blog #443 >> Knitted Hat

At last! I've finished my hat! Now I think I'm going to make arm warmers to match.
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blog #425 >> Egg Cozy

Well... it started out as a hat. Then it was a tea cozy. And well... it just kept on shrinking and shrinking and at last it was an egg cozy. The cooler weather has hit, and the knitting needles have come out. I'm still thinking about trying this sweater. But it looks a little beyond my current knitting skill level. If I start it now... it might possibly be finished by next summer.

blog #344 >> Fall Wrist Warmers

I finally finished them!
I'm very proud of this pair, I'm getting better with each one. I used the double moss stitch and the classic garter. The pattern if you want it is:
Cast on 31 stitches. (Cast on more if you have larger wrists, but always use an odd number.)
6 rows garter (knit every row)
28 rows double moss stitch
(1st row — k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1... to end.)
(2nd row - p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1,... to end.)
(3rd row - p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1,... to end.)
(4th row - k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1... to end.)
(repeat these 4 rows.)
26 rows garter (knit every row)
cast off.
Sew together top four rows, and sew together from double moss stitch down, leaving the thumb hole in between. (Oh, right! Gauging... I used #5 knitting needles and sport weight yarn.)
And there you have it!
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blog #213>> "Sweaters for the Family"

This is the very reason why I knit. I love this book. I was searching through some of my grandma's old knitting needles the other day, trying to find another pair of #10s, when I found some of her old patterns books. They're all wonderful! I almost started a second blog just to post old patterns on. But I can hardly keep up the one I've got, so I'll just post them here every once in awhile. The images in this book are great. I want to be just like these people. I want cute little kids like that, and to have tea parties with my fabulous tea set. I'd like a husband to light a pipe for, and when I'm a little old lady I want my husband to bring me flowers while I knit. I doubt I'll ever find real people like these. But, I will still look through here and dream. You too can knit some "Sweaters for the Family" download the complete pattern book now. I don't think I'll keep this one up very long it's pretty big. (15mb)
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