Saturday, January 31, 2026

February 2024 Stitch of the Month Crochet

 

February 2024 Stitch of the Month Crochet

Back Post Double Crochet #8

Back Post Double Crochet (Bpdc):

For sample, chain 21

Any number of chains, for an Afghan, chain 19, for a dishcloth, use 25.

Chain 21, 1 dc in 4th chain from hook and in each chain across  row. Ch 2, turn. 

Row 1 *working in back of row just make, yo, insert hook from back to front and to back again around the vertical post of stitch below, yo (three loops on hook) and draw thread through two loops on hook, yo, draw through two loops on hook. One loop remains. Bpdc completed  * Repeat from * to * across row.

Repeat row 1 until you have a square  or longer for the Afghan/dishcloth and trim.  

 

Friday, January 23, 2026

Heather’s St. Patrick's Fridgie

Heather’s St. Patrick's Fridgie@2000 By Penney Wilfort

 

 

Here's a 3 leaf clover I made for a fridgie or pin.

All you do is get some green yarn, a hook F or G size.

Ch. 6, ss to form a ring.

Ch 3.( counts as one dc) 4 dc, ss into ring, (first leaf formed.)

Do 2 more leaves like this, then at bottom of last leaf ch 8, sc in each st, (8).

cut off and weave in ends. The 8 ch makes the stem.

You can wear it or use as a fridgie.

 

This pattern is copyrighted, and may not be used on any other media, including websites. It is for your personal use only.

 

Thursday, January 15, 2026

January 2024 Pattern of the Month Crochet

 

An At My House Pattern

January 2024 Pattern of the Month Crochet 

Bridal Garter Belt

 

 

Bridal Garter  Belt

Clark's O.N.T.  J& P Coats Quick Tricks Book No. 267 1950

MATERIALS:

J. & P. Coats or Clark's O.N.T. Pearl Cotton, Size 5:  2 balls of No. 1

          White and 1 ball of No. 48 Hunter's Green, or

J.& P. Coats "Knit-Cro-Sheen": 1 ball each of No. 1 White and No. 48 Hunter's Green, and J.& P. Coats or Clark's O.N.T. Best Six Cord Mercerized Crochet, Size 30:

SMALL BALL:

J.& P. Coats ~ 1 ball of No. 9 Yellow, or   

CLARK'S O.N.T. ~ 1 ball of No 9 Yellow, or

J. & P. Coats Big Ball Best Six Cord Mercerized Crochet, Size 30: 1 ball of No. 9 Yellow, or

Clark's Big Ball Three Cord Mercerized Crochet, Size 30:  1 ball of No. 9 Yellow.     

Steel Crochet Hooks No. 7 and 10.     

A bridal garter.

GLADIOLA (Make 3)    

Starting at center with White, ch 10. Join with sl st to form a ring.

FIRST PETAL . .. 1st rd: Ch 10, Sc in 2nd ch from hook, Sc in next ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next 4 ch, hdc in next 2 ch, Sc in ring. Make 5 more Petals in same manner. Break off.

2nd rd: Attach White to last Sc and work around Petal as follows: * Holding hack on hook the last loop of each dc, make a de in next 3 sts, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (2 dc decreased), dc in next 2 sts, half dc in next 2 sts, Sc in next 2 sts, at tip make Sc, ch 3 and sc; Sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts, dec 2 dc, Sc in the Sc between Petals. Repeat from * around remaining petals. Join and break off.

BUD (Make 5) . . .

1st row: With White, ch 4, in 4th ch from book make 2 dc and 1 tr. Cb 3, turn.

2nd row: Skip first tr, dec 1 dc, ch 3, sl St in top of decreased dc, ch 3, sl St in top of starting chain. Break off.

STEM AND CALYX (Make 5)...

With Green make a chain 1 1/2 inches long, tr in 4th ch from hook, ch 3, sl St in tr, eb 4, sl st in same place as tr, ch 4, tr in same place as sl St, ch 3,

sl St in tr, ch 4, sl St in same place as tr, sl St in each ch across. Break off. Sew Bud to Calyx.

STAMEN (Make 3) With Yellow, * ch 9, * * (thread over, insert hook in 3rd ch from hook) 3 times; thread over and draw through all loops on hook (dc cluster made), ch 4. Repeat from * * once more, ending with ch 6, sl St in first ch of ch-9. Repeat from * 3 more times. Break off.

Sew Stamens to center of flower. Starch lightly and press.

Sew Flowers, Buds and Stems to garter.

Note: tr is a treble, yo twice, insert hook in stitch, yarn over and draw loop up, yo,(you should have 4 loops on hook) draw through first two loops, yo again, (Now 3 loops on hook) and draw through the next two loops only, yo again, and draw through the last two loops. Now you should have 1 loop on the hook.

        

 

Friday, January 2, 2026

January 2024 Stitch of the Month Knit

 

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

Saturday, December 27, 2025

Light House Ski hat

 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.

 

 

 

 

Saturday, December 20, 2025

2025 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!


2025  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!


 Wishing you and your loved ones a day filled with lots of love, happiness, family, friends and joy.

Happy New Year! May it be filled with joy, health and peace the world over. Remember, all it takes is a smile to brighten someone's day.  Smile, pass it on and be kind.

Thank you for visiting my blog.  I will be posting more patterns for  knitting, crochet, machine knitting patterns and maybe weaving patterns this year.   So be sure and look for the "join" button so that you don't miss anything. It is at the right side up towards the top

Stay well, Stay safe and Stay strong.

Thank you for being a big part of my life.

Nina



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