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Bottoms Up Waffle Stitch Hat


There are lots of waffle stitch hat patterns out there, but most of them do not use the pattern stitch for the shaping at the top. This pattern is worked from the bottom up, with a built in folded brim, and the decreases worked in pattern. If you are comfortable seeing your stitches and with post stitches, it shouldn't be too difficult.  Since waffle stitch produces a pretty thick fabric, I made these hats in fingering weight yarn and used a size G hook to produce a texture and drape I like. Sock yarn works really well with this pattern, and the infant size is a great way to use a fingering weight mini skein. This pattern begins with foundation double crochet, and instructions on how to do that are included in the pattern.  If you need additional help with that, I have a handy-dandy instructional video here.


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Octagonal Romper

If you think about it, the basic shape of a baby romper or onesie is octagonal. That’s the idea that I’ve played with here.  The front and back are each an octagon worked from the center out, but with shoulder straps and buttonholes added where necessary.  The seams are crocheted along with the edging, so the only sewing required is for attaching the buttons.  I really enjoyed putting this pattern together, and I especially like how the center-out design displays variegated and self-striping yarns.


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Impish Delights

Impish Delights as a baby sock and hat set inspired by the nursery rhyme Ride a Cockhorse, William Allingham's poem The Fairies (Up the Airy Mountain), my love of fairytales. The hat and socks work up quickly in DK weight yarn and should fit a 3-6 month old. The lace pattern on the cuffs and brim is a simple two row repeat, and on the socks, those cuffs help the socks stay on. This set is a perfect baby shower gift, and would look adorable in just about any color. However, if baby is going to be about the right size in December, you can choose colors appropriate for one of Santa's elves as well.

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Felted Watch Cap


Felting is a fun knitting adventure. Most knitting patterns call for worsted or bulky yarn, but felting with thinner yarns creates a finished fabric that I think is more attractive and wearable. This hat is made using DK weight yarn, and following this pattern with sport weight yarn will make a good hat for a child.

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Scalloped V Baby Blanket


This blanket pattern uses scalloped V stitch in the round, with a shell pattern for the border. As pretty as the pattern stitch is, color choice will decide whether the blanket is masculine, feminine, or unisex, and the pattern stitch will happily take a backseat to variegated yarns or stripes. Worked in worsted weight yarn and a size J hook, this blanket works up quickly for a last minute gift or charity stitching.

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Folded Eyelet Cowl

I posted about playing around with the offset cowl concept I found on Pinterest. This pattern is the result of my play. I used scalloped V stitch (alternating Vs and single crochets) in the round, starting with scalloped V foundation stitch in the middle. The who thing is a rectangle, folded and seamed creatively. It’s also a more economical use of yarn than most cowl patterns. I love how it drapes, and also that the back is narrow enough to sit comfortably under a jacket collar.

Since both sides of the fabric are visible on the front, I made the rectangle reversible and in the round. Instructions include how to start the project using foundation stitch worked in the pattern stitch. This pattern is worked in DK weight yarn or lace weight mohair.


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Log Cabin Mitered Mittens



There are lots of patterns out there for mittens that include mitered squares.  This one is a little different in that not all the squares are the same size, and not all the pieces are squares.  Made in worsted weight yarn, these mittens work up fast and are a good introduction to mitering. They are made from the top down, in one piece, and the squares build off each other, getting progressively bigger, like the pieces in a log cabin quilt.  The final mitered piece isn’t actually a square or triangle, but a trapezoid, which creates the thumb gusset. 

The top of the cuff is a bit snug. If you don’t want the top of your cuffs to be snug, then this might not be the pattern for you. I like it, because I’m a mom, and I don’t want my mittens to be pulled off when I’m holding hands with my little people.


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Round Waffle Stitch Baby Blanket


After doing the Wagon Wheel Potholder and the Waffle Stitch Watch Caps, I decided to play with the concept a little more and make a baby blanket. I used looser gauge than I normally would with worsted weight yarn to accommodate the added bulk of the post stitches.  This blanket is nice and squishy, but it also has enough heft to be a good blanket for floor time. 

As with the other patterns that involved increasing in pattern in waffle stitch, if you have any confusion with written instructions, check out my video tutorial.


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Cabled Snake Scarf

 

This is a fun, easy pattern, made in super bulky yarn and with size 15 needles.  Make it whatever length you want. The cable pattern is simple, and perfect for a first cable project. Make it in a soft, fluffy yarn, and the texture of the cables almost take on the quality of a cloud or whipped cream. It’s both flirtatious and elegant, reminiscent of the Roaring 20's. Worked in a smoother yarn, this narrow scarf can be made to look like a whimsical snake.  I’ve included different finishing suggestions at the end of the pattern.


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Classic Crocheted Mittens

These mittens start at the top, using foundation double crochet, and are worked in the round, down to the cuff.  Foundation double crochet is also used to create the thumb hole. In order to keep the fabric from torquing, these mittens are crocheted in the round, but not in a coil--every other round is a wrong side round. The thumb gusset is also placed slightly to the front, meaning that there is a left mitten and a right mitten, and the two are not interchangeable. Made in fingering weight yarn, instructions are given for two sizes.

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Heavy Single Crochet Watch Cap

This quick, chunky hat is made using a size L hook and heavy single crochet, which is a variation on basic single crochet that adds extra chain stitches to the fabric. Those extra chains make the fabric thicker and also “lock” the single crochets in place, like with cluster stitches, preventing the single crochets from stretching out of shape.  Worked in a coil, heavy single crochet makes an attractive and practical hat.  When turned “wrong side” out, it also has a significantly less prominent horizontal line to it than single crochet. This pattern includes instructions for four sizes, ranging from infant to adult.


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Easy Surplice Baby Sweater



This cute surplice cardigan pattern is an elegant introduction to side-to-side garment construction for the advanced beginner.

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Hat With Sleeves Sweater


This sweater pattern is a wonderful project for the advanced beginner (that means, if you are comfortable making hats), a great first sweater, and an introduction to one-piece construction. Once you understand this pattern, you can make any number of variations on it.

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Symmetry Scarf


This lovely scarf is a wonderful example of how beautiful crochet is in lace weight mohair, and it feels like cloud! While the pattern itself is fairly simple and works up quickly, both halves of the scarf look the same because they are worked from the center out.  To start the scarf, you work a row of foundation shell stitch, and the pattern includes a photo tutorial on how to do foundation shell stitch.  After the first half of the scarf is complete, you go back and begin the second half by working into the bottom of the foundation row.

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Garden Lattice Baby Blanket


This Corner-to-Corner baby blanket is made using a variation on classic Crazy Stitch that I like to call Open Crazy Stitch. While this pattern is more open than a crazy stitch blanket, the eyelets create a texture similar to that of a granny square blanket. Made with chunky yarn and a size K hook, this is a fast project that can be completed in a weekend, making it an ideal baby shower gift or charity stitching project. For a more gender-neutral look, choose different colors than pictured and omit the roses on the corners.

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Woven Mesh Crocheted Cowl


This cowl is fun to make and feels good to wear. I love woven mesh stitch, because it is visually interesting without overwhelming the yarn, and it is textured and squishy without being heavy. The pattern is worked in the round, working out from the center. There is no hard chain edge, because the work begins with foundation double crochet. The overall texture of the mesh is broken up with stripes of double crochet and light crab stitch, including a round of light knurling around the middle.

This pattern is now available from Rancho Inca Alpaca.



Ocean Waves Cowl



This knitted cowl pattern uses a vintage edging pattern as the basis for the pattern stitch.  I used a picoted cast-on to emphasize the scalloped bottom edge, and I added some weight and drape to the top edge, as well as avoiding a hard bind-off, by using a cabled bind-off. The resulting cowl, which is lacy without being to open or impractical, reminds me of the surf on the Pacific coast.


This pattern is now available from Rancho Inca Alpaca



Random Stitch Crescent Scarf




This beautiful crescent scarf plays with the use of prime numbers, rows that are not an even number of pattern repeats, and a repeat that continues beyond the end of each row to create the illusion of a random combination of stitches.  It is worked starting at the back of the neck, increasing outward to create a slightly ruffled crescent shape. The overall effect is dressy, elegant, and almost floral, while still being abstract. Despite its fancy appearance, this scarf is very forgiving to make, as the loose gauge hides a multitude of sins, and stitch “errors” simply contribute to the apparently random stitch placement.

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Endless Coil Baby Blanket



This is a simple, practical, unisex baby blanket pattern.  Made in worsted weight yarn, it works up quickly, but with enough going on to keep the stitching from being boring.

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 Woven Waves Hat



 

This faux cable hat uses a simple knit and purl pattern to create the illusion of cables. It's a quick knit that has enough variety to stay fun from start to finish. Use thicker or thinner yarn to change the size of the hat.

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Hooded Scarf


   

A cozy, quick knit, this hooded scarf is shaped a little differently from your average hooded scarf pattern. It has a more modern look and is easier to make than its companion, the Enchanted Shawl.  Most hooded scarf patterns involve making an extra long scarf, folding it in half, and sewing a seam along a segment of the fold, which creates a weak and uncomfortable point at the back of the neck.  This pattern avoids both drawbacks.  Enjoy!

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Girl's Chevron Cloche




This charming cloche starts with a granny square on the crown and uses chevron stitch for the body and brim. It’s fast to make without being boring--a quick project for an intermediate crocheter. Use different gauges (worsted or DK) to make a hat for a child or baby.

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Kid's Upside Down Hat


This simple watch cap is a fast knit, using chunky yarn and big needles. What sets it apart from other hats, though, is that it is made from the top down, much like hats are usually made in crochet. It’s simple and fun to make, and easy to adjust for length.

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Toddler Sweater to Crochet



This sweater is a basic concept, with very little shaping. You can vary the amount and type of yarn, the hook, and the stitch to make a basic pullover sweater.  This pattern makes a size 2T sweater, and the buttons at the shoulder are good for small children.  The instructions also provide the opportunity to substitute whatever gauge and measurements you like, so you can make similar sweaters in other yarns and sizes.

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Easy Peasy Baby Sweater



This basic, unisex, boatneck baby sweater pattern is fast and easy to make, with little shaping.  What sets it apart from other sweater patterns is that the sleeves are worked from the shoulder down, not from the cuff up, and they are worked directly from the body of the sweater, meaning that you do not sew the sleeves to the body during finishing.

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Boogie Baby Booties


This baby bootie pattern uses the smallest number of stitches you can use to make socks (albeit without short rows for the heel shaping). They are incredibly fast and easy to make and a fun introduction to the world of sock knitting. 

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Pixie Slipper Pattern Booklet



This collection of five crochet patterns progresses from the classic pixie slipper pattern through a variety of techniques and design modifications, illustrating the design process and how to make crochet more practical.

$10.00


 Girl's Crocheted Cardigan


This charming sweater (girl's US size 5) is both feminine and practical, demonstrating a variety of innovative techniques for crocheted garment construction.

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 Easy Felted Purse


This purse is a great beginner knitting project and a perfect first project for felting.
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 Child's Shell Sampler Scarf


This pint-sized scarf pattern is fun to crochet and easy to adapt to an adult size.
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Enchanted Shawl
 
This elegant shawl pattern is both simple to make and fun to wear.
 
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 Monster Socks

Monster Socks are a fun-to-make, whimsical sock pattern with details that help them stay on small feet.
 
$5.00 

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