New scarf and hat for me, I just wanted something different, so I did these up. They will be patterns for the month in 2026. Made with Premier Bloom chunky big self-striping floral print, I used two skins for the projects,
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
October 2023 Pattern of the Month Machine Knit
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House
October
2023 Pattern of the Month
Woven
Cutch Purse
@ 2013
by N Banks
My Sk 700 Studio knitting machine has all kinds of things it will do and of them is weaving. So here is a pattern for a Woven Cutch Purse. The woven top folds down and has easy to use tuck pattern for the rest of it. It's also lined with a small pocket on the inside. Great for that late evening out or that special little girl that just loves purses.
The Sk 700 has a lot of features including the Fair Isle (knit – in) tuck, tuck lace, slip stitch, Punch Lace, weaving, and platting. There do not make these great little machines any more, so if you ever find one, get it.
Materials need:
Tamm 3 ply Astracryl in white
White fabric appx 3/8 yard
White Thread
Sewing needle
Sewing machine
Silver Reed Punch Card 231A
Weaving yarn:
Lion brand Moonlight Mohair Art # 510
Color @ 202 Tundra.
1. RC 0, ten 6, e-wrap cast on 61 stitches (31-0-30). Set machine to knit plain, Make sure your hatches are open and knit 4 rows, hang weights, knit to row 11. COL. Make sure your hatches are open.
2. I wanted to show you where the card snaps go and how to line up the ends of the card so that it goes into the machine for knitting. I didn't have a teacher to show me, and if you are home learning on your own this will help. After putting card into the machine, line of the ends of card and use the white snaps that come with the machine, it should look like this:
then line up the arrow with the number 1 on the card, should look
like this:
Ten 8, insert Silver Reed card number 231A into machine, and set
machine to tuck as in order 1, see below.
3.
Knit slowly across row to right side.
4.
Set the machine as in order 2 as above.
5. Remember to move weights up, and keep a weight on each end. If stitches are falling off the ends or not forming right, pull one needle on carriage side each row into “D” position before knitting across row.
6. RO: 0 tension 10, knit 130 rows.
7. Set machine to plain knit, lock card and knit 1 row to the left. RC 131.
8. Reset Silver Reed Card to 1
9. Set controls for weaving as in order 1 and slowly move carriage
to right side.
10 Set controls as in order 2.
11
Tension 9 RC O, Feed the
weaving yarn though the tension rods into the weaving arm and tie on the clamp
that should be under your table, the one that holds the machine on the table on
the right side.
12
Place the yarn into the weaving arm on your machine, see below.
13
This picture shows the weaving yarn in the arm with the red ball
on the end, (the arm is on the left side of carriage, but the carriage is on
the right side of knitting. This picture also show the first needle on the
carriage side in the “D” position, this helps keep the weaving from falling
off the needles and insures the that the stitch will form. You will need to do
this each pass of the carriage from left to right and right to left as you
weave the top of the purse.
14
Now move the carriage
slowly to the left side.
Move the weaving yarn
(move it under the carriage) into the arm nearest your knitting, and pull the
first needle next to the carriage into “D” position and move the carriage
slowly back to the right side. Picture below shows carriage on the left side of
knitting with yarn in the weaving arm.
Repeat steps 12 to 15 and weave 30 rows. Remember to move the weights up, also keep one weight at each end under the first couple of needles.
Cut weaving yarn, lock card or remove it from the machine, and set machine to plain knit.
Ten 8, knit 10 rows, bind off around gate posts.
Stream very lightly each end of the knitting, and then stream the
sides flat.
Purse lining.
Measure
from side to side of purse and from the beginning of the tuck knitting to the
end of the weaving (do not measure the plain knitting) Length _______
Width ______. Cut material
using
these measurements and
zig zag
around it, set aside.
Pocket. Cut piece of fabric 9 x 9 inches, and fold into
¼. With single fold at top, sew ¼ seam around sides and bottom. Iron seam under
pocket
22. Lay weaving side of purse down, measure about 1/2 inch down from bottom weaving at top of purse and pin pocket in place to just the lining, not the purse, sew in place.
Sunday, October 5, 2025
Sunday links for knitting, crocheting and sewing
Sunday links for knitting, crocheting and sewing
Picot Crochet Doily
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Sparkle Ruby Slouch
SWEET SUMMER RUANA
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Ruby Red Crochet Purse
Beautiful Beans Beanie
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Folklore Cardigan Pattern
Kitchen Ring Pad
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Rainbow Shawlette
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Mosaic Kitchen Towels/dishcloth
Moss Stitch Scarf
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
October 2023 Stitch of the Month
At My House
October 2023
Stitch of the Month Crochet
Chain a multiple of 4 plus 3.
For a large coaster or square, ch 19. For a
dishcloth ch 31 or for a larger one, try using a ch of 35 or 39. You can also
try cutting netting into small long strips and use a larger
hook, ch 19, and use it as a pot scrubber.
Foundation Row:
1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch to end. Ch 1, turn.
Pattern rows:
Row 1: 1 sc in first sc, *ch 4, 1 sc in each of next 4 sc; rep from *, ending ch 4, 1 sc in last sc. Ch 1, turn.
Row 2: Holding ch-4 at back (right side), work 1 sc in each sc to end. Ch 1, turn.
Row 3: 1 sc in each of first 3 sc, * ch 4, 1 so in each of next 4 sc; rep from *, ending ch 4, 1 sc in each of last 3 sc. Ch 1, turn.
Row 4: Same as Row 2.
Repeat from Row 1 for pattern or until square.
Monday, September 22, 2025
Monday, September 15, 2025
September 2023 Pattern of the Month
At My House
September 2023 Pattern of the Month
Irish Crochet Bedspread
Pattern #6123
Spool Cotton #269, Old and New Favorites
MATERIALS: J. & P. COATS "KNIT-CRO-SHEEN" or BEDSPREAD COTTON: Single Size Spread—70 x 108 inches—46 balls of White or Ecru, or 69 balls of any color, Double Size Spread—86 x 108 inches—58 balls of White or Ecru, or 87 balls of any color … Steel Crochet Hook No. 7.
GAUGE: Block measures 5½ inches square.
FIRST BLOCK … Ch 6. Join with sl st. 1st rnd: Ch 6, (dc in ring, ch 3) 7 times. Sl st in 3rd ch of ch-6.
2nd rnd: Ch 1, in each sp around make sc, half dc, 3 dc, half dc and sc. Sl st in 1st sc.
3rd rnd: (Ch 5, sc between petals) 8 times.
4th rnd: Ch 1, in each loop around make sc, half dc, 3 dc, tr, 3 dc, half dc and sc. Join.
5th rnd: (Ch 6, sc between petals) 8 times.
6th rnd: Ch 1, in each loop around make sc, half dc, 2 dc, 3 tr, 2 dc, half dc and sc. Join.
7th rnd: Sl st across to center tr of 1st petal, (ch 9, sc in center tr of next petal) 8 times.
8th rnd: Ch 1, make 11 sc in each loop around. Join.
9th rnd: Ch 3 (to count as 1 dc), 4 dc in same place as sl st, drop loop from hook, insert hook in top st of ch-3 and pull loop through (pc st made), * sc in each of next 21 sc, 5 dc in next sc, drop loop from hook, insert hook in 1st dc of this group and pull loop through (another pc st). Repeat from * around. Join to top of 1st pc st.
10th rnd: Ch 1, sc in next sc, * pc st in next sc, sc in next 17 sc, pc st in next sc, ch 6, skip sc, pc st and sc. Repeat from * around. Join to top of 1st pc st.
11th rnd: Ch 1, sc in next sc, * pc st in next sc, sc in next 13 sc, pc st in next sc, ch 6, in next loop make sc, ch 3 and sc (picot made); ch 6, skip pc st and next sc.
Repeat from * around.
Join as before.
12th rnd: Ch 1, sc in next sc, * pc st in next sc, sc in next 9 sc, pc st in next sc, (ch 6, in next loop make sc, ch 3 and sc) twice; ch 6, skip pc st and next sc. Repeat from * around.
Join. 13th rnd: Ch 1, sc in next sc, * pc st in next sc, sc in next 5 sc, pc st in next sc, (ch 6, in next loop make sc, ch 3 and sc) 3 times; ch 6, skip pc st and next sc. Repeat from * around. Join.
14th rnd: Ch 1, sc in next sc, * pc st in next sc, ch 2, skip 1 sc, pc st in next sc, (ch 6, in next loop make sc, ch 3 and sc) 4 times; ch 6, skip pc st and next sc. Repeat from * around. Join.
15th rnd: Sl st in ch-2 sp, ch 3, complete a pc st in same sp, * (ch 6, in next loop make sc, ch 3 and sc) twice; ch 7, in next loop make pc st, ch 5 and pc st; ch 7, (in next loop make sc, ch 3 and sc; ch 6) twice; pc st in next ch-2 sp. Repeat from * around. Join.
16th rnd: Sl st in 2 ch, ch 1, in same loop make sc, ch 3 and sc; * ch 6, in next loop make sc, ch 3 and sc; ch 7, pc st in next loop, ch 3, in next loop make 4 tr, ch 5 and 4 tr; ch 3, pc st in next loop, ch 7, in next loop make sc, ch 3 and sc; ch 6, in next loop make sc, ch 3 and sc; ch 3, in next loop make sc, ch 3 and sc. Repeat from * around. Join to 1st sc and break off.
SECOND BLOCK … Work as for First Block until 15th rnd is completed.
16th rnd: Sl st in 2
ch, ch 1, in same loop make sc, ch 3 and sc; ch 6, in next loop make sc, ch 3
and sc; ch 7, pc st in next loop, ch 3, 4 tr in next loop, ch 2, sc in
corresponding corner loop on First Block, ch 2, 4 tr in same loop as last 4 tr
on Second Block, ch 3, pc st in next loop, (ch 3, sc in corresponding loop on
First Block, ch 3, in next loop on Second Block make sc, ch 3 and sc) twice; ch
3, in next loop make sc, ch 3 and sc; ch 3, sc in corresponding loop on First
Block, ch 3, in next loop on Second Block make sc, ch 3 and sc; ch 3, sc in
next loop on First Block, ch 3, pc st in next loop on Second Block, ch 3, 4 tr
in corner loop, ch 2; sc in corner loop on First Block, ch 2, 4 tr in same
corner loop on Second Block. Complete 16th rnd as for First Block (no more
joinings). Break off.
For Single Size Spread make 230 Blocks. For Double Size Spread make 284 Blocks, joining as in diagram.
EDGING … Attach thread to free corner loop of a side block, ch 4, in same loop make 5-tr pc st, ch 5 and 5-tr pc st; (ch 6, sc in next loop, ch 6, in next loop make 5-tr pc st, ch 5 and 5-tr pc st) 3 times; ch 6, sc in next loop, ch 7, sc in each of next 2 corner loops (before and after joining), ch 7, sc in next loop, ch 3, sc in corresponding loop on previous block, ch 3, in next loop make 5-tr pc st, ch 5 and 5-tr pc st. Work along all outer edges to correspond. Join and break off.
TASSEL … Cut a piece of
cardboard 4 x 5 inches. Lay two 8-inch strands across width of cardboard. Wind
thread around length of cardboard 60 times. Pick up the two 8-inch lengths and
tie securely. Remove from cardboard and cut loops at opposite end. Wind a
strand of thread several times around top 1 inch down from where tassel was
tied. Trim ends evenly.
Thursday, September 11, 2025
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