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The Wintry Weather Hat Pattern

Posted in December 2023, The Wintry Weather Hat Pattern by
Hat 1
Hat 2

Stay warm this winter with the Wintry Weather Hats. These hats are knit using a super bulky yarn and can be knit in a day or two. The Wintry Weather hat is knit in the round in a K1, P1 rib stitch pattern with purl rounds with little or no crown shaping. The two hats differ in their stitch count and in the last round. These hats will keep you and those who receive these hats quite warm and cozy this winter season.  

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Materials Needed for The Wintry Weather Hat:
Yarn: Lion Brand® Wool Ease® Thick and Quick yarn in Harvest Colorway for Wintry Weather Hat 1 and Seaglass Colorway for Wintry Weather Hat 2
Knitting Needles: US #11 16-inch circular needles and US #13 for the cable cast on (Tutorial Series: The Cable Cast-on Method)
Tapestry needle to weave in ends
Knitting skill level: Beginner to advanced beginner (pattern is knit in the round and has cable cast on)
Gauge: 2.5 stitches / 4 rows per inch in 1 x 1 rib stitch pattern with US #11 knitting needles without blocking
Size: Hat 1 may fit an adult L and Hat 2 may fit an adult M (the stitch count and length can be increased or decreased to preferred size) 

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Abbreviations:
K: Knit
P: Purl
BOR: beginning of round
K2tog: Knit the two stitches on the left needle together
[…]: stitch pattern repeats

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The Wintry Weather Hat Pattern (images and text for personal use only)

With US #13 knitting needles and using the Cable Cast-on method (Tutorial Series: The Cable Cast-on Method), cast on 54 stitches for Wintry Weather Hat 1 (Harvest colorway) and 50 stitches for Wintry Weather Hat 2 (Seaglass colorway)

Transfer all the stitches to US #11 16-inch circular knitting needles, place a BOR marker, join round by knitting the following:

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  • Round 1: [K1, P1] repeat […] till BOR marker, slip BOR marker
  • Rounds 2-18: Repeat Round 1
  • Round 19: Purl all stitches till BOR marker, slip BOR marker
  • Round 20: [P1, K1] repeat […] till BOR marker, slip BOR marker
  • Rounds 21 – 24: Repeat Round 20
  • Round 25: Purl all stitches till BOR marker, slip BOR marker
  • Round 26: [K1, P1] repeat […] till BOR marker, slip BOR marker
  • Rounds 27 – 30: Repeat Round 26
  • Round 31: Purl all stitches till BOR marker, slip BOR marker
  • Round 32: [P1, K1] repeat […] till BOR marker, slip BOR marker
  • Rounds 33 – 36: Repeat Round 32
  • Round 37: Purl all stitches till BOR marker, slip BOR marker*
  • Round 38: Knit all stitches till BOR marker, slip BOR marker
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Round 39 for Wintry Weather Hat 1: Knit all stitches till BOR marker, slip BOR marker
Round 39 for Wintry Weather Hat 2: K2tog till BOR marker, slip BOR marker

Cut a 10 to 15 inch working yarn tail and insert into a tapestry needle and weave the tapestry needle through all the remaining stitches and pull tight to close the gap at the top of the hat.

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Optional: Attach and secure any faux fur pom pom of choice on top of the hat

Weave in the ends, wash and block the Wintry Weather Hat

*To increase length of Wintry Weather Hat (if preferred) add the following rounds after Round 37:
Repeat Rounds 26 – 30 
Repeat Round 37, 38 and 39

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The Cozy Mood Winter Hat Pattern

Posted in November 2023, The Cozy Mood Winter Hat Pattern by

It seems winter has come early this year. We’ve already had below freezing temperatures and a bit of snow. The Cozy Mood Winter Hat will be worn earlier than I thought. It is warm and cozy and knit with Lion Brand® Wool Ease® Thick and Quick yarn. The yarn is a super bulky weight so the hat can be completed in a short time.  

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The Cozy Mood Winter Hat is knit bottom up and in the round. It begins with a 1×1 ribbing in Colorway 1  yarn, followed by several rounds in the linen knit stitch pattern for the body of the hat. It’s a two round pattern with alternating Colorway 1 yarn and Colorway 2 yarn. Decreases in linen stitch pattern are made for the crown and the hat is then finished with a pom pom. 

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The Cozy Mood Winter Hat Pattern (images and text for personal use only)

Materials Needed for The Cozy Mood Winter Hat:
Yarn: Lion Brand® Wool Ease® Thick and Quick yarn in the Fisherman (Colorway 1) and Hudson Bay (Colorway 2)
Knitting Needles: US #10.5 for 1×1 ribbing and US #13 16-inch circular needles for the rest of the hat; US #13 knitting needles for the cable cast on 
Tapestry needle to weave in ends

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The Cozy Season Shrug Pattern

Posted in October 2023, The Cozy Season Shrug Pattern by

The cozy time of the year has begun and with it a reason to knit the cozy sweaters, shrugs etc. to keep us warm and give us comfort during the cold autumn mornings and evenings. The Cozy Season Shrug is knit with Loops and Threads® Charisma™ yarn that is bulky weight yet it’s light and warm without the itchiness or heaviness of a bulky weight wool yarn. The Cozy Season Shrug knits up quite fast and makes a cozy holiday gift. I knit two Cozy Season Shrugs with the same yarn but in two different colorways which embodies the autumn season to me with the vibrant and earthy tones of the colorway Clay Heather and the snow covered ground and trees of the colorway White Tweed. 

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The Cozy Season Shrug is knit top down in a yoke construction with stitches increased in four intervals. It begins with eight rounds of 2 x 2 rib stitch pattern for the collar followed by stockinette stitch pattern with garter stitch ridge/stripe for the body and then a border of eight rounds of garter stitch pattern. The decorative bind off used for the Cozy Season Shrug is a variation of the knotted K2tog (video tutorial below) bind off method. 

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The Layered Bricks Scarf Pattern

Posted in 2023, September 2023 Pattern by

The Layered Bricks Scarf


Why am I drawn to yarn that eventually becomes discontinued? One of my favorite pastimes is to go to my local arts and crafts stores to window shop, get some inspiration, or sometimes sample some unique yarn. It was so with the Yarn Bee® Fresh Haven yarn I purchased from Hobby Lobby last year, which I used for a weaving project. I liked the softness of the yarn so I went back to Hobby Lobby to get some more to knit a cardigan or a blanket but couldn’t find any. I later found out that it was discontinued. Fortunately, I had one skein of two different yarn colors left, so I used them to knit the Layered Bricks Scarf.

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The yarn is made with 100% Tencel®. Tencel® yarn is made with wood pulp that is chemically processed to create the semi synthetic cellulose fibers (Lyocell). It is known for its strength, is durable and absorbs moisture well. It’s also hypoallergenic making it suitable for those who are sensitive to wool. I just like the yarn because it feels soft, silky and drapes well. I am of course quite disappointed that this yarn has been discontinued.

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The Layered Bricks Scarf is knit in the houndstooth pattern using garter stitch pattern with slipped stitches. It’s a four row repeat pattern that alternates the yarn colorway every two rows. The scarf pattern is similar to the Interwoven Earwarmer pattern but knit flat instead of in the round. Unlike the Interwoven Earwarmer, the Layered Bricks Scarf has no purl stitches making this pattern more beginner-friendly.

Materials Needed for the Layered Bricks Scarf:
Yarn: Yarn Bee® Fresh Haven yarn in Colorway A: Red Clay and Colorway B: Grey (The yarn has been discontinued but other yarn with Tencel® or Lyocell fiber can be substituted for it)
Knitting Needles: US #6 (4.0 mm) circular needles or straight needles; US #8 (5.0 mm) knitting needles for the cast on and bind off
Crochet Hooks: US G-6 (4.0 mm)
Tapestry needle to weave in ends
Gauge: 6.0 stitches per inch in the garter houndstooth stitch pattern with US #6 knitting needles after washing
Size of the Layered Bricks Scarf: about 5.5 inches wide and 58.5 inches long without stretching

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Abbreviations:
K: Knit
pm: place marker
sm: slip marker
wyif: with working yarn in front
s1 purlwise: with working yarn in back slip 1 stitch purlwise from the left needle
[…]: stitch pattern repeats

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To Crochet a Cardigan

Posted in 2023, September 2023 by


Last month I completed my very first crochet cardigan. It is based on the free crochet pattern called In the Clouds Cardigan by Grace of For The Frills. The cardigan is beginner friendly and the pattern comes along with a video tutorial on how to crochet this cardigan. The video tutorial for this cardigan was very helpful.

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I picked this cardigan because it had a similar crochet moss stitch pattern (single crochet, chain one) yet where the single crochet was placed gave a different texture to the crocheted item. This textured crochet stitch pattern was also my inspiration to design and crochet the Four Sections Blanket pattern.

Briefly, the body of the free cardigan pattern is worked sideways (lengthwise) beginning from the first front panel, then the back, and ending with the second front panel leaving gaps for the armholes. The shoulders are seamed. The sleeves are crocheted flat and then seamed to the armhole edges. The ribbing for the body, sleeves, pockets, and neckband are crocheted separately using smaller crochet hooks and then seamed to the cardigan.

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My cardigan looks quite different from In the Clouds Cardigan. Although I used the sideway technique and the same stitch pattern, I made several modifications to the cardigan. The cardigan I crocheted is not oversized nor does it have any pockets. Worsted weight yarn that I had purchased some years ago was used instead of the bulky weight yarn recommended in the pattern. My gauge was different and so were the crochet hooks that I used.

The biggest modification was in the sleeves of the cardigan and the neckband ribbing. Since I didn’t have enough yarn left to crochet long length sleeves, I decided to pick up stitches along the armhole edges with a knitting needle and purled both sleeves (pictured below) ending with a repetition of [Knit 1 through the back loop, purl 1] for the ribbing of the sleeves. For the neckband ribbing, I crocheted several rows of the moss stitch pattern all along one front, the neck and down the other front.

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There are two main lessons I learnt from crocheting this beginner friendly cardigan pattern. One is that you need more yarn for a crochet cardigan than for knitted cardigan, and the other is that crocheting a cardigan takes less time than knitting one.

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I am satisfied with how the cardigan turned out. Since the time to crochet a cardigan is much shorter than knitting one, I will definitely be crocheting more sweaters. There are several free crochet patterns available on For The Frills website that are quite lovely and beginner friendly. Some patterns also have video tutorials. I can’t wait to crochet another cardigan or a pullover using these free patterns by Grace.

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How has your experience with crocheting cardigans been? Share some of your experiences in the comment below.

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The Speckles Dishcloths Pattern

Posted in August 2023 by


This summer I’ve been obsessed with crochet, especially the crochet moss stitch and the alternate moss stitch patterns. After crocheting the Summertime Market Bag and the Four Section Blanket, I became preoccupied with crocheting a cardigan. More details about the crocheted cardigan in the next post. I am giving in to this crochet obsession since it’s faster than knitting and projects are completed in less time.

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The crochet moss stitch is one of my favorite crochet stitch patterns since it looks quite similar to the linen knit stitch. As with knitting, crocheting dishcloths is also a good way to try out new stitch patterns or techniques. The Speckles Dishcloths are crocheted in two different ways. One Speckles Dishcloth is crocheted flat going back and forth while the other Speckles Dishcloth is crocheted center out and in the round. An alternate to the magic ring technique is used to start the dishcloth in the round. Both dishcloths have the same slip stich, chain 1 border edge.

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Materials Needed:
Yarn: Colorway Yarn 1: Capri Eco CottonTM Multicolor Yarn by Loops and Threads® in Fruity Speckles colorway; Colorway Yarn 2: Lily Sugar’n Cream yarn in Country Red colorway. You will need about 100 grams of yarn for both dishcloths.
Tapestry needle to weave in ends
Gauge: Not really needed
Crochet hook: US size 7 (4.5 mm)

Abbreviations:
sc: single crochet
[…]: pattern repeat
RS: right side
WS: wrong side

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The Four Section Blanket Pattern

Posted in 2023, July 2023 by


I bought the yarn for the Four Section Blanket almost a decade ago when they opened a new Hobby Lobby store near me. I was still a novice knitter dabbling in knitting a top down sweater and wanted to use this yarn for that. I tried to knit a sweater with this yarn but for some reason it didn’t happen. The yarn languished in my storage bin for years till a couple of months ago when I took it out from storage and crocheted this Four Section Blanket.

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Four separate pieces of the same size are crocheted for the Four Section Blanket using a crochet moss stitch pattern for the border and a mix of single crochet, chain 1 stitch pattern for the four pieces. Although both stitch patterns have single crochets and chain ones, the placement of the single crochet results in a distinctive looking pattern. Each section has a round of crochet moss stitch pattern as its border edge. The four pieces are then joined using the zig zag crochet slip stitch method. The border of the blanket is finished with several rounds of the crochet moss stitch pattern. The finished blanket measures about 42 x 44 inches.

The Four Section Blanket Pattern (text and images for personal use only)

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Yarn: Hobby Lobby I Love This Yarn! in Terra Cotta Colorway (4 skeins needed for this blanket)
Tapestry needle to weave in ends
Gauge: 4.5 stitches/inch
Crochet hook: US size I-9 or 5.5 mm 
Abbreviations:
sc: single crochet
[…]: pattern repeat

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The Summertime Market Bag Pattern

Posted in June 2023, June 29, 2023 by
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I am all for window shopping and retail (yarn) therapy.

You sometimes find the most unexpected things that just have to be purchased.

A market bag is a useful thing to take along for these shopping trips especially if you live in a place where plastic bags are not easily available.

These knitted or crocheted market bags can be for personal use as well as for gifting. They are also reusable and eco-friendly.

For me as a knitter and crocheter, making handmade market bags gives me one more reason to continue yarn therapy.

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The Summertime Market Bag Pattern (text and images for personal use only)

Yarn: YarnspirationsTM Caron Cotton Ripple Cakes yarn in the French Vanilla colorway. The yarn is discontinued but may still be available at Michaels etc. For the Summertime Market Bag 1 cake (240 g) of this yarn was used. 
Tapestry needle to weave in ends
Gauge: Not really needed since the center out crochet moss stitch squares can be customized to any size.
Crochet hook: US size F-5 or 3.75 mm for the crochet moss stitch squares and US E-4 or 3.5 mm for the shoulder strap
Abbreviations:
sc: single crochet
[…]: pattern repeat

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The Summertime Market Bag is crocheted in the round using the center out crochet moss stitch pattern. The crochet moss stitch square starts with a crochet magic ring.

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In a crochet magic ring pictured above (there are many tutorials available online on how to make a crochet magic ring) pull up a stitch with the US F-5 crochet hook, sc once into the ring, chain 2, place marker, sc into the ring, chain 2, place marker, sc into the ring, chain 2, place marker, sc into the ring, chain 2, place marker, and sc. Pull on the yarn tail to tighten the gap (pictured below).

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Round 1: Insert the crochet hook into the chain 2 space of the first marker and sc, chain 2, sc, chain 1 all in the same chain 2 space (see below). Remove the first marker and place it as the beginning of the round marker. [Insert hook and sc, chain 2, sc, chain 1 into the chain 2 space of the second marker. Remove second marker]. Repeat […] this for the third and fourth marker in their chain 2 space.

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Round 2: [Sc, chain 2, sc, chain 1 all in the same chain 2 space of the first corner with the beginning of the round marker. Sc in the next chain 1 space between the first and second corner (see picture below), chain 1]. Repeat […] for the second, third and fourth corners till the beginning of the first marker.

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Repeat the Round 2 till preferred size is reached ending with a sc in the chain 2 space at the beginning of the round. Cut the working yarn and pull through the sc stitch. There was a total of 34 round repeats for the Summertime Market Bag.

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Make another crochet moss stitch square of the same size.
Wash and block the two squares (wrong side pictured below)

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The two sides and the bottom of the two squares are then joined together using two strands of the yarn and the crochet zig zag slip stitch method.

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The Shoulder Strap: Insert US E-4 hook from right to left on top of one side of the joined square, pick up and single crochet 11 stitches (pictured below) for the shoulder strap for about fifteen and a half inches ending with the right side row. Cut yarn and pull through the stitch. Repeat the same on the other side of the joined square. Join the two shoulder straps using the crochet slip stitch join method.

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Weave in the ends to complete the Summertime Market Bag.

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Sheltering Tree Shawlette with Indie Dyed Yarn

Posted in June 15, 2023, June 2023 by

I knit another Sheltering Tree Shawlette with hand dyed super wash merino yarn by Cozy Color Works in the Jersey Peach colorway. I purchased this yarn about 4 or 5 years ago at either a wool walk or the NJ Sheep and Wool Festival. Each hank of hand dyed yarn by Indie Dyers is unique and a work of art. This 550 yards of fingering weight merino yarn is unique in its colorful speckles, its softness, its warmth and lightness.

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The yarn also shows the stitch definition of The Sheltering Tree Shawlette Pattern well. There were some modifications made to the pattern. I knit this shawlette with US Size #5 circular needles, added a few more garter stitch rows for the border and omitted the eyelet row. This Sheltering Tree Shawlette is wider and longer than the previous one. The speckles in the yarn added pops of color and made knitting this shawlette fun.

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The Reverse Side Dishcloth Pattern

Posted in May 26, 2023 by

In knitting patterns there is a right side and a wrong side for a row or a round. It does not mean that the wrong side (the inner side) pattern can’t be reversed and be on the right side (the outer side). I sometimes like the reverse side of the pattern just as much as the right or outer side. The Comfy Hat Patterns are an example of patterns with both the right side and wrong side as the outer side of the hats. When I completed knitting the Spring is in the Air Dishcloth last month, I liked how the two different colors of yarn gave a striped textured pattern on the reverse (wrong) side of the dishcloth (pictured below). The striped textured pattern on the wrong side led to the Reverse Side Dishcloth pattern.

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The Reverse Side Dishcloth pattern is the reverse side of the linen stitch pattern in two different yarn colorways. In this pattern I used Capri Eco Cotton™ by Loops and Threads® yarn made from recycled cotton in two different colorways. Stitches are cast on, the round joined and the dishcloth is worked by knitting towards the center with decreases every other round till 8 stitches remain. It is then finished with the duplicate crochet stitch running diagonally beginning at each corner and moving towards the center. Reverse single crochet stitch pattern is used as an edging for the border.

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The Reverse Side Dishcloth Pattern (text and images for personal use only)

Yarn: Capri Eco Cotton™ by Loops and Threads® yarn in Yellow (Colorway 1) and Pewter (Colorway 2)
Knitting Needles: US #10 for cast on and US #8 circular needles to knit the dishcloth
Crochet hook: US size 7 or 4.5 mm crochet hook
Tapestry Needle to weave in ends
Gauge: 5 stitches/inch
Abbreviations:

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