Knock it Out Hat

Knock it Out Hat

I used a size 6 needle and Caron Simply Soft yarn.  This hat has a lot of give to it, I made the same size and it fit my head just nicely and also down to my 10 year olds head.

With size 6 needles:

Cast on 96 stitches placing stitch marker to show beginning of round being careful not to twist.

Knit 1, Purl 2 around.  Repeat this round for a total of 4 inches.

BRIM: Keeping with a knit 1, purl 2 ribbing:  On next round, fold brim under so your cast on edge meets up with your live stitches, pick up a stitch from cast on round and knitting it together with live stitch, making sure to keep a knit stitch lined up with a knit stitch and purl stitches with a purl stitch. You will be picking up 96 stitches and have a total of 96 stitches at the end of this round. 

Now working in sections

Section 1

Next 6 rounds: Knit 1, Purl 1 around.

Section 2

Purl every stitch around for 6 more rounds.

Repeat sections 1 and 2 two more times, then work section 1 one more time.

Knit 2 rounds even

Decrease Rounds:  (NOTE:  the last few rounds won't come out evenly, if you have a stitch or two left over, knit them)

Knit 2, Knit 2 together, repeat around.

Knit 2 rounds even

Knit 2, Knit 2 together, repeat around.

Knit 2 rounds even

Knit 2, Knit 2 together, repeat around.

Knit 1, Knit 2 together, repeat around.

Knit 2 together around.
Knit 2 together around. 

Fasten off, pull through loops and weave in ends.

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Pattern may be used for personal use, or to sell your own handmade items.  Please don’t publish pattern as your own.  Link up to Ravelry, or tag me on Instagram as Vallieskids3

I hope you enjoy this pattern.  Please allow for some error as I have not had the pattern tested yet.  Thank you for checking it out!   God bless. 

X marks Infinity Scarf

It's been a long time since I've had the chance to post a pattern.  This one is something I've tried twice now.  One in bulky yarn and this one in worsted weight. They are basically the same, an even amount of stitches, with the worsted version with about 70 more than the bulky.  My Worsted weight version ended up with an even six inches in width.

You want to have an even amount of chains to start with, so that when you do the cross stitch double crochet it will come out evenly.

Worsted weight yarn and a J hook:

Chain 170 stitches, or however long you want your scarf to be.  I wanted to be able to double this one up.
Making sure chain doesn't twist, slip stitch to close to begin working in rounds.
Round 1:  ch 1, single crochet in same stitch and in each stitch around.

Round 2: ch 3, (counts as first stitch now and throughout) double crochet in next stitch and in each stitch around, slip stitch to top of beginning chain.

Round 3: ch 1, single crochet in same stitch and in each stitch around.  slip stitch to close in top of first single crochet

Round 4: ( this round is the cross stitch round) chain 3, working in last stitch of previous round, double crochet by working across the front of beginning chain, (this makes a X effect)  *skip next double crochet, double crochet in next stitch, double crochet in skipped double crochet* repeat from * to * around, slip stitching in to beginning chain.

Repeat rounds 1-4 for a width of your choice, I worked 3 sets total.

Then work another round of double crochet and then one final round of single crochet to finish off.

Forever My Friend

Using size 10 needles and bohemiafibers 1 skein dk weight 1 skein = 225 yards.  I used up most of the skein

Cast on 126 sts Ribbing

Rounds 1-4) P1, K1, around

Body of Cowl and Horseshoe Cable pattern

Rounds 1-4) P1, (K12, P2) repeat parentheses around but you will end with 1 purl stitch.

Round 5) P1, (slip 3 stitches onto cable needle and hold to front of work, Knit 3, Knit 3 from cable needle, slip 3 stitches onto cable needle and hold to back of work, Knit 3 stitches, Knit 3 from cable needle, P2) repeat pattern in parentheses all the way around. You will end with a P1 at end of round instead of P2


ounds 6-8) P1, (K12, P2) repeat parentheses around ending with 1 purl stitch.


Repeat rounds 1-8 four more times.


Work P1, K1 for four more rounds. Bind off and weave in ends.

 This pattern has not been tested. I worked it up over Memorial weekend on a whim. Please feel free to use as you like. But link to my pattern if you can. Happy Knitting!

Poetic Vampire

I made this up for the Nerd Wars on Ravelry. One of the challenges this month was to make something to go along with a Haiku (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku)

This is my project and I needed a pattern from ravelry so I am going to share :)
Hat fits a 21-22 inch head

For this I used Knit Picks Shine Worsted and some other knit picks that I think is discontinued, but any worsted weight will work.

Needles size 8 and 9mm circular and size 9 DPN's

With size 8 cast on 72sts join to knit in the round
Knit 2, purl 1 for about 1 inch
Using contrasting color and size 9 needles, knit 5 rows
switch to main color and knit 7 rows. Knit 5 more rows of contrasting color. Switch to main color and knit until piece measures 6.5 inches.
Decrease rounds
Rnd 1) Knit 7, knit 2 together around.
Rnd 2) Knit even
Rnd3) Knit 6, knit 2 together around
Rnd 4) Knit even
Rnd5) Knit 5, knit 2 together around
Rnd 6) Knit even
Rnd 7) Knit 4, knit 2 together around
Rnd 8) Knit 3, knit 2 together around
Rnd 9) Knit 2, knit 2 together around
Rnd 10) Knit 1, knit 2 together around
Rnd 11) knit 2 together around. Fasten off, weave trough remaining stitches and pull to close, weave in ends.

Godrics Sunrise ~Vlad~

This project is for a knit a long in the True Blood group on ravelry for the 4th season. I can't watch as I don't have cable, but I can KAL :) Started today (july 3rd) so far so good.

Waiting Sucks True Blood swap

This is the awesome package I recieved from HermioneWeasley on Ravelry for the True Blook Waiting Sucks Swap. And I LOVE IT! A big thank you to Nicole!

Spring is coming 2011

Been taking a break from the designs for a bit. Playing with my camera and enjoying the warm weather. Spring has finally come to Maine...we hope!

Teaser for my True Blood Swap Partner

This is just a teaser for my partner who will remain nameless until she receives it!

Shelobs Silk Swap

This was my package I received from a group that I am in on Ravelry. It was the Lord of The Rinds Shelob's Silk Swap I love it!

Sara's Butterfly (doll pattern to go with Olivia's Butterfly hat)

This is a smaller version of my Olivia's Butterfly. It fits the 18" dolls.

ADVANCED BEGINNER-Intermediate pattern. You can find tutorials for stitches by searching the internet.

Stitches required:
Chain- ch
Single crochet - sc
Double crochet - dc
Long Single crochet.

Materials:
size G hook and worsted weight yarn

Rnd 1) ch3, 11dc in 3rd ch from hook, sl st to top of first dc (11dc)
Rnd 2) ch2,(does not count as first st now and through out) 2dc in same st and in each st around, sl st to top of first dc made. (22dc)
Rnd 3) ch2, 2dc in first st, dc in next st, * 2dc in next st, dc in next st, repeat from * around, sl st to top of first st
Rnd 4) ch2, dc in each st around, sl st to top of first st.
Rnd 5) ch2, dc in first st and in next 4sts, ch 10, skip next 9dc, dc in next dc and in each remaining st around, sl st to top of first st.
Rnd 6) ch2, dc in fist st and in next 4sts, ch 10, skip next 10ch, dc in next dc and in each remaining, sl st to first st.
Rnds 7+8) repeat rnd 6
rnd 9) ch1, sc in first st and in next 4sts, ch 5, skip next 5 chains, long sc around chains on rnds 6-8 and into 5th skipped dc on rnd 4, ch 5, skip next chains and sc into next dc, and each remaining dc around. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Please do not sell my pattern as your own, you may sell the items you make, but please link back to may page if possible.  Thank you so much!

A Little Twisted

Using 10.5mm needles, circular and dpn's and a worsted weight yarn.

Cast on 72sts
knit 3, purl 1 for 1 inch
Rnds 1-6) knit
Rnd 7) * knit 4, sl 2sts on cable needle, hold in front, knit next 2sts, knit 2sts from cable needle, repeat from * around
Repeat these last 7 rounds three more times
Knit until entire piece measures 6 inches.
Decrease rounds
1) knit 10, knit 2 together around
2) knit 9, knit 2 together, around
3) knit 8, knit 2 together, around
4) knit 7, knit 2 together, around
5) knit 6, knit 2 together, around
6) knit 5, knit 2 together, around
7) knit 4, knit 2 together, around
8) knit 3, knit 2 together, around
9) knit 2, knit 2 together, around
10) knit , knit 2 together, around
11) knit 2 together around, cut yarn thread through remaining loops pull tight and weave in ends.

This pattern is for your personal use only. Please don't mass produce for sale. Making for gifts is fine, but please give my page credit for the pattern. Thanks so much.

Quick Fix

It's snowing hard and is very nasty out. Kids are home for the day from school and I am desperately waiting for a call from the hubby. He drives and delivers Coca Cola to stores and I haven't heard from him since early this morning. So I need a diversion and some thing QUICK fixed!

Using a double strand of worsted weight yarn and a K hook


Rnd 1) ch3, 11dc in 3rd ch from hook
Rnd 2) ch2, 2dc in each st around, skipping ch2, sl st into top of first dc (22dc)
Rnd 3) ch2, 2dc in first st(same st as joining), dc in next st, * 2dc in next st, dc in next st, repeat from * around. sl st to top of first dc, (33dc)
Rnd 4) ch2, 2dc in next st, dc in next 2sts, * 2dc in next st, dc in next 2sts, repeat from * around. sl st to top of first dc, (44dc)
Rnd 5-8) ch2, dc in each st around, (44dc)
Rnd 9+10) ch3, working in front of ch3, dc in last st of previous round, * skip next st, dc in next st, working in front of dc, dc in skipped st, (this creates a cross stitch effect) repeat from * around, sl st to top of ch3 (44dc)
Rnd 11) ch2, dc in each st around
Rnd 12) ch1, sc in each st around, fasten off weave in ends.

Dyeing to Knit

Happy New Year everyone! sorry I have been absent. Lots to do during the holidays

I started myself a new hobby and am loving it. I bought the dye kit that Knit Picks had had for a while. Three skeins of yarn in different weights and fiber plus three colors of powdered dye. I can't seem to find it right now, it might be some thing they discontinued but here is a link to the dye sets they have
http://knitting-yarn.knitpicks.com/search?p=Q&lbc=knitpicks&uid=544746193&ts=custom&w=Jacquards%20dye&af=&isort=score&method=and&view=grid

I had a blast with it. It wasn't nearly as hard as I thought it was going to be and it's neat to watch and see how the color is going to come out. I only tried one color at first, didn't want to overwhelm myself. But maybe another one tomorrow, we shall see. These are the pics of what I did, using the tutorial Knit Picks has on their site. They have several dying tips, use for kool aid, crock pot dyeing and a few others. Might have to try the crock pot one if I can get my hands on an old pot.

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

With all the orders and Christmas gifts I have going on I am going to be busy from now probably right down to the 25th of December! I have a few things rolling around in my head, but don't know if I will have time to get them up. I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving. We had a great day. Be on the watch for some thing new. Hopefully it won't be too long before it is posted.

Newborn Animal Hat

I have had a lot of requests for these little hats for a few photographers in my area. Decided to write up the pattern as I am making yet another one. Hope you enjoy it.

For one I am using a strand of Caron Simply Soft and a strand of Lion Brand Fun Fur held together as one. For the darker had just one strand of Caron and then for the ears I used the fun furn held together with the Caron and a row of sc added around the bottom of hat. Done with a K hook

Abbreviations: FPHDC- Front post half double crochet
BPHDC- Back post half double crochet

Rnd 1) ch2, 11hdc in 2nd ch from hook. sl st to top of first hdc, (11)
Rnd 2) ch1, 2hdc in each st around (22)
Rnd 3) ch1, 2hdc in first st, hdc in next st, * 2hdc in next st, hdc in next st repeat from * around
Rnd 4-9) ch1, hdc in each st around
Rnd 10+11) ch2,* FPHDC around next st, BPHDC around next st, repeat from * around
Fasten off
Ears:
Ch3, 7dc in 3rd ch from hook, ch1 turn, hdc in each st across and in beginning ch2. ch1 turn, sc in first st and in each st across. Fasten off and attach ear to head. repeat for second ear.

Nana

October is almost over, but breast cancer is not. I wanted to make a simple beanie for my Nana, who is now cancer free. Not once, but twice. This woman is an amazing person with a love for God and and her family. She is and inspiration to me. This is for her and all the others who battle with this disease. Remembering the ones we have lost.

Abbreviations. FPHDC- Front Post Half Double Crochet
BPHDC- Back Post Half Double Crochet

Using a G hook and Caron Simply Soft, or something similar.

Rnd 1) ch2, 11 hdc in 2nd ch from hook, sl st to top of first hdc 11 hdc
Rnd 2) ch1, 2hdc in first st and in each st around sl st to top of first hdc 22hdc
Rnd 3) ch1, 2hdc in first st, hdc in next st, * 2hdc in next st, hdc in next st, repeat from * around
Rnd 4) ch1, 2hdc in first st, hdc in next 2sts, * 2hdc in next st, hdc in next 2sts, repeat from * around
Rnd 5) ch1, 2hdc in first st, hdc in next 3sts, * 2hdc in next st, hdc in next 3sts, repeat from * around
Rnd 6) ch1, 2hdc in first st, hdc in next 4sts, * 2hdc in next st, hdc in next 4sts, repeat from * around
Rnd 7) ch1, 2hdc in first st, hdc in next 5sts, * 2hdc in next st, hdc in next 5sts, repeat from * around
Rnd 8-20) ch1, hdc in first st and in each st around. At the end of rnd 20, hdc last two sts together.
Ribbing, alternating colors as you like
Rnd 21-23) ch2, * FPHDC in next st, BPHDC in next st, repeat from * around sl st to top of ch2. Fasten off and weave in ends

Ribbon
Ch 30, sc in second ch from hood and in next 13 ch, 2sc in each of next 3ch, sc in next 13 ch. Fasten off leaving long tail for attaching to hat. Sew on to hat using tail where you like.

Please do not copy this pattern as your own. Feel free to make as many as you like for friends, family or charity. Happy Hooking.

Ravelry Loves Bites Halloween Vampire Swap

I just got my package today from Lisa. she sent me the most awesome package!!! I love it all. Posting a few pics for everyone to see. I got the Cute creepy crochet book that I have been eyeballing forever! Cany, of course. A very cute little coffin, with Bubba inside! Some very nice yarn to play with, and a couple of buttons, one which says, Bite me with fangs that lights up! Some pez dispensers for my girls and a bone shaped candle. LOVE IT!!

Maine Toddler Beanie

Using a G hook and Caron Simply Soft

Rnd 1) ch2, 11hdc in second ch from hook, sl st to top of first hdc (11hdc)
Rnd 2) ch1, 2hdc in same st and in each st around, sl st to top of first hdc (22hdc)
Rnd 3) ch1, 2hdc in same st, 1hdc in next st, * 2hdc in nest st, 1hdc in nest st, repeat from * around (32hdc)
Rnd 4) ch1, 2hdc in same st, 1hdc in next 2stS, * 2hdc in next st, 1hdc in next 2sts, repeat from * around (43hdc)
Rnd 5) ch1, 2hdc in same st, 1hdc in next 3sts, * 2hdc in next st, 1hdc in next 3sts, repeat from * around
Rnd 6) ch1, 2hdc in same st, 1hdc in next 4sts, * 2hdc in next st, 1hdc in next 4sts, repeat from * around
Rnds 7-19) ch1, hdc in same st as joining, hdc in each st around. (I made color changes on rnds 12-16)
DO NOT fasten off

Earflap
Row 1) ch1, hdc in same st and in next 9sts
Row 2-3) repeat row 1
Row 4) ch 1, hdc first 2sts together, hdc across to last 2sts, hdc last 2sts together
Row 5-6) repeat row 4
Row 7) ch1, hdc 2sts together twice
Row 8) ch1, hdc last 2 sts together, sl fasten off.

skipping 20sts, repeat for second earflap

I like the look of braiding my string, so I fasten off after each flap. Some might want to skip this step and ch however many you want at the end of each flap instead of fastening off.

Attach yarn at back of hat with a sl st, ch 1, sc in same st and in each st around working evenly around each earflap. Fasten off and attach string to each ear flap

Bottoms Up

This hat is worked by doing a simple band and then working your way to the top. Just a little some thing different!~
Very versatile hat, you can change the yarn and hook size very easily.

For this I used an I hook and worsted weight yarn. Red Heart or Vannas Choice or some thing similar work well.

Band:
Row 1) ch5, 1hdc in first st and in each st across. (4hdc)
Row 2) ch1, hdc in first st and in each st across.turn
Row 3) repeat rnd 2 for however length needed to fit around head plus an extra inch and a half (mine was 23 1/2 inches)
(optional color change) ch1, sc across to end of row, 2sc in corner st, working in ends of sc rows, sc evenly across piece. Slip st to form circle 1 1/2 inch from end opposite end of piece.
Rnd 1) ch1, 2hdc in first st, hdc in each of next 2sts, * 2hdc in next st, hdc in each of next 2sts, repeat from * around. sl st to top of first hdc (changing back to main color)
Rnd 2) ch1, hdc around, sl st to close.
Rnd 3-8) Repeat round 2
Rnd 9) ch1, hdc in first st and in next 5sts, hdc next 2 sts together, * hdc in next 6sts, hdc next 2sts together, repeat from * around. (depending on your length, the last set might not come out to an even count)
Rnd 10) ch1, hdc in first st and in next 4sts, hdc next 2sts together, * hdc in next 5sts, hdc next 2sts together, repeat from * around. sl st to close
Rnd 11)ch1, hdc in first st and in next 3sts, hdc next 2sts together, * hdc in next 4sts, hdc next 2sts together, repeat from * around. sl st to close
Rnd 12) ch1, hdc in first st and in next 2sts, hdc next 2sts together, * hdc in next 3sts, hdc next 2sts together, repeat from * around. sl st to close
Rnd 13) ch1, hdc in first st and in next 1sts, hdc next 2sts together, * hdc in next 2sts, hdc next 2sts together, repeat from * around. sl st to close
Rnd 14) ch1, hdc first 2sts together, hdc next 2sts together around. Fasten off and pull tight to close circle. weave in ends.

Sew a button to tab placing where you like. Enjoy.

Patterns

I hope every one is doing well. I have a hold on patterns for a bit for several reasons. One is that I have not had much time to get some out! The other is that there have been a few issues. I have seen several patterns that are looking a lot like mine and I don't want any one to think that I have copied any patterns. I work on them and post them out of the goodness of my heart and want people to enjoy them. I would never copy any ones else's patterns and I would hope that others would do the same for me. I have yet decided if I want to post any more. Maybe if I get a few good ideas and people start looking for me again. Happy Halloween Every one!
Val