeNhkkmjYa-L/s1600-h/cabledhat+010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6vUjz7Mj_TlAGdU8TP4oJmLn3pStpPFuftFVuXRjMxTyvsaf5v4Fzy__uWdUk-f13ABZ3jEycpX7HmFMxwhAQijmwB5-FvtVAKOjwZBkhxrIwXhPlVN7F-p6z6yHhBvAbeNhkkmjYa-L/s320/cabledhat+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168759449838397106" border="0" /></a>Mashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240010582993231003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718532594700593535.post-16260456860383184682008-02-05T01:18:00.001-05:002008-11-13T01:22:35.818-05:00Georges Dragon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctIzRDNsCCCm2vFZksimLU6WvbfnlmUyeTEIawUbUHkMrKHon58mqzQ3GZShLYvsSwvt4SNf179Qug5o9N8TFOxUUAn_8CjXzYP7uZnB7PxTq1QBmYggqLoF7u3iRaPGoQsh5CdnQVI8a/s1600-h/Dragon+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctIzRDNsCCCm2vFZksimLU6WvbfnlmUyeTEIawUbUHkMrKHon58mqzQ3GZShLYvsSwvt4SNf179Qug5o9N8TFOxUUAn_8CjXzYP7uZnB7PxTq1QBmYggqLoF7u3iRaPGoQsh5CdnQVI8a/s320/Dragon+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163380928829252370" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Yes I think its pretty much official that my little brother is dragon obsessed. I made this over a month ago, but I haven't had a chance to post it up because life has been very hectic lately. I used a modified version of <a href="http://heavens-hellcat.livejournal.com/">THIS </a>dragon pattern. Once I realized it was all a matter of increasing and decreasing in certain areas I started winging it. Which may explain why my dragon looks slightly like a seahorse.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXjQeMYhFFDf7I86Adq4cdZVoXspZMnvtqjIYNy6Cz5epV2F-Y2ADZIIUrA8xekRDLZ8-SFaUCFoi_C5sgvcIQ13tCrqnGOKxxOTNYDTSUOj0B2Z2MD8sXRSjagXOynsDBQXf7ezPasdU/s1600-h/Dragon+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXjQeMYhFFDf7I86Adq4cdZVoXspZMnvtqjIYNy6Cz5epV2F-Y2ADZIIUrA8xekRDLZ8-SFaUCFoi_C5sgvcIQ13tCrqnGOKxxOTNYDTSUOj0B2Z2MD8sXRSjagXOynsDBQXf7ezPasdU/s320/Dragon+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163381487175000866" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I would also recommend NOT asking picky six-year old boys their opinion or input. Right away they demand something impossible like "Can you make it breath actual fire?". Um. No. DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT! I wish I could. Jeez. Also George wanted me to attach the wings in a way that I didn't really understand so I just attached them the normal way and when he saw the dragon he burst into tears and asked me why I messed up the wings. Hmph. This was after I had spent like two days working on it with him looking over my shoulder and being all like "Why isn't it done yet? Why are you eating instead of working on my dragon? Where are you</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> going, you need to stay home and work on my dragon!". SHEESH. I threatened to take the dragon and then he was all like "NO! This is the best dragon ever! Thank you my wonderful sister, you are beautiful as well as talented...". Well I wish he said that. No but he did thank me and about five minutes later demanded a companion for his new friend.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSIJ7BSxsPlu24Yl307zsHhh1bkQ4M3jqflBGymQwqe3mV7fnbwrnrJX8iFU-6iC7p2oezByulFmQKOZXQBDzDIk0PceBOOTpbBOyau-HSgHAhZ-HHMxHvIuu-Mq3erGu6422K4e12eFc/s1600-h/Dragon+005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSIJ7BSxsPlu24Yl307zsHhh1bkQ4M3jqflBGymQwqe3mV7fnbwrnrJX8iFU-6iC7p2oezByulFmQKOZXQBDzDIk0PceBOOTpbBOyau-HSgHAhZ-HHMxHvIuu-Mq3erGu6422K4e12eFc/s320/Dragon+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163382165779833650" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />I also left the embroidering of the eyes and so on to my mother, so this really isn't the finished dragon, but now that I am back at school I do not know when I'll have new photos of it. So here it is.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDpAMHN3B97mHtR4I1yPOxDnzQyGpNJsRdKpBBenmNFsY267zvYpPOXp6BVOihBI6oPLq0iZNB20ygTGyQ-l69-NmIuNeUFN5c8SqjcHW7KYZDjrICJJVaTPLy43OfZPGCdi8o6TbjsIR/s1600-h/Dragon+003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDpAMHN3B97mHtR4I1yPOxDnzQyGpNJsRdKpBBenmNFsY267zvYpPOXp6BVOihBI6oPLq0iZNB20ygTGyQ-l69-NmIuNeUFN5c8SqjcHW7KYZDjrICJJVaTPLy43OfZPGCdi8o6TbjsIR/s320/Dragon+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163383355485774674" border="0" /></a>Mashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240010582993231003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718532594700593535.post-10155610525093562008-01-17T22:09:00.000-05:002008-11-13T01:22:36.300-05:00Little Brothers Slippers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5NpNTHclkRWbdQFOleSlzn5jgMnBC0fmR9fhITB8HGUXaJqYLc_2n-rnRfO3-O90hADUqkP6Oc3dpl3iJC8viV87QCoGEpK67tV4MUZZ5_LE8EdupvUB_Pq1h_IqFZMgA05ur3NIRGip/s1600-h/apronandstuff+010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5NpNTHclkRWbdQFOleSlzn5jgMnBC0fmR9fhITB8HGUXaJqYLc_2n-rnRfO3-O90hADUqkP6Oc3dpl3iJC8viV87QCoGEpK67tV4MUZZ5_LE8EdupvUB_Pq1h_IqFZMgA05ur3NIRGip/s320/apronandstuff+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156649391564071282" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My little bro got jealous of my super awesome thick slipper socks so I made him some. They match his pjs and sort of look like smurf shoes. Thus, they are awesome. They also make his feet look a whole lot bigger then they actually are but I think its the camera angle. The only problem is, is they are sort of slippery on our hardwood floor. Well its only a problem for my mother and I, as George thinks this is great. He actually managed to get enough speed to slide across our living room, crash into a chair and break off one of its legs. Since he was unhurt he thought this was super cool. My mother did not. So maybe I'll find something at the craft store later this week to attach to the bottoms of the slippers to stop him from sliding so much.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZnQhghDru9HSC4ghz5OrNK2TA8VePK_VpL_WFne-7vais8I8b_djdd7nl0M5ewvYQWowcNW-kNYLz-bO1O6Zznk4XryV9tdaGj17PDGpztY9wGHxsb8TgtvRI_HtALO56ElevIdf_GwF/s1600-h/apronandstuff+017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZnQhghDru9HSC4ghz5OrNK2TA8VePK_VpL_WFne-7vais8I8b_djdd7nl0M5ewvYQWowcNW-kNYLz-bO1O6Zznk4XryV9tdaGj17PDGpztY9wGHxsb8TgtvRI_HtALO56ElevIdf_GwF/s320/apronandstuff+017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156652694393921922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Currently I am crocheting him a dragon. So I can't wait till thats done to post it up. Other then that I've been having a pretty mellow vacation. I've gotten into sewing though I'm not that great at it yet. I made and apron and a tea bag holder, which you can check out on my craft page. Also I have devoured all the Harry Potters, and a ton of other books from the library which I think are now all overdo and for which I believe my mother is going to kill me for when she finds out (I used her card).<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFlfrEhnogjqQ8VIXaL9B90g8uFKwSB5QOpCYjQqCD4jPt9DXQ5T5dw5Epo8WuHpyVNA3SYxq9adIaVrWLgNVdFLQqPjxO6ggCKJQ-Ot99NtyGmteVy-4ChRxWYcIZpCAk-nvPmRNkZJbU/s1600-h/apronandstuff+014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFlfrEhnogjqQ8VIXaL9B90g8uFKwSB5QOpCYjQqCD4jPt9DXQ5T5dw5Epo8WuHpyVNA3SYxq9adIaVrWLgNVdFLQqPjxO6ggCKJQ-Ot99NtyGmteVy-4ChRxWYcIZpCAk-nvPmRNkZJbU/s320/apronandstuff+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156654326481494418" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I hope everyone has been having as nice of a vacation as I have (or just a nice January). I am going to Mexico on a family vacation on the 20th, but I'll try to post as many things as I can up. I apologize for the blurriness of the photos, I didn't realize they all came out like that. Damn my camera for being bought about 8 years ago.<br /><br /><br /></span>Mashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240010582993231003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718532594700593535.post-58254213918947470652008-01-05T18:24:00.001-05:002008-11-13T01:22:37.034-05:00Ned the Naughty Narwhal<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwr0amKE_OZpjR9Tgr7ifKqTuCs1OSnOhlHB4TC1LmBl6nSPHhWbDgNyBHwD5oonbWXHe31P7tmCO9r7OJhhyLAugRelwav-0qvuCqjVlBlow4pBuTsdrvhyphenhyphenAYiw155m5MXU9EIAIYXEc9/s1600-h/nedthenarwhal+015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwr0amKE_OZpjR9Tgr7ifKqTuCs1OSnOhlHB4TC1LmBl6nSPHhWbDgNyBHwD5oonbWXHe31P7tmCO9r7OJhhyLAugRelwav-0qvuCqjVlBlow4pBuTsdrvhyphenhyphenAYiw155m5MXU9EIAIYXEc9/s320/nedthenarwhal+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152146792664080690" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">When I first started crocheting my guy friend D asked me to crochet him a bag for his bong. Since that was not what I wanted to be crocheting, I wanted to be crocheting beautiful wraps and scarves and blankets, not a bag that would probably take a while to make and then get lost in someones house. That also couldn't be whipped out to show off, like a scarf could be. "Here mom, look at this great bag Masha made for my bong!" was not a cry I think I would hear. Ever. So basically I never did it, but this vacation I hung out with him again and was</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> telling him about all my crafty activities when he brought up that bag. Oh the guilt. I had been telling him about how I made a hat for my boyfriends sister, and meanwhile I had</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> neglected to make anything for D, and I had known him for about 5 years! That was basically the guilt trip he used on me. Or something like that.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50Or36vchShgPMLeWZqofp8WkbljX1TXLkfliln7ZtNIMV6N3Kj11ZEOIFTkzX8JLvs15IXZfPz7LnUVsSwGwYhg-Woq8fkpcjeNfiZJgTSAS3kYcb1nyHM5v7H_h6vKrx_feZuOv1zRC/s1600-h/nedthenarwhal+019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50Or36vchShgPMLeWZqofp8WkbljX1TXLkfliln7ZtNIMV6N3Kj11ZEOIFTkzX8JLvs15IXZfPz7LnUVsSwGwYhg-Woq8fkpcjeNfiZJgTSAS3kYcb1nyHM5v7H_h6vKrx_feZuOv1zRC/s320/nedthenarwhal+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152147509923619138" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Instead of asking for a bag for his bong, instead he requested one for a newly acquired bowl of his. He even sent me the measurements and everything, and asked to make it super padded because his stuff goes through a lot. I had been surfing Craftster and was specifically looking at a shirt embroidered with Narwhals when his data came through. It was like a light bulb went off in my head. AHA! I would crochet him a hollow Narwhal I could put a bag in. Discreet, fun AND handy! Thus Ned the Naughty Narwhal was born. He only took about a day to whip up, and actually making the bag to put inside him was much harder. I sewed two</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> tubes with an open and closed end on each, and basically put one inside the other. Then I stuffed scraps of fleece in between them to make the bag super padded. After that I sewed</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> an elastic onto the open end.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQhT0kOc3VTk_9NRsdOFzlKwz5F4Q4LdlASBrZHFHJp78s8g17lNuePBVCjvLRELMwlZrprV6GT00Qq-1tfgjGyj7nBamKSTMNuwGxXXv2lqrjx5cYyGfCrGLeF1A4F1E3EOF4u-Liiak/s1600-h/nedthenarwhal+014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQhT0kOc3VTk_9NRsdOFzlKwz5F4Q4LdlASBrZHFHJp78s8g17lNuePBVCjvLRELMwlZrprV6GT00Qq-1tfgjGyj7nBamKSTMNuwGxXXv2lqrjx5cYyGfCrGLeF1A4F1E3EOF4u-Liiak/s320/nedthenarwhal+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152149683177070930" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Let me tell you about sewing the elastic. First of all, it didn't really work out since I totally didn't think about how the fleece would be way too thick to fold too much, so as of now the elastic is stuck in this half way expanded position. Second of all, to sew the elastic in, I fitted the fleece tube over a water bottle, then fitted the elastic over the open end, then folded the fleece over on top of it and sewed it shut. Let me tell you, hand sewing through four layers of fleece is very very hard. Especially on your hands. I have actual calluses! I look like a lady pirate. Well my hands look like the hands of a lady pirate. Especially since I painted those dragons wings and the red watercolor paint is still sort of all over my hands. Red like blood! Arrghhh Matey! Ok back to the point. It took an ass long time to sew the elastic band</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> in, to no real satisfaction since it didn't end up working really at all. Then I sewed on the eyes and mouth, and it was done! I also made the bag removable so that he could just through it in the washing machine when it gets too smelly. Genius huh.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50bV68ri6gMYlDzk-OKPq0sgy4cLWVF1awJxguGDygfsV6OM0M-0fKXkxRF0WFSJCdGhS0BwR8vcFHQvJrbXrjisQp0i4tParqu4mwL5WUWmO1jQMn41R8NwVJCDY5hx6-m0Hw0PKfFGh/s1600-h/nedthenarwhal+020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50bV68ri6gMYlDzk-OKPq0sgy4cLWVF1awJxguGDygfsV6OM0M-0fKXkxRF0WFSJCdGhS0BwR8vcFHQvJrbXrjisQp0i4tParqu4mwL5WUWmO1jQMn41R8NwVJCDY5hx6-m0Hw0PKfFGh/s320/nedthenarwhal+020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152150099788898658" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Except for the super rad photo session with my little brother. Like my waves? He did the sun. I'm very sorry if I offended anyone with all my references to drug paraphernalia. I hope you like Ned though, no matter what your stance on certain issues is. I also hope you will all agree that my little brother is perhaps the most adorable kid in the whole wide world.<br /></span>Mashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240010582993231003noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718532594700593535.post-3758468934739080322008-01-04T00:38:00.001-05:002008-11-13T01:22:37.219-05:00Crochet Hook Case<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62q2IbOluWjtzUhdoTX318qiglLvXJ6P18kviSBz7EFTr6LtGlo6OkWAN6TY-xeoB0chJaImCS63yT8eTadVhry78cbEKCwr3UrXkHNRlyw_EMD3yplWUlUbimYSgO9ze6-4n-4c5Y5FZ/s1600-h/chcase&sspatternpics+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62q2IbOluWjtzUhdoTX318qiglLvXJ6P18kviSBz7EFTr6LtGlo6OkWAN6TY-xeoB0chJaImCS63yT8eTadVhry78cbEKCwr3UrXkHNRlyw_EMD3yplWUlUbimYSgO9ze6-4n-4c5Y5FZ/s320/chcase&sspatternpics+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151492454396535026" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I made one. It is far from perfect. I wrote more about it on my <a href="http://craftycomrade.blogspot.com/">craft blog</a> since technically it isn't crochet. :) Be nice. Sewing Machines are scary.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRNf25Le1SPjc-c5g-CB2eor8Nd_r-3HsDjb6hHTHdzuZZySI0kX0vsn8OA88zmy-ZVFSATjutoNfBLlnkKyoVi0ou0Tl7R4zP-DmLMxwv-txKzNnWx6tQYIOy2K1Ppee_YIAnt96xHGy/s1600-h/chcase&sspatternpics+006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRNf25Le1SPjc-c5g-CB2eor8Nd_r-3HsDjb6hHTHdzuZZySI0kX0vsn8OA88zmy-ZVFSATjutoNfBLlnkKyoVi0ou0Tl7R4zP-DmLMxwv-txKzNnWx6tQYIOy2K1Ppee_YIAnt96xHGy/s320/chcase&sspatternpics+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151492776519082242" border="0" /></a>Mashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240010582993231003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718532594700593535.post-54883212955231117372008-01-03T22:22:00.000-05:002008-11-13T01:22:38.080-05:00Pattern for my Slipper Socks<span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCONFWB2GHYFV0CkrFSlohTvsg1qhE0mFCikolw0cfotUYxQvRSgyoDGbqdTChhV-FVekbND6dV5Bjlts-sdGjuWuMpy9Ai7XWd00imDOkx0O4SHTB0IY5lRGjivaTWCLv81_HAO637RR2/s1600-h/chcase&sspatternpics+032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCONFWB2GHYFV0CkrFSlohTvsg1qhE0mFCikolw0cfotUYxQvRSgyoDGbqdTChhV-FVekbND6dV5Bjlts-sdGjuWuMpy9Ai7XWd00imDOkx0O4SHTB0IY5lRGjivaTWCLv81_HAO637RR2/s320/chcase&sspatternpics+032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151473990332129442" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I have just taken off my Slipper Socks for the first time to examine/count the stitches to give you the pattern. I HIGHLY recommend using Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick yarn as it is the perfect thickness for warm slippers, comes in great colors and since it is so bulky it takes only a few hours to whip these up. I used a K hook and basically only sc stitches.<br /><br />(This pattern is worked in continuous rounds)<br /><br />The Pattern:<br /><br />Chain 3 and join together to form a ring by working a slip stitch into the first chain made<br /><br />1. Chain 1, work 6 sc into ring [6 sc]<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0cacSXAsTIf2XNljzPwyOu2fm-Vd7h9Yf5Qv8o83xTNpbHDSjcwu95cv7XTvt097AdCbP6cgxGjRyG__JVZl-y-53P2pEN9TllkAJtHMMAA5k5zzf9QwK2PdoN1U_7Eb7nshPDiubGde/s1600-h/chcase&sspatternpics+012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0cacSXAsTIf2XNljzPwyOu2fm-Vd7h9Yf5Qv8o83xTNpbHDSjcwu95cv7XTvt097AdCbP6cgxGjRyG__JVZl-y-53P2pEN9TllkAJtHMMAA5k5zzf9QwK2PdoN1U_7Eb7nshPDiubGde/s320/chcase&sspatternpics+012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151470863595937874" border="0" /></a><br />2. Work 2 sc in each of the next 6 sc [12 sc]<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_ppYXhMsowSHeQNVeIODljeQdpgw5UcpMNOl4YCpoeKvVObuP8cmNwN-Kw4XA_v9mcUxzerRkwBX9OEOey3aAyUFjVHyCf2gcH2FQAUf72uO2kSdAx0L5g9xuSLuyBNySp7F8f7sNqOL/s1600-h/chcase&sspatternpics+015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_ppYXhMsowSHeQNVeIODljeQdpgw5UcpMNOl4YCpoeKvVObuP8cmNwN-Kw4XA_v9mcUxzerRkwBX9OEOey3aAyUFjVHyCf2gcH2FQAUf72uO2kSdAx0L5g9xuSLuyBNySp7F8f7sNqOL/s320/chcase&sspatternpics+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151471280207765602" border="0" /></a>(An example of continuous rounds. Instead of slip stitching into the first sc, and then chaining one, I just sc'd into the first sc and continued single crocheting around and around. Does that make sense?)<br /><br /><br />3. Work 1 sc into next sc and then 2 sc into the sc after that and repeat into next 12 sc [16]<br /><br />4. Work 1 sc into next two sc, and then 2 sc into the sc after those and repeat<br /><br />5. Continue to increase stitches until you can put your toes into the circle and fold it and everything fits comfortably.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpKqKzyKogvzuCTp94g30PKxV8gzub8r0V9J1M45FcZslZZvvUCT3mAcae9dOZenE_WXho65CKKg_KXZH2KmUqV2X2wCH5vyBrjoSsTnHA9SVGVM5_3IiwIntS81ADuLpGvJGfOj5NQwz/s1600-h/chcase&sspatternpics+024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpKqKzyKogvzuCTp94g30PKxV8gzub8r0V9J1M45FcZslZZvvUCT3mAcae9dOZenE_WXho65CKKg_KXZH2KmUqV2X2wCH5vyBrjoSsTnHA9SVGVM5_3IiwIntS81ADuLpGvJGfOj5NQwz/s320/chcase&sspatternpics+024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151472487093575794" border="0" /></a>(Ahhh roomy but not too wide... a perfect fit)<br /></span></div><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br />6. Once you reach that point sc in each sc around and around till your sock reaches where the gray is on my sock (where your ankle starts).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKtuNGY4MqKczYanVSFQLnVtYJ3gBeuvV-SGn-sq0ZB-5VSZslsb_Fq-K1wvAa9NE3w93R-srZfePLck-lTxnSPcWAIK-vtyj4nP6R5G2iUIE_i5UG9Led3gojNCJtffKXRdys4244b-Z/s1600-h/chcase&sspatternpics+029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKtuNGY4MqKczYanVSFQLnVtYJ3gBeuvV-SGn-sq0ZB-5VSZslsb_Fq-K1wvAa9NE3w93R-srZfePLck-lTxnSPcWAIK-vtyj4nP6R5G2iUIE_i5UG9Led3gojNCJtffKXRdys4244b-Z/s320/chcase&sspatternpics+029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151472912295338114" border="0" /></a>( Check out where I am pointing! Thats where you should stop crocheting around. At the end of the gray yarn and coincidentally where my finger is pointing!)<br /><br /><br />7. Then sc in half of the next sc's. So lets say you have a tube of 20 sc's (the size of my slippers), sc in next 10 - 12 sc's. Then STOP. Do not continue stitching around and around, you are now making the bottom of the slipper and are working back and forth in rows.<br /><br />8. Turn, Ch 1 skip first sc and sc in every sc<br /><br />9. Turn, Ch1 skip first sc and sc in every sc<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDy5IPeZTbU2imS1S0YIBdph8ie2f42MlaI7TJUC1L5iKhYqhAV4vPLy4LMsg32Hqt-KsAo_VkY4TSIIUhbFv6lRpMddr1WwotPtyxX4ih4O2tNeYWGkp1e1zcLhWp2zyhJcToli59bnG/s1600-h/chcase&sspatternpics+033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDy5IPeZTbU2imS1S0YIBdph8ie2f42MlaI7TJUC1L5iKhYqhAV4vPLy4LMsg32Hqt-KsAo_VkY4TSIIUhbFv6lRpMddr1WwotPtyxX4ih4O2tNeYWGkp1e1zcLhWp2zyhJcToli59bnG/s320/chcase&sspatternpics+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151473389036707986" border="0" /></a>( Rows 7 through 9 are demonstrated by the dark orange yarn. The light orange is a good demonstration of Row 10. Especially at the end)<br /><br /><br />10. As you get closer to the end of the heel. Ch 1, 1 sc in first sc, 1 sc in each of remaining sc, 2 sc in the Ch-1 at edge<br /><br />11. Repeat row 10.<br /><br />12. When your bottom goes past your heel, fold the heel end of the slipper in half, with the wrong sides together and join the back heel seam. I just sc'd through the two sides and fastened off.<br /><br />13. You should have something that resembles a Turkish slipper.<br /><br />14. Join the yarn to the top of slipper and continue to sc in every sc round and round till you reach the desired height of the slipper.<br /><br />I hope this pattern was everything you hoped for and more. Comment if you don't understand anything, or if you need more directions, I know I'm not the best at writing out patterns.<br /><br />I hope your feet will be as toasty and happy as mine are! :)<br /></span>Mashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240010582993231003noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718532594700593535.post-62738511145455635812008-01-01T02:17:00.000-05:002008-11-13T01:22:38.653-05:00Happy New Years! AND Slipper Socks!Woohoo! Happy New Years everyone! I hope everyone had a great New Years and spent it exactly how they wanted to. I spent mine with good people AND I got some crocheting done earlier in the evening. So basically it was pretty perfect. Also my New Years dress was pretty and comfy and that was pretty perfect too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK82PtURaY3UI4WjhXh4PgxVQFy9CZgDQmPJdwZVMUAm0DePLXAWclGS_vQPCP4qdf3wgtVm3_rawasPyCEyrygZuw1IrFgxzmINsZMClVbgfMJRcB65TLBPKN9p1MzlWX3TQJCgfq6Q2v/s1600-h/scarpslippersocks+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK82PtURaY3UI4WjhXh4PgxVQFy9CZgDQmPJdwZVMUAm0DePLXAWclGS_vQPCP4qdf3wgtVm3_rawasPyCEyrygZuw1IrFgxzmINsZMClVbgfMJRcB65TLBPKN9p1MzlWX3TQJCgfq6Q2v/s400/scarpslippersocks+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150409298004221586" border="0" /></a><br />As for the crocheting... WELL. Basically my mom keeps bugging me to wear slippers around the house, which is hard because I'm not used to that and I keep losing them. Also they are annoying. Unfortunately my feet tend to get absolutely freezing ALL the time. No no, its not because I walk around bare foot, I deny this. It must be some weird unexplained medical phenomenon that causes the temperature of my feet to fall below freezing. That must be it. Maybe I'll be in the New England Medical Journal soon and will get all famous and then you can brag to your friends about how you actually KNOW me. Or read my blog. Same diff.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmPej-VQP0jF0CnWEwt9W3zXB8HAkd5-Ic59u1ZzZScx949tnAUhHOQXL-dlCYaYnm7oVxNvx8p6aPvjTLLjg-EhPIv6ptg55ULPR0lLiXeu1DZ1Cqjg6UAGVQNQzQjpVESQzOWW_wEKi/s1600-h/scarpslippersocks+007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmPej-VQP0jF0CnWEwt9W3zXB8HAkd5-Ic59u1ZzZScx949tnAUhHOQXL-dlCYaYnm7oVxNvx8p6aPvjTLLjg-EhPIv6ptg55ULPR0lLiXeu1DZ1Cqjg6UAGVQNQzQjpVESQzOWW_wEKi/s400/scarpslippersocks+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150409937954348770" border="0" /></a><br />So I crocheted myself up some slipper socks. They were amazingly easy to make once I stopped looking at "How to crochet a sock" websites and decided to wing it. Amazingly easy. Like no counting stitches, no memorizing what to do next kind of easy. They came out big and bulky and silly and warm -> which was exactly what I wanted. I also sort of mucked up the heels a bit and made them a tiny bit bigger then they should be, but its ok, they don't look too weird and I'm thinking about lining them with my leftover black fleece so they will be even MORE warm. Amazing. I know.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23cHYUfyVBQOId2QRAAcRSDXDU5EjWa0scqGw0Yq95vLhZR-Yvvr6eecK5Juc0NB_W4shUg_3fbu5a3fIglwQrFSn9O_8qJhqE3WF7zzEY-gYE0z77-6Puly62iIPHIlLrdHmeDA4L7ab/s1600-h/scarpslippersocks+008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23cHYUfyVBQOId2QRAAcRSDXDU5EjWa0scqGw0Yq95vLhZR-Yvvr6eecK5Juc0NB_W4shUg_3fbu5a3fIglwQrFSn9O_8qJhqE3WF7zzEY-gYE0z77-6Puly62iIPHIlLrdHmeDA4L7ab/s400/scarpslippersocks+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150409611536834258" border="0" /></a><br />Best part is, I used mainly the leftover yarn from all my hat projects. I had several little balls of Wool-Ease Thick and Quick yarn left over, and they weren't long enough to make any hats, or be the trimming for any hats... yet they were too long and pretty to throw away so I decided to use them. Well I guess I could have made a funky scarf but my feet were cold and thats often when inspiration strikes.<br /><br />If you want the tutorial it can be very simply added, its just late so I am not going to do it right now. :)Mashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240010582993231003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718532594700593535.post-45406360089427972212007-12-25T00:43:00.000-05:002008-11-13T01:22:39.535-05:00Black Curacao Shawl -> New Photos!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SbbQs4dpBEP1cL27aYH6FqloH3_j6nqK3e316POqZ1dbcGwY0yK2yc4sLh1sOBwIt7ALjSmUFkUEU_MHcNL20ynM8AaTewWDBjNKZLHz5AdYftAuBo8v61LY6DfVHcFmGCa83-_SnLuC/s1600-h/xmas+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SbbQs4dpBEP1cL27aYH6FqloH3_j6nqK3e316POqZ1dbcGwY0yK2yc4sLh1sOBwIt7ALjSmUFkUEU_MHcNL20ynM8AaTewWDBjNKZLHz5AdYftAuBo8v61LY6DfVHcFmGCa83-_SnLuC/s400/xmas+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148452012687957490" border="0" /></a><br />So for my grandma this Christmas I decided to crochet the "Blue Curacao Shawl" from the "Amazing Crochet Lace" book by Doris Chan. I bought the book several months ago and had not done a single project in it, mainly because at the time of the purchase I had not yet discovered my aversion to unoriginal projects. Don't get me wrong, the shawl is beautiful, the pattern was easy to read and I whipped it up in two days. My grandmother loves it. It's just the only thing that's different between my shawl and the shawl in the book.... is the color. I don't mind using other peoples patterns as long as I switch up the color, or use a different yarn... something to make the pattern more tailored to my tastes.... and not just another cookie cutter copy (I'm not even sure if that last cookie part makes sense but it sounds so great!). I have no photos of my grandmother modeling it yet, mainly because I finished the project about an hour after we exchanged presents and then I had to wet block it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7_9mMEajkK_stoCus9xg6ny5yxONsVNHOU6gwCMEg6YkbpisDHAOVAZpOsbY22c7vfU3253PMJ2_TArMEtGAPVdx2hERvJMN0Av4G5IUPLf-Ua68We_DnCr-cnoFx0X492phqF3FFgKd/s1600-h/xmas+005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7_9mMEajkK_stoCus9xg6ny5yxONsVNHOU6gwCMEg6YkbpisDHAOVAZpOsbY22c7vfU3253PMJ2_TArMEtGAPVdx2hERvJMN0Av4G5IUPLf-Ua68We_DnCr-cnoFx0X492phqF3FFgKd/s400/xmas+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147784188223102418" border="0" /></a><br />Don't mind the two tone background behind the shawl, I just needed two towels to stretch it out on. Happy Holidays!Mashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240010582993231003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718532594700593535.post-34715837830350286072007-12-20T22:46:00.000-05:002008-11-13T01:22:40.401-05:00Finals Over = Giraffe Hat MANIA!!!Finally finals are over. Ugh. This week was one of the most intense weeks of my college career both mentally and physically. I can't even count how many allnighters I pulled, but currently I have no voice, a runny nose and I have been nauseous all day. The worst part is (yeah there is a worst part, I know, right... what am I going to pull out of my hat now? Kitten in a coma?) that I am hungry but am nauseous at the same time. Ok sort of anticlimactic, I know. But I haven't eaten since I ate fries with Rose yesterday at like 5. That's it, that was the last thing I ate. Ridiculous, I know. But you know, you have to look at the bright side of things. I'll be REALLY skinny if this keeps up. Or dead. You know one of the two.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAYBaECFOlTQpZ7AdIBabrPvFwFazCeilUctr4QHdmuO9Ujwv2e5CmnFpMotO7Z2owl_tCAkc71nglrDh_ZpEl_v2E3aw-ZzgFiBVgY1r4gGW40ln3Roj-C-cra5tMsGGcI5Vw9e_EH1R/s1600-h/secretsantagiraffe+053.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAYBaECFOlTQpZ7AdIBabrPvFwFazCeilUctr4QHdmuO9Ujwv2e5CmnFpMotO7Z2owl_tCAkc71nglrDh_ZpEl_v2E3aw-ZzgFiBVgY1r4gGW40ln3Roj-C-cra5tMsGGcI5Vw9e_EH1R/s400/secretsantagiraffe+053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146270246611000754" border="0" /></a><br />So for I finished the Giraffe Hat I was making for Rose for Christmas and I think it came out pretty good. I'm currently working on finishing lining her matching scarf and then she will surely be the coolest kid at the playground. Or the Zoo. But at one of those locations she will win the prize for sure. Here she is doing her mad sexy 80s Giraffe mating dance:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgvzn1aPbmNKS8uh2GI6pC-DyYpvCK2nuEs4_cgl7FCRHucK322jY-lz4EdXwfgFlGy0bKliMSyvs7a0HFfq4AW03reNUkFvavUV5XDQoLkY49EBpW9UP_psO4YvRv8zZ0CQRqKElFTNn/s1600-h/secretsantagiraffe+059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgvzn1aPbmNKS8uh2GI6pC-DyYpvCK2nuEs4_cgl7FCRHucK322jY-lz4EdXwfgFlGy0bKliMSyvs7a0HFfq4AW03reNUkFvavUV5XDQoLkY49EBpW9UP_psO4YvRv8zZ0CQRqKElFTNn/s400/secretsantagiraffe+059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146270603093286338" border="0" /></a><br />Nice moves. Real nice. I know what your thinking. Well no I mean I know what you will be thinking after you stop thinking all those pervy things about Rose. The horns are too long. I keep thinking that too. Well actually I don't think that until I see them in photos and then I think it. Oh well, check out the sweet pompoms!<br /><br />I will post photos of actual finished scarf later. I won't bore you with photos of like a corner of an unfinished scarf anymore. No, from now on... I'm a professional. Ok I gtg watch 30 Rock and try to eat somethingMashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240010582993231003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718532594700593535.post-27978426664138490382007-12-01T21:29:00.000-05:002008-11-13T01:22:41.770-05:00Lining HatsSorry I haven't posted in a while, exams got hectic and also lately I haven't been really designing anything new crochet-wise. Mainly just crocheting up promised hats to friends based on the hat pattern I had previously posted here. I tweak them to make them more individual, like making the front flap more rounded, or the ear flaps larger/smaller, switching up colors, making them without stripes.... so on and so forth. But it's still basically the same hat. I am pretty sick of hats actually. The only thing that makes making them fun is lining them, which I have just started doing.<br /> It's all because my little brother had been complaining that his Dragon hat is itchy, which surprised me because I never really found the Wool-Ease Thick and Quick that itchy for acrylic yarn. In fact I was a tad insulted and began to doubt my crocheting skills. Thoughts like "He was lying to me, he hates my hat!" and "I am a horrible horrible crocheter if I can't even crochet a hat for a five year old" invaded my mind and caused much torment and undoing of hats. Then after hanging around him for a few days during Thanksgiving I began to doubt my logic of "Saying it doesn't feel nice equals he hates it". Mainly because that would mean he hated his coat. He hated is shoes. His sweater, his mittens and even his underwear were offensive to him. The book called "A porcupine named fluffy" aroused the deepest sentiments of loathing in him for the pages were much MUCH too stiff. So that's when I decided to learn how to line hats. I don't think I could have done it without <a href="http://nownormaknits2.typepad.com/now_norma_knits_2/2006/11/how_to_line_a_h.html">Norma</a> and her easy online tutorial.<br /> My first attempt was with my friend Sarah's Hat, but the lining wasn't fleece, it was actually jersey so it was a little difficult at first to size it correctly. I used light pink embroidery floss and a reverse backstitch (which I had to learn but am now obsessed with). I don't think it came out too bad. What do you think?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSJWaGi3rIUHBvOl4d5pCYpJeopsOEiECv4vzF7sy2vptYpyqv15Y12URzUYEFMqk2u9YXTpshlYwlTLvl8AikTXG-AEqnQJOUztnuQ_u8-zaNH8osAxbLUHMlryjiCtJaU99FeF7-FfR/s1600-r/12-1-07+014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qsbh_xgfkDMw8ZpmuCoTlnM2Wu9SAVla9HtsL4BfpV9x1tBP4xw_WrrHUGlB3I05l_lcCZF6p_zFLPS3cSDTK2drxPzTDYfB7luBHjBHlIEXo2BvtaUXrYZJXYxrkJ42286ResZVEhnP/s320/12-1-07+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139222422262117458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hmmm in second thought that's not exactly the world's greatest photo of it. It looks sort of bunchy and not good. But look at the front of the hat that has that beautiful display of reverse back stitch seaming and not the back of the hat which displays what happens when I realize that width-wise I have some extra fabric but length wise its a bit short. Important thing is, is it fits well, its not baggy or too tight when on, and you can't see the lining from the outside except hopefully a hint of it when I finish the ear flaps. Also my second task is to figure out how to cut fabric in a trapezoid but with ear flaps shape. This is a bit complicated as it involved buying whole yards of fabric and not 1/4 yards like I do (I am an extremely broke college student! Don't judge me!).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEbrRAXKOTCc5QbH790d6NJTdtTWmV2yLKhp_cHXdIfawfnUQF_bksk2dqYzO5WFL-UEFKCzC5aK-kBpeNyu2z-vEUT-bPSobGCh_29KprvZTa9KFX37bKCd5eFvzJ7BAXwO3qEjNdwql/s1600-r/12-1-07+022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDW7TslHEtcOVvPcKqH94pFix4t4isSNeSMJnPUxJR0uuycINE5-4f6iRk4HWg_QgUgH06dT_k-8HKYgtjpeo2xSSqBktgXkmo6oBNFk4UUrxzuojPrL19K14JnVT7Vxk3D_SR1XDdbLT/s320/12-1-07+022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139224183198708834" border="0" /></a> This is how my little brother's hat is looking. Except a tad less orange. I see this is my slightly artistic shot in where I don't use flash. Nice. Wow its fuzzy too. For those people whose vitamin C daily intake I have just upped by 40%, you are welcome and also, do not worry this is the inside of the hat. THE HAT IS TURNED INSIDE OUT! Let me try to find a less fuzzy better close up of the seams I suspect I have. No No I do not. Never mind. Just imagine the most beautiful stitches you have ever seen, and I assure you, they are in/on that hat. Poetry in motion. Yay!Mashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240010582993231003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718532594700593535.post-85629249415999949132007-11-17T17:49:00.000-05:002008-11-13T01:22:42.715-05:00DRAGON SCARF! Finally!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlb95unfxbUp3qPem79c2uCvElxXGiiShn0Qi5CJXa4IyXKCnMxZ7h-Nzd2M3nUW0qfA3T1kvmkV40ix-Al1Lnz5IQjFNNO568h_lQ1cpHnQJbxlopzN-gTHE252Am_IFFg-tELPOOAuh/s1600-h/Dragon+Scarf+005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlb95unfxbUp3qPem79c2uCvElxXGiiShn0Qi5CJXa4IyXKCnMxZ7h-Nzd2M3nUW0qfA3T1kvmkV40ix-Al1Lnz5IQjFNNO568h_lQ1cpHnQJbxlopzN-gTHE252Am_IFFg-tELPOOAuh/s320/Dragon+Scarf+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133946100663167010" border="0" /></a> It turns out my boyfriend had my camera in his room even though I called him before I even started searching and he said he didn't have it. So I searched my entire room, then I logged on to Craftster.org , read all the wonderful comments that were made on my Dragon Hat post and then I literally tore my room up all over again looking for the camera, so excited was I to show off my Dragon Scarf. So here it finally is! TADA:<br /><br />Imagine that paired with my little brothers Dragon Hat. I think it will look cool. I also just realized that I am wearing the same sweatshirt in all of my photos but thats because that's my lounging gear. I often crochet when I lounge.<br /><br />I crocheted this with my standard thick and quick wool-ease yarn. For the flame I crocheted the bottom flame in one piece and then layered some crocheted triangles and smaller crocheted flames on top of it. I can probably whip up the actual pattern but it basically consisted of a lot of increasing and decreasing. Here are some close ups of the scarf:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRyfE7ewk3kmqAq2hQH9o2BrF56QyexNXCdy_BSxZIZe0GGusUH-PXWA80cIyvh0849Y1t5kKCAc10Tm8PYbRWPnT1_hGFenzmM_pU7KiFW2_tHdfGDr3FlWagIAXou5aCUeVz83gu3nf/s1600-h/Dragon+Scarf+011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRyfE7ewk3kmqAq2hQH9o2BrF56QyexNXCdy_BSxZIZe0GGusUH-PXWA80cIyvh0849Y1t5kKCAc10Tm8PYbRWPnT1_hGFenzmM_pU7KiFW2_tHdfGDr3FlWagIAXou5aCUeVz83gu3nf/s320/Dragon+Scarf+011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133947045555972146" border="0" /></a>Also for the flame I found some old dark red yarn I had (not thick and quick) and slip stitched around the bottom edges and the top middle line twice and around the other edges once. I slip stitched twice around the bottom and top middle line twice because the orange showed through too much after I only slip stitched once, I thought. But then I got lazy and didn't end up slip stitching twice along any other edges. Also you can't see it, but I bought some shiny/sparkling metallic red thread and sewed it across the middle line.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6CWKHbqsCNDKAYtcbgqiuuhTVwDshcl-w_kOfKEdhY-7JRC-sEaJ_jaFoEJr1v44ejDayTaDL3CZEH2dL4MYRC7Ret-Jx464jVAuHbFikimndLzx9MJW_wORS-okgu03xs9bj_WULLbR/s1600-h/Dragon+Scarf+009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6CWKHbqsCNDKAYtcbgqiuuhTVwDshcl-w_kOfKEdhY-7JRC-sEaJ_jaFoEJr1v44ejDayTaDL3CZEH2dL4MYRC7Ret-Jx464jVAuHbFikimndLzx9MJW_wORS-okgu03xs9bj_WULLbR/s320/Dragon+Scarf+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133949648306153538" border="0" /></a> I made the scarf itself thin enough to wrap around Georges (my little brother) neck. I basically just single stitched two rows of one color, then two rows of the other and so on and so on. It was 8 stitches across total I think. I also lined it with green flannel, so that it wont be too scratchy (even though I don't think the yarn is scratchy at all, but you know little kids). It was my first time lining anything, but I don't think it came out too bad. A little bunchy perhaps.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwWs7H0Ezga0DYdSBv6AfrgtI82KBYFRCFYMfXpj4hmhvLnf903Sa_XtlmNJD5XPeA5QummhHsJwYT6P7AYU2mCJIZ_m7LwBpsBitPmIxj1CCy7tE-HC3i_19Am8PugaSdf62MorIZ2k5/s1600-h/Dragon+Scarf+013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwWs7H0Ezga0DYdSBv6AfrgtI82KBYFRCFYMfXpj4hmhvLnf903Sa_XtlmNJD5XPeA5QummhHsJwYT6P7AYU2mCJIZ_m7LwBpsBitPmIxj1CCy7tE-HC3i_19Am8PugaSdf62MorIZ2k5/s320/Dragon+Scarf+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133950043443144786" border="0" /></a> I also embroidered Georges name into it but it came out crooked! I let it stay that way though because I was lazy and I am a very inexperienced embroiderer. Also the main reason I embroidered his name into it was because I didn't want him to lose it in kindergarten, though upon further contemplation I realized that probably not many other kids would have a dragon hat and scarf ensemble.I lined the scarf and mouth with yellow yarn because I wanted to hide the edges of the lining a bit and also because I wanted to make the mouth part a bit bigger so that it was more proportional to the flame.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XNonfwm-lYnbBi1XkDlD7PY59UzrrIVA66JXkIGMmNWCCM-dpg1En1nmf89zJdLLuBHZl_KyjuwK970-Oullc14wdDakWPN9JURoNS0ljjutPRwIuACWRU0MC_ZHFwoV3o4JuZr8Nb7H/s1600-h/Dragon+Scarf+008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XNonfwm-lYnbBi1XkDlD7PY59UzrrIVA66JXkIGMmNWCCM-dpg1En1nmf89zJdLLuBHZl_KyjuwK970-Oullc14wdDakWPN9JURoNS0ljjutPRwIuACWRU0MC_ZHFwoV3o4JuZr8Nb7H/s320/Dragon+Scarf+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133953784359659618" border="0" /></a> I also crocheted two teeth/fangs with thick and quick wheat colored yarn but I'm not sure I like how the came out all that much. The mouth itself was made by increasing stitches after wrapping it twice around my neck and figuring it was time. So I increased stitched until it looked wide enough for the fire to come through (which was around 14 stitches I think). Then when crocheting the next row, I only crocheted 6 stitches, then turned then crocheted another 6 stitches and I did that until it was long enough for the scarf to get through. Then I slip stitched down the middle side, slip stitched in the 7th and 8th stitch of that row and then singled stitched 6 stitches, turned, and repeated until it was approximately the same length as the other part. Then when it was the same length I just did one full row of color (14 stitches), 6 single stitches on each side and two chains in the middle.<br /><br />Actually what I think would work even better, (because my mouth came out a bit too big and I had to stitch the two sides together at the top and bottom and also had to slip stitch around the mouth area), was if you didn't even skip any stitches, if you just single stitched 7, then turned and single stitched 7, and so on and so on, following the instructions above. I think that might look better and not end up as big as mine did. Though in my defense I was making this pattern up, and it WAS easy to fix.<br /><br />The yellow scales around the mouth were just made by single stitching triangles with the base of 5 stitches, then fastening them off on top and starting a new triangle. I tried just single stitching down the side of a triangle after I was done with it, but then they weren't as sharp and I didn't want particularly rounded edges.<br /><br />So there it is, my imagination brought to life! I hope you like it. I also really really hope he likes it!Mashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240010582993231003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718532594700593535.post-40250736430639352242007-11-17T14:35:00.000-05:002007-11-17T14:38:19.366-05:00I lost my camera...In my room somewhere. I'm pretty sure. Very upset over that because I finished my little brothers dragon scarf on THURSDAY but my camera didn't have batteries in it so then I went to buy batteries.... and now I can't find my camera. AAHH!!! SO frustrating. It might be because my room is a mess because I just stocked up on some more yarn and fabric because both Michaels and JoAnns Fabric were having sales. I guess I'll finish my roommates hat and make a scarf for myself. Hmph. So upsetting.Mashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240010582993231003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718532594700593535.post-71124361461243490952007-11-14T19:56:00.000-05:002008-11-13T01:22:43.080-05:00Georges Dragon Hat! Now with Pattern!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBXhZ-wi-gFY1J83WINganVQNoECwJaKTkb6qK6q1qFwaITb5pYD7HNfuGHLEmvPXKsPz8cTOLhyphenhyphenYAjCINFSDS0F5jRSWCJ_4NEepQJFys7VSrpmX4B7bmxkU7PGaa1GWKXkXFrksRvw9/s1600-h/hat5.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBXhZ-wi-gFY1J83WINganVQNoECwJaKTkb6qK6q1qFwaITb5pYD7HNfuGHLEmvPXKsPz8cTOLhyphenhyphenYAjCINFSDS0F5jRSWCJ_4NEepQJFys7VSrpmX4B7bmxkU7PGaa1GWKXkXFrksRvw9/s320/hat5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132864954315548674" border="0" /></a>Thats him wearing it. Haha. I whipped it up in an evening, after visiting home and noticing that he is OBSESSED with Dragons right now. You should have heard the disgust in his voice after I offered to make him a Thomas the Train Engine hat. Apparently that's soooo 2 years ago.<br /><br />By the way this is my little brother George. He is 5 (turning 6 in December). I am 20 and turning 21 in February. Fifteen years is a pretty big difference but he's one of my best friends.<br /><br />I am also making him a Dragon Scarf, which as soon as I am done I will post photos up of.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfW1RwGMY0k6EIBi1ct48LrsNiL3M770ZGq8vO270pzap_Gi4iRyCxSxCMfdYohsIYNfZnDEdUN0y0wSa7imbklpzVOIQf2O6c-fjIX2NmOLQjOpP5wk4oWtx3FYE01F5cj4uFtVUFef6/s1600-h/hat4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfW1RwGMY0k6EIBi1ct48LrsNiL3M770ZGq8vO270pzap_Gi4iRyCxSxCMfdYohsIYNfZnDEdUN0y0wSa7imbklpzVOIQf2O6c-fjIX2NmOLQjOpP5wk4oWtx3FYE01F5cj4uFtVUFef6/s320/hat4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132865735999596562" border="0" /></a><br />I crocheted it using a K/ 6.5 MM hook and Lions Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick yarn. Then I just crocheted some triangles in the same yarn just in yellow and slip stitched them to the hat. It sort of looks like a mowhawk.<br /><br /><br />I've had some demand for the pattern so here it is, (this is from memory since I'm back at school now and my lil bro is in Boston):<br /><br />I used the Lemon-Grass and Cilantro colors for the hat and the Citron for the spikes. If you don't want to alternate colors then just don't switch colors every round, if you do then do! It doesn't really make a difference in terms of the pattern. This hat is worked continuously in rounds.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Hat:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chain 2 </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Rnd 1:</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Work 6 single crochet (sc) in 2nd chain from hook [6 sts]</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rnd 2:</span> Work 2 sc in each st [12 sts]</span><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rnd 3:</span> Work 1 sc in next st then 2 sc in st after that, repeat [18 sts]<br /></span><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rnd 4:</span> Sc in each of the next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, repeat [24 sts]<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rnd 5:</span> Sc in each of the next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st, repeat [30]<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rnd 6:</span> Sc in each of the next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st, repeat [36]<br /></span><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rnd 7: </span>Sc in each st around [36]<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rnd 8:</span> Sc in each of the next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st, repeat [42]<br /></span><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rnd 9:</span> Sc in each st around [42]<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rnd 10:</span> Sc in each of the next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st, repeat [48]<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Continuing rounds:</span> You can keep increasing stitches until the hat is the circumference you want, and keep repeating rounds till its the length you want. I don't quite remember what my brother's hat was, I think I made it a bit bigger because I'm planning on lining it with fleece.<br /><br />Fasten Off.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">For the EarFlaps:</span><br /><br />The Earflaps are done working back and forth in rows.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rnd 1:</span> Sc in next 9 stitches (increase stitches according to size of ears or the size you want the earflaps to be) </span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rnd 2: </span>Ch 1, turn. Skip first st and sc in next 8 stitches<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rnd 3:</span> Ch 1, turn. Skip first st and sc in next 7 stitches<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rnd 4:</span> Ch 1, turn. Skip first st and sc in next 6 stitches<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rnd 5:</span> Ch 1, turn, Skip first st and sc in next 5 stitches<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rnd 6:</span> Ch 1, turn. Skip first st and sc in next 4 stitches<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rnd 7:</span> Ch 1, turn. Skip first st and sc in next 3 stitches<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rnd 8:</span> Ch 1, turn. Skip first st and sc in next 2 stitches<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rnd 9: </span>Ch 1, turn. Skip first st, ad sc in last stitch. Fasten off.<br /><br />Then skip as many stitches across the back of the hat as you need (depends on hat size). Then work the second ear flap same as the first.<br /><br />I also like to choose a dark color and sc all around the hat and earflaps. I think it gives it a more finished effect.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">For the Scales (scales or horns? I'm not sure):</span><br /><br />I crocheted 5 triangles independently and then attached them with two slip stitch lines on either side, so that they would stand up. I'm sure there are other ways to do it, but this was fast and efficient.<br /><br />My triangles had a base chain of 6, but it really depends on what size you want your scales/horns to be. Here is the patterns for my triangles:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ch 6</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rnd 1:</span> Sc in next 5 stitches<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rnd 2:</span> Ch 1, turn. Skip first st, sc in next 4 stitches<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rnd 3:</span> Ch 1, turn. Skip first st, sc in next 3 stitches<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Continue repeating until only one stitch remains then fasten off.</span><br /><br />Make 5 (or how many ever you want)<br /><br />Then starting at the back of the hat, on one side of a scale/horn , slip stitch the scale/horn to the hat, then position another scale to line up with the previous scale, etc etc and keep slip stitching them to the hat until you are at the end, then slip stitch around the front of the last scale and slip stitch the other side of the scales to the hat. Then connect to the beginning slip stitch and Fasten off.<br /><br />Weave in Ends.<br /><br />This pattern is pretty accurate, message me if there are any problems. And keep and eye out for my dragon scarf!<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></div><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" ></span>Mashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240010582993231003noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718532594700593535.post-65839656370795324412007-11-06T15:46:00.000-05:002007-11-06T15:49:20.996-05:00Carlos's Hat updateWow this is probably really stupid, but I started making a hat for my mom in the same pattern and realized that I can make the rows spiral way prettier than they have been (if you tried the pattern you might have noticed that the change of color is sort of abrupt in the back of the hat). Basically you make the last st (usually a double stitch) of a row in the next color. Come out much better. I hope thats clear enough I'm not sure how to explain it better. I'll post photos of my moms hat (and hopefully scarf and mittens) as soon as I finish them.Mashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240010582993231003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718532594700593535.post-89159984247275959212007-10-31T17:53:00.000-04:002008-11-13T01:22:43.510-05:00Carlos's Hat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_5uOAi1X5i2SSmKdev5FAMuxJCatkoHRYHEayt9xZ_nts0eRB5lmXRsu2SlIAut5rxPJxaTS8xy5Ll1sBXptwUu0SWCs_sDOup5v3mOGgIMy4rYCya2nvuNv3_kCHpNOL1ainIZK1TXh/s1600-h/carloshat+010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_5uOAi1X5i2SSmKdev5FAMuxJCatkoHRYHEayt9xZ_nts0eRB5lmXRsu2SlIAut5rxPJxaTS8xy5Ll1sBXptwUu0SWCs_sDOup5v3mOGgIMy4rYCya2nvuNv3_kCHpNOL1ainIZK1TXh/s320/carloshat+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127623399354234770" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > This is a hat I made for my friend Carlos following a modified version of <a href="http://cache.lionbrand.com/patterns/70016A.html">Aa</a><a href="http://cache.lionbrand.com/patterns/70016A.html">rons Hat Trick #3</a>. I used Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick yarn and size K hook. I also worked mainly in back loops to create the ridged effect which I think makes the stripes look more defined. I'm pretty happy with how it came out, it was my first striped ear flap hat! I'm just afraid that it will be a little tight on him, but I figure it </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >will stretch out. Also it's machine washable so that's great!<br /><br /> Also since this hat was for a boy, I made it a bit longer and wider around. Usually my rule of thumb is to stop increasing stitches when you find your perfect width (trying it on helps) and then sc in every stitch around and around till you reach your perfect length. You could also try increasing sts one round and then doing one round even after that.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5jIoiHr_UwTsnEbICYDfspVIr2B5J-O5q8oTIcHauHbVJETkMKtZcaw0PFHoz6W5v323_6m5lamcaNY5D7GE2iLXWgJcjl9Hs7aEIGXagREg-E66akIQre5hJE4e89vq5oprH-aF5ih6/s1600-h/carloshat+005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5jIoiHr_UwTsnEbICYDfspVIr2B5J-O5q8oTIcHauHbVJETkMKtZcaw0PFHoz6W5v323_6m5lamcaNY5D7GE2iLXWgJcjl9Hs7aEIGXagREg-E66akIQre5hJE4e89vq5oprH-aF5ih6/s320/carloshat+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127625018556905378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > There is something wrong with my kidneys so I've been told to</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > rest up and drink lots </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >of fl</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >uids. You know what that means. Naps, CSI and crocheting. Hopefully I will finish my friend Roses Gloves this week and will have photos and a pattern up later.</span><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Here is the pattern for Carlos's Hat:</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hat</span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Chain 2<br /><br />Rnd 1: Work 6 single crochet (sc) in 2nd chain from hook [6 sts]<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Work in back loops from here on</span><br /><br />Rnd 2: Work 2 sc in each st [12 sts]</span><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />Rnd 3: Work 1 sc in next st then 2 sc in st after that, repeat [18 sts]<br /></span><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Rnd 4: Sc in each of the next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, repeat [24 sts]<br /><br />Rnd 5: Sc in each of the next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st, repeat [30]<br /><br />Rnd 6: Sc in each of the next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st, repeat [36]<br /></span><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Rnd 7: Sc in each st around [36]<br /><br />Rnd 8: Sc in each of the next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st, repeat [42]<br /></span><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Rnd 9: Sc in each st around [42]<br /><br />Rnd 10: Sc in each of the next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st, repeat [48]<br /><br />Rnd 11-19: Sc in each st around [48]<br /></span><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Fasten Off.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">First Ear Flap:</span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br />The ear flaps are done working back and forth in rows. I switched off doing back and front loops on each row so that front of the ear flaps would be ridged.<br /><br />Rnd 1: Sc in back loop of next 12 sts.<br /></span><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Rnd 2: Chain (ch) 1, turn. Skip first stitch, sc in front loops of each st [11 sts]<br /><br />Rnd 3: Ch 1, turn. Skip first stitch, sc in back loops of each st [10]</span><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />Rnd 4: Ch 1 , turn. Skip first stitch, sc in front loops of each st [9]<br /><br />Rnd 5: Ch 1, turn. Skip first stitch, sc in back loops of each st [8]<br /><br />Rnd 4: Ch 1, turn. Skip first st, sc in front loops of each st [7]<br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Rnd 5: Ch 1, turn. Skip first st, sc in back loops of each st [6]</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Rnd 6: Ch 1, turn. Skip first st, sc in front loops of each st [5]</span><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Rnd 7: Ch 1, turn. Skip first st, sc in back loops of each st [4]<br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Rnd 8: Ch 1, turn. Skip first st, sc in front loops of each st [3]<br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Rnd 9: Ch 1, turn. Skip first st, sc in back loops of each st [2]</span><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />Keep repeating till only one stitch remains, then fasten off.</span><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Second Ear Flap:</span><br /><br />Skip 8 sts across the back of Hat. In next st, join yarn with slip st then follow the same pattern as for the first ear flap.</span><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Front Flap:</span><br /><br />Sc across the front of hat to the second ear flap, Ch 1, turn. Repeat the last row 9 times, alternating between stitching in front loops/ back loops. Fasten off.</span><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Edging:</span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br />Join yarn in the front edge of an ear flap and then just sc around .<br /><br />For the Ear Flap ties I just braided all the colors I used. But you</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > can use any technique. You can braid, I've also done Monks Cords and so on.<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixf44gF9wsUwO3aRlWAa7UMDkjOt99-WAbuGGHqeqXYx-ZbCPEqgvytcI5oxaxiXglzV2xOZYUW8EdN2-LBAg-twTeEkMQsnbP-g2gqhOlpUziXgR7DMcNdfiGGamv2meBh4vaWj7d86fk/s1600-h/carloshat+007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixf44gF9wsUwO3aRlWAa7UMDkjOt99-WAbuGGHqeqXYx-ZbCPEqgvytcI5oxaxiXglzV2xOZYUW8EdN2-LBAg-twTeEkMQsnbP-g2gqhOlpUziXgR7DMcNdfiGGamv2meBh4vaWj7d86fk/s320/carloshat+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127642469009029042" border="0" /></a>That's my kitten playing with the braided tie of the hat. I will post more photos of his adorable face later<span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span>Mashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240010582993231003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718532594700593535.post-69625154002862944532007-10-29T01:18:00.000-04:002008-11-13T01:22:43.780-05:00Butterfly Beauty Turban by Dot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-z7ss9HjBRKTk9Cgrtg-oDi5nyT-CMYemaR5JgMqqzzxvF5RmPPTOSV6OzCmrTFCOqCy4o6SuHog81apmlDD-_ROZJSC_mktACwW1qeD0zpRRTKZOb__oo3M-sF8_BA4tjhBh4eRQCGL9/s1600-h/Crochet+Projects+005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-z7ss9HjBRKTk9Cgrtg-oDi5nyT-CMYemaR5JgMqqzzxvF5RmPPTOSV6OzCmrTFCOqCy4o6SuHog81apmlDD-_ROZJSC_mktACwW1qeD0zpRRTKZOb__oo3M-sF8_BA4tjhBh4eRQCGL9/s320/Crochet+Projects+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126627701380970338" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />I found this great <a href="http://bythehook.blogdrive.com/archive/49.html">Turban Pattern</a> online when looking for interesting crochet patterns. My roommate Allie got my interested in Turbans after she busted one out recently. I unfortunately cannot always pull off her fashion stylings, but this turban is surprisingly easy to wear. I wore it with my pea coat recently and got some compliments :). Check out Dot's site though, she has some really cool patterns on there. I basically followed her crochet patterns except for a few modifications.<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Modifications:</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I repeated row 6 twice.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4_hafU62lhjvDp_g1xZXhMMeIMoQn8FcqJ283DX7SaEIvK66KxDQPVLBl2v1yNysSUURSJIEs6aReThBRXhfSFXFGcbtfTahkxVmM0FJ_nK3p4JOvDJ8h3TAqg1YRTh1rjflzoeTosjJ/s1600-h/Crochet+Projects+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4_hafU62lhjvDp_g1xZXhMMeIMoQn8FcqJ283DX7SaEIvK66KxDQPVLBl2v1yNysSUURSJIEs6aReThBRXhfSFXFGcbtfTahkxVmM0FJ_nK3p4JOvDJ8h3TAqg1YRTh1rjflzoeTosjJ/s320/Crochet+Projects+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126628702108350322" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I crocheted 7 rows of butterfly stitches. So basically I repeated row 8 five times, and then went back to the pattern, crocheting her row 11 and 12.<br /><br />I added the extra rows because I wanted a slightly longer turban and also I liked the way more butterfly stitches looked. Altogether my turban was 17 rows long.<br /><br />I used Lion Brand Yarn Vanna's Choice in Purple and I think either a J or H hook. I'm pretty terrible at gauge and such, so I basically experiment until I figure out the correct hook size. I don't really make those little squares, though I should really start.<br /><br /></span>Mashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240010582993231003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718532594700593535.post-72338366815067129652007-10-28T22:33:00.000-04:002008-11-13T01:22:43.824-05:00Kendals Fishermans Hat (with Pattern)<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Th</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">is is a hat that I made my friend Kendal, I'm pretty happy with the way it came out. I used </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Lion Brand Wool-Ease </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Thick </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">& Quick Yarn and a size K hook. Over all it took me around two hours to make and that was while I was watching online lectures as well as taking notes, so needless to say this is a pre</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">tty easy project.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br /><br /><br />Kendals Fishermans Hat Pattern</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdId7OWaXautgMSPldh98uJhH_OHgRwHqMyY8ZauImVBBs8P_L0xV0HBiKdm4tZ1sA8aXbVjp97_QkCWlNKk1EEgIIjid6mmCgZy0fJcm6gTiMWcFyoM-R8tRvXYFOQ4wR17O3cWrVF1-/s1600-h/DieHardNight&Kennyshat+010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdId7OWaXautgMSPldh98uJhH_OHgRwHqMyY8ZauImVBBs8P_L0xV0HBiKdm4tZ1sA8aXbVjp97_QkCWlNKk1EEgIIjid6mmCgZy0fJcm6gTiMWcFyoM-R8tRvXYFOQ4wR17O3cWrVF1-/s320/DieHardNight&Kennyshat+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126605182867437394" border="0" /></a></div> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Notes: </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;">T</span><span style="font-size:100%;">his hat is worked in continuous rounds. Do not join</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"> at the end of rounds. Also I created the ribbed appearance by crocheting in the back loop of each stitch.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Chain 2<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Round 1</span>: Work 6 single crochet in 2nd chain from hook [ 6 stitches]<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Round 2</span>: 2 single crochet in each stitch [ 12 stitches]<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Round 3</span>: Sc (single crochet) in next stitch, then 2 sc in stitch after that. Repeat till you have [18 stitches]<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Round 4</span>: Sc in each of the next two stitches, then 2 sc in next stitch. Repeat till you have [24 stitches]<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Round 5</span>: Sc in each of the next three stitches, 2 sc in next stitch. Repeat till you have [30 stitches]<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Round 6</span>: Sc in each of the next four stitches, 2 sc in next stitch till you have [44 stitches]<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Round 7 - 20</span>: Sc in each stitch around.<br /><br />You don't necessarily have to do 20 rounds, just Sc around evenly, trying on the hat until it covers the ears.<br /><br />Fasten off First color and join Second color.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Round 21</span>: Sc under both strands of the V of the stitches in round 20 `<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Round 22 - 25</span>: Sc in the front loop of each stitch<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Round 26</span>: Sc in front loop of previous row AND in front loop of round 14. Fasten Off.<br /><br />If you have any questions, or there are mistakes, post comments and I will reply.</span></span></span></span></span></span>Mashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240010582993231003noreply@blogger.com0