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January 2024 Stitch of the
Month Knit
Trinity Stitch
muItiples
of 4 sts + 2.
For
sample, cast on 26 ( 4 x 6 = 24 + 2 = 26)
Row
1: (right side): Purl.
Row
2: K1, *M3, p3tog; rep from * to last st, k1.
Row
3: (right side): Purl.
Row
4: K1, *p3tog, M3; rep from * to last st, k1.
M
3 = knit 1, purl 1, k 1, all in the same stitch
Repeat
rows 1 to 4 for pattern until desired length, then row 1, bind off
Finally finish it the Light House Ski hat update 9-22-25
Light
House Ski Hat Finally finish it update 9-22-25
I finally finished the hat, lots of changes to it and it
does not look like a woman dancing any more, I hated that, but the hat was fun
to do and it will be Christmas for two people on my gift list. Below is the
picture of the finished hat. I started out with an idea of a light house hat,
draw it on a chart, and then added details and wrote out the pattern. You
can read how the process went below it. Below on the left is the finished
hat
March 2025
I decided to make another ski hat, I'm going to use
eyelash yarns, a fluffy white yarn, and regular colors to make it. I'm going to
put a lighthouse in it on a brown and green grassy hill with birds and clouds
in the sky. Below is a picture of the start of this, I have all the yarns
and the needles, I needed to work out the pattern details and write it out
because I drew it on paper first, the colors are brighter in the picture. I
will up date you as I go.
April 2025
I've started on my hat following the pattern and chart that
I finished. I've worked the grass, the hill and part of the lighthouse
with some birds and clouds in it I still have a lot to go and there are a lot
of thread ends I have to weave in when done, but it's starting to take
shape.
Here I have worked of my pattern, but I am starting to not
like the way it’s turning out, I think it has just too much in it. To me
it looks like an old woman dancing. Lol.
Below is the finished hat but I really don’t like it.
And it still looks like an old woman dancing, I can see the
birds and clouds, but I still don’t like it so I have started another one with
a lot of changes to my pattern. see first picture above.
An At My House Pattern
December 2023 Pattern of the Month Crochet
Air Freshener
Angel@ December 2000 by Shirley Stalnaker
(10 in
tall)
Materials used: Worsted weight Yarn (I use R/H)
White fleck
Size E hook
20 in of 1/8 in ribbon
beads or rhinestones About 20
hair spray
glitter of pearl dust
hot glue gun (Optional)
Airwick Air freshener container, either new or used.
Decorate as you want to It is your project!
Stitches used:
ch=3D chain
sc=3D single crochet
dc=3D double crochet
skp=3D skip
lp=3D loop
rep=3D repeat
Waist and Skirt:
Row 1: Ch 4, sl st to form ring. ch 1
Row 2: 8 sc in ring, sl st in 1st sc, ch 1
Row 3: Sc in sl st, sc in same st, sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in remaining sts. ( 10 sc).sl st in first sc, ch 1.
Row 4: Sc in sl st, sc in same st, sc in the
next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in remaining sts. (12 sc) sl st in first sc, ch
1.
Row 5: Sc in sl st, sc in same st, sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc in next 3 sc, sl st in first sc. (15 sc) ch 1.
Row 6: Sc around.( 15 sc) sl st in first sc. ch 1.
Row 7: 2 sc in same st as sl st, sc in next 2 sc. repeat around, ( 19 sc) sl st in first sc ch 1.
Row 8: Sc around ( 19 sc), ch 1
Row 9: 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 3 sc, repeat around, (24sc) sl st in first sc, ch 1.
Row 10: Sc around row, sl st in first sc, ch 1 (24 sc)
Row 11: 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 4 sc,repeat around, last sc, make 2 sc, sl st in first sc, ch 1. ( 30 sc).
Row 12: Sc around row, sl st in first sc, ch 1 ( 30 sc).
Row 13. 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 5 sc, repeat around, sl st in last sc. (35 sc) sl st in first sc ch 1.
Row 14: Sc around row, sl st in first sc, ch 1 ( 35 sc).
Row 15: 2 Sc in first sc, sc in next 6 sc, repeat around, ( 40 sc), sl st in first sc, ch 1.
Row 16: Sc around row, sl st in first sc, ch 1. ( 40sc).
Row 17: 2 Sc in first sc, sc in next 7 sc, repeat around (45 sc), sl st in first sc, ch 1.
Row 18: Sc around row, sl st in first ch 1. (45 sc).
Row 19: 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 8 sc, repeat around (50 sc), sl st in first sc, ch1.
Row 20-22: Sc around rows sl st in first sc, ( 50 sc) ch 1
Row 23: 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 9 sc, repeat around( 55), sl st in first sc, ch1.
Row 24: Sc around row, sl st in first sc, ch 1 ( 55 sc).
Row 25: 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 10 sc, repeat around (65 sc), sl st in first sc, ch1.
Rows 26-27: Sc around rows( 65 sc) sl st in first sc, ch 1
Rows 28- 29 are shell rows, As follows: Ch 3, 4
dc in same st, *skp 2 sc, in next st sc, skp 2 sc, 5dc in next sc, skp next 2
sc, sc in next sc,* repeat around ,
between * *s.,sl st in
first sc.sl st in next 3 dc, ch1 sc in same st,
** put 5 dc's in next sc, skp 2 dc, and sc in third dc, 5 dc's in next sc**
repeat between ** and ** around this makes
two rows of shells finish off and weave in ends, cut excess off.
Waist and head:
1: Attach to first ch of row 2 of waist and skirt. ch 1 sc in same st, sc around waist.( 8 sc)
2: ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc. ( 10 sc).sl st in first sc.
3: Ch 1 sc in same st and in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc. ( 14 sc) sl st in first sc.
4: ch 1, sc in same sc, sc around sl st in first sc.
5-6:
Repeat row 4.
At this point stuff a little fiber fill in bodice and neck and part of head.
7: Decrease rows begin: *dec 2 sc together sc in next 2 sc* repeat between *'s around.
8: dec first two sc together,* sc in next sc, dec next 2 sc,* and repeat between *'s around.
9: Sc around.
Stuff head till firm use tapestry needle to close top of head. pull thread tight so there is no hole. weave in end, and cut off excess
Sleeves: ( make 2)
Ch 4 sl st on first ch, to form a ring.
Row 1: Sc in ring, ch 3, sc in ring, 5 times. ( 5 sc, 5 ch 3).
Row 2: Ch 1. sc in same sc, * ch 3, sc in ch 3, sc in sc, * repeat around, sl st in first sc.
Row 3: Sl st in ch 3, sc in same chain 3, ch 3, sc in next ch 3, repeat around. sl st in first sc.
Row 4-5: Repeat row 3. end off weave in end and cut off excess yarn.
Arms, make two: chenille stem cut in 2 1/2 in long. sc around stem until covered. about 10 sc. Hot glue inside sleeve, give stem a slight bend to look like elbow. I put hot glue in bottom of sleeve and on both sides if stem and squeeze together until set to make arms sturdy so they wont fall out.(careful or you will get burnt). ;o)
Wings:
chain 8.
Rnd 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, and in next 5 chs, in next ch work ( sc, 2 dc, ch, 3 dc) working on opposite side in unused lps of beginning ch, dc in next 5 lps, in next lp work ( 3 dc, ch 3, 2dc, sc); join in first sc.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same sc as joining and in next 6 sc; ch 3, sc in same sc; ch 3, sk next dc, sc in next dc, in next ch 3 lp work ( 3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc); ch 3,( skp next dc, sc in next dc ch 3) 5 times; in nextch- 3 lp work ( 3 dc ch 3, 3 dc); sc in next dc, ch 3, skp next dc, sc in next sc, ch 3 sc in same sc; join in first sc; ch 3 turn.
Rnd 3:
Sc in next sc, ch 3, sk next ch 3
lp, * in next ch 3 lp work (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc); ch 3 *,( skp next sc, sc in next
dc, ch 3, skp next dc, sc in next dc, ch 3; rep from * to* once; sc in next dc,
ch 3 skp next dc, sc in next dc, ( ch 3, sc in next ch 3 lp) 6 times; ch 3, sc
in
next dc, ch 3 skp next dc, sc in next dc, ch 3; rep from * to * once; sc in next dc, ch 3, skp next dc, sc in next dc ch 3, rep from * to * once; skp next ch 3 lp, sc in next sc, ch 3; join in next sc. end off and weave in end and cut off excess yarn.
Halo:
Chain 10; join with sl st to form ring.=20
Ch 1, sc in ring, ( ch 3, sc in ring) 7 times; 5 sc in ring and join in first sc. End off and weave in end and cut excess yarn off.
Hair:
cut 12 pieces of yarn 7 ins. Long, fold 2 pieces in 3rds and hot glue to forehead of angel, take 10 pieces and tie with a piece of yarn in the middle; tightly to look like a part. cut off excess yarn, hot glue on top of the bangs just made to hide ends of bangs yet leaving enough of bang to look good. Pull rest of hair to the back and nape of angel tie a piece of yarn around it to hold in place. You can also add a flower here.
Decorating Your Angel:
Cut a piece of 1/8 in ribbon 20 in long tie around neck in small bow, ends will hang down front of skirt. You can add a flower over the top of bow if you wish. around bottom of skirt add rhinestones, or beads, at the top of each shell so they will have a zig-zag look. If you wish you can use hair spray and spray angel and us pearl dust, of glitter to make her sparkle! just have fun!
You can either tack or hot glue halo on. Take a piece of yarn and place it around middle of wings and pull center together and tie snuggly, you can either tack it on angels back with darning needle or hot glue it on. If you tack it on use the excess yarn from tying the middle together, if you hot glue, cut off excess and hid ends, before gluing.
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These are the gnomes I made for Christmas a couple years ago, I used six empty knitting machine cones stacking three, two and then one, and just started with a single crochet and crocheted a cone type cover to fit over the cones making them longer as needed, then made a white roll of ruffles along the bottom, then just did a three or four stitches in pink for the nose and tied them on just above the white ruffles. Just fun making them.
empty cones stacked 
the cute little noses 
The finished gnomes
December 2023 Stitch of the Month Knit
Fancy Slip Stitch Rib: ( multiples of 5 + 2 )
Row 1 (RS): * P2, k 1, sl 1 as if to p, k 1; rep from *, ending with p 2.
Row 2: K 2, * p 3, k 2; rep from * across.
Rep Rows I & 2 for pattern or until desired length.
