Monday, October 31, 2011

Halloween

Well I didn't get much knitting done for Halloween this year :( so many other things to do I ran out of time.......

However I did do a few Halloween inspired pins Wishing you all a happy safe Halloween :D

Sunday, October 30, 2011

cloth # 11

This is a known older stitch pattern. I just added a simple knit border, it is a fun, quick easy knit. The off set placement of the cables really gives it good texture, great for a washcloth. The cables are easy enough to do without a cable needle :D


unblocked in photo, using P&C's lemon


cloth # 11

7 1/2" by 7 1/2" unblocked
Size 8 US needles & Cable needle
50 yards worsted weight cotton yarn
exact gauge is not essential to this project

k = knit
P = purl
C4b = slide 2 stitches onto cable needle hold on back side of work, knit 2 stitches from left hand needle, then knit the 2 stitches off of the cable needle
( )x = repeat directions inside brackets as many times as indicated

Cast on 36 stitches

1 - 6 ) knit

7 ) k5, ( p1, k4, p2, k2, p1 )x 2, p1, k4, p1, k5
8 ) k6, ( p4, k2, p2, k2 )x 2, p4, k6
9 ) k5, p1, ( k4, p2, k2, p2 )x 2, k4, p1, k5
10) k6, ( p4, k2, p2, k2 )x 2, p4, k6
11 ) k5, ( p1, c4b, p2, k2, p1 )x 2, p1, c4b, p1, k5
12 ) k6, ( p4, k2, p2, k2 )x 2, p4, k6
13 ) k5, p1, ( k4, p2, k2, p2 )x 2, k4, p1, k5
14 ) k6, ( p4, k2, p2, k2 )x 2, p4, k6
15 ) k5, ( p2, k2, p2, k4 )x 2, p2, k2, p2, k5
16 ) k7, ( p2, k2, p4, k2 )x 2, p2, k7
17 ) k5, ( p2, k2, p2, k4 )x 2, p2, k2, p2, k5
18 ) k7, ( p2, k2, p4, k2 )x 2, p2, k7
19 ) k5, ( p2, k2, p2, c4b )x 2, p2, k2, p2, k5
20) k7, ( p2, k2, p4, k2 )x 2, p2, k7
21 ) k5, ( p2, k2, p2, k4 )x 2, p2, k2, p2, k5
22 ) k7, ( p2, k2, p4, k2 )x 2, p2, k7

Repeat rows 7 - 22

Knit 6 rows

Bind off and weave in ends.

Monday, October 17, 2011

Busy times

We had a great weekend. Started off with Brent coming home with a new phone for me Friday evening Sweet :D I love it.


Saturday was the Las Cruces Pagan Pride Day, it went great, so much fun but the time just flew by too fast :D They put so much work into this, it showed.... thank you all Great job :D


We sold most of the crafts we took :D so happy I wasn't wasting my time making all of those earrings lol.

We lost count of how many people we gave treatments :D


There was a really good turn out, everyone was so cool no issues at all :D

I got me some cool stuff, this carved wood alter and



cut crystal, a few books, a bell, and still came out a head :D


Sunday we were here

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.equineassistedprograms.com%2F&h=JAQD3HJf9 great place really nice people :D

Wednesday, October 12, 2011



This is my view while working on crafts lately, he falls asleep watching me lol he likes to sniff things, mostly not a issue unless I'm working with seed beads ;) Nostradamus is such a sweety