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Just click on the pic to go to the free pattern.
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the 'net - just Google to find it.
As always, if you have a question or problem, I offer as much tech support as your patience and my free
time allow!
I'll be filling in the gaps just as soon as I can, so check back often, and if you have an idea, please
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| Star Rib Mesh Scarf |
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January 2003
Star Rib Mesh Scarf
After all of that stressful Holiday knitting, you need to knit something soft and silky for yourself
(or your SO), and this is the perfect project! As a bonus, it only uses one skein of a resonably-priced mohair lace-weight
yarn, AND the pattern is easily memorized so you can take it with you.
February 2003
Wimple or HeadOver
This pattern is basically a tube that fits over your head, and sits in soft folds around the neck to
keep out cold drafts. It's made long enough to go up over your hair and the back of your head to serve as both scarf
and hat. I much prefer this handy little thingy to a hat that flattens my hair and/or a scarf that will end up on the
ground because I just can't seem to keep one on. It is also great for barn chores - no loose ends to end up in a horse's
mouth...
| Fraternal Stripes Socks |
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March 2003
Fraternal Stripes Socks
The free pattern for this month is
a pair of Fraternal Striped Socks in worsted weight yarn. I used a superwash wool (Aran Knit by Sunbeam - 2 skeins)
for the main part of the socks and some variegated NZ wool yarn (label long since lost, but it was just small amounts) - get
creative and make your own stripe patterns!
| Left/Right Sox |
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July 2003
Left/Right Sox
The free pattern for this month is a pair of Left/Right Socks in worsted weight yarn.
I used one skein of Knittaly by Colorado Yarns in a verigated colorway. These socks are short (just the way I like them) and
the toe shaping slants right and left, just like my feet do. The instructions work for my feet, but you may have to make a
few adjustments to custom-fit them to your own feet. I've included suggestions for the shaping, but this pattern is not a
knit-by-the-numbers design! Take a good look at your feet and be prepared to do a little frogging - it's only a few rounds
at the toe, so it won't hurt, I promise!
| Caterpillar Socks |
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| Sample and pic by Tanya H. |
August 2003
Caterpillar Socks
This sock pattern was inspired by some Koigu yarn
that I bought for another project that really didn't work out. The more I looked
at it, the more it reminded me of those fuzzy orange caterpillars that I see all over the place in the Spring. I decided to see what it would look like on a pair of socks, and here is the result.
This is more a design concept than a pattern in that
you can use any variegated yarn that you wish that will knit to the gauge specified.
The socks in the cover photo were knit by Tanya in
Minneapolis
and she also took the photos. Thanks so much for doing such a great job, Tanya!
| Lacey bag trio |
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September 2003
A trio of Lacey Bags
(a lesson in gauge)
This month's pattern features an easy Gauge lesson and the bonus of a lacey bag when you're done.
| Y.S.A. Socks |
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October 2003
Y.S.A. Socks
(Yarn Shortage Anxiety socks)
Since I had only one ball of a great hand-dyed yarn and really wanted another pair of socks, these were knit
with short cuffs and with one eye always on the rapidly disappearing ball of yarn.
| Break-all-the-Rules Hat |
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November 2003
The Break-all-the-Rules Hat
This easy rolled brim hat will use up your
odds and ends of worsted weight yarn while allowing you to design on the needles with no thought to "The Knitting Rules."
This hat is easy for a beginner (you need
only know how to Knit, Purl and Knit 2 Together) and the design possibilities are endless for a knitter of any level.
This pattern will fit an average adult and at the end of these instructions is a basic formula
to help you design your own hat using any weight yarn.
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