CAL set 2

I finished set 2 of Nana's CAL on the ATKDC group. Here are the results....

CAL set 1

In the Addicted to Dishcloths group, the very talented Nana is heading up a Crochet ALong (CAL) for a doily she designed. I finally got to do set 1. Here is the picture. I will post pictures after after set to show progress. Of all the years I have crocheted, 20+ of them, I have never ever done a doily. This should be interesting!

CAL pictures

New Hat for Frazier

I finished a new hat yesterday. It was supposed to be for me, but was way to small. I showed it to my son, and he LOVES it. You can see it in his smile!

Here is how I did it. I used a small gauge large round loom, and two strands of yarn. The first 10 rows were a garter stitch (knit 1 row/purl the next), the I did 27 rows of single knit. After the 27th row I moved the loop from peg one over to peg two, and knit off. Then did the same with the loops on peg 3 to peg 4...and so on around the loom. After that I did one row of single knit only using the pegs that had a loops on them. Finally used the good ol' gathering method to remove. Moving the loops over, and doing one final row on every other peg, makes the gathering a little less bulky at the end. You could add a tassle or pom pom, even a flower to dress this quickie up. Frazier, isn't in to those things, so I didn't do it with this one.

These hats work up nice and quickly, and are very thick and warm to wear.

Stay warm!

kitchen scrubbies

This week I have been playing with a couple new projects. One is different wrist warmers, and the other is kitchen scrubbies. Here's what I came up with for scrubbies.

With a small gauge sock loom(Any small loom would work fine. If it is a larger gauge loom, use 2 strands of yarn.), and plastic canvas yarn, cast on and knit 15 rows. Remove from loom with the gathering method. I inserted one of those little plastic scrubbers you can buy them in packages of 6 or more for around a dollar if you hunt. Sometimes dollar stores will have them. Then with the tail yarn, sinch/close the opening end. Hide your yarn ends, and you're done! You can also leave out the plastic scrubber for a flatter scrubbie. I like the "bulk" myself.

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© Copyright January 2007 Janice Haley