Penney's Picot Choker

Penney's Picot Choker@2006 by Penney Wilfort

 

This is a really cute choker that my sister Penney did for my list. Thank you so much for this donate to the blog!

 

 

 Materials:

Southmaid size 10 thread, any color, Size 5 crochet hook

Chain any length you need, for a 15" choker, chain 95., ch 1, turn.

Row 1: sc in each chain across to end, ch 1, turn.

Row 2: * sc in next 4 sc, ch 6, skip 3 sc,  Repeat from *  across row, ch 1, turn.

Row 3: *sc in next 4 sc, at the 6 ch space, sc each ch to  top of hoop, ch3, sc in same space (picot made), sc in each of remaining sc's of hoop, repeat from * across row, end sc in last remaining sc, fasten off.

Finishing:

At each end, ch about 8 to 10 sc, and add metal screw, tie off.

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Ryan's Ski Hat

Ryan's Ski Hat   @ 2013 N. Banks

This hat I deisigned and knit for a very close friend of my daughters for Christmas, it's another one of the patterns I did for the Hat charity in Maine. Hope you enjoyed all the ski hats.  

Materials:

Black and Red worsted weight yarn (I used Red Heart)

Size 5 & 7 circular knitting needles

1 set size 7 double point needed

1 row counter

9 stitch markers

With Black and size 5 circular needles, cast on 100 stitches, join being careful not to twist the stitches.

Rds 1 to 5: K 2, P 2, around, drop black, attach Red

Rds 6 to 7: With Red k 2, p 2 around, drop Red.

Rds 8 & 9: With Black knit around, drop black.

Rds 10, 11, & 12: with Red knit around.

Rds 14 to 18: With Black knit 1, with Red knit 1, after round 18, drop black. (You will be working Black over Black and Red over Red)

Rds 19 to 21: With Red, knit, drop Red.

Rds 22 & 23: With Black knit, drop black.

Rds 24 & 25:  With Red, knit,

Rd 26:  With Red, knit, inc 1 stitch.

Rds 27 to 31: With Black knit 1, with Red knit 1. (on next rounds you should be working red over black, and black over red). After round 31, drop black.

Rds 32 & 33: With Red knit.

Rd 34: With Red knit, dec 1 stitch, drop Red.

Rd 35: With Black, knit.

Rd 36: With Black, knit, place 1 marker after every 10th stitch. Drop Black.

Rd 37: With Red knit to 4 stitches before first marker, knit 2 tog, k 2.

Rd 38: With Red knit.

Repeat rounds 37 and 38 once more, then using Black, repeat rounds 37 and 38 2 times, working red for 4 rounds and black for 4 rounds until you have 4 stitches between markers, fasten off black, and with red repeat above rounds until you have a total of 10 stitches left.

Finishing:

          Run yarn needle through remaining stitches and draw up tight, run needle through again, drawing up tight and fasten off. Weave all loose yarn ends in.

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.

 

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.

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

October 2010 Stitch of the Month Crochet

October 2010 Stitch of the Month Crochet

 

Based on a multiple of 8 chains, plus 5.

For sample, chain 21 (3 x 8 = 24 + 5 = 29)

Row 1: Work 3 dc in 9th ch from hook, ch 3 & 3 dc in same place for a shell, * ch 2, skip 3 ch, 1 dc in next ch, ch 2, skip 3 ch, 1 shell in next ch (3dc, ch3, 3 dc), repeat from * across, end ch 2, skip 3 ch, 1 dc in last ch, ch 5, turn.

Row 2: * 1 shell in ch-3 sp of next shell, ch 2, 1 dc in next dc, ch 2, repeat from * across, end last dc in 3rd ch after shell of previous row, ch 5, turn.

Repeat Row 2 for pattern until square.

 

 

 

 

White Christmas in Dry Creek

White Christmas in Dry Creek by Janet Tronstad

To quote Caroline Gordon "A well-composed book is a magic carpet on which we are wafted to a world that we cannot enter in any other way."

When Renee opened her front door, and found a man lying there, she would not know the changes he would bring into her and her young daughter's lives.

This book was a great read. I loved the characters of Renee, Tassie and Rusty. So well planned and developed. The well developed story line just draws you in.  Scenes that are funny and thoughtful make you laugh. 

I would love to see another book in the Dry Creek series about Rusty, Dog and Annie his horse and his ranch. I’ve wondered what happened to the dog and horse. And Eric.
This book was so good, I read it twice. I gave it 5 stars.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17738310-white-christmas-in-dry-creek?from_search=true

Cross

Cross by James Patterson


     This is the first Alex Cross series book that I found to be a bit to much for me, great action, lots of suspense but the psychopath was just too sick in this book.


I love reading and have been reading as far back as I can remember. When I moved to this home several years ago, I set myself u[ a library and it's loaded with great books to read.  With 6 bookcases, I think I'll be busy reading for a long time.



http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13128.Cross