Friday, October 25, 2013

My Winter Shawl


My Winter Shawl @ 2009 by N.L. Banks

This pattern is a simple knit shawl, you can use very long needles instead of the circular ones, but they would be easier to work with. If you can knit, purl and do a yarn over, then you can  knit this pattern. You knit back and forth on the circular needles.

Materials:

1 size 10 circular knitting needles,
 two stitch markers,
1 skein (1 1/2  or two skeins if you want it larger, just keep going) Caron One Pound size yarn, any light color.

Note: slip markers as you come to them. pm = place marker.

Cast on 6, 

Row 1: k1, p1, k1, k1, p1, k1

Row 2: k1, p1, k1,yo,  k1, p1, k1

Row 3: k1, p1, k1,(pm) yo, knit to last 3 stitches, (pm),  k1, p1, k1

Row 4: k1, p1, k1, slip marker, yo, knit to next marker, slip marker, k1, p1, k1.

Repeat row 4 until you about 15 to 17 yards left.

Row 5: k1, p1, k1, *yo, K2 tog, from * to last 3 stitches, k1, p1, k1

Row 6 to 8 k1, p1, k1 across row, (you may have to add or dec 1 stitch so that the last 3 stitches are k1, p1, k1)

Bind off, weave in the ends. 

This pattern is copyrighted, and may not be used on any media, including websites, lists, newsletters, nor sold, recopied or reformatted. It is for your personal use only.

Monday, October 21, 2013

Double Cross

Double Cross  by James patterson
 great book, lots of suspance, action and of course murder. Really good.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/552887.Double_Crossa

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