tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61141126478755347362024-03-20T10:12:09.855-05:00Delights-GemsThis blog focuses on and links with my ravelry.com projects. The purpose is to share patterns and projects with kindred knitters, crocheters and handcrafters.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114112647875534736.post-16679674002035848712018-09-25T09:21:00.001-05:002018-09-25T09:31:05.344-05:00Mini Hat Decorations for your Christmas Tree<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What you will need are the following items:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Instructions for making a mini hat decoration:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’m using a tp tube for the example I am about to create. First, I have measured the length of the tube and it is 4 inches. I’m going to get four one inch strips to make four little hats. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">After marking the cardboard tube to make four rings, then cut on the marked lines and put blue painter's tape or masking tape around and form a ring. This also reinforces your hat.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now that you have at least one tube to make a hat, it’s time to cut the yarn into the just-right lengths. You will do this by wrapping the yarn around a book over and over until you reach 36 times around. Remember, for this size tube, an ideal size of the book is at least 6 inches across the cover of a hardbound book. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">a crochet pattern by</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Claudia A. Lowman</span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Photo: Yarn Bee Diva Yarn with sequins. Color: Bali</span></i><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This crochet pattern is a winter scarf that can
be made of your choice of yarn using any desired hook and to your preferred
length. While you can use any hook size, larger sizes allow the scarf
flexibility for comfortable wear. </span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This scarf is super easy and yet incredibly
beautiful...and, it makes up quickly; it can be crocheted in a short evening
from start to finish.</span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">To access a printable version of this pattern <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BcWQUpPGgh26ffnJPPrxHElLLJJFtCNHjMXpemONPsI/edit?usp=sharing">CLICK HERE.</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Here's a close up look at two of the scarves made of Yarn Bee Diva sequined yarn:</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What you will need</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">:</span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">• <b>Yarn —</b>Use any yarn that you think will make a nice scarf.
Bulkier yarns (size 5) are a perfect density but regular worsted weight (size 4
density) is okay but if using this density, double strands works even better.
Ombres are excellent for this project. As you can see from the photo, the rows almost
look like they were crocheted with different colors instead of continuous yarn.
You can also double strand this project pairing up two different yarns. For
instance, pairing an eyelash, fun fur or other specialty yarn with a worsted
weight yarn would make up beautifully. It is a good stash buster in this
regard, to use what is on hand.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">• The Diva Sequin yarn scarf above required only one skein
(3.5 oz, 180 yards) including the fringe with just inches left over. The scarf
measures about 60 inches long. More yardage/ounces will likely be required for most other yarns. While writing this pattern, I am using Loops and Threads Charisma yarn
(a bulky yarn, size 5 density) in 3.5 oz skeins that will require a little more
than one skein to finish it plus make the fringe. <br />
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Photo above: 3 different skeins of Loops and Threads Charisma yarn.</span></i><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Should you crochet a scarf and then find there is not enough for fringe, you
can make the fringe in a solid color yarn using another skein you have on hand.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">• <b>Crochet hook:</b> Size N (10.0 mm) for the body of the scarf;
a size J or K for the fringe.<br />
It is important to use a large hook to make sure that
the scarf is flexible for winding around the neck or making a simple knot. For
bulky, size 5 yarns or double strand yarns, a size N (10.0 mm); for regular
worsted weight yarn (size 4) single stranded, a size J (6.0 mm). If using
regular worsted weight yarn, but double strands, use the size N.</span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">• <b>Tapestry needle</b></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A good rule of thumb for determining the length
of the starting chain is to make it a few inches taller than the height of the
person for whom the scarf is intended. For example, a person who is 5 feet 4
inches tall, the starting chain might measure that heigh or a few inches more. </span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1. Loosely chain a long length to start. Leave a
long tail of about 8 inches (20 cm) to<br />
incorporate into the fringe at the end, instead of weaving in
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width. <br />
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school or team colors, such as green and yellow, to make stripes by crocheting
2 rows of green, 2 of yellow, and then back to green for 2 rows. </span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Stash busting</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: Crochet
each row using a different color to use up small quantities of yarn. </span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<o:p> </o:p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">So Simple Scarf by Claudia A. Lowman, Copyright 2014. All Rights Reserved.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Photo above shows the two-color cotton side of the scrubbies)</span></span></div>
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is a fast and fun little crochet project for the kitchen. Use scrubbies to scour
your dishes, pots, pans and even vegetables. A scrubby is also a great little
add-on gift to include with a kitchen set: making a matching set of a potholder,
dish cloth, towel holder and scrubby would be a perfect shower, birthday or
Mother’s Day gift.</span></div>
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is a two-sided, two-color crocheted scrubby: one side is tulle (soft nylon
netting); the other side is comprised of two colors of cotton yarn. The tulle
side is effective for scrubbing stubborn food residue without scratching while
the cotton side is gentle on hands when in use.</span></div>
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two sides are worked independently, then placed back to back and joined with a
simple edging. The completed size measures about 3.25 to 3.5 inches (about 8.5
to 9 mm).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">The photo above and to the left shows four of the scrubbies with the tulle side face up. The green and white scrubby in the front shows the cotton side. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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medium weight 100% cotton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tulle on a 6 inch spool<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a size H (5 mm) crochet hook<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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little cotton yarn is needed that you can use up some of those little leftover balls
that you didn’t have the heart to toss out but didn’t know what else you could
do with them. If you live in the U.S., the most common cotton yarn would be Peaches & Creme (Pisgah Yarn & Dying Co) or Sugar 'n Cream (Lily brand).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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can purchase spools of 6-inch high tulle in craft stores (often in the wedding
aisles) or in some fabric stores that carry wedding fabrics and accessories. To
make this project you will need to work with 3-inch wide tulle. A good way to
achieve the width is to cut the whole spool in half using an electric knife to
go straight through the tulle and the cardboard tube. Now you have two halves
of just the right width to make LOTS of scrubbies. </span></div>
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cut, I take my electric knife out on the porch, lay the spool on its side and cut. Of course I would be careful only to cut the spool and not the porch! If I
have to, I turn the spool over and finish cutting from the other side to
the center.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have tried purchasing tulle by the yard and then cutting but it’s very
difficult to keep the netting straight and try to cut even strips. Basically,
you wind up with bits of netting all over, uneven strips and having to join
with new strips every round or so. Tulle by the spool (hey that rhymes) is the
easiest. After cutting, you just keep using it off the half spool kind of like
you would crochet with a skein or ball—you just keep crocheting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ch 4 and join to make a circle or crochet a magic loop. Ch 1.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Round 1: 9 sc into the
circle. Join with a sl st. Ch 1.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Round 2: 2 sc in each
stitch around. Join with a sl st. Ch 1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Round 3: Sc in the first st
and in the following st. (2 sc in the next st, sc in next 2 sts )* repeat from * around. Join with a sl st. Ch 1.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Round 4: Sc in the same st,
sc in the next 2 sts. (2 sc in the next st, then sc in next 3 sts)*
repeat from * around. Ch 1.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Round 5: Sc in the same st, (2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in the next 5 sts)* repeat from * around. Join with a sl st. Ch 1. Leave a 3-inch tulle tail and secure it. No need to cut it any shorter as you can tuck this in later. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Begin: With Color A and the
H hook, either ch 4 and join to make a circle or crochet a magic loop. Ch 1.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Round 1: 10 hdc into the
circle. Join with a sl st. Ch 2.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Round 2: 2 hdc into each
stitch. Join with a sl st.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Round 3: Join Color B. C</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">h 2, 1 hdc
into the same st, then (1 hdc in the next st, 2 hdc in the following st)*
repeat from * around.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Using your tapestry needle,
secure your cotton yarn ends on the back. Make sure NOT to cut Color A as you
will be using this yarn to make the edging going through both sides to make
your scrubby.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><span style="font-size: medium;">With wrong sides facing,
match the tulle and cotton sides of the scrubby. I have been crocheting with the tulle side </span><span style="font-size: 19px;">toward me but it is strictly personal preference which way you want to crochet the edging. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Tuck in the 3-tulle yarn tail. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Crocheting through both the tulle and the cotton sides to join, crochet the
following simple scalloped edging.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Using Color A cotton yarn that
is still attached, ch 2, then hdc in the same starting point. (Sl st in the
next st and 3 hdc in the following st)* repeat from * around. You will complete
the edging by crocheting one last hdc into your starting st to complete that
scallop. This final hdc into your starting scallop makes a seamless ending. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Cut your yarn. Using your
tapestry needle secure your final yarn tail. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">All done!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>A little tip</b>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">When I use a scrubby, I
make sure to squeeze out the extra water and then I pull the cotton side up to
allow more air to get inside. I do this to make sure that my scrubby stays fresh and doesn't get sour.
Another possibility to ensure aeration is to put a little ball of tulle inside between the two layers before joining with your edging. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">You are welcome to use this pattern to make as many scrubbies to give or sell as you please. However, do not claim the pattern as your own or sell it, as it is copyrighted. Thanks, enjoy! Have fun making these. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Copyright 2014, Claudia A. Lowman. All Rights Reserved.</span></o:p></span></div>
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time? How about a little knitting or crochet "jewelry" while creating your projects? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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thinking when I asked cindylen* to join me in hosting an event on making stitch
markers in the <u>From Trash to Treasures</u> group on ravelry. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4e361b; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><i>*cindylen is Cindy’s ravelry name. In ravelry, we protect our identities through self-selected names and avatars as we participate in groups and events.</i></span><br />
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hone) stitch marker skills to make sets for giving, sharing or selling; and to share
a little fun event which would culminate in a post on my blog. The event has completed so it's time to post our accomplishments. </span></span></div>
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few suggested categories for making stitch markers. Since this is a group that states it is focused on "recycling, </span><span style="font-size: 21px;">upcycling, reusing and repurposing," we decided to include a category or two with these attributes in mind.</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #4e361b; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b>Made from scratch stitch
markers</b>: creating beads or embellishments from clay, wood, paper, yarn or ?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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things found in the woods, at the beach, in your own backyard or ?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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made from things that started life as something else but used for this purpose.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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markers</b>: a central theme (food, animals, flowers, Christmas, etc.).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4e361b; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 16pt;">We hope you will want to create sets of your own. They make wonderful
gifts for knitting and </span><span style="color: #52342c; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 16pt;">crochet</span><span style="color: #4e361b; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 16pt;"> friends. Then again, maybe it’s time to treat yourself and
make a set of stitch markers just for you! </span><span style="color: #4e361b; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">(Don’t forget to treat yourself once
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<tr><td><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Made from Scratch</b> category</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Flower Garden I </i>by </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">cindylen</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This set of knitting stitch markers, made from Shrinky Dinks, is a flower lover's treasure featuring such flowers as a rose, sunflower, daisy and daffodil. </span></td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Garden Goodies </i>by delights</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hand-formed from Fimo clay and baked to hardness, this set of knitting stitch markers includes peas, an eggplant, a potato (complete with eyes) and a colorful carrot.</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Made from Scratch</b> category</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Flower Garden II </i>by cindylen</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This second set of six flower knitting stitch markers by cindylen and also made from Shrinky Dinks, includes beads to help weight the markers. </span></td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</td><td><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Repurposed </b>category</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>From the Tackle Box </i>by daytripper</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">How unique is this? This set of knitting stitch markers is from daytripper's husband's tackle box (with his permission, of course). daytripper used all sorts of fishing goodies including fishing line, beads that look like salmon eggs and a pink Colorado blade lure.</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Repurposed</b> category</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Blue Jeans Beads </i>by cindylen</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Another unique set of stitch markers: center beads made from rolled strips of denim from an old pair of jeans. cindylen rolled and glued and rolled and glued to concoct this set. Notice that one bead is different from the other four. The purpose of a unique marker is to mark the beginning of a round or the start of a stitch sequence.</span></td><td><br />
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</td><td><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Repurposed</b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> category</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>JoAnn Beads </i>by cindylen</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This set could fit comfortably in either the Repurposed or Made from Scratch category. cindylen rolled these cylindrical beads from a page from a JoAnn Fabric and Craft Store circular. These are attractive AND functional.</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Wire Wonders</b> category</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Rainbow Beads </i>by Floriental</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Floriental specialized mostly in crochet stitch makers bending wire in unique ways to produce her sets. For crochet projects, the markers attach to stitches themselves, rather than slide on a needle, as in knitting. This set of Rainbow Beads includes graded colors in one hue per bead—eight in all.</span></td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</td><td><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Wire Wonders</b> category</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Simple Swirls </i>by Floriental</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here's a set of eight crochet stitch markers made from a gold colored wire that Floriental bent to shape. This set is a more understated set. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Rainbow Beads </i>by Floriental</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Floriental specialized mostly in crochet stitch makers bending wire in unique ways to produce her sets. For crochet projects, the markers attach to stitches themselves, rather than slide on a needle, as in knitting. This set of Rainbow Beads includes graded colors in one hue per bead—eight in all.</span></td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Lucky Horseshoes </i>by Floriental</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Eight seems to be the magic number for Floriental's sets of markers. Here's another set of burnished gold in a U shop or horseshoe shape for the crocheter. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Easy and Elegant </i>by Floriental</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Floriental was on a roll making stitch markers! </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here are two more sets in two different metal tones. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nature Stitch Markers</b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> category</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Back to Nature </i>by cindylen</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In this event cindylen was the most adventuresome, trying more categories and adapting more materials. Here is her set of knitting stitch markers wood discs.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>By the Sea </i>by delights</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">delights made over two dozen sets of stitch markers during this event, most of which were themed. This one features a seahorse as the one unique marker in this set of four. She coupled it with a handcrafted box and tag for a complete themed set. </span></td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</td><td><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Themed Stitch Markers</b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> category</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Lucky You </i>by delights</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here's a themed set of five knitting stitch markers featuring purple dice beads with one unique marker of a lucky horseshoe charm. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Christmas </i>by delights</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Actually, these are two distinctly different sets: the two gingerbread cookies are knitting stitch markers and the two Christmas bulbs are crochet markers. About the crochet markers: notice the clasp at the top. This type of clasp is called the lobster claw. It's a jewelry making supply but works perfectly for crochet stitch markers. This set could also fit in the repurposed category as the gingerbreads were earrings and the bulbs were plastic Christmas decor.</span></td><td><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>An Apple a Day </i>by delights</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is a set of Fimo clay markers, which could also fit in the Made from Scratch or Theme category but here it is shown as a presentation set—a complete gift set. delights is making sets of markers for two of her Etsy shops. Here is (from L-R) an apple, a pear, an orange and a plum.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Asian Inspired </i>by delights</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here's a striking set of four knitting stitch markers in black, gold and red with one unique stitch marker. </span><br />
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a long time. I even started one but I wasn’t satisfied and ripped it out. Then
I saw some photos of simple towel holders that piqued my interest and I decided
to design one that really suited me. So here it is, the Daisy Towel Holder—fun and easy to make.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #614623; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">What’s nice about these
towel holders is that they are separate from the towels. You slip a towel through the elastic ring to easily remove a towel to wash or switch to a different one. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #614623; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">One of the reasons that I
was dissatisfied with the crocheted towel topper I had started was that
a normally-sized kitchen towel was too large for a crocheted top. It hung down too low on my kitchen cabinets but with this towel holder, the towel is doubled and hangs perfectly.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #614623; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">To download a version to print <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wPzRVB6-a_lUi9nnOqDYaofdm2FsQnkbjKOqoETL4Pk/edit?usp=sharing">CLICK HERE.</a></span><br />
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<u><span style="color: #614623; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Yarn</span></u><span style="color: #614623; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">: You will need some medium density (size 4) cotton yarn in two
colors: one for the main body and one for the little daisy-like flower. This is
a great project to use up small balls of cotton yarn. A golf ball size will
make up the main body; even less is needed for the flower.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #614623; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Hook</span></u><span style="color: #614623; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">: G hook (4mm)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #614623; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Button</span></u><span style="color: #614623; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">: A button about an inch across (2.5 cm) works perfectly for the
center of the flower. Slightly smaller or larger will do just fine, too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #614623; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Embroidery thread</span></u><span style="color: #614623; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">: Select the same color embroidery thread as the button for a
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<u><span style="color: #614623; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Ponytail/hair elastic</span></u><span style="color: #614623; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">: Find a sturdy pony tail
elastic about 2 inches across (5 cm). Using one of these elastics makes an ideal, stretchy ring to hold a towel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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pointed needle for sewing on the button with embroidery thread. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #614623; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Leaving a yarn tail of about
3-4 inches, sc around your ponytail elastic filling it up with nice, uniform
stitches. I had a whole package of ponytail elastics so I matched the yarn
with elastic. This way, even if the ring is stretched and there was slight
separation between stitches, the color stays uniform.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #614623; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">If you are using a similar
size ponytail elastic, your sc total might reach between 40–45 sts. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #614623; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Row 1</span></u><span style="color: #614623; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">: Ch a long chain to measure about 5.5 inches (14 cm)—about 24
sts. The st count is less important than the length.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #614623; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Row 2</span></u><span style="color: #614623; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">: Starting in the second ch from hook, hdc the length of the
chain down to the elastic ring. Sc into the top of the nearest sc on the
elastic ring. Sc into the next st. Turn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #614623; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Row 3</span></u><span style="color: #614623; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">: Hdc along the body of the holder to the end. 2 ch. Turn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sc of the elastic ring and again into the next sc after that. Turn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(15 cm), make a magic loop or chain enough stitches for a tight fitting button
hole to accommodate the button you selected. If you use a similar button size
to the ones in the first photo, you will want to start with 8 ch sts to make a loop, if you are not doing the magic loop method.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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below to show the placement of the button. Somewhat loosely, sew your button to
the towel holder using embroidery thread. When sewn, make a shank on the
backside of the button by wrapping the embroidery thread around and around a few times and
then securing your thread. The shank will make the button fit better into the
daisy and reduce the likelihood of it popping off in the future. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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photo and using your tapestry needle, attach the daisy to the towel
holder using the yarn ends. Secure ends in place. </span><br />
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fun little extra to give along with a dishcloth or potholder? As an
example, this towel holder pairs perfectly with the Gingham and Daisy
potholders on this blog. (May 2012)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #614623; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">You are welcome to make, use, sell, or give as many of these daisy towel holders as you please. I just ask that you refrain from claiming the pattern as your own or selling it. It is a copyrighted property. </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114112647875534736.post-55582943483351501322014-01-28T13:36:00.002-06:002015-03-14T15:23:54.211-05:00Crocheted Chocolate Easter Bunny<div class="WordSection1">
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</b>Last year after Easter I bought a chocolate Easter bunny for a special
purpose: to use as a guide to make a crocheted version. I looked over all of
the bunnies and picked one that seemed to be generally the right size and
shape. At home, I loosely drew around the chocolate bunny to use as a
template—with a few modifications. I worked! I crocheted
a chocolate bunny with increases and decreases to match the shape. </span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #310000;">(Later I ate the real chocolate bunny</span><span style="color: #310000;">…</span><span style="color: #310000;">)</span></span></i></div>
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but this time I wrote down the increases and decreases as I went so that others
might create this bunny, too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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stand between 7 and 8 inches (18-20 cm). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the pattern</span></b><span style="color: #310000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TrebuchetMS; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt; mso-bidi-language: EN-US;">: I have to admit, this pattern will be different from
the usual form because numbers of stitches are not given for each round. That’s
because you are not joining rows and because the count is not as important as
the shape. You just have to trust that this will work out if you follow the rounds. I have provided a
template for you and, periodically, you can check your work against the
template to be assured that the bunny is taking shape, just as planned. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Just a reminder, this
pattern is copyrighted. You are welcome to create as many bunnies as you like and use
for giving or selling. Just don’t claim this pattern as your own or sell the pattern. </i><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">designed
by Claudia A. <o:p></o:p></span>Lowman</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Description</b>: This 8 inch (20 cm) “chocolate” bunny is a
fun addition to a child’s Easter basket filled with goodies or as part of
annual décor to celebrate the holiday. What a great way to enjoy chocolate but
one that is sugar, calorie and guilt-free!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This project is
worked in continuous rounds of single crochets (sc) from the bottom up to the
tip of the ear. The bunny is made up of two parts—the body and a base that is
attached after the body has been stuffed with poly fiberfil. Final touches
include button eyes and a ribbon at the neck. This photo shows the bunny
sporting a yellow ribbon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What you will need</b>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">–yarn: Any regular worsted weight or dk weight yarn will work in one of three colors: medium brown (milk chocolate), dark
brown (dark chocolate) or ecru (white chocolate). Acrylic yarn is preferred so that the bunny can be washed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">– G hook (4 mm)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">– scissors<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">– tapestry needle<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">– poly fiberfil stuffing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Bunny Body, To start</b>: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">ch 34, join with a
sl st, ch 1.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tail and Foot Shaping<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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1</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Sc around, Work continuously without joining at the end of
each round.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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places: the beginning of the round and again at the halfway point. You may want
to use different colors so you will know your starting point. The beginning of
each round is the backside of the bunny; the halfway point is the front or
belly of the bunny. All increases (inc) and decreases (dec) will be made at
these two points (beginning/end, halfway point) to form the bunny shape, which
is relatively flat. Periodically move the markers up as you progress up through
the rounds.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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may want to use a counter to keep track of rows or, if you lose your place,
simply count up the rows. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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2</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Inc, sc up to the st just before the marked halfway point and
inc in this st, sc in next (marked) st), inc, sc around to the 2<sup>nd</sup>
to last st and inc, sc.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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turn inward, so be sure to keep it turned correctly so that the right side of
your work is out. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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4-6</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: These three rounds will be dec rounds. All
decreases will be made by inserting hook into the next st, yo, hook into
following st, yo, draw yarn through all 3 loops on hook (dec made). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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dec, sc, dec, sc around to the two st before the mark at end of the round, inc
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14</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Dec, sc around to the 2 st before the halfway pt,
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inc (2), sc to the last 2 sts, inc, sc.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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26</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Sc to 3 st before the halfway pt, dec (2), sc to
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27</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Inc, sc to 2 st before halfway, dec, sc to the
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the last st, inc.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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31-32</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Inc, sc to halfway pt, inc, sc to last st, inc. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Rnd
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Rnd
37</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Sc to halfway pt, dec, sc to end. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Rnd
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Rnds
39-40</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Sc to halfway pt, dec, sc to end. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Rnd
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Rnd
42</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: (Sc, dec) around. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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ear and secure yarn ends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Stuff bunny with poly fiberfil. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The base is two parts that are layered together to form a firm stand for the
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Using a G (4 mm) hook and the same yarn as bunny body, ch
12.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Rnd
2</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">:Ch 1, 2 sc in same st, sc in next 11 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">For second base part, repeat Rnds 1-2 plus add a
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Rnd
3</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st, sc in next 13, 2 sc in next st, sc in
next 13, join w sl st, Leave 18 in (46 cm) tail. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Center smaller base on larger base and, using the
tapestry needle and the yarn tail from the smaller one, st tog. Using the
remaining yarn tail, st base to the bunny filling in with more stuffing, if
needed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: #0400; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-language: #0400;">You
can</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> check the progress of your bunny’s shape by laying it on this
provided outline. You will likely need to "capture" this template by right clicking on it and saving it so you can print it out. It should measure about 8 inches (20.5 cm) high.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>ETA</b>: Since sharing this pattern, I have crocheted about 10 more chocolate bunnies. One is a white chocolate bunny that I thought I would add. Here it is.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is a spur of the moment blog entry. I really
planned the next blog to be a crocheted scarf pattern which I’ll be posting soon. As I write this, it's October and Halloween is nearing so I'm sharing this fun little
post first in the hope that these costumes make you smile.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The photo above shows 5 of the 10 Bratz dolls that I costumed
last October. After I made each one I placed it on my mantle in the living room and every time I passed by I just had to chuckle at the growing group. That's Frankenstein on the left, who is trying to scare everyone. Next in line is the cupcake girl complete with frosting and a cherry on top of her head. I call the middle one Hoodie girl. She's in Halloween color knits made from striped socks. Fourth from the left is a boy clown with a wig that I crocheted from fun fur and finally is a little girl with a candy corn hat that I knitted. She's also sporting a candy corn sweat shirt, a black skirt and orange and black leggings.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I’m in a group on ravelry.com called Good Things Together in
which one of our threads is called The Dollhouse. This year will be the third
consecutive year in that thread that we are having a Halloween doll fashion show. I haven't started my costumes for this year so I'm sharing some that I made in the past two years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here’s my black swan Bratz from last year. I did make a
little black partial mask but it is not on the ballerina in this photo.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Photo above: I call these two little fairies Paris Hilton
and her sister. They got scared out trick or treating and, while trying to run, one of the girls dropped her bag of goodies and everything spilled on the ground.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">These fairy costumers were so easy to make! I used little girl’s frilly socks
for the clothing and found the butterfly wings at the dollar store. With only a
little sewing to close up the panty part of each costume, the outfits were done
in a flash—very little fussing. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Photo above: I did manage to make this flapper outfit, as modeled here by
a Liv doll. They have proportionately larger heads than Barbies.</span></div>
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before. Below is another Liv doll as a nightclub singer. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The basic dress is from a commercial pattern. I crocheted
the flower which took longer to make the whole dress! I also made the microphone and base formed using Fimo clay that I installed on a thin dowel. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;">The Liv dolls are so much fun to pose. While no longer
manufactured and rather short-lived in production, they are still easy to find
at thrift stores for very little money and on ebay. They are bald but have wigs
that fit with a nob on the crown of the head. Many times, if I have a head that
I like from another kind of doll but the body is not articulated and can’t be
posed as well, then I match skin colors of body to head and switch them out.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Finally, here is my Carmen Miranda outfit on the right, made two years
ago. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Not everyone knows Carmen Miranda unless they are as old as
I am or if they are old movie buffs. Carmen Miranda was a very popular movie
star, singer and entertainer in the 1940’s and 50’s. She wore the most amazing costumes with
fancy headdresses. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I sewed the costume (no pattern) and crocheted the pineapple (also no pattern) and formed the bananas from Fimo clay. The grapes are little felted wool balls.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;"><b>Introduction</b>:<b> </b></span><span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">We kid around in ravelry groups
about “fiber therapy,” saying it's our way of dealing with stress. It's actually true. I guess you could call it "creative meditation" and in the
process we make fun, unique, beautiful, interesting, huggable, and/or wearable items.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">Recently crocheting Easter eggs has been my personal fiber therapy. I had so much fun doing them I thought I’d pass along this little how-to for
others who may want to create—whether or not they seek fiber therapy. The
results will be the same for everyone—lovely little eggs to bring out and enjoy year after year. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;"><b>What</b></span><span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">: These are crocheted Easter eggs that cover the
regular size plastic ones that measure about 5¾ inches (14.5 cm) around the
middle and 3½ inches (9 cm) from top to bottom. These eggs are very simple to
create because each is a continuous spiral of
single crochet stitches using multi colored (ombre) yarn—no need to change
colors. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;"><b>What you will need</b></span><span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">• ombre cotton yarn, such as Peaches & Crème or Sugar ‘n
cream (4 ply</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">• scissors<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">• a tapestry needle<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">• a plastic Easter egg</span></div>
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;"> <o:p></o:p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBlNRYrj1ZUhP6ZlcromVd3SYC2Y5hMkr7FIYssBOBe3tTEsd_N1zIhe7KfpdyZAyUGYVLI84MM-82YzybCjGefmqioSvJbdnfAlAh7fzM5FAACb84qWZ-VtbIM8glEMSACC7FdQNN4du/s1600/Needed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBlNRYrj1ZUhP6ZlcromVd3SYC2Y5hMkr7FIYssBOBe3tTEsd_N1zIhe7KfpdyZAyUGYVLI84MM-82YzybCjGefmqioSvJbdnfAlAh7fzM5FAACb84qWZ-VtbIM8glEMSACC7FdQNN4du/s320/Needed.jpg" height="251" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;"><b>Start</b></span><span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">: ch 2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;"><b>Rnd 1</b></span><span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">: 6 sc in 2<sup>nd</sup> st from hook. Mark start of
rounds but do not join on this or in future rounds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;"><b>Rnd 2</b></span><span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">: 2 scs in each st (12)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;"><b>Rnd 3</b></span><span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">: *(1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next st). Repeat from *
around. (18)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;"><b>Rnd 4</b></span><span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">: *(2 sc in 1<sup>st</sup> st, 1 sc in each of next
3 st). Repeat from * around. (22)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;"><b>Rnds 5-10</b></span><span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">: 1 sc in each st around.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">Decreases start in round 11. To decrease, draw up yarn in each
of the next 2 sc, YO and draw through all 3 loops (dec made).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;"><b>Rnd 11</b></span><span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">: Dec 2 st in this round like this: sc 9, dec, sc
until you reach the last 2 st and then dec. (20)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;"><b>Rnd 12</b></span><span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">: Sc in each st around.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;"><b>Rnd 13</b></span><span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">: Slip egg inside with pointed end up. With egg
inside your work, sc in each st around being mindful to keep your stitches
tight.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;"><b>Rnd 14</b></span><span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">: *(Sc 4, dec). Repeat from * around.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;"><b>Rnd 15</b></span><span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">: 2 scs *(dec, 4 sc). Repeat from * around.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">From this point forward, repeat the following: 2 sc, dec until
you have a ½ inch (1.5 cm) opening. Cut yarn leaving an 8-inch (20 cm) yarn
tail. Using your tapestry needle, gather up your stitches to close up the hole.
Secure and hide your yarn tail. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;"><b>Addendum</b>: I've been making other crocheted eggs, too—in all 24 of them this year. Most require color/yarn changes. Using solid color cottons, these eggs feature stripes and other patterns. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">Here is one of the baskets of crocheted eggs. These eggs feature various patterns and a limited color palette: pink, cream and periwinkle. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">Here is another set of my crocheted eggs. These eggs also feature various patterns with an even more limited color palette, only two colors: cream and cornflower. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #310000; font-family: TrebuchetMS;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIqqMXcMlaw2ikAcSLj0lyNIy2LzoQe2486o7vSG-usb_0KHITT56DampIBvXw3cNr21G_y8Vd7-uiJZB4Qkh-Swskh_u92nDMRO5_-NXWVRKf_SOPpMQcU-3paTj5XVLkpU-XVmC63DG/s1600/7+crocheted+eggs-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIqqMXcMlaw2ikAcSLj0lyNIy2LzoQe2486o7vSG-usb_0KHITT56DampIBvXw3cNr21G_y8Vd7-uiJZB4Qkh-Swskh_u92nDMRO5_-NXWVRKf_SOPpMQcU-3paTj5XVLkpU-XVmC63DG/s320/7+crocheted+eggs-3.jpg" height="317" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114112647875534736.post-51776160299527757642012-08-18T15:00:00.011-05:002012-08-19T13:50:11.712-05:00Inch by Inch and Row by Row<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>Introduction</b></span><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">When creative women around the globe apply their knitting, crocheting, sewing and needle felting skills to a challenge, you get delightful surprises! Follow along to enjoy a veritable garden, menagerie and patisserie of TMCs (tape measure covers) by 18 talented gals on ravelry.com in the Good Things Together group. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAD7-CaSx69BCq9FJzEIvOPbonlgDxxwVcmhGwRlFWwVK0XZAUYC-nVjYKd5HwqzmjAFQRF26fOW00QCR2zyUY3g1pq8Qni87M007OaktKSu8V2t-lmleaS4ZKWuAeyj6Kw6TvEHtua8cY/s1600/All+TMCs-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAD7-CaSx69BCq9FJzEIvOPbonlgDxxwVcmhGwRlFWwVK0XZAUYC-nVjYKd5HwqzmjAFQRF26fOW00QCR2zyUY3g1pq8Qni87M007OaktKSu8V2t-lmleaS4ZKWuAeyj6Kw6TvEHtua8cY/s400/All+TMCs-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">For several days when I was thinking about writing this blog, certain lyrics began running in my head. I knew these particular lines must have been important to this story because they were so persistent. I went around the day humming or singing the opening lines of the <i>Garden Song</i></span><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">:*<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><i><b>Inch by inch, row by row<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><i><b>Gonna make this garden grow…</b><o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">After googling, I found more of the lyrics and ultimately why this song was meaningful to our event. Here are of the lyrics as they continue:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><i><b>All it takes is a rake and hoe<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><i><b>And a piece of fertile ground.</b><o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><i><b>Inch by inch, row by row<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><i><b>Please bless these seeds I sow…*</b><o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Then I got it! This encapsulates what happened in our event! Instead of tilling the ground and growing seeds, we made our fiber creations grow. Instead of rakes and hoes, we did it inch-by-inch and row-by-row using our crochet hooks, knitting needles, sewing needles, roving and thread. And our gardens grew… as well as our menageries, patisseries and other unique TMC creations, too. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Now, after about six weeks, our garden is fully matured so come and celebrate our harvest by enjoying our beautiful, fun and interesting TMCs, which you can view “inch by inch and row by row” as you scan below. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>Our TMC Garden</b></span><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><b> <o:p></o:p><table><tbody>
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<span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b>“Orange Popcorn Flower w/ Green Tendrils” </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><b>by JanetMB</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b></b></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #320000; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><b>–crocheted</b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></div><o:p></o:p> <br />
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<span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b>“Sparkly-centered Rose” </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><b>by JanetMB</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b></b></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #320000; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><b>–crocheted, button center</b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #320000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(pull leaf for tape measure)</span></span></b></span></div><o:p></o:p> <br />
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<span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b>Variegated Leaves” </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><b>by JanetMB</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b></b></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #320000; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><b>–crocheted</b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0GPT9ZSYf-CA7QIdSn6lFgB2f8XD90DBHrwVxUHy7Me6DxstlH_lnxGl8cNZcQKD4AwDMFlrL5zXaKIXZDf3mdDbd5AASBpjuy0g13m8eaHNl0rUWOwhprX18rNjYheZswHC9Ipnl2EQ/s1600/Audry-flowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0GPT9ZSYf-CA7QIdSn6lFgB2f8XD90DBHrwVxUHy7Me6DxstlH_lnxGl8cNZcQKD4AwDMFlrL5zXaKIXZDf3mdDbd5AASBpjuy0g13m8eaHNl0rUWOwhprX18rNjYheZswHC9Ipnl2EQ/s200/Audry-flowers.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
<span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b>“Felted Flowers” </b></span><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b>by auchgan</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b>“Plarn Flowers” </b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b></b></span><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b>by RecycleCindy and delights</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b></b></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #320000; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><b>–crocheted using plarn (strips cut from plastic bags to use in place of yarn)</b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLhLIjTjvTf1v1qfnjUqdXzoLV79ll4bFhEoU1-Elbxn5kVLu85P5UiTWQpVq88cidDMyPaPJoUd4IEzaoOCdZS3CwTiVoM7QuBxUe3Uf3o6JZP52ZPt1Z_njE9sQ8NDxQANRk-jH-GgC/s1600/delights-daf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLhLIjTjvTf1v1qfnjUqdXzoLV79ll4bFhEoU1-Elbxn5kVLu85P5UiTWQpVq88cidDMyPaPJoUd4IEzaoOCdZS3CwTiVoM7QuBxUe3Uf3o6JZP52ZPt1Z_njE9sQ8NDxQANRk-jH-GgC/s200/delights-daf.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><b></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b>“Flounder” by 2MayBoys</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b></b></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #320000; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><b>–knitted, pom pom eyes</b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></div><o:p></o:p> <br />
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<span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b>“Sock Monkey TapeSter” </b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b>by ChickWithSticks</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b></b></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #320000; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><b>–crocheted</b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b>“Sock Monkey” by auchgan</b></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><b></b></span></div><o:p></o:p> <br />
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<span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b>“Whale of a Tail” by Sueazhari</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b></b></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #320000; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><b>–crocheted (pull tail for tape measure)</b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></div><o:p></o:p> <br />
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<span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b>“Tiered Cake” </b></span><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b>by 2MayBoys</b></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><b></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #320000; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><b>–crocheted</b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></div><o:p></o:p> <br />
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<span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b>“Cherry Pie” </b></span><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b>by girliecurls</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #320000; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><b>–crocheted </b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b>“Cherry Pie” </b></span><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><b>by Bailey121208</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #320000; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><b>–crocheted</b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></div> <o:p></o:p> <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Most of the TMCs were knitted or crocheted but there were some unique uses of materials and interesting approaches that are specifically noted here. <b>Needle-felting</b></span><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">: auchgan and maryootsy, needled-felted their flower TMCs. <b>Plarn</b></span><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">: RecycleCindy and delights worked together to create plarn TMC’s. Plarn is the name given to long, continuous strips cut from bags (like grocery bags) to make plastic yarn. <b>Fabric</b></span><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">: Sophietd duplicated a fabric cottage TMC that she saw and liked. delights also covered a cherry-themed tape measure with fabric. <b>Stones</b></span><span style="color: #320000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">: Spinayarn creativiely covered up a mistake with a unique top of gem stones. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114112647875534736.post-44060592992011913872012-07-06T12:01:00.041-05:002012-07-20T14:51:45.631-05:00TMCs: Tape Measure Covers<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><b>Introduction</b></span><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">:</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">Hi and welcome! Here's a tutorial for a seven rosette TMC (tape measure cover) pictured below. It's a fun and fast project—done in one sitting. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLj-uRN64_sbbQO8W9r7L-S9Ed_KbERSIF14VlZwhLV_yG1ZuDweyk56ErzDVCOBjQvKkE7A3nJxVoQQ56kJQFTQEVJzsZay3V5sSMnsd6tQnUG_C3cD8l0Cubc3tG0e-NGgLF6JjpyIsX/s1600/rosette+TMC+blog.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLj-uRN64_sbbQO8W9r7L-S9Ed_KbERSIF14VlZwhLV_yG1ZuDweyk56ErzDVCOBjQvKkE7A3nJxVoQQ56kJQFTQEVJzsZay3V5sSMnsd6tQnUG_C3cD8l0Cubc3tG0e-NGgLF6JjpyIsX/s320/rosette+TMC+blog.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><b>Warning</b></span><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">: Making TMCs can be addictive. I know because I have now made over 40 of them in a very short time.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">This "addiction" all started because one of my fiber friends, maryootsy, kept coaxing me to try a flower pattern created by JuleeQue.* Well, I didn't have one of the little retractable tapes to execute it, so Mary finally sent me two of them all the way from Michigan and that meant there wasn't any excuse left not to try Julie's free pattern. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 19px;"><i>(Link provided at the end of this blog page.)</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 19px;"> </span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">Once I made Julie's single flower TMC, I was off and running with all kinds of ideas—flowers, sweet treats, fruits, veggies, even a frying pan with bacon, eggs and pancakes. The possibilities were seemingly endless.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">For some time I wondered what I would offer as a pattern here on my blog and then a few days ago, when I was completing a sweet little girl's knitted set of mittens and a hat and wanted to jazz up the mittens, I came up with crocheted rosettes at the wrists and it clicked. That's what I would share—a rosette TMC.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 19px;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><b>Description:</b></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">The instructions given here are for a tape measure cover with seven crocheted rosettes on the top like the one pictured above. The crocheted main body will just be a springboard, however, because once you crochet the bottom, sides and top to cover the retractable tape measure, you will have the basis to make all kinds of TMCs. Just let your imagination run free—that's what I did. You can see some of my one-of-a-kind TMCs in a later photo on this page. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><b>What You Will Need</b></span><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">• A small (2 inch diameter) retractable tape measure.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQWaWaao2yKmdubKBt8ZeLSe2r5FZPmfKifuRAO48ld7CoSzwbHxG4yP4QYAgAD_LWJYq0AB0NCPsTUsYjmBDoX1jszDk3JpB2Fbe5ZtOdCYN4yAdWnhlDUuhfm4_XZVblJUh8zmBlr1eL/s1600/TMCs-bare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQWaWaao2yKmdubKBt8ZeLSe2r5FZPmfKifuRAO48ld7CoSzwbHxG4yP4QYAgAD_LWJYq0AB0NCPsTUsYjmBDoX1jszDk3JpB2Fbe5ZtOdCYN4yAdWnhlDUuhfm4_XZVblJUh8zmBlr1eL/s200/TMCs-bare.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 19px;">• Yarn in various colors: regular 4 ply yarn for this pattern, 3 ply is best for the leaves and some of the rosettes**</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">• Crochet hook, size G or F, depending on the yarn<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">• Scissors<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">• Tapestry needle and a sharper needle with a larger eye, if you plan to stitch on your rosettes, rather than glue them<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">• Glue gun or heavy-duty glue<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">** For U.S. residents, you can find little retractable tape measures for 99 cents in the notions department at Hobby Lobby. Other possible sources: some dollar stores carry them; a box of 20 can be ordered from JoAnn's, but be sure to use a coupon for percents off to defray the cost. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">*One of the advantages of creating small projects, such as this, is that you can use up bits of yarn. Even if you decide to use yarn from your large skeins, one TMC takes so little, you will have plenty left for big projects.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><b>Making the TMC body</b></span><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">:</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><u style="text-underline: #320000;">Foundation, Bottom</u></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">Ch 4, slip st to form a ring.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><u style="text-underline: #320000;">Round 1</u>: Ch 2. For most yarns you will hdc into the ring 12 times. Sl st to the top of the first hdc. If you are using a heavier or coarser yarn, such as Red Heart Super Saver, you will need to do fewer hdc’s to start. If you are using a finer yarn, such as sock yarn, you will need to make more hdc’s into the ring to start.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><u style="text-underline: #320000;">Round 2</u>: Ch 2, hdc into the same st. 2 hdc’s in the tops of each of the st’s around. Sl st join/end the round. If you are crocheting with a heavier yarn, you might need to assess if you will need to make the next row hdc’s or sc’s.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><u style="text-underline: #320000;">Round 3</u>: Ch 2, hdc into the same st. *(1 hdc into the next st, 2 hdc’s into the following st). Repeat from * around. Sl st to join. If you are using thinner yarn, you will likely need to add a row of sc’s after round 3 to make the circle large enough to accommodate the 2 inch (5 cm) diameter of the retractable tape measure.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">SIDE<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><u style="text-underline: #320000;">Row 1</u>: Working in the back loops of the last row, hdc’s around minus three st’s evenly placed. In other words, you will reduce this round by 3 sts. <b>DO NOT JOIN</b></span><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"> when you reach the end of the row. The purpose of not joining is that an opening is being left for the end of the tape to protrude.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><u style="text-underline: #320000;">Row 2</u>: Ch 2, turn so that the wrong side is facing and hdc in the tops of each of the st’s around. (See photo right.) If you are crocheting with a thinner yarn, you may need to add a row of sc’s after row 2. Join the last st to the starting st with a sl st to join. Cut yarn and secure tail.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipcvHPymWEICRn317Y8i1ENAto-dXml_KlBhAspoghoC-qZKA8Ns6CowcXGMNjA-dZpAVInUYe4nJOAFTOGtK0FV11ZS__DTJC0-wtkGoVASmyjTv-8sRaTAFlVVG1wS4wSP4TyTf47yWX/s1600/sides-back+loops.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipcvHPymWEICRn317Y8i1ENAto-dXml_KlBhAspoghoC-qZKA8Ns6CowcXGMNjA-dZpAVInUYe4nJOAFTOGtK0FV11ZS__DTJC0-wtkGoVASmyjTv-8sRaTAFlVVG1wS4wSP4TyTf47yWX/s200/sides-back+loops.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: small;"></span>Place tape measure inside with the retractable button on the bottom and with the pull tab protruding from the side opening created for it. (See photo left which is the inside of the piece.)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><u style="text-underline: #320000;">Foundation, Top:</u><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgOJm4r2OAVTg2ylbqpmlmdcwb_aN7gHGKNjugrEmSp2Nah5RrY_9dbR6EP2k6coyQPI5PUjLSr0z8B8j0qytQT9sbQsusAJQ5D6PXp1fvhwbUB4ldWfOAl7VOj7ubVkFAOxZVciycH3S/s1600/whipping+top+to+sides.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgOJm4r2OAVTg2ylbqpmlmdcwb_aN7gHGKNjugrEmSp2Nah5RrY_9dbR6EP2k6coyQPI5PUjLSr0z8B8j0qytQT9sbQsusAJQ5D6PXp1fvhwbUB4ldWfOAl7VOj7ubVkFAOxZVciycH3S/s200/whipping+top+to+sides.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">You are going to make the top the same as the bottom. No sides on the top piece. When done, leave a yarn tail, about 20 inches (50 cm) long, which will be used to whip the top piece to the already completed bottom and sides with the tape inside. (See photo right.)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><b>For future TMCs, if you are decorating the top, don’t whip together</b></span><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"> until you assess whether or not it will be easier for you to decorate the top while it is separate.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><b>Leaves</b></span><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">:</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">It is preferable to use a slightly lighter weight yarn for the leaves. These leaves were made using Red Heart Soft yarn which is almost the same as sports weight (3 ply) yarn. Using your F hook, if you have one, ch 9. Sl st in third st from hook, sc in next 2 st, hdc in the next 2 sts, dc in the next st, 4 hdcs in the last st. Now you are going to go back up the other side to start or tip of the leaf. Hdc in the next st, sc in the next 2 sts, sl st in the next st. Cut yarn and with the yarn tail of about 10 inches (25 cm), make a sl st into the top. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9txrbo6Tho70PwHscUjf-bYynNMCLdRgNLUyA0bBVqa8AIR1HzoGfymmee7SveRpwwlCi47pyAceo7aAIbghlzohKuibMTNjTS3461N9KEL3iHEnhhKC1eAnTkBBTfSjpywdHg_Mysk4/s1600/leaves+in+place.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9txrbo6Tho70PwHscUjf-bYynNMCLdRgNLUyA0bBVqa8AIR1HzoGfymmee7SveRpwwlCi47pyAceo7aAIbghlzohKuibMTNjTS3461N9KEL3iHEnhhKC1eAnTkBBTfSjpywdHg_Mysk4/s200/leaves+in+place.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">With your needle, bring the yarn back up to the front just under the leaf tip and make stitches along the center to the base of the leaf. Backstitches will make a nice stitch down the center (see photo right) plus end your yarn at the base end where you can easily tie it off without it being seen on the underside when you glue it in place. If, however, you want to stitch your leaf to the top of your tape measure, you would leave yarn tails for this purpose.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><b>Rosettes</b></span><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">:</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBH3xX8f-1BaBrDMJro6zYCqU5b8J5zwoHkQWIbxFPd7-cYV9BJ21JHuqMzeAoRN5Q3rziuL1lIv2GgwRkLtWRQQ0UH0NpLFyRQsBttzjeQ52Ca4osX8-w_hlG5Vgcytk1sNVaZtk7lDy/s1600/one+rosette.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBH3xX8f-1BaBrDMJro6zYCqU5b8J5zwoHkQWIbxFPd7-cYV9BJ21JHuqMzeAoRN5Q3rziuL1lIv2GgwRkLtWRQQ0UH0NpLFyRQsBttzjeQ52Ca4osX8-w_hlG5Vgcytk1sNVaZtk7lDy/s200/one+rosette.png" width="200" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 19px;">You will need 7 rosettes for the top of your tape measure. If you have slightly lighter weight yarns, such as sports weight (3 ply yarn), it will be best to make all or some of the rosettes from this yarn. If not, your rosettes might be a little large for the top. Even if you can make some of 3 ply and some of 4 ply, it would help. For each rosette, using your G hook, ch 12. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 19px;">Then make 2dcs in the third ch from the hook and 2 dcs in each ch to the end. The rosette will naturally curl like the photo in the left. This is how it looks without doing anything to it. With your yarn tail and tapestry needle, stitch the rosette with a few stitches so that it stays together. If you plan to stitch the rosettes on the top, leave yarn tails. If you plan to glue or glue gun, fasten off your ends.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">You might want to make more than the seven rosettes so you can choose which ones seem to go best. Then generally position them to see how they look before transferring to your tape measure, like in this photo below.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2Y1-K9hQQ0bvI8AW8Iy1C7-s5BseYe9j70MnhvYfw5ZqohOOCBO6Hi6W5hpqrlAtpVPjlpuvgTo5eH4GHNAbMICHbhPa4mI2ApwT681tgiuhGf8nqryTzlHmej72rBFxG_H93vZPntQ8/s1600/rosettes-all.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2Y1-K9hQQ0bvI8AW8Iy1C7-s5BseYe9j70MnhvYfw5ZqohOOCBO6Hi6W5hpqrlAtpVPjlpuvgTo5eH4GHNAbMICHbhPa4mI2ApwT681tgiuhGf8nqryTzlHmej72rBFxG_H93vZPntQ8/s320/rosettes-all.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><b>Assembly</b></span><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">:</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJWSCOMrK-6jSucZAmGLu-4TkDjyWVSvbSTC-qy6-D2ZU5U3ZFOvRFK_fckN8fLGFxpvXf0Dis3rwMnvXmIOrZKG0HNLu3KLaCtywOBssanuJOSzhmftoAg9p2UXhVeHHOHg0Q6XykNDD/s1600/center+rosette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJWSCOMrK-6jSucZAmGLu-4TkDjyWVSvbSTC-qy6-D2ZU5U3ZFOvRFK_fckN8fLGFxpvXf0Dis3rwMnvXmIOrZKG0HNLu3KLaCtywOBssanuJOSzhmftoAg9p2UXhVeHHOHg0Q6XykNDD/s200/center+rosette.jpg" width="200" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 19px;">Place your leaves in an arrangement that seems satisfying and attach them first by gluing or tacking into place with yarn ends. Next attach your center rosette. This one is the largest of the rosettes in the final ones chosen. (It wouldn't have worked well to be an outer rosette because of the size.) After the center rosette is secure, place the remaining 6 rosettes around it. All done!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><b>Variation</b></span><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">:</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">Another way to make rosettes or roses, is from strips of felted wool rolled up and then attached with needle and thread at the base. Actually, I made these before the crocheted kind but, knowing that not everyone has felted wool from old sweaters in abundance, as I have, I came up with the crocheted version. However, you might want to see how beautifully this variation of wool roses turned out. Most of the leaves are simply cut from felted wool but a few are crocheted. Nice, huh?! </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><b>Varieties</b></span><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">:</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;">Here are about a third of the TMCs I have made. The free pattern by JuleeQue is the rose, upper left between the frying pan and the turquoise hat. I sent this one to maryootsy because this is the one she wanted me to try. Other TMCs in this photo: oreo cookies, cherry pie, lemon, orange, grape (2), watermelon, cupcake, dog, flower with a yellow button center and the frying pan complete with breakfast.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #320000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14pt;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114112647875534736.post-11554559533772600822012-05-26T16:25:00.026-05:002012-06-08T12:11:33.259-05:00Gingham & Daisy Potholders<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 19px;"><b>Introduction</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">:</span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I don’t know about you but I like trying new stitches. I found a three-color stitch in my favorite crochet book* that I decided would make the basis of a great potholder. The book uses three very different colors but I thought by using two colors in the same family (example, light blue and medium blue) with white, the stitch would resemble gingham. With that thought, a new potholder pattern began to come to life.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Once the basic gingham potholder is joined with the back, you may find it could use a little bit of jazzing up to complete it. By crocheting a thinner white edging, weaving in some grosgrain ribbon between the posts, and finally attaching a little daisy in the upper corner, you will be very satisfied with your new, fun and fresh potholder. </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>You are welcome to make, share or sell as many of these potholders as you like. However, please refrain from claiming the pattern as your own or selling the pattern.</i></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Gingham and Daisy Potholder. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Copyright 2011, C. Lowman. All Rights Reserved. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><u>About the three-color stitch</u>:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This stitch looks more difficult to execute than it really is. Once you get through the first few rows, you won’t even need to refer to the directions until you reach the last row. The only real challenge is keeping three balls (or skeins) of yarn from getting tangled because you will be working one of three colors on each row and then picking up the waiting color at the other end. In other words, you won’t cut off your yarn until you are done with the three-color front.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*I want to mention my favorite crochet stitch book right now before going further. It is called <i>The Complete Photo Guide to Crochet</i>. The author is Margaret Hubert. I highly recommend this book for learning new stitches to inspire you in your work. </span></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Are you ready? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i><b>Okay, let’s get busy and make </b></i></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i><b></b></i></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i><b>a Gingham and Daisy potholder.</b></i></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><u>You will need</u>:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A. Hook: sizes G (4mm) or H (5mm) and a smaller hook, size F (3.75mm).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">B. Yarn in 2 thicknesses:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1. Thicker (worsted weight cotton): White and two shades of the same color (one lighter, one darker) of heavier cotton, such as Lily’s Sugar ‘n Cream, Pisgah’s Peaches & Crème or Lion Brand cotton. Don’t forget you will need just a little bit of yellow for the center of the daisy, too.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3yDhZR9aMtwQzoQEZfWgwiIuip1HW6nkNyKdo0xS5uGkW46Dy6L66r5KGCC9V5DAAygqkHiYQcqxbRM2Wew9mJ0TqywirVkgh5mVE7gcSMhY_gCdvPBuIf5gbDknSa6tYJtT6mRHfDN1G/s1600/what+you+will+need.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3yDhZR9aMtwQzoQEZfWgwiIuip1HW6nkNyKdo0xS5uGkW46Dy6L66r5KGCC9V5DAAygqkHiYQcqxbRM2Wew9mJ0TqywirVkgh5mVE7gcSMhY_gCdvPBuIf5gbDknSa6tYJtT6mRHfDN1G/s200/what+you+will+need.png" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2. Thinner: This thinner white is for the edging. Use a yarn such as Patons Grace, J&P Coats Royale Fashion Crochet thread size 3, or something that is also thinner. Perhaps pabilo from South America. I am using Patons Grace because it is soft, slightly shiny and very flexible.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">C. About 42 inches (1 meter plus 3 mm) inches of 3/8-inch (10 mm) grosgrain ribbon in a coordinating color for each potholder.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">D. Optional: plastic or metal ring* for potholder hanger.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*I use steel 1–inch rings (2.5mm) that I purchase in a package in the jewelry/bead department at a fabric or craft store. Normally you would use these split rings for key chains but I find they are perfect for potholder hangers. I like the size and can buy 48 in a package for a very small amount of money.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">E. Sewing items: scissors, blunt nose tapestry needle, a larger sharp needle and a little matching thread for securing the bow in place<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><u>Which hook</u>?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Establishing gauge is not necessary for this project. For most people I would recommend the G hook. I have used both the G and H hooks successfully on this project but I liked the final size of the potholders I made using the G hook. I thought the two I made with the H hook were a little large and, as a result, I did not add on the edging and grosgrain ribbon. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><u>Description</u>: </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This potholder has a front and a back. The front resembles gingham fabric using two colors with white. The backside is all white. The two layers together make this potholder extra thick and ideal for handling hot pans and dishes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Part One: Front of Potholder, the Gingham Side</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Foundation row: </b>With Color A (white), ch 29</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Row 1</b>: Color A. dc into the 4th st from the hook. By doing so you will already have 2 dc's completed because the last ch stitches from the foundation row make up the first dc of this row and the actual dc into the 4th st is the second dc. Then dc in the next st for a total of three dc's. Next *(ch 3, skip next 3 sts and dc into the 4th</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> st, dc into the next 2 sts) R</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">epeat from *across row ending in three dc’s. Instead of completing the last dc, start color B by drawing through the last 2 loops of Color A to complete the dc. Let color A drop. DO NOT BREAK OFF. (You will pick up color A again in row 4.) Turn. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkbffXM01KkxyQS0jlXqqgy2MhdD2Y9kqMEOS_S52mILkSxMbW9bIs8JmsG36mdE0HAYrL-pGuUz-ucSgN60SdGwm_I4QUzJFGpFCcVKYvtS0jTqpJc_l322lu_NpjnNaDsJcOZz4mSmk/s1600/CAL-1-w+words-blog.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkbffXM01KkxyQS0jlXqqgy2MhdD2Y9kqMEOS_S52mILkSxMbW9bIs8JmsG36mdE0HAYrL-pGuUz-ucSgN60SdGwm_I4QUzJFGpFCcVKYvtS0jTqpJc_l322lu_NpjnNaDsJcOZz4mSmk/s400/CAL-1-w+words-blog.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;"><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Row 2</b>: Color B. ch 3, skip three sts and, now working over the chain and down into the stitches below the open space, *(dc in the top of the first ch st below [for this row only, do not dc into two sts, just work into the chain st], dc in the tops of the next 2 ch sts in the open space, ch 3) repeat from * to the end of the row. You will end with a ch 3. When poking your hook into the last dc from the previous row, draw Color C through this poke and through the last ch. Drop Color B. (You will pick up color B again in row 5.) Turn.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Row 3</b>: Color C. ch 1 *(dc in next three dc sts below the open space, ch 3). Repeat this sequence from * across. You will end with a dc. Draw color A through the last 2 loops of your unfinished dc. Drop color C. Turn.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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</span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">About now you might want to detangle your colors. Do this periodically.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Row 4</b>: Color A. *(ch 3, dc in the next three dc sts below the open space.) Repeat this sequence from * to the end. You will end with a ch 3. When poking your hook into the last dc from the previous row, draw Color B through this poke and through the last ch. Drop Color A. Turn. (same as in row 2)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Row 5</b>: Color B. ch 1 *(dc in the next three dc sts below in the open space, ch 3.) Repeat this sequence from * to the end. You will end with a dc. Draw up Color C through the last two loops on your final dc. Drop Color B. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Most likely you have mastered the sequence of the rows and colors. <b>Continue building rows until your “gingham” measures almost the same in height as the width</b>. You will do one last short row to complete the front. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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</span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Note</b>: I prefer to start and end with white.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Last row</b>: With Color A, ch 1, *(sc in next 3 sts, hdc in tops of the next three sts of the open space) repeat from * across. End with 3 sc’s. Break off all three yarn colors. Secure all yarn ends in the back.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The height and width of my finished front section is 6.5 inches (16.25mm). Yours may be a little larger or a little smaller. When the joining, edging and ribbon are completed, my potholder measures 7.75 inches (19.5mm)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Part Two: Backside of Potholder</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The back of the potholder is simple. It is all-white rows of dc’s. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Foundation row</b>: ch. 27 sts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Row 1</b>: dc in third st from the hook. This counts as the first dc. dc across to the end. (25 sts)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">— Position your plain back (Color A, white) so that the attached yarn is at the upper left hand corner. Place the gingham right way up on top of it and match the corners of the gingham front to the corners of the all-white back.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4zyIU61JjBvQNvYTECT8RNJPWrMcXa3QsMMAoDxiioSakSegh4eTl-KrtSZmvX9WsERzP0zufbrE1AhUbaNpoXqQFMszlszRa-M26OB7asDAD7hVjgLZxUNhIHFTHXN-nuAwMtxuoUfW/s1600/Join+layers-blog.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4zyIU61JjBvQNvYTECT8RNJPWrMcXa3QsMMAoDxiioSakSegh4eTl-KrtSZmvX9WsERzP0zufbrE1AhUbaNpoXqQFMszlszRa-M26OB7asDAD7hVjgLZxUNhIHFTHXN-nuAwMtxuoUfW/s400/Join+layers-blog.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">— With large straight pins (I use corsage pins) secure the corners through both pieces, making sure to tuck in the sharp ends so they will not poke you as you sc around.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">— With the gingham side facing you, sc through both layers starting at the side and going down. You will make 2 sc’s into each dc on the sides (going through both layers) and 1 sc into each stitch at the top and bottom. Remove straight pins (or corsage pins) as you come to them. Crochet 2 sc’s into the corner st on all four corners. Sl st to beginning st. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5pJHpYrxYp9HRohCuBv9vqwGgYp5FWM5P_DBw_c4n5j2LWDFlQ14iR2uu7vf_HRxxLPCiH3w7eZu5b9IRsFeiIswUQ06etpQNnJuxKG0Jt2bAntA2FI2SFR6mwnO_pJJyWex9WGQfzp4/s1600/scs+and+hanger-blog.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5pJHpYrxYp9HRohCuBv9vqwGgYp5FWM5P_DBw_c4n5j2LWDFlQ14iR2uu7vf_HRxxLPCiH3w7eZu5b9IRsFeiIswUQ06etpQNnJuxKG0Jt2bAntA2FI2SFR6mwnO_pJJyWex9WGQfzp4/s400/scs+and+hanger-blog.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><br />
</span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">— If you intend to crochet a loop, rather than attach a ring, then there is no need to cut the yarn until you are done with your loop. If you are going to do a blanket st around a plastic or metal ring, leave a four foot (1 and ½ meter) yarn tail to finish your ring. Finish your loop or ring before continuing and secure your loose yarn ends.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 19px;"><b>Part Four: Edging and Ribbon</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Using your finer white yarn, such as Patons Grace, attach your yarn about ½ inch (1.5 mm) from the upper left hand corner where your bow and daisy will be attached. (See photo.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ch 5, dc into next st, *(ch 1, dc in the next st) repeat from * around until you reach your first corner. ch1, dc twice into the corner st. Continue *(ch 1, dc in the next st) repeat from * around until you reach your second corner. ch1, dc twice into that corner and repeat this pattern with the third corner. Continue wit your ch 1, dc sequence until you reach. ½” (1.5 mm) from the final corner where you began. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It may seem like your posts for the edging are very close together but remember that you are going to weave your ribbon in and out so that only every other one of these posts is in the front. The spacing will look wider on both the front and back after your ribbon is in place. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBPY9LP_w5wpw_uyWVGpEeptK_v6y0JD4xnbKHRC1CZa2LzMaLHBpfcQmHqo_AGNRXAtUzR_yyki9Pfp7vQIZgG_sCwYg-RawOhXOuCc8A2-YiPXF0IM_FTsvKpDFgCqtmHZ9q_fSm1AO/s1600/blue+PH-edging-blog.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBPY9LP_w5wpw_uyWVGpEeptK_v6y0JD4xnbKHRC1CZa2LzMaLHBpfcQmHqo_AGNRXAtUzR_yyki9Pfp7vQIZgG_sCwYg-RawOhXOuCc8A2-YiPXF0IM_FTsvKpDFgCqtmHZ9q_fSm1AO/s400/blue+PH-edging-blog.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Note</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">: If you are using grosgrain ribbon that is wider than suggested, you may have to make your edging posts longer, perhaps a tc, instead of a dc.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2wYI4cnXD37EhIrBpsr3nhnRv9RSPHdskIiLZP__tfuyOaMuw1qddnGyRQs0yJtCGN-eDfPWsavYdDd9trlrX_YE9UbVtyUJurhBYhfZ1VNup_yvypKqtQ8TgDe0pgoVpcYTE4WmhKCoD/s1600/Blue+finished-blog+color.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2wYI4cnXD37EhIrBpsr3nhnRv9RSPHdskIiLZP__tfuyOaMuw1qddnGyRQs0yJtCGN-eDfPWsavYdDd9trlrX_YE9UbVtyUJurhBYhfZ1VNup_yvypKqtQ8TgDe0pgoVpcYTE4WmhKCoD/s400/Blue+finished-blog+color.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Using your blunt nosed tapestry needle, thread your ribbon and weave in and out of the edging posts starting at the upper left hand corner. Weave a few inches at a time and stop to make the ribbon lie flat without any twists. Complete your weaving around. Position the ribbon so that you have enough left over at each end —at least 7 inches (18 mm) for making a bow. Take a little time to pretty up the ribbon so that it looks just right on your edging and is neither too tight or too loose.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The bow</span></span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">: I wish I had a great way to explain how to tie a perfect bow. I don’t. I play with it a few times until I get it to look okay. Usually I wind up tying the bow with the potholder ring closest to me and the rest of the potholder further away. This seems to ensure that the ends will be below the bow and not up by the ring. Just play around with your bow until you get it the way you want it. Then cut the excess ends on a diagonal. I like to use fabric glue dabbed on the very ends so they won’t fray.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">[Using yellow for the daisy center], ch 5 and join with a sl st in beg ch to form ring.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Rnd 1: 5 sc into ring and join with sl st in beg sc. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Rnd 2: [Break off yellow and start white] *(sl 1, ch2, 2 dc, ch 2, sl 1) in next sc; repeat from * around ending with a sl st in beg st—5 petals.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">At the time that I crocheted these little chap stick holders (known to some of you as lip balm holders), I was participating in April's group challenge on ravelry in the </span><span class="Apple-style-span">From Trash to Treasures</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> group, the subject of which was to create something reminiscent of spring. These fruity holders fit right in. Then because I was on a roll and we were still creating spring things, I made some flower chap stick holders, too. I'm sure I would not have come up with the idea if I had not been inspired by my participation in the group challenge.</span></b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The flower chap stick holders are available in another of my etsy shops: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/fabriq">Click Here for Flowers</a></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">P.S. Thanks, Christina for the buttons and for earlier sharing the link to the chap stick holder how-to pattern. This was fun. </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114112647875534736.post-69681571570954635422012-03-01T14:19:00.001-06:002012-03-01T14:23:52.720-06:002Good2Eat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">As if I don't have enough to do, I've inaugurated a third etsy shop called </span><span class="Apple-style-span">2Good2Eat</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">. Well, it was inevitable with so many fun and fanciful non-edible goodies to create. How could I not think of a shop filled with cupcakes, doughnuts, sundaes and other yummy delights? AND, they serve useful purposes, too.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">There is an old song that goes, "Love is something if you give it away… you'll end up having more." </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">This blog post is about "love" given away on Valentine's Day in Wrangell, Alaska.</span></b></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPE-zNuhWGTF0rmkm2DGxsrHvKhvebAuDDqy-udIZzLdxlEujo5wbsgBDLUbBc4_7FaCk0Ym__3HmzHiby_qKK3afk5bO0bB6MMEu2ij8TSKnfgpJ6behxMEgPOu48En_9-eW1so-AxXot/s1600/16+of+18+4+Suzie.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPE-zNuhWGTF0rmkm2DGxsrHvKhvebAuDDqy-udIZzLdxlEujo5wbsgBDLUbBc4_7FaCk0Ym__3HmzHiby_qKK3afk5bO0bB6MMEu2ij8TSKnfgpJ6behxMEgPOu48En_9-eW1so-AxXot/s320/16+of+18+4+Suzie.png" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Once contacted, I selected the brooches and attached them on individual cards which I mounted on a covered piece of cardboard made to fit perfectly into a special box. The other two brooches were wrapped in tissue and placed loosely in the box with the others. Off the box went to Wrangell in plenty of time for the intended Valentine surprise. <b>Above</b>: This is the photo of 16 of the brooches as they appeared mounted on the display cardboard. Strips of gauze-type ribbon kept the cards and pins in place.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">The day before Valentine's Day, Suzie and Jane took the pins to the center's day room and handed them out. Suzie says, "T<i>hey were so happy and thrilled to receive them and wanted them pinned on</i>." Sixteen of the recipients were women and two were men. One of the men opted to look at his rather than have it pinned on but everyone else proudly and happily wore and displayed their special Valentine brooches. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Suzie shares, "<i>It was a wonderful feeling to give these seniors little gifts that brought them joy.</i>" </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Now we have come full circle, back to the song, "Love Is Something If You Give It Away." Referring to love, another part of the song goes:<b> It's just like a magic penny—hold it tight and you won't have any but lend it, spend it, and you'll have so many, they'll roll all over the floor.</b> So, while Suzie and Jane were giving love away on this Valentine's Day, they got back so much more. In return they received back </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">grateful expressions of thanks and</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> big smiles, which are apparent in the first photo of four of the wonderful ladies wearing their pins and whose happy faces say it all.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Thanks Suzie and Jane for sharing your story but mostly for sharing your love to 18 seniors you care about. The </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Wrangell Medical Center must be a wonderful place with happy residents who are fortunate to have such a caring staff. Now you've spread the love and joy to the rest of us. Thanks!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">And here's a little extra note from Suzie, "<i>We girls in the kitchen just loved the pins and wish we had ordered ones for ourselves, too!</i>" </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b>Ed note</b>: You can see more photos of Valentine brooches and a little about them in the post below this one. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114112647875534736.post-70594725132028071012011-05-18T11:40:00.358-05:002012-05-01T10:32:38.636-05:00Fanciful Flower Potholder Crochet-a-Long<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhoZxiqx6qc0XJsoRKvKJOX-66quUUIPHGv3lesoCyZ4gC0xu9FarTjrvOBUhyNLUZpXhbH7GNL0nVTBlYucTbk8BqO_-RgGVK9RVKVWjL0vj-d1E8EVZZHb58PqwmWkDLwhoj3NKaZtqk/s1600/Misadeleige-photo-blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhoZxiqx6qc0XJsoRKvKJOX-66quUUIPHGv3lesoCyZ4gC0xu9FarTjrvOBUhyNLUZpXhbH7GNL0nVTBlYucTbk8BqO_-RgGVK9RVKVWjL0vj-d1E8EVZZHb58PqwmWkDLwhoj3NKaZtqk/s400/Misadeleige-photo-blog.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Special thanks to misadeliege for permission </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">to use her wonderful photo for this blog page.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Introduction</b>:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">On May 1, 2011 the Fanciful Flower Potholder pattern was published (see previous blog post) and with the publication the start of a <b>Crochet A-Long </b>(CAL) was launched within the "Good Things Together" group on ravelry.com. Ravely is a one million* member online organization for knitters, crocheters, weavers and spinners. More than 50 ravelry members representing at least 8 countries signed on to participate in the CAL event and i</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">n just over two weeks 50 of the participants crocheted 100 potholders. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>* May 1, 2012, update: One year later ravelry is now over 2 million members.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The countries represented in this CAL include: the U.S. (about half of the states), Canada, the UK, Scotland, Norway, Greece, France, Australia and India. Additional supportive participants hailed from a few other countries, too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Purpose</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span>The purpose of this blog page is to share a little art gallery, of sorts, featuring all of the potholders made in the CAL. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Because each is a little "fiber work of art," crocheters were asked to select titles for their potholders for the gallery post.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The creations are shown in the order in which they were posted as we went along. The chosen title and the creator's ravelry name is listed under each potholder. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The many variations of this Fanciful Flower Potholder pattern shown here will serve to inspire future pattern users because of the unique color choices and creative interpretations.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaC-cS-avFY_p_8naOp1IGwVFR6ejNSsmpBaWNVgUS18zRN8yPPnUk31ovvUa5_cky7fOnBkxCQ5B8vGtFmPx84jFxuRBZLDDXqXV445YGLNpfrrU32DkUvq4-Fin8CdejJgACWyOBXbWS/s1600/7-WarpSpeed-blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaC-cS-avFY_p_8naOp1IGwVFR6ejNSsmpBaWNVgUS18zRN8yPPnUk31ovvUa5_cky7fOnBkxCQ5B8vGtFmPx84jFxuRBZLDDXqXV445YGLNpfrrU32DkUvq4-Fin8CdejJgACWyOBXbWS/s200/7-WarpSpeed-blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Lily Pad”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by warpspeedlinda</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDootrSil5xoqxaVHCl32Bd6UhSnkDQiqVFIwTpvIog5IE63JL9m_N7Iq717CO5A5vAsiACDR4-w3lbCWIcojqzn8fSqEXzdoL-gTsvYofGjusgNXfWnSYQ5joUSEqmORZBb_104Wnd4fH/s1600/8-Melanie-blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDootrSil5xoqxaVHCl32Bd6UhSnkDQiqVFIwTpvIog5IE63JL9m_N7Iq717CO5A5vAsiACDR4-w3lbCWIcojqzn8fSqEXzdoL-gTsvYofGjusgNXfWnSYQ5joUSEqmORZBb_104Wnd4fH/s200/8-Melanie-blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Ruby Red”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by Melanie702</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9il5AlwZUkYciRzyAKqrOxFOYXVc54C04zRtFRKQ5c7qJliKqwxSypt4N_wVad-rI7xPPgBxGsKry1MQSnfZzjSmPVq5YoEmQYz-GJeDrTr2hO5vJlV0gP5cPV_P3bjHDny7ndSj0ae4_/s1600/9-caseyPlusThree-blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9il5AlwZUkYciRzyAKqrOxFOYXVc54C04zRtFRKQ5c7qJliKqwxSypt4N_wVad-rI7xPPgBxGsKry1MQSnfZzjSmPVq5YoEmQYz-GJeDrTr2hO5vJlV0gP5cPV_P3bjHDny7ndSj0ae4_/s200/9-caseyPlusThree-blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="198" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Royal, Ruffly, Round <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">and Remarkable”<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by caseyplusthree</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLK2CKIDgZj8CJEppR8plLjQj2fkVqoh2FC2jTIZ9qPgEHU4qhm_4TMHvrHG7Wyk_esdQW2YqhP3AYbZR90OzFiowrcqr-1bYbLMlkxB0BnCjL8GZB9m1QjihQU1H7MCLOtvNfN8Y0Wt8/s1600/10-Sarianastar.blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLK2CKIDgZj8CJEppR8plLjQj2fkVqoh2FC2jTIZ9qPgEHU4qhm_4TMHvrHG7Wyk_esdQW2YqhP3AYbZR90OzFiowrcqr-1bYbLMlkxB0BnCjL8GZB9m1QjihQU1H7MCLOtvNfN8Y0Wt8/s200/10-Sarianastar.blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="191" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Cheerful Spring Flower”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by sarianastar</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjei5gAkfuWlCVUVDaEwArI0hA9VpKs56IqjX_tkwuMtgtEakTBKn3GIR_xHIeyGeZGnnDNQyRuoXvSofUuZDw6eFuSinb6Y731c0YVzeQ0IyFXJVnxX8kIivtbP93S6jzPRZk3F2g4GuBN/s1600/11+jaderachen+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjei5gAkfuWlCVUVDaEwArI0hA9VpKs56IqjX_tkwuMtgtEakTBKn3GIR_xHIeyGeZGnnDNQyRuoXvSofUuZDw6eFuSinb6Y731c0YVzeQ0IyFXJVnxX8kIivtbP93S6jzPRZk3F2g4GuBN/s200/11+jaderachen+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="198" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Phlower Power”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by Jadedrachen</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNqW-wst9GYdL3ZlzQ12FgB3f2-drEbug7bdMzBB-UKFtIPvZb2PTUo7R2M7EbvQLC5y_BfZXUqQd7dAZa7oU96GKdRd859dlVUx8tNK4jVD4VFQ1quyjd5QZn46oZn1kvD_iKrDIVPC3/s1600/12+Spookycuddles+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNqW-wst9GYdL3ZlzQ12FgB3f2-drEbug7bdMzBB-UKFtIPvZb2PTUo7R2M7EbvQLC5y_BfZXUqQd7dAZa7oU96GKdRd859dlVUx8tNK4jVD4VFQ1quyjd5QZn46oZn1kvD_iKrDIVPC3/s200/12+Spookycuddles+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Sunny Sunflower”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by spookycuddles</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahCz192JR91YpU9Jtr8mA2tMt7cBwSRQ__bn07ULHA0Z8NqK8WNS682CQmmAzk0r0rRtOx5UoguX8TU0gS1A7CuijrUlhJHvPVQsG_I87eCdWmEr0VeK5jqudPvMc2BQjlKOxDFP-XDeY/s1600/13+Whmsygirl+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahCz192JR91YpU9Jtr8mA2tMt7cBwSRQ__bn07ULHA0Z8NqK8WNS682CQmmAzk0r0rRtOx5UoguX8TU0gS1A7CuijrUlhJHvPVQsG_I87eCdWmEr0VeK5jqudPvMc2BQjlKOxDFP-XDeY/s200/13+Whmsygirl+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”In the Pink”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by Whmsygirl</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1sC5m6djomP9L53dl9FZEfJg84MpJgPaY5qsHkYJnEIaRkFIDXyNgBSpNGb8rCyMFKaJNW9wmUxA5H56sX4Tk21c9_x6zYumXLIw4rRqPIm7VQW62mPNcKJgI_Q3purR4ZDKrZZJLctA/s1600/14+kdemoise+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1sC5m6djomP9L53dl9FZEfJg84MpJgPaY5qsHkYJnEIaRkFIDXyNgBSpNGb8rCyMFKaJNW9wmUxA5H56sX4Tk21c9_x6zYumXLIw4rRqPIm7VQW62mPNcKJgI_Q3purR4ZDKrZZJLctA/s200/14+kdemoise+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="191" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Blueberry Tart”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by kdemoise</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAo9sAzKSJP2dVBsSRb64QNoGay2DrH19Ucp5t3mtkiWxD3wxYg3lnY27OaYt2-G8P9m1amkiO4LyAM80pCSADe4g9pcFiN8tK2AOuPwPWBxnt9FPP-ZXL_XWtIwYjGCsjlF8-wFrlo8J/s1600/15+KnitaStitch+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAo9sAzKSJP2dVBsSRb64QNoGay2DrH19Ucp5t3mtkiWxD3wxYg3lnY27OaYt2-G8P9m1amkiO4LyAM80pCSADe4g9pcFiN8tK2AOuPwPWBxnt9FPP-ZXL_XWtIwYjGCsjlF8-wFrlo8J/s200/15+KnitaStitch+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="189" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Tropic Passion”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by KnitaStitch</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_-csibzZMYxRxISLn53Q3935sseonvQ202L54INGgQGC1l8rdUkOKBAF-_jAsspuvfXZnsfI6sAlh35VcMOLAD_EGQVErcD_UFGbbmEHoVoW4LYTLLE9MddabJLegA4aq8isFcJy7rxq/s1600/16+Bluesaddiction+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_-csibzZMYxRxISLn53Q3935sseonvQ202L54INGgQGC1l8rdUkOKBAF-_jAsspuvfXZnsfI6sAlh35VcMOLAD_EGQVErcD_UFGbbmEHoVoW4LYTLLE9MddabJLegA4aq8isFcJy7rxq/s200/16+Bluesaddiction+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="193" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Cheery Day”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by bluesaddiction</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFEkl_96Vd6h1k3iDrGRK8fVlbVYRqn_ov0r30OBT6lyHpPEAB8X1fuHrFnXGEWf3kciX19v3oYPWDAIYX7R8InBBIm3HPsZXnz3-AkFs18CZIF6IRVtaSib0BwqkIOWogzztA5yAvaAO/s1600/17+happyscraps+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFEkl_96Vd6h1k3iDrGRK8fVlbVYRqn_ov0r30OBT6lyHpPEAB8X1fuHrFnXGEWf3kciX19v3oYPWDAIYX7R8InBBIm3HPsZXnz3-AkFs18CZIF6IRVtaSib0BwqkIOWogzztA5yAvaAO/s200/17+happyscraps+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="198" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Pool Party”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by happyscraps</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCRMrrnmPozXN3YB0_rzhgvf4aYyKzH-4t4G6NQtrv1WBN_IgMGBSdsz-6PaikbkfHvPg-ymuW091iWljIX0nI4SFdziXhf4j_fePfCvpAZOSHJSUMc-3SscEQG_37mfr302kL75aVgUC/s1600/18+Aunt+Ida+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCRMrrnmPozXN3YB0_rzhgvf4aYyKzH-4t4G6NQtrv1WBN_IgMGBSdsz-6PaikbkfHvPg-ymuW091iWljIX0nI4SFdziXhf4j_fePfCvpAZOSHJSUMc-3SscEQG_37mfr302kL75aVgUC/s200/18+Aunt+Ida+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="188" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Sunny Day”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by AuntIda</span></div></div></td> </tr>
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<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qAEkjU7qA5NTK6mJ-aiydYgU0xpZgGI_Gg9d1aNUW4vyv9qSKMMVdOnLKA531AuaKhkruTX4MX9uitCOccXO9TtWxUBEfea4pPh28CsyKaRcSAWH8joXFpH-MOZAEFv5S0l55cIppqJJ/s1600/21+Elizabeth702+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qAEkjU7qA5NTK6mJ-aiydYgU0xpZgGI_Gg9d1aNUW4vyv9qSKMMVdOnLKA531AuaKhkruTX4MX9uitCOccXO9TtWxUBEfea4pPh28CsyKaRcSAWH8joXFpH-MOZAEFv5S0l55cIppqJJ/s200/21+Elizabeth702+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Pink Sherbet”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by Elizabeth702</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JZUz1NVXmO4DArVOjZE2DxFtV7xEJgJNqCYFHtJ9OnP6Wo7BfT1rPLdbgpEZNDpWC_UjjV5fbbLwEZDw6xTo5Yt_c4M3bi8QIasAUyBLpbd0vyRVeGtVCgosZzRMVioxFI082vDpAmL4/s1600/22+Jadedrachen+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JZUz1NVXmO4DArVOjZE2DxFtV7xEJgJNqCYFHtJ9OnP6Wo7BfT1rPLdbgpEZNDpWC_UjjV5fbbLwEZDw6xTo5Yt_c4M3bi8QIasAUyBLpbd0vyRVeGtVCgosZzRMVioxFI082vDpAmL4/s200/22+Jadedrachen+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Phall Phlower”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by Jadedrachen</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEO832DbmL37dbjikpSmwXJoSvotnwaJSUIQRJ5frF4yu9WDkB1nHC1nz0H_l-aFySgMecz-yNnJC2dyG3hVCjpKg1oMEBo6TWtzI-hS6c9TJnClE0ArbD1cmtwfwRkx7js7fW-h1FMC8/s1600/23+noynoyavery+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEO832DbmL37dbjikpSmwXJoSvotnwaJSUIQRJ5frF4yu9WDkB1nHC1nz0H_l-aFySgMecz-yNnJC2dyG3hVCjpKg1oMEBo6TWtzI-hS6c9TJnClE0ArbD1cmtwfwRkx7js7fW-h1FMC8/s200/23+noynoyavery+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="199" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Victorian Influence”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by noynoyavery</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSxA5qeoaD69H8T8suQy1BNzupbn__DjhVkhwjaSc1GokwRnzT9EqZgCCrmbvXw89ZJFMU_aY16-GJHkTTaGunMhUOBQ7Ftt6-l48lMkCCSmFxgOaZrTxcmjmsgZ9gXjED_6NQVNSAB91/s1600/24+HappyScraps+blg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSxA5qeoaD69H8T8suQy1BNzupbn__DjhVkhwjaSc1GokwRnzT9EqZgCCrmbvXw89ZJFMU_aY16-GJHkTTaGunMhUOBQ7Ftt6-l48lMkCCSmFxgOaZrTxcmjmsgZ9gXjED_6NQVNSAB91/s200/24+HappyScraps+blg.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="188" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Lily Pad”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by happyscraps</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YHadAFAVF9teXZ4pF_YMOosuwHgo4-mNdfXG7NoRof9Xg2MFpXaYuIT14UQrq92LnQqGu9oEBJbfWS84TgGrropdonPCYg4Dn7jb6nWx5n1P_OCdSqmllJJo8JYb-4MKxK6XMg46mTs5/s1600/25+kdemoise+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YHadAFAVF9teXZ4pF_YMOosuwHgo4-mNdfXG7NoRof9Xg2MFpXaYuIT14UQrq92LnQqGu9oEBJbfWS84TgGrropdonPCYg4Dn7jb6nWx5n1P_OCdSqmllJJo8JYb-4MKxK6XMg46mTs5/s200/25+kdemoise+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="192" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Cottage Rose”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by kdemoise</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOxWhVc-aaSNHxC8OzwWbR1ut8Byk6leCK9GuiJyRKqGrlGyhAjK8mwk1ChrnSfIjAAukEFqb0VLolnW6IwDa6Itq-jTURfoXjf5fefSOAWXDOQk0qkeN0ScwFufoL9LdpI8t_isJmtEi/s1600/26+made+by+hand+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOxWhVc-aaSNHxC8OzwWbR1ut8Byk6leCK9GuiJyRKqGrlGyhAjK8mwk1ChrnSfIjAAukEFqb0VLolnW6IwDa6Itq-jTURfoXjf5fefSOAWXDOQk0qkeN0ScwFufoL9LdpI8t_isJmtEi/s200/26+made+by+hand+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="184" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Sweet Cinnamon”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by MadeByHand</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zhUd09TmGIVHJwqpFNKFZxgv9W6ka3hjRL0HClCrye1tX3VKd4c5eRcoB-6MaiOislq9aWVu8siYSDsefAuxBRTnhYBKffaiRgcp7DqiyuNIQ0nwUdBl-g1rAdUFmt3e6AslJrJuwxyJ/s1600/27+madebyhand+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zhUd09TmGIVHJwqpFNKFZxgv9W6ka3hjRL0HClCrye1tX3VKd4c5eRcoB-6MaiOislq9aWVu8siYSDsefAuxBRTnhYBKffaiRgcp7DqiyuNIQ0nwUdBl-g1rAdUFmt3e6AslJrJuwxyJ/s200/27+madebyhand+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="190" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Pistachio Fruitcake”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by MadeByHand</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCIawx9FgmLMOH5T4WOlFbfqyLt_Bh9bLVPjV-93qv7fjvpR_R2YmL897JU2WUV8dUYb_Gj4OX-Eu70HQVgSZv57P9AtD71eOWRh2gTAeJc7FYiTrOeTodi1afkrSsrZTvF_VqukgtqAc/s1600/28+happyscraps+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCIawx9FgmLMOH5T4WOlFbfqyLt_Bh9bLVPjV-93qv7fjvpR_R2YmL897JU2WUV8dUYb_Gj4OX-Eu70HQVgSZv57P9AtD71eOWRh2gTAeJc7FYiTrOeTodi1afkrSsrZTvF_VqukgtqAc/s200/28+happyscraps+blog.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Tart ‘n Tangy”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by happyscraps</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nuSxw1gru9_vDXRy5Wz5HnAoNX2FjZrQU4979BeOdecK9liBBZpdjzwDo8_PhACEZBnZ99YzNQ3adyQkQFyCjvfd0_AlMreb9eBs-E-cZqMov_9hBReAz_b-I5d77JY6FoMquhohPFqJ/s1600/29+Stoneybrooke+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nuSxw1gru9_vDXRy5Wz5HnAoNX2FjZrQU4979BeOdecK9liBBZpdjzwDo8_PhACEZBnZ99YzNQ3adyQkQFyCjvfd0_AlMreb9eBs-E-cZqMov_9hBReAz_b-I5d77JY6FoMquhohPFqJ/s200/29+Stoneybrooke+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="170" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Berry Blossom”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by Stoneybrooke</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASGPZXC1J224e-hZbnmsucwRbU1oXc_ly_5mP825_A3xV8a-8YkTCzotm8HYfKPSecljfvSwQcuh5av13Ump2LQuQ0IOfD7ABWMVoD4il5MC9m0oAaspM8w5DF76vjS-kXzoSmJuOsa9z/s1600/30+KristyRecycles+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASGPZXC1J224e-hZbnmsucwRbU1oXc_ly_5mP825_A3xV8a-8YkTCzotm8HYfKPSecljfvSwQcuh5av13Ump2LQuQ0IOfD7ABWMVoD4il5MC9m0oAaspM8w5DF76vjS-kXzoSmJuOsa9z/s200/30+KristyRecycles+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Earth Eclipse”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by KristyRecycles</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3-JdrW3X12u37Mq1boLijap_1Eh5ll_f31wne3Kh8gBynd9f56j5zKBz6pl7lNqYtQRuNnndpVXiBqMqHK9-CsVyHw4iGm0vI6-Y5X-7kFBzYA63jBt-C8B-5kDw87X-16VfX1dqVNJv/s1600/31+KristyRecycles+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3-JdrW3X12u37Mq1boLijap_1Eh5ll_f31wne3Kh8gBynd9f56j5zKBz6pl7lNqYtQRuNnndpVXiBqMqHK9-CsVyHw4iGm0vI6-Y5X-7kFBzYA63jBt-C8B-5kDw87X-16VfX1dqVNJv/s200/31+KristyRecycles+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="189" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Mod Mustard”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by KristyRecycles</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXB7eic699eg23zO2Z2ok910pYfjhoUgg6zcx6QAzdU2q8WfeHZSjWuRJyiaOsHdgnT_cA5cx0g1wu6rm27ePnWXAn0j6pFQ-ExTnLyAmabKopIWCoJxWC09udbylZA110zXZ5EnOo0gce/s1600/33+Sophietd+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXB7eic699eg23zO2Z2ok910pYfjhoUgg6zcx6QAzdU2q8WfeHZSjWuRJyiaOsHdgnT_cA5cx0g1wu6rm27ePnWXAn0j6pFQ-ExTnLyAmabKopIWCoJxWC09udbylZA110zXZ5EnOo0gce/s200/33+Sophietd+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Sunny Side Up”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by Sophietd</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUbGJGAbseGtRexC1Pg4beJ2vcYDUm4lmSSlt4m2CmHkH1osfczG8yx7-8OKHWTn9X3tOGtcvqURfvstgqygLmzjuBrZK2xImzWHQiSCnhgOFLTLN6B8Xr_416W7ehrNxk_YdlG3fzjNl/s1600/33+noynoyavery+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUbGJGAbseGtRexC1Pg4beJ2vcYDUm4lmSSlt4m2CmHkH1osfczG8yx7-8OKHWTn9X3tOGtcvqURfvstgqygLmzjuBrZK2xImzWHQiSCnhgOFLTLN6B8Xr_416W7ehrNxk_YdlG3fzjNl/s200/33+noynoyavery+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”May Flower”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by noynoyavery</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSqKC_rRVsyblRlf8SbafXXAUCWRblR-Q4sX5Sd_X3IJEcU6t8flyVWGP_hfbxjVfEu4FMv0n_7tIsSyiPIXWgL3TpH94wPCSEQKSlC1wVBuVyJzljy3h5dRODqSH3cPG8E8C2RaWZin3/s1600/34+jadedrachen+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSqKC_rRVsyblRlf8SbafXXAUCWRblR-Q4sX5Sd_X3IJEcU6t8flyVWGP_hfbxjVfEu4FMv0n_7tIsSyiPIXWgL3TpH94wPCSEQKSlC1wVBuVyJzljy3h5dRODqSH3cPG8E8C2RaWZin3/s200/34+jadedrachen+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="193" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Phantastic Phlower”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by Jadedrachen</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGyKfQ-aIL5HS5JvEbovXtVG9GT-q6faPAA4x78360a5DRF5M_xk2V0L4iLIxGhIN5guK6_e0yw2nZVNfMUg3SlZIqhzhZFN3YdgZcjYD1_nYTeDZFPbaavB1_bMhaERYMW5erGnGHgtZ0/s1600/35+TracyMB+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGyKfQ-aIL5HS5JvEbovXtVG9GT-q6faPAA4x78360a5DRF5M_xk2V0L4iLIxGhIN5guK6_e0yw2nZVNfMUg3SlZIqhzhZFN3YdgZcjYD1_nYTeDZFPbaavB1_bMhaERYMW5erGnGHgtZ0/s200/35+TracyMB+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="198" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Turquoise Surprise”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by TracyMB</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXlTFPt7Qk1CYI4b1IxAAIwc_NOcik-2TtVMkrZdDGg5aJQ4YWlH1_6uAGdrWNyNrDrrbyESmVsIQfSwWNgzto-bX73Dnx8ZXTT7MXVxNWS-Ys8GvzuG8sGr3eW4HiPQSP5SsJtw36J8k2/s1600/36+futuregirl+blog-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXlTFPt7Qk1CYI4b1IxAAIwc_NOcik-2TtVMkrZdDGg5aJQ4YWlH1_6uAGdrWNyNrDrrbyESmVsIQfSwWNgzto-bX73Dnx8ZXTT7MXVxNWS-Ys8GvzuG8sGr3eW4HiPQSP5SsJtw36J8k2/s200/36+futuregirl+blog-2.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="193" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Mother’s Day Potholder”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by Futuregirl</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgASAPTM09OTjC-yqOl9PXyZ2clpjrLmQ1_nDaVEKumu2MM3BoFs16HlyJPvdV_Zozql2aN8DcXR4rUsfc6A6YdJy30PDB-dCwm_hMzo8NIHwD80BcFlPiOyI7lT1DrHnaMtCv2ZycAUmR4/s1600/37+knitastitch+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgASAPTM09OTjC-yqOl9PXyZ2clpjrLmQ1_nDaVEKumu2MM3BoFs16HlyJPvdV_Zozql2aN8DcXR4rUsfc6A6YdJy30PDB-dCwm_hMzo8NIHwD80BcFlPiOyI7lT1DrHnaMtCv2ZycAUmR4/s200/37+knitastitch+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Pink Posey”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by KnitaStitch</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXjPufCStzBTtmGRTknIEpkGc47GSe_NlwAF8Z3owKm8gdNb0oX1XKO98gKdIs1mgPCwiXenlk0GUUq7cMXSKcfsg3ug-OEU1Qx4Cx3T-_qwUMSSwcbU2M7QwYZ6gD4vNnMszhGICXOpb/s1600/38+auchgan+blog+shadow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXjPufCStzBTtmGRTknIEpkGc47GSe_NlwAF8Z3owKm8gdNb0oX1XKO98gKdIs1mgPCwiXenlk0GUUq7cMXSKcfsg3ug-OEU1Qx4Cx3T-_qwUMSSwcbU2M7QwYZ6gD4vNnMszhGICXOpb/s200/38+auchgan+blog+shadow.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="192" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Coconut Ice”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by auchgan</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3IS-9IObCQYys04iNZ6WiuVzOzNYC4RyslS0gJsmiMyNiiqDCFXyAf2JKwKyq5227oBo4zcKJ1k4t0-eb3Mp1hihqWxHT9nTnLWvZMzbXHDJTs3u_D4OZL7weFX7UBLQ8qlODq2h495T/s1600/39+warpspeedlinda+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3IS-9IObCQYys04iNZ6WiuVzOzNYC4RyslS0gJsmiMyNiiqDCFXyAf2JKwKyq5227oBo4zcKJ1k4t0-eb3Mp1hihqWxHT9nTnLWvZMzbXHDJTs3u_D4OZL7weFX7UBLQ8qlODq2h495T/s200/39+warpspeedlinda+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”May the Fourth<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">be with You”<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by warpspeedlinda</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8fwVjlRWt00gkdTTUERT388wEWuMPyb1jnh97q3w1VGLbXydF1tKkZ3UVe1_ED2kyXmGxuJ-Wv1RjVx-yjOEzXd7dLmV4xgbkCxAtOTebhfOj8beSOD7WW8rStdwXLNoqNgVvwpSB-5v/s1600/40+sarianastar+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8fwVjlRWt00gkdTTUERT388wEWuMPyb1jnh97q3w1VGLbXydF1tKkZ3UVe1_ED2kyXmGxuJ-Wv1RjVx-yjOEzXd7dLmV4xgbkCxAtOTebhfOj8beSOD7WW8rStdwXLNoqNgVvwpSB-5v/s200/40+sarianastar+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="190" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Lavender in Bloom”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by sarianastar</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOJJ2bK9GQXsDzW3YRR8ynNzSNjo2tloVoWPfLWPJM8o2D_t0MLc_zPHGATu2gkbqyIoZ9fbdMsVX5HpCCZ0eokFBrOK_G_JTa8khj9gHMwBoHtKTLevto7o7s0be5Wwqcb7CbM6WlX4Q/s1600/41+happyscraps+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOJJ2bK9GQXsDzW3YRR8ynNzSNjo2tloVoWPfLWPJM8o2D_t0MLc_zPHGATu2gkbqyIoZ9fbdMsVX5HpCCZ0eokFBrOK_G_JTa8khj9gHMwBoHtKTLevto7o7s0be5Wwqcb7CbM6WlX4Q/s200/41+happyscraps+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="198" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Peaches ‘n Cream”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by happyscraps</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgXzJv18GjnTpolpNWpxwqOGlZ1LxinkLoyzRUgD2qBo9IDDzozYwGcnmTC-EGZQpFAFYz6uwdM4CrutsPj3e3Y5d6GBJpUKPDc2qDfqYTrVCoDVcWos5mzRUMgasoiY3rGp94TeIPJfV/s1600/42+chickennanna+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgXzJv18GjnTpolpNWpxwqOGlZ1LxinkLoyzRUgD2qBo9IDDzozYwGcnmTC-EGZQpFAFYz6uwdM4CrutsPj3e3Y5d6GBJpUKPDc2qDfqYTrVCoDVcWos5mzRUMgasoiY3rGp94TeIPJfV/s200/42+chickennanna+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Coral Flower”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by chickennanna</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMbVQP5vhxLO3KFE9pg12u0xkxMFzS3_Azkklx2PyVjy7N8FG3k8Yqyq9l3lHD8G9QZg1b9ly4ns13ru2vHA3akq5ZSY3H3kzk8mpWpl_wwumJo7yGhptsKQwgf4wzWsAfWNwH-ByH-0n/s1600/43+KristyRecycles+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMbVQP5vhxLO3KFE9pg12u0xkxMFzS3_Azkklx2PyVjy7N8FG3k8Yqyq9l3lHD8G9QZg1b9ly4ns13ru2vHA3akq5ZSY3H3kzk8mpWpl_wwumJo7yGhptsKQwgf4wzWsAfWNwH-ByH-0n/s200/43+KristyRecycles+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="195" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”French Connection”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by KristyRecycles</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbSQNxadEI4D9H-uYnO0LAD6BemVAfH9Frz9ZZfmqb98zIZNjmLXn5RB2dUMffWZ4BJ9W8I4dAZtvFR9Qum1H_2TgFlReDJz0GI4gGXpt02mJLYfaB_P3xQ4WvsCrh6I9OlhLEQy33GaH/s1600/happyscraps-sugar-sp+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbSQNxadEI4D9H-uYnO0LAD6BemVAfH9Frz9ZZfmqb98zIZNjmLXn5RB2dUMffWZ4BJ9W8I4dAZtvFR9Qum1H_2TgFlReDJz0GI4gGXpt02mJLYfaB_P3xQ4WvsCrh6I9OlhLEQy33GaH/s200/happyscraps-sugar-sp+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Sugar ‘n Spice”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by happyscraps</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNMkszfa0WfyY1Y2Jit_FjViBcWB_ioyyOl0-IQHm14nfDxuA1cKmZcZ96gIVypo46jrOesoJknK_71nvuK_nSH9oxLceSPP74x1WGFq_NqaSo6jtGkNZ7Boy2oN1xgIrV3aWZOCQIt69/s1600/45+madebyhand+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNMkszfa0WfyY1Y2Jit_FjViBcWB_ioyyOl0-IQHm14nfDxuA1cKmZcZ96gIVypo46jrOesoJknK_71nvuK_nSH9oxLceSPP74x1WGFq_NqaSo6jtGkNZ7Boy2oN1xgIrV3aWZOCQIt69/s200/45+madebyhand+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Grandma’s Kitchen”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by MadeByHand</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheizvGnaaBwTgkSSffDvl1WBsPYMKV9Iv-P9XikgTlC7gtaimrbRSaXLu5PMMGY6IbISHXrzXBl7z-N5xCjsYYQ1G0hj8va8SaIWFxS_dBXtwgAdhbpPUanBpaevHwjC0c1Is1Ro4sYR4h/s1600/46+TracyMB+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheizvGnaaBwTgkSSffDvl1WBsPYMKV9Iv-P9XikgTlC7gtaimrbRSaXLu5PMMGY6IbISHXrzXBl7z-N5xCjsYYQ1G0hj8va8SaIWFxS_dBXtwgAdhbpPUanBpaevHwjC0c1Is1Ro4sYR4h/s200/46+TracyMB+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="195" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Hip Rose”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by TracyMB</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZIgKn16IZoJ-lb9PPNT6A1MIgoxcWZElb8L0gVdv8HoTuOLBonMJ2lX6XEYJiPaVpbFrYUq9CRCMiz2MIA9WynJ2v7wBSgUuU6ixBbMGPcobcl41U0huDb9KjoyThyphenhyphenbmnYr8CcY6iAqo/s1600/44+happyscraps+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZIgKn16IZoJ-lb9PPNT6A1MIgoxcWZElb8L0gVdv8HoTuOLBonMJ2lX6XEYJiPaVpbFrYUq9CRCMiz2MIA9WynJ2v7wBSgUuU6ixBbMGPcobcl41U0huDb9KjoyThyphenhyphenbmnYr8CcY6iAqo/s200/44+happyscraps+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="192" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Sweet Marmalade”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by happyscraps</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9nEoMDraKo1U_zjybFdpoAdaI7-Eas3Tty18sO0Cp-6x5qFXU8uDbbMrhvjBr2XGIzRoLy9TEEw960LaO6MlMhhZtb3ph1XfQk2iFzNI0gS0RWeR8NP3rzYlYJ7LSuN4cTwINQ9_MpVz/s1600/48+feltedknits+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9nEoMDraKo1U_zjybFdpoAdaI7-Eas3Tty18sO0Cp-6x5qFXU8uDbbMrhvjBr2XGIzRoLy9TEEw960LaO6MlMhhZtb3ph1XfQk2iFzNI0gS0RWeR8NP3rzYlYJ7LSuN4cTwINQ9_MpVz/s200/48+feltedknits+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="187" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”A Melody of Lime”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by feltedknits</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEn8Ow34o7p3-ZU5uxT2LMMwKrdyvk_dOVRCR6F2HK9KQEwppH-zagNU9OpR3AhOTeujedoOWk-11er_Rp3KOlYLAwJVWoPMj_lV1IFIw_ijvp2jo4LI_qac7YRlHGJuuw7DTFCV-WA4sg/s1600/49+stashes+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEn8Ow34o7p3-ZU5uxT2LMMwKrdyvk_dOVRCR6F2HK9KQEwppH-zagNU9OpR3AhOTeujedoOWk-11er_Rp3KOlYLAwJVWoPMj_lV1IFIw_ijvp2jo4LI_qac7YRlHGJuuw7DTFCV-WA4sg/s200/49+stashes+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Purple Passion”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by stashes</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OYTzG1zf98oqDcNKzEPgm0VIA2Nx5O3YQldNb6IjxA5HjwHvp_VuxE1r1crnpX-YwdsebWeeXKzONfC3Na1yysU8YtV90IHc4vlzCbsWeFOcyKbvoR79HGoeVM8qYVrGBmhawMZzDd7V/s1600/50+Sophietd+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OYTzG1zf98oqDcNKzEPgm0VIA2Nx5O3YQldNb6IjxA5HjwHvp_VuxE1r1crnpX-YwdsebWeeXKzONfC3Na1yysU8YtV90IHc4vlzCbsWeFOcyKbvoR79HGoeVM8qYVrGBmhawMZzDd7V/s200/50+Sophietd+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="197" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Pretty in Pink”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by Sophietd</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDonECM7aoBKUF9iQQ0idNdT5o2FCrlQiyuseIDOORwr3-OFhGhyJbQ04tLu3kgOiBf5uLVd_Qjh41B9VPH6SVVELCqq4Q127_gUFKgo3RJyayX7dHzyrH7jF0guq_7frtVZUzpR0j6LV2/s1600/51+felted+knits+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDonECM7aoBKUF9iQQ0idNdT5o2FCrlQiyuseIDOORwr3-OFhGhyJbQ04tLu3kgOiBf5uLVd_Qjh41B9VPH6SVVELCqq4Q127_gUFKgo3RJyayX7dHzyrH7jF0guq_7frtVZUzpR0j6LV2/s200/51+felted+knits+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Rough Surf”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by feltedknits</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTPDI_IWmhF4jriq7IUAOLlEz8dEQ330h8zmQ4w4rZzV9MTsD85fxmUzvFLFmCznfHOiKbnml5h6CGcK8fdPdAIcDYyrW3oMWvtSNUxebQ85N9mAE7fPEUG_WoQkNoOBWuI6u2qQxf9AO/s1600/52+uryarntootin+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTPDI_IWmhF4jriq7IUAOLlEz8dEQ330h8zmQ4w4rZzV9MTsD85fxmUzvFLFmCznfHOiKbnml5h6CGcK8fdPdAIcDYyrW3oMWvtSNUxebQ85N9mAE7fPEUG_WoQkNoOBWuI6u2qQxf9AO/s200/52+uryarntootin+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Vintage in Bloom”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by uryarntootin</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBhwSke20MOIR7SAPTwF6GIAXzw6jdZvDgUX8kE1sMxcQdI_8_yUzq1XQlGedLx6b3vC7qtRkfjK5nTmTcZrRiJPk5WMWufrajt6EL8IPPgyqyF15uSWqqzss8UN1fOf5wyZ0WqeHO6s6/s1600/53+sea+anemone+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBhwSke20MOIR7SAPTwF6GIAXzw6jdZvDgUX8kE1sMxcQdI_8_yUzq1XQlGedLx6b3vC7qtRkfjK5nTmTcZrRiJPk5WMWufrajt6EL8IPPgyqyF15uSWqqzss8UN1fOf5wyZ0WqeHO6s6/s200/53+sea+anemone+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="198" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Sea Anemone”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by delights</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeM9b8ZMHKBMZUN_0UhzasGlCZquHxFdFLbhFReISsUJjzx5e-B0FOjxWNU_7YIDbCqCbFwl1FqiMGU5m9tKgi5wXdKZ-FmoK3OwgZwLLR6z33pBJFHa9EEwFQUdDc0TCeD4aFI4uPIbUc/s1600/54+chickennanna+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeM9b8ZMHKBMZUN_0UhzasGlCZquHxFdFLbhFReISsUJjzx5e-B0FOjxWNU_7YIDbCqCbFwl1FqiMGU5m9tKgi5wXdKZ-FmoK3OwgZwLLR6z33pBJFHa9EEwFQUdDc0TCeD4aFI4uPIbUc/s200/54+chickennanna+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="190" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Faded Denim”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by chickennanna</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUX06oC6rGxXcsBndu_7JOpNQigzDx3rgGCNqfYMMA9eaZYGyUvgUj3HxnlgAevSUaCi9kXSESaLYG05bJWn2GoRMiSD4QgjMmcSEkOtiGmreKNNeMBeRF7naITE3tMiV3G4DU_xia0fq/s1600/55+KristyRecycles+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUX06oC6rGxXcsBndu_7JOpNQigzDx3rgGCNqfYMMA9eaZYGyUvgUj3HxnlgAevSUaCi9kXSESaLYG05bJWn2GoRMiSD4QgjMmcSEkOtiGmreKNNeMBeRF7naITE3tMiV3G4DU_xia0fq/s200/55+KristyRecycles+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="198" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Grandma’s Pretty<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Pink Sky”<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by KristyRecycles</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-CErsZ7gs2VVGN3HyvJtTxg_-D14a8SDt0ElPNUdTS5OP6FCXGkKpLtg64grDvi46XFa4uWmkp1ykJjzJ0WlFXEZk50_8Jid5HSHuFlYkT6gFbYBoino1HOYugdoRHl_1CJ_5L5QDeo1Z/s1600/56+Buhbye+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-CErsZ7gs2VVGN3HyvJtTxg_-D14a8SDt0ElPNUdTS5OP6FCXGkKpLtg64grDvi46XFa4uWmkp1ykJjzJ0WlFXEZk50_8Jid5HSHuFlYkT6gFbYBoino1HOYugdoRHl_1CJ_5L5QDeo1Z/s200/56+Buhbye+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="173" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Sweet Limetta”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by Buhbye</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzC9V4x7Z9UK73BwWZIm4Am9DjnQct97ypYrrMHYBkeJHHviQZ9K2wyFMLdrZZoIIqR_pAqIPbPW4ka3V7d8zSURSxA9eG_abDeR1578tf5ZuQvKsZJvkVpT7SbipO5PD5y1C4psUV0cv/s1600/57+Sophietd+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzC9V4x7Z9UK73BwWZIm4Am9DjnQct97ypYrrMHYBkeJHHviQZ9K2wyFMLdrZZoIIqR_pAqIPbPW4ka3V7d8zSURSxA9eG_abDeR1578tf5ZuQvKsZJvkVpT7SbipO5PD5y1C4psUV0cv/s200/57+Sophietd+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="181" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Sherbet Rose”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by Sophietd</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIS9zwyZxX_Adp94QOnmzP5OX6Se_9jdise1KOg2z0QCeN6UKjZNoj2IzZhDUqhI5W-9SSKg2RYWqVZkyu1-Xaqte17G8FzsrGWSuQoy9GDTQ2G_TZNNzvNyAXZZsuQ5hcPX3hRDWt3ov/s1600/58+Gwinzi+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIS9zwyZxX_Adp94QOnmzP5OX6Se_9jdise1KOg2z0QCeN6UKjZNoj2IzZhDUqhI5W-9SSKg2RYWqVZkyu1-Xaqte17G8FzsrGWSuQoy9GDTQ2G_TZNNzvNyAXZZsuQ5hcPX3hRDWt3ov/s200/58+Gwinzi+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="183" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Autumn Flower”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by Gwinzi</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtK8iNwGjY6U4dnS4HFEHgdrXXu54fmE4D-f9x_DMBRqrPoLQeKZsnDzY8c1VQ8VKlr2m1QCrnqej2g_eAgqoxI9fZL3yNPndfAEpG195QiJLGPFl-m1iSGQ5FIg94cxJymWoT6Y2ZL6f/s1600/59+feltedknits+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtK8iNwGjY6U4dnS4HFEHgdrXXu54fmE4D-f9x_DMBRqrPoLQeKZsnDzY8c1VQ8VKlr2m1QCrnqej2g_eAgqoxI9fZL3yNPndfAEpG195QiJLGPFl-m1iSGQ5FIg94cxJymWoT6Y2ZL6f/s200/59+feltedknits+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="195" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Lime Tart”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by feltedknits</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEd27gGgODDI20whDzsFTeI8-Ng4a1Xbv8fcCLHs2MrRvtkfG_LPQgsU7MzO_ACsJfPCYnk4UlkrVczx5-q-S5N4I8_sP2kKmYpaD6aZ4s_WJ__aect0xxlPEbPDdpQ-9v7WMFuy4Ep4j/s1600/60+Cajunflower23+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEd27gGgODDI20whDzsFTeI8-Ng4a1Xbv8fcCLHs2MrRvtkfG_LPQgsU7MzO_ACsJfPCYnk4UlkrVczx5-q-S5N4I8_sP2kKmYpaD6aZ4s_WJ__aect0xxlPEbPDdpQ-9v7WMFuy4Ep4j/s200/60+Cajunflower23+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Peppermint Delight”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by Cajunflower23</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBy8y6VWVuiTIIl5DkaBtgn6HretRjY7S0m_yIah3mYELV3ckNq0kjCRC6u8tPm_kRnaTS2yIe1Bdx0NfSkz0rpKkhZvXbAIMXFkuH2uq_upBoBAXfKHTjp-rGyesdwqwQS_RIUtKVe6N/s1600/61+aunteewee+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBy8y6VWVuiTIIl5DkaBtgn6HretRjY7S0m_yIah3mYELV3ckNq0kjCRC6u8tPm_kRnaTS2yIe1Bdx0NfSkz0rpKkhZvXbAIMXFkuH2uq_upBoBAXfKHTjp-rGyesdwqwQS_RIUtKVe6N/s200/61+aunteewee+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="196" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Arkansas Beauty”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by aunteewee</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3PGQkVQnTqpmBEAtCZijdH_Gxz5ywOP7vyUg52ddo9I497wTjhUeN4pDZ2LZPHjBjP1Wh4QiHC_g40eR-J39x9cmJeWK7j78T2-KF1C3mKurF_m5w-aNkkyeJah9s1klvkpxNLuZo9fx/s1600/62+TracyMB+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3PGQkVQnTqpmBEAtCZijdH_Gxz5ywOP7vyUg52ddo9I497wTjhUeN4pDZ2LZPHjBjP1Wh4QiHC_g40eR-J39x9cmJeWK7j78T2-KF1C3mKurF_m5w-aNkkyeJah9s1klvkpxNLuZo9fx/s200/62+TracyMB+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="185" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Peony Pizzazz”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by TracyMB</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4Y7kNGbX9hLQVoFWsI9m3qCp57CsNei7cLPm2CQVKmKZy6S3kpopqFPqYGp7_PA4UGeoee8c53uYw8c4XVDb-FaVDbnYRv70OQ2ZXEDx02TXDh2F8OQPXiKV-_NhyphenhyphenDuhqaX3hHhzonR3/s1600/63+happyscraps+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4Y7kNGbX9hLQVoFWsI9m3qCp57CsNei7cLPm2CQVKmKZy6S3kpopqFPqYGp7_PA4UGeoee8c53uYw8c4XVDb-FaVDbnYRv70OQ2ZXEDx02TXDh2F8OQPXiKV-_NhyphenhyphenDuhqaX3hHhzonR3/s200/63+happyscraps+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Rainbow Sherbet”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by happyscraps</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3axRjjHdXEDqo-KIeTFDH20J7qxtvQ-iWfN_HlRxXMouMIqZ6O3x9wYlIkpYKhGUlDu8qomTbG5abn-5kBY-wBgnQCmsK0x0JiwtQ49I-cWWvR0gNMvebrIkOn8co2gqkhqOasHuc1yO4/s1600/64+itty+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3axRjjHdXEDqo-KIeTFDH20J7qxtvQ-iWfN_HlRxXMouMIqZ6O3x9wYlIkpYKhGUlDu8qomTbG5abn-5kBY-wBgnQCmsK0x0JiwtQ49I-cWWvR0gNMvebrIkOn8co2gqkhqOasHuc1yO4/s200/64+itty+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Blueberry Hill”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by itty</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVjwFTTJTsnHjU8H-EQ_K1FHMeoQLHIezFpnEV5kCmVI3bLoYon2ojSR37SpKCk3itp8wjEZB3j-mlWzJ646sMYiN700KHPmPVWJocGuwhwhOo01EbCFMTdGJXscAyPIWrSPaCFmd-mUc/s1600/10cowife+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVjwFTTJTsnHjU8H-EQ_K1FHMeoQLHIezFpnEV5kCmVI3bLoYon2ojSR37SpKCk3itp8wjEZB3j-mlWzJ646sMYiN700KHPmPVWJocGuwhwhOo01EbCFMTdGJXscAyPIWrSPaCFmd-mUc/s200/10cowife+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="185" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Black-eyed Susan”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by 10cowife</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXH_50waynX5alIKD6YvjDVpjvymMfLOcBnDsPzkRUc0FhPZg6hpCHS1oP27OaQ9ZWseFCcyH6ThUuK0X3-OT1UW2nhXyC3Y057hk0aZTC-CwRfwVfKOFS2p5WiTtRtzMc2VTxBi5luKd/s1600/66+PepperHollow+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXH_50waynX5alIKD6YvjDVpjvymMfLOcBnDsPzkRUc0FhPZg6hpCHS1oP27OaQ9ZWseFCcyH6ThUuK0X3-OT1UW2nhXyC3Y057hk0aZTC-CwRfwVfKOFS2p5WiTtRtzMc2VTxBi5luKd/s200/66+PepperHollow+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Frippery Fleur”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by PepperHollow</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXi8uALVuhcbSItlOG7a223qRGncIOQMlp0c7qPXVgrBiKiOweKMegB7-epg-7a64i4zsr7AkP2JCL1g9FrW0WJ_oDnVtu3HZvJkFUMSVSjOdHbfgNdEvXkn8j9GVNREL6eNiBQ4vtZmNe/s1600/67+delights+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXi8uALVuhcbSItlOG7a223qRGncIOQMlp0c7qPXVgrBiKiOweKMegB7-epg-7a64i4zsr7AkP2JCL1g9FrW0WJ_oDnVtu3HZvJkFUMSVSjOdHbfgNdEvXkn8j9GVNREL6eNiBQ4vtZmNe/s200/67+delights+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="198" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Dandy Dahlia”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by delights</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2N80v7G52arnULSs4oT78LpuXsc63VPTm5kT9AqQnPcGK_y9rEFPv7wL3z8APLA5WJrNyYFOQHVOKnGzVhwHw6RxbZ5Ek47fjsBygGxmeNsG-eCfs5fecgi12q8rZfLiZD43Izb4eLlT/s1600/68+JuleeQue+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2N80v7G52arnULSs4oT78LpuXsc63VPTm5kT9AqQnPcGK_y9rEFPv7wL3z8APLA5WJrNyYFOQHVOKnGzVhwHw6RxbZ5Ek47fjsBygGxmeNsG-eCfs5fecgi12q8rZfLiZD43Izb4eLlT/s200/68+JuleeQue+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="183" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Scrappy Posey”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by JuleeQue</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ltygSuqCjBHxYlkaXluIsQY8bSQUqCmXbfVrFJsP6y2gxO9_UzB49TTOWrNHiXlCFgUQEMpm0wnjSrH0oy1alY9s1h9Kqd8xpf0dLIC4yot7E0kFvoN9av3HyRm8WWs7nDYlhEfFhffy/s1600/69+auchgan+blog-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ltygSuqCjBHxYlkaXluIsQY8bSQUqCmXbfVrFJsP6y2gxO9_UzB49TTOWrNHiXlCFgUQEMpm0wnjSrH0oy1alY9s1h9Kqd8xpf0dLIC4yot7E0kFvoN9av3HyRm8WWs7nDYlhEfFhffy/s200/69+auchgan+blog-2.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Lemon Souffle”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by auchgan</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7Ek4IfynOZCiv4cIKq3JSNnSdCiC9yAQe_ZhPbiMUQ26L-iJ0CfL5NF187WzhRSvPbNtIO_fmHwihLJUZIbY469y9WbQvDKy8aM8rGje0DXK1cxu-157VuOrDt9gZ5vJkM_8UFl85IA9/s1600/70+Myriah+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7Ek4IfynOZCiv4cIKq3JSNnSdCiC9yAQe_ZhPbiMUQ26L-iJ0CfL5NF187WzhRSvPbNtIO_fmHwihLJUZIbY469y9WbQvDKy8aM8rGje0DXK1cxu-157VuOrDt9gZ5vJkM_8UFl85IA9/s200/70+Myriah+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="188" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Frog’s Dream Lily<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">and Pad”<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by Myriahann</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHaAKXXeU8loZYpJrTHRbCvGibHVdkxg-yeUxxx-q09gKRt7m-KBTKV7RMrfLc57M3w2FcypAbfHOI4jAOD8pl0-chGLW9ysa8pdCGMhhloRdgvIjJ5b7R8aSXrbtzqh7n5Zi1qK1RP1NT/s1600/71+Rufarocraft+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHaAKXXeU8loZYpJrTHRbCvGibHVdkxg-yeUxxx-q09gKRt7m-KBTKV7RMrfLc57M3w2FcypAbfHOI4jAOD8pl0-chGLW9ysa8pdCGMhhloRdgvIjJ5b7R8aSXrbtzqh7n5Zi1qK1RP1NT/s200/71+Rufarocraft+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="193" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Lovely Bloom”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by Rufarocrafty</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQX8q_zzj4W3hiZ4IeMiDSkiY7V1grACYnOYE2_XL8qYQBmzDYc19RIhJSSK4YY-PxqKDXFEHxoRgfyfaLRwzkNQciWdGBi8B36iPEAKZNagInTEPO73NqS6tOJtivwtEgHv9DPGDVLUNP/s1600/72+loctech+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQX8q_zzj4W3hiZ4IeMiDSkiY7V1grACYnOYE2_XL8qYQBmzDYc19RIhJSSK4YY-PxqKDXFEHxoRgfyfaLRwzkNQciWdGBi8B36iPEAKZNagInTEPO73NqS6tOJtivwtEgHv9DPGDVLUNP/s200/72+loctech+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="190" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Purple Passion Hydrangea”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by locteach</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKYjtiBtBMW1OwSKzavq_EU3sd1c_ll3gx7GCPItyPqSX7iSgrX6kLgEA2HNLex5dWQNDQI3jNg6KsygLRpF0ke868K4JJNzsRvU_qtJZm8go-JL0ZWm9wYR7_YWSzVoFm7D6p-3S0PUr/s1600/73+loctech+blog+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKYjtiBtBMW1OwSKzavq_EU3sd1c_ll3gx7GCPItyPqSX7iSgrX6kLgEA2HNLex5dWQNDQI3jNg6KsygLRpF0ke868K4JJNzsRvU_qtJZm8go-JL0ZWm9wYR7_YWSzVoFm7D6p-3S0PUr/s200/73+loctech+blog+2.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”It’s a Beautiful Life”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by locteach</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaMsaGmREV1c88lLv-B_Coc-RRGvxlOiceLmZ5d3Byjq1Ti2m-Cg9Ppo08StFLBpo09nulWevByxxJ4GBc21X-90KDntC2-86zD-YbOL9GU7Ov7HFt_-2rUSwHTYA5Yg7Xbl6Y9rhNQVw/s1600/74+JanetMB+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaMsaGmREV1c88lLv-B_Coc-RRGvxlOiceLmZ5d3Byjq1Ti2m-Cg9Ppo08StFLBpo09nulWevByxxJ4GBc21X-90KDntC2-86zD-YbOL9GU7Ov7HFt_-2rUSwHTYA5Yg7Xbl6Y9rhNQVw/s200/74+JanetMB+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Country Meadow Wildflowers”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by JanetMB</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQUwNMBb3ThPlxTe1NBCq6cLXolF4yX1W6P11AUxNrmeEDWlb8ut5sWgebwZSbak8-58-mmiHm0ft5yWIrtz5AwVQYENtCw7dUkZJg_8PAac0gMeFMTjitWzL9U47H90ij-XfcWV4GVt4/s1600/75+KnitaStitch+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQUwNMBb3ThPlxTe1NBCq6cLXolF4yX1W6P11AUxNrmeEDWlb8ut5sWgebwZSbak8-58-mmiHm0ft5yWIrtz5AwVQYENtCw7dUkZJg_8PAac0gMeFMTjitWzL9U47H90ij-XfcWV4GVt4/s200/75+KnitaStitch+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Soft Violet Swirl”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by KnitaStitch</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8dMPGb1hFTQY0U_C2J0r1Z5q2sA_txROCsTIJluqln0RowPKkgSuyNALuDQFJTjlCeKbc78nUWMgnKIrhmFGaM5dy0DOUn_dCKr35IgkPjr6tn0ZQAJRzIgOUS_oNUMZMpis76Vyft0z/s1600/76+KnitaStitch+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8dMPGb1hFTQY0U_C2J0r1Z5q2sA_txROCsTIJluqln0RowPKkgSuyNALuDQFJTjlCeKbc78nUWMgnKIrhmFGaM5dy0DOUn_dCKr35IgkPjr6tn0ZQAJRzIgOUS_oNUMZMpis76Vyft0z/s200/76+KnitaStitch+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Aqua Velva”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by KnitaStitch </span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxDLmZgrZ0S-0mZUQgXwK7Umf3CDsXU0eoqEFLrVJa1N3qmstBuCEjSz7T4jyORTabWm_BXnCRgZchDHJv90G0NBw9fVLjQOaMDsaS7c9_PJfTrfNerSwjXCmr1d_GcbVbTE2u0DsTg0R/s1600/77+yarnedaround+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxDLmZgrZ0S-0mZUQgXwK7Umf3CDsXU0eoqEFLrVJa1N3qmstBuCEjSz7T4jyORTabWm_BXnCRgZchDHJv90G0NBw9fVLjQOaMDsaS7c9_PJfTrfNerSwjXCmr1d_GcbVbTE2u0DsTg0R/s200/77+yarnedaround+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="188" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Perky Poinsettia”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by yarnedaround </span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rnC32umedMXO81aF009M3aXcykIOKSWVpJec2RJPdupwgMlFpB5RFlbwVxTndg2lQXVO3YFqDZXAn81wa_eCJ_j3WE88wFAUCPgM0sPS-3VNGv0tKJ6-f7ilm59hSCuk1i7ErFQ7yud2/s1600/78+manosa+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rnC32umedMXO81aF009M3aXcykIOKSWVpJec2RJPdupwgMlFpB5RFlbwVxTndg2lQXVO3YFqDZXAn81wa_eCJ_j3WE88wFAUCPgM0sPS-3VNGv0tKJ6-f7ilm59hSCuk1i7ErFQ7yud2/s200/78+manosa+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Crazy Mum”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by manosa</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjwwLNQDakiY5t1gkJuFR0_SQy1xTJhSWl78JMUm6ouZ1PuqrVSRjLbVnHdfm1Y7mlVL6yEjngMMq0YH9HaAxB08dNfZkfSWGcXCc-rHfzXM24O0rQnsuaWUi8xBaO2ngd-85ZbXsvuAO/s1600/79+manosa+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjwwLNQDakiY5t1gkJuFR0_SQy1xTJhSWl78JMUm6ouZ1PuqrVSRjLbVnHdfm1Y7mlVL6yEjngMMq0YH9HaAxB08dNfZkfSWGcXCc-rHfzXM24O0rQnsuaWUi8xBaO2ngd-85ZbXsvuAO/s200/79+manosa+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Gloria’s Flower”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by manosa</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJdBKCRGvIw2A4cemK7n1cJEuCMZiHH3cFp5MN298OB0di_dMf0xwR-WGsMCG4SJPyj49IVzCYQ3hY-eAAmBCxiGLHwuFthMMns-Qd-f0v4rk6WAc-y_JIQltxn379oPI9u8bc73Y20ja/s1600/80+MadeByHand+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJdBKCRGvIw2A4cemK7n1cJEuCMZiHH3cFp5MN298OB0di_dMf0xwR-WGsMCG4SJPyj49IVzCYQ3hY-eAAmBCxiGLHwuFthMMns-Qd-f0v4rk6WAc-y_JIQltxn379oPI9u8bc73Y20ja/s200/80+MadeByHand+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="194" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Pepper Blossom”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by MadeByHand</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoEQixjjltZZ8YwRe8TxsIhjk0Mtae1Z25uq0XaaRd34DHtxy0gq3LfIiUPcW-p4qMgq27YSEMVU5vGPA1c0hleiIefwb1ts0Poa1iRpi4kq13on6PtlQNKAS-M3wyiFX_SMfb7P28PtK/s1600/81+MadeByHand+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoEQixjjltZZ8YwRe8TxsIhjk0Mtae1Z25uq0XaaRd34DHtxy0gq3LfIiUPcW-p4qMgq27YSEMVU5vGPA1c0hleiIefwb1ts0Poa1iRpi4kq13on6PtlQNKAS-M3wyiFX_SMfb7P28PtK/s200/81+MadeByHand+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="181" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Blue Jean Baby”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by MadeByHand</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0R8zuUqK0axW4r23M4-_uzskRYQBdLUtrmxI5TEb9uh7n07VKAG_TjXYcUaiNINGIAqJz54XbQY7Lcd2M2AYMVTMzIDK6ziTNO-V5oE2FUifOsXvYEW0RjQA5Dq9tfXT6Lt_2VCvMX7D/s1600/82+delights+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0R8zuUqK0axW4r23M4-_uzskRYQBdLUtrmxI5TEb9uh7n07VKAG_TjXYcUaiNINGIAqJz54XbQY7Lcd2M2AYMVTMzIDK6ziTNO-V5oE2FUifOsXvYEW0RjQA5Dq9tfXT6Lt_2VCvMX7D/s200/82+delights+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="189" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Peachy Wild Rose”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by delights</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyIyFP8hTMrtQYBAmVwP7hlk9jXbb7jejS5PuFPRhPM6QgoAe7F9Bvr4OSu8E2_kdM0xIUVkUD98WTPZiDFGfeKx9XZqMdil7d8ShkGBO15tZWEB_XiYSfUXfLhSFDGex7iyhPqE4Tb4sB/s1600/83+Buybye+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyIyFP8hTMrtQYBAmVwP7hlk9jXbb7jejS5PuFPRhPM6QgoAe7F9Bvr4OSu8E2_kdM0xIUVkUD98WTPZiDFGfeKx9XZqMdil7d8ShkGBO15tZWEB_XiYSfUXfLhSFDGex7iyhPqE4Tb4sB/s200/83+Buybye+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="180" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Spumoni”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by Buhbye</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWl7QwTku254ZkvtX-R-XLb_0tjVamR018ej0lflbycvP5biJl9yUarLwfggzEhpUu-jNp0Bi-VAMe9Dd59iUxkHc6hN2N3fcF0Xafko9KY4c7ZcKZxBEkudBbJ1Jo5MHAGDZCuutKMx7w/s1600/84+KnitaStitch+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWl7QwTku254ZkvtX-R-XLb_0tjVamR018ej0lflbycvP5biJl9yUarLwfggzEhpUu-jNp0Bi-VAMe9Dd59iUxkHc6hN2N3fcF0Xafko9KY4c7ZcKZxBEkudBbJ1Jo5MHAGDZCuutKMx7w/s200/84+KnitaStitch+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWl7QwTku254ZkvtX-R-XLb_0tjVamR018ej0lflbycvP5biJl9yUarLwfggzEhpUu-jNp0Bi-VAMe9Dd59iUxkHc6hN2N3fcF0Xafko9KY4c7ZcKZxBEkudBbJ1Jo5MHAGDZCuutKMx7w/s1600/84+KnitaStitch+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span>”Café Latte”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by KnitaStitch</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdv3WJaFtB59tc4zey1vOREDCUYmskjEhQubpbPWaTmiWq6oyVtJK-E4q5Y11wjdM5uwa7HE96yhpREPF6zXoQeDSu7TzdOcWd-llaspgHS2aQI0JW0zvRa6dlfzpsVDn2Pt80wA1bwvo/s1600/85+KristyRecycles+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdv3WJaFtB59tc4zey1vOREDCUYmskjEhQubpbPWaTmiWq6oyVtJK-E4q5Y11wjdM5uwa7HE96yhpREPF6zXoQeDSu7TzdOcWd-llaspgHS2aQI0JW0zvRa6dlfzpsVDn2Pt80wA1bwvo/s200/85+KristyRecycles+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="188" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Girlyman”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by KristyRecycles</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRwAEg4x7EzxnL98qt6ci_Vm0y-hVT1DmA2NCUeRsHz5UBm-0u6RjoZB50dgDo-1dkBng8eo_GiPgUXOq9Qj9I_M3RVCm-hUwRwCCgMrJJBVLsaSb3xPfIzTP2W32n2MgPqFF_XxzCNww/s1600/86+KristyRecycles+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRwAEg4x7EzxnL98qt6ci_Vm0y-hVT1DmA2NCUeRsHz5UBm-0u6RjoZB50dgDo-1dkBng8eo_GiPgUXOq9Qj9I_M3RVCm-hUwRwCCgMrJJBVLsaSb3xPfIzTP2W32n2MgPqFF_XxzCNww/s200/86+KristyRecycles+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="195" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Spring Green”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by KristyRecycles</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsUtkmKaZ2sx857CqD7LhyZ6Jwyl4YyRCRXO_iboz9D7ObyJ5m0zV7hHL00SJtOav0WY58crkdsDedcDL0uG2FPucQzXveUnfesYBXcu1BkYEJLkGSBMYXCRsvgxA8RJw7xYtSjHGU1fU/s1600/87+feltedknits+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsUtkmKaZ2sx857CqD7LhyZ6Jwyl4YyRCRXO_iboz9D7ObyJ5m0zV7hHL00SJtOav0WY58crkdsDedcDL0uG2FPucQzXveUnfesYBXcu1BkYEJLkGSBMYXCRsvgxA8RJw7xYtSjHGU1fU/s200/87+feltedknits+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="187" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Kaleidoscope Pie”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by feltedknits</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtIWMsaG2uOpmTCcqDBdQHZC_7dHb6YxB5fWjn5o30KBzMnlObLw1AIP1jmFO-ztZPsk1kOa97HA2ZuNzmqyRePr35jalCnbFmm7RbeIBzJ7lwKl8NXudM-x3npigGMgQ5OkCavChNWHi/s1600/88+Abby-Sophia+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtIWMsaG2uOpmTCcqDBdQHZC_7dHb6YxB5fWjn5o30KBzMnlObLw1AIP1jmFO-ztZPsk1kOa97HA2ZuNzmqyRePr35jalCnbFmm7RbeIBzJ7lwKl8NXudM-x3npigGMgQ5OkCavChNWHi/s200/88+Abby-Sophia+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Anemone”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by Abby-Sophia</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9ShmwEluvQ7JmxXXZThTnv5Y6TQQko2KBxhoCP_kj_1PVBaZHJKV-aPvfy4g1xqmxGrqlycD3ICt8BTwVD_15_FxL52nYdWfEZZD0s9i2PBKJttQhfwl63FNFTEgaZDp0PDijul-xqjR/s1600/89+auchgan+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9ShmwEluvQ7JmxXXZThTnv5Y6TQQko2KBxhoCP_kj_1PVBaZHJKV-aPvfy4g1xqmxGrqlycD3ICt8BTwVD_15_FxL52nYdWfEZZD0s9i2PBKJttQhfwl63FNFTEgaZDp0PDijul-xqjR/s200/89+auchgan+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="188" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Blueberry Coulis”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by auchgan</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKThp448yQA9OKXkTyApjp35DFvGY-EWKKOQFYedav3AF-_wKCq8CqjWLwFJe-6dBf9sGPo26-oYu5HVjrydKc_5JcZ-BjiY8Ead0u2XvBgsqyTqVd6a7Z7g1jWsqrPifomKYzmqQN1Wb/s1600/90+JanetMB+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKThp448yQA9OKXkTyApjp35DFvGY-EWKKOQFYedav3AF-_wKCq8CqjWLwFJe-6dBf9sGPo26-oYu5HVjrydKc_5JcZ-BjiY8Ead0u2XvBgsqyTqVd6a7Z7g1jWsqrPifomKYzmqQN1Wb/s200/90+JanetMB+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="191" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Grapevine”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by JanetMB</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcIk-7EWb-P-pYt34Lj9MlFBcoh9EZfxNnvba0qSwTZUW8Ya5C8WKh1Qn2MLuE_gMNE9UdrEnaFAZbI_RKxCwJzTMTQkhF1Ud82TAhDsja2xAM__DmkeiZN85L7N-nwsZylsY4wNsQ_Qw/s1600/91+JanetMB+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcIk-7EWb-P-pYt34Lj9MlFBcoh9EZfxNnvba0qSwTZUW8Ya5C8WKh1Qn2MLuE_gMNE9UdrEnaFAZbI_RKxCwJzTMTQkhF1Ud82TAhDsja2xAM__DmkeiZN85L7N-nwsZylsY4wNsQ_Qw/s200/91+JanetMB+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcIk-7EWb-P-pYt34Lj9MlFBcoh9EZfxNnvba0qSwTZUW8Ya5C8WKh1Qn2MLuE_gMNE9UdrEnaFAZbI_RKxCwJzTMTQkhF1Ud82TAhDsja2xAM__DmkeiZN85L7N-nwsZylsY4wNsQ_Qw/s1600/91+JanetMB+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span>”Butter Cream”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by JanetMB</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkO18p7RYEU8t_ftFiuNZESLnq8TgDDfCun-RFpOmUEkAjYiOeOOLMCgku6O2iBSNSSgWLkBtbT1MOb7ezcwxqCLvw9yzAp8VlfFV_s0wqyrTRGEV5ayUXxUW6Zqrh9E6M6bPHZiXewGG/s1600/92+CajunFlower23+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkO18p7RYEU8t_ftFiuNZESLnq8TgDDfCun-RFpOmUEkAjYiOeOOLMCgku6O2iBSNSSgWLkBtbT1MOb7ezcwxqCLvw9yzAp8VlfFV_s0wqyrTRGEV5ayUXxUW6Zqrh9E6M6bPHZiXewGG/s200/92+CajunFlower23+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="198" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Cajun Spice”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by Cajunflower23</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0Js_X9h-WJAUC6iolZ53v4gMj9uCrZ8mkS0nW97u4ZPsR6vubF8GFqP369nneIHCxtZzbT46wPYOuWho5zCtpXi4eFHsbecwMnSsSSHkuuYHaiTwGeiG0s7IlItGT-UZmHkfY7umUbXz/s1600/93+Irish+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0Js_X9h-WJAUC6iolZ53v4gMj9uCrZ8mkS0nW97u4ZPsR6vubF8GFqP369nneIHCxtZzbT46wPYOuWho5zCtpXi4eFHsbecwMnSsSSHkuuYHaiTwGeiG0s7IlItGT-UZmHkfY7umUbXz/s200/93+Irish+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Tropical Punch”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by Irish</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWbLhp2XiLImFp9NJP1t-UPoXvlZKggHdyv6YyZ6TR6SpbIHxV7XJP0mHbTZpuK6-lIE5gDkO-el1pcninAB4P_SmlBOV6UH9UbCdlGEgNJQpwAiGreDRc4wOgrNyT7F29UBwXZZIQKep/s1600/94+JustJune+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWbLhp2XiLImFp9NJP1t-UPoXvlZKggHdyv6YyZ6TR6SpbIHxV7XJP0mHbTZpuK6-lIE5gDkO-el1pcninAB4P_SmlBOV6UH9UbCdlGEgNJQpwAiGreDRc4wOgrNyT7F29UBwXZZIQKep/s200/94+JustJune+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="193" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Rose Petal”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by JustJune</span></div></div></td> </tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">”Blau Blume”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by sarianastar</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8d3kFT13GRqOzFUL9xJyyuwoZg2DpFCqWmM6sBgwNZ2CCF25Q0wMOEy1QAgr4BkwZUvYZTtzpeRszFqc6RRAinn-25yXUkKEHMBco4NCbuxtRBfohluqJZ3YhqqxL9OOkV-tCdCb_o_Ha/s1600/96+misadeliege+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8d3kFT13GRqOzFUL9xJyyuwoZg2DpFCqWmM6sBgwNZ2CCF25Q0wMOEy1QAgr4BkwZUvYZTtzpeRszFqc6RRAinn-25yXUkKEHMBco4NCbuxtRBfohluqJZ3YhqqxL9OOkV-tCdCb_o_Ha/s200/96+misadeliege+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Tart aux Fruits”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by misadeliege</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJW5KHjuUvZQVQpAMfSXLyqRCwT9EzfdcY9YxqBmrtfU8G7GMF5Utb97vNs07IWSE5xF-ZbxGt6-g0T98IJsmP0MIKd96fICx9W1Tn2gWeRtX40Ylashs7SGQya8JEic6BCJp_wqtOl40/s1600/97+Julawells+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJW5KHjuUvZQVQpAMfSXLyqRCwT9EzfdcY9YxqBmrtfU8G7GMF5Utb97vNs07IWSE5xF-ZbxGt6-g0T98IJsmP0MIKd96fICx9W1Tn2gWeRtX40Ylashs7SGQya8JEic6BCJp_wqtOl40/s200/97+Julawells+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="178" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Cabbage Rose”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by Julawells</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4uSBJBdipzs89ZBcb_z36siJx2Tr3trEmIRIb6ZB3WGRoXIm_AjSbCl9TArUl-cVF3I-AopyD315UtgKlu1k9LMnbmkSdZxtwYYUm0quUPVijzhA_DTXviYysS20O0h96BMhm2eyTwqG/s1600/98+aunteewee+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4uSBJBdipzs89ZBcb_z36siJx2Tr3trEmIRIb6ZB3WGRoXIm_AjSbCl9TArUl-cVF3I-AopyD315UtgKlu1k9LMnbmkSdZxtwYYUm0quUPVijzhA_DTXviYysS20O0h96BMhm2eyTwqG/s200/98+aunteewee+blog.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Blaze Rose”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by aunteewee</span></div></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DD0A1U8y4bOHefkTaIRYJmsHznwm9ewai8qeXk1C9OJ1pZBqM2OKUgSsc0Z-tjusNE-gD4Z9a8xG40dK2dTOLJ8Qcbe4f26vmUNzoNveDdXky4_MmxRA2I-Ng93NKXjFYXPQCRu8JzbF/s1600/99+Lazydaisy2002+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DD0A1U8y4bOHefkTaIRYJmsHznwm9ewai8qeXk1C9OJ1pZBqM2OKUgSsc0Z-tjusNE-gD4Z9a8xG40dK2dTOLJ8Qcbe4f26vmUNzoNveDdXky4_MmxRA2I-Ng93NKXjFYXPQCRu8JzbF/s200/99+Lazydaisy2002+blog.jpg" width="193" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Tangerine Dreams”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by Lazydaisy2002</span></div></div></td> <td><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2peTA6LmOi0onz4QVKLP9oFXVBXaVF22tu0FbETbigAJZr9zlfdFx0mODTOUFj_44JP8PVElI8lE2b44orTq6coXj4j5tjXiesBFiLBlzPSyp0jhPMEWj4bbErtPUzToqhrD38nkKYmEr/s1600/100+Lazydaisy2002+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2peTA6LmOi0onz4QVKLP9oFXVBXaVF22tu0FbETbigAJZr9zlfdFx0mODTOUFj_44JP8PVElI8lE2b44orTq6coXj4j5tjXiesBFiLBlzPSyp0jhPMEWj4bbErtPUzToqhrD38nkKYmEr/s200/100+Lazydaisy2002+blog.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">”Tea Rose”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">by Lazydaisy2002</span></div></div></td> </tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><b>Background</b>: While leading my first CAL (crochet a-long) using a different potholder pattern I learned that, while I prefer finer and medium density cottons, most of the participants preferred denser cottons such as </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Lily's Sugar 'n Cream, Pisgah's Peaches 'n Creme, and Lion Brand Lion Cotton</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> to make their crocheted potholders. I had to modify that earlier pattern so everyone could create potholders no matter what yarns or threads they were using. Since that experience, I decided to develop a pattern designed just for users of heavier cottons. The Fanciful Flower Potholder is the result. No modifications for crocheting this potholder are offered for other cotton weights. Here is a photo of some popular U.S. brands of cottons.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><i>This Fanciful Flowers Potholder pattern is copyrighted. You are welcome to use it with these guidelines: Be sure to attribute this source when posting or presenting potholders made from this pattern and refrain from publishing or selling the pattern or representing it as your own. Otherwise, no other restrictions apply. Enjoy making these for selling, sharing, gifting or your own personal use.</i></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">The potholder (above) is the featured one for this tutorial. It has 3 hot purple petal rounds; three hot grape petal rounds; 1 sage green petal round and finally a scalloped edging of white.</span><br />
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</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><u>Round 1</u></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">: Starting at the first front loop at the center of the foundation potholder, attach Color B (Hot Orange) with a sl st. *In the next front loop: 5 dc's. Next front loop: sl st. Repeat from * around. </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><b>Please note</b>: <b>ROUND 1 IS THE ONLY PETAL ROUND THAT YOU WILL CROCHET INTO ALL OF THE FRONT LOOPS. In all other petal rounds you will skip every other front loop.</b></span></span></span></div>
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</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><u>Rounds 2—3</u></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">: Continuing in a spiral, *<b>skip</b> the next front loop, 6 dc's in the next front loop, <b>skip</b> the next front loop, sl st in the next front loop. Repeat from * around.</span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><i><b>• Change colors AFTER a completed round. </b></i></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><i><b>• When joining a new color, join with a sl st in the last sl st of the previous color.</b></i></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><i><b>• While crocheting your petal rounds, you will need to scrunch up your work with your other hand to work the petal stitches. Handle your work in whatever way will allow you to crochet the petals into the loops. It is flexible and will lay flat when you smooth it at the end.</b></i></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><u>Rounds 4 and beyond</u></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">: Continuing in a spiral, *skip the next front loop, 7 dc's in the next front loop, skip the next front loop, sl st in the next front loop. Repeat from * <u>until you have one complete round of hdc's left</u>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-style: normal;"></span>Photo on the right: This is the potholder with three colors: two purples and one green round. The only round left is a scalloped edging of white.</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><b>DO NOT make petals in the front loops of the final round. Instead, go through both loops when making the scalloped edge, as described next.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><u>Final round</u> (scalloped edge): Attach color A (your foundation color) to the top of your potholder with a sl st i<b>n both the front and back loops </b>and leave a tail of 24 inches. (You will need this tail after you complete the round to assist in making a strong hanging loop.) *Skip the next st, 7 dc's in the next st, skip the next st, sl st in the next st. Repeat from * around. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">By crocheting through <u>both</u> the front and back loops, your scallops on the final round will lie flat, which is what you want them to do. The petals stand up a bit; the scalloped edge lies down.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">When you get back to the beginning of this scallop round, it's okay if there is a slight separation between the first and last scallops because this is where your hanging loop will go. Pick up the long starting tail of yarn from and chain 11 or 12 using both strands of yarn together. To complete the hanging loop, sl st to the potholder near the start of your chain. Secure yarn ends.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><b>5/5/2012</b>: Someone contacted me to say that there is a 1946 pattern that I "stole" and claimed for myself. I didn't. This anonymous person also sent me the link to the pattern so I looked it up and found that, while it is round and has petals, it is constructed very differently. Anonymous person, please check this 1946 source more closely in comparison and you will see how different these patterns are from each other. Also,if you check my blog further, you will see I attribute sources; I don't steal. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">The word "ravelry" kept coming up in the many blogs that covered the event. I discovered that ravelry was a free online organization to which hundreds of thousands of members belonged. (There are now over one million members across the globe.) The site is dedicated to knitting, crocheting and spinning/weaving. I joined.</span><br />
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Each participant is required to crochet 5 potholders in the same pattern. Please do vary the colors as you see fit. We don’t want you bored to tears! Please be sure your hot pads and potholders measure between 6 and 8 inches across and are double thick. THEY MUST BE WITHIN THESE SIZE PARAMETERS OR THEY WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU. To make a double thick potholder, crochet the same pattern twice, or do a fancy side and a plain side, then join at the edge. Please make your potholders at a reasonably tight gauge. We don’t want burned fingers!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong>We’ll be using 100% cotton yarns exclusively. No blends, please.</strong></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Label each pad/holder with maker and care instructions. Feel free to include yarn and pattern info. Affix the label with a safety pin or tie it on. No straight pins, please. We had a lot of trouble with labels coming off during the first swap. We don’t want to accidentally send you one of your own potholders.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">These are absolute requirements and if you don’t follow them, you won’t be able to swap.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong>The Actual Swapping:</strong><br />
<strong></strong>After the potholders are received, your hosts are going to get together and have a grand time looking at all of your gorgeous work and selecting 5 different beauties to send back to you.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The goal of this swap is to produce and receive little pieces of crocheted art. Use beautiful yarns, color combinations, and patterns. Don’t feel pressured to use teensy little crochet cotton. Thicker cottons like Tahki Cotton Classic, Rowan Cotton Glace, and Elann Sonata make great potholders. Have a ton of fun.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong>Postage + Envelope:</strong><br />
US participants need to include a self-addressed, postage-paid, large First Class Envelope. You will have to provide your own Self-Addressed Stamped (Non-Priority) envelope. The current first class rate for a large envelope weighing up to 13 oz. is <strong>$3.75 (please note that this has changed from the original posting)</strong>. We will make sure all packages stay under 13 oz. so that we’re sure your postage is covered. You will have to purchase the stamp(s) to cover this. Postal regulations have changed since the last swap, so to be sure you receive your package, we require first class envelopes only.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Non-US swappers, the only way for us to collect postage fees from you is PayPal. We expect packages to weigh under 10 oz., so postage should be between $4 and $8, depending on where you live. You must include your email address ON the outside of your package, with your address, so that we may email you for your postage fees. If you don’t, we won’t be able to contact you and send your package back.</div></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;">The five potholders I crocheted follow the basic rules: they are all of the same pattern and they are made of 100 percent cotton. The pattern is a variation of the Gahaelkelte Topflappen pattern. If would like more info on this pattern, tips, versions, etc. </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><a href="http://delights-gems.blogspot.com/2010/07/gahaekelte-topflappen.html">Click Here</a>.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"> This will also direct you to a site that translates the pattern from German to English. I changed the number of petals or spires from 16 to 14 because that worked best for me. I find 16 seems crowded and doesn't lay as flat as I would like. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I used Tahki Cotton Classic and Omega Sinfonia to make the potholders and size F and G hooks.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><u>Potholder 1</u>: Starting at the top with the bright colored red, orange and hot pink one, the tag only indicates the maker's first and last names and from Seattle. By checking on the potholder group site I found that her ravelry name is schnitzel. Rather than give her real name, I am including her pseudonym. I understand the pattern name of this potholder is called "Kaleiscope." The yarn feels like Peaches and Creme or Sugar 'n Cream.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><u>Potholder 2</u>: Continuing clockwise, the potholder with the white background and red center was made by sonjar (her ravelry name) from Albany, OH in the African flower design on the front with a bobble shell edging to join the front and back. The back uses the same colors as the front but is more of a plain hexagon design in tight sc's. Sonjar used Reynolds Saucy Sport, 100% mercerized cotton.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><u>Potholder 3</u>: Next is a potholder by Melissa who gives a web address of oceaniaknits (hard to read but I think that's it) on the tag. Neither the pattern name nor the type of cotton used was included. This potholder is the one in maroon, dark plum and off white colors.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><u>Potholder 4</u>: The potholder that is in a granny square-type design and featuring bright yellow as the predominant color, was made by pawsandknit. She used Scheepjes Granada cotton to make this potholder.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><u>Potholder 5</u>: Unfortunately this last potholder, the one with the medium blue edge and dark blue center, has a tag without anything written on it: no name, no yarn, no pattern name. Ironically, I recognize the pattern as one that I originated and which I call the Ripple Potholder. This pattern and many variations, tips, colors and embellishments can be found on my blog. <b>UPDATE</b>: "smacklet" recognized the potholder and messaged me that "I can't believe I did that!" (attached a blank tag) So the mystery is solved. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Here are two of Suzy's eggs, which she sells on etsy. I'll provide a link at the end of this blog page to her tutorial on making them and another link to her etsy shop, in case you are inspired to purchase one to include as a part of your Easter traditions. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Suzy calls the egg on the left, "Birds of a Feather" and it is a good representative of the geometric shapes often seen on Ukrainian eggs. The photo on the right is an egg that she calls "Bumblebee Party." </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b>What</b>: Remember when you were a child and you used a crayon to write your name or draw a flower or heart on an egg before lowering down it into the cup of egg dye? If so, you will understand in a limited way about the process of making Ukrainian eggs. Ukrainian eggs are decorated eggs that go through a series of dye colors but instead of using a crayon between the color baths, a more finite stylus-type tool called a <i>kystka</i> or <i>kistka</i> is loaded with hot beeswax to scribe lines and designs onto the egg. These fine lines of wax prevent the dye from penetrating so that whatever color is underneath the wax at that step is preserved as it goes into the next color. The dyes start with lighter colors, like yellow, and go through progressions of colors to end with darker ones, such as black or purple. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Pysanka is the word given to a Ukrainian egg. It comes from the word </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><i>psyalty</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> which means "to write" because the lines and designs are meticulously scribed, like writing, with wax using the kystka, rather than painted with a brush. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><u>It is important to note</u> that yarns vary so much that, even using the same pattern and hook size may result in varying size chickens. The photo just above and to the right is an example. All four chickens were made using a H hook but different densities of worsted and cotton yarns.</span><br /><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">With a 20 inch strand of yarn, carefully insert it between the two circles, encircling all of the cut yarn. Bring the ends up and cinch very tightly as you tie twice to secure. You can go around again and tie it again. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">It is very important that the yarn is cinched as tightly as you can make it so that your pom pom stays in tact.</span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><u>Step 8</u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> </span>Holding the long yarn ends up close to the pom pom, stand over your trash and trim bits of yarn that stand out. You want your pom pom to be uniform all the way around. </span></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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<u>A few things to know about making future pom poms</u>: </div></span></span></span></span><br />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1. The larger the template, the larger the pom pom. A set of two inch circles would yield a two-inch pom pom. A set of one inch circles would make a one-inch pom pom.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2. The larger the hole in the center of the templates, the fatter the pom poms.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3. You could have a large template but a small center hole and the pom pom would be large across/around but it would not be very full.</span></span></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114112647875534736.post-60516163959053504942011-02-22T07:03:00.024-06:002011-02-23T19:03:07.102-06:00Easter Egg Cozies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5g75h4MnRWRvRyi0VwJvQpq1A25pk3UNzd1WPdKoXskdcfG3WUrqLXW5VUbqkK3nwsbl4P6IbZ9n5rSLWf4uE_l6IRHM4WBOSIV2Du84zdP8pmgAzXR5aWnUpvU2CQ_SswlV33Xw3lPnS/s1600/N-duckBill-pinned.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A long time ago I knitted chicken egg cozies, like the ones featured here, to cover hard boiled or plastic eggs for my kids at Easter for their baskets. After a lengthy online search, I didn't find anything that resembled the pattern I remembered so I was forced to "reinvent the wheel." Somehow, more than thirty years later, I was able to generally recall the pattern and even improved upon it, by shaping the tail portion and concocting a duck, too.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Ra7ztAsNJHD3fIVJJs1QY5PJmdND9JdNy70nqeseI2i1uRrYDcr60rNfGBMt2EOMtqJpNSHVQRaNHnpZDXa4Ev-hhoNMK1NXlAIq2IHXJOv1TPF9NQlYSal4S1sE6UDZG8qCpYokGrnu/s400/4Chickens-A.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576524150474599698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">After posting completed chicken and duck photos on my ravelry.com project page, I found that others were interested in this pattern, too, so I decided to write it up to share. The patterns for both the chicken and duck are included here for knitters who want to create something fun for the little people in their lives this Easter.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Chicken Egg Cozy</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><u>Yarn</u>: To make one chicken you will need about half an ounce of worsted weight yarn. This is a good opportunity to use up leftover yarn such as Red Heart Super Saver or cotton yarns such as "I Love This Cotton</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';">." Other suggested yarns include Peaches 'n Creme or Sugar 'n Cream cottons. Personally, I preferred "I Love This Cotton" for the chickens and Loops & Threads' Impeccable worsted (butterscotch) for the ducks.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><u>Other items needed</u>: size 6 knitting needles, tapestry needle, scissors, tiny wiggle eyes, and little bits of felt or fleece for finishing touches</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQsztnaFNrGhRNhDbrIb8SOzxfL8lAnuoEhgNCaMtQ5BJ1FLWPSj7h2Syl6vwGH-R8h9yFqSoKppS4D3MQ5s1k1rfj8SniOpdXP2PQL4au7_lZbWGcHK5NTfUgtdMLxOfBePehyphenhyphenj_8QlJ/s200/N-1Chicken.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576524697195449714" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 164px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">Here goes the pattern:</span></span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';">1. co 32 sts</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">2. ribbing of k 1, p 1 on enough rows to measure 1" (6-7 rows)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">3. From this point on, all rows will be k rows. K 1.5 inches above the ribbing so that the main body of the chicken measures 2.5 inches.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">4. To shape the first half of the tail:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>k 5, turn</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>k 5, turn</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>k 4 turn</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>k 4 turn</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>bind off 10 st and continue k to the end of the row (22 st remain)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">5. To shape second half of tail:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>k 5, turn</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>k 5, turn</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>k 4, turn</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>K 4, turn</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>bind off 10 st and continue knitting to the end of the row (12 st remain)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">6. To shape the head:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Row 1—6: k across (12 st)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Row 7: k 10, k 2 tog (11 st)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Row 8: k 9, k 2 tog (10 st)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Row 9—11: k 10</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Row 12: k 8, k 2 tog (9 st)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Row 13: k 7, k 2 tog (8 st.)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Row 14: bind off leaving an 18" tail of yarn</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">Fold chicken in half, matching tails. Using a tapestry needle and the long tail of yarn, join the two halves together starting at the head and ending at the lower edge of the ribbing. leave the bottom (ribbing) open to insert egg. Finish chicken with a top notch/comb, beak and eyes. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><u>Finishing touches</u>: </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">For the top notch, crochet right to the top of the head in three parts using thinner yarn such as sports weight yarn or size 3 crochet thread. Chain five st, sc into second ch from hook and in remaining st going down toward the head. Repeat the five ch and sc's for two more parts of the top notch. For a beak, just cut a small triangle from a piece of felt or felted wool. Fold in half and either tack or glue into place. Glue on small wiggle eyes.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Duck Egg Cozy</span></b></span></div></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><u>Yarn</u>: To make one duck you will need about half an ounce of worsted weight yarn. T</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">his is a good opportunity to use up leftover yarn such as Red Heart Super Saver or cotton yarns such as "I Love This Cotton</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';">." Other suggested yarns include Peaches 'n Creme or Sugar 'n Cream cottons. Personally, I preferred "I Love This Cotton" for the chickens and Loops & Threads' Impeccable worsted (butterscotch) for the ducks.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsCB_oKvv85wZ6m0YmBKwZUEDCJf5OfRg5M3LUK8yAv6dPL4JxlYhrGtWgjM7wSpfWovDEW_SrHp6dx3Bb9bI28hvlSRGgRJXHBtZaV4Ey1e4nSrnTiN1TXusb0YDi1FvD3IAHiPuHT1g/s200/N-1Duck.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576525018019580514" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 158px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><u>Other items needed</u>: size 6 knitting needles, tapestry needle, scissors, tiny wiggle eyes, and little bits of felt or fleece for finishing touches</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">Here goes the pattern, which is identical to the chicken, until the head shaping rows:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">1. co 32 sts</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">2. ribbing of k 1, p 1 on enough rows to measure 1" (6-7 rows)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">3. From this point on, all rows will be k rows. K 1.5 inches above the ribbing so that the main body of the chicken measures 2.5 inches.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">4. To shape the first half of the tail:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>k 5, turn</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>k 5, turn</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>k 4 turn</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>k 4 turn</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>bind off 10 st and continue k to the end of the row (22 st remain)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">5. To shape second half of tail:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>k 5, turn</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>k 5, turn</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>k 4, turn</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>K 4, turn</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>bind off 10 st and continue knitting to the end of the row (12 st remain)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">6. To shape the head:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Row 1: k across (12 st)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Row 2: (k 1, k 2 tog) 4 times (8 st)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Row 3: k across</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Row 4: (k 1, inc in next st) 4 times (12 st)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Row 5: k across</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Row 6: (k 1, inc in next st) 6 times (18 st)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Rows 7—8: k across</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Row 9: (k 1, k 2 tog) 6 times (12 st)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Row 10: k across</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Row 11: (k 1, k 2 tog) 4 times (8 st)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Row 12: k 1, k 2 tog, k 2, k 2 tog, k 1 (6 st)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">Leaving an 18" tail, break off yarn and thread the tapestry needle. Draw the yarn through remaining stitches and close up the head. Fold duck in half matching tails and whip the two halves together from the head, over the back, around the tail and down to the lower edge of the duck, leaving the bottom (ribbing) open to insert egg. Stuff duck head with polyfill. Finish duck with bill and eyes.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">Fold chicken in half, matching tails. Using a tapestry needle and the long tail of yarn, join the two halves together starting at the head and ending at the lower edge of the ribbing. leave the bottom (ribbing) open to insert egg. Finish chicken with a top notch/comb, beak and eyes. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><u>Finishing touches</u>:</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlU2p8N2wMHv3Ner2LbEZrCe5ntMcR5r0d7IUC0Tg3S-oEKNbBqgLUW63ITqybAZcoAAxm-sYZla9eQ3D1Kb3aDnWEE0U6kHKdcDfmm_M_2txIFXSDL_U2cqs6AASzij0XjrUH4F8MxBjo/s200/N-duckBill+parts.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576525389375685010" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 170px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">For duck's bill, cut two fat triangles from felt or fleece and round one point so that each resembles a fat gum drop. Fold both in half and overlay one over the other. Tack together and then stitch or glue onto duck. Glue on beads or gems for eyes or make French knots.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5g75h4MnRWRvRyi0VwJvQpq1A25pk3UNzd1WPdKoXskdcfG3WUrqLXW5VUbqkK3nwsbl4P6IbZ9n5rSLWf4uE_l6IRHM4WBOSIV2Du84zdP8pmgAzXR5aWnUpvU2CQ_SswlV33Xw3lPnS/s200/N-duckBill-pinned.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576525546657247282" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 190px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><u>Suggestions</u>: After knitting a chicken or a duck, how about inserting a silly putty egg inside for a little Easter surprise? Even bigger kids would like to have a chicken or duck egg cozy if the plastic egg inside had a little money in it!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;">If you would like to purchase a printed pattern along with an already completed duck and chicken, visit my etsy site. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/fabriq"><b>Click Here</b></a></span></span></div></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Trebuchet MS"font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;">__________</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';">________________</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">SPECIAL THANKS to Ellblo (Ellen's ravelry name) who so graciously tested the pattern by making up a few chickens of her own.</span></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Copyright 2011, C. Lowman/Delights. All Rights Reserved</span>.</span></span></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114112647875534736.post-78933296790147215132011-02-19T07:58:00.018-06:002011-02-19T09:01:19.704-06:00Chocolate Dipped and Drizzled Strawberries<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Just before Valentine's Day I saw a grocery store ad in color that caught my eye. I cut it out to keep as my inspiration for a creative project. Here is the ad.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUt_znIV_-3FxPQ9uvjHMznvX2EoxeXooLuWZ2CEPSKNi6yL3-3ou2mTMm3-5zclmaSTFn0JFrmW_ta-iHOiZPP5lYEXlgAmtEZKeNhwyhVRAgz3y7Xm0979YC1w4Rubh_k5tA0mH529r/s200/KrogerSB+ad_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575415478028345682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 188px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">And here is what I made: An amigurumi </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Box of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Chocolate Dipped and Drizzled Strawberries.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfBRgPGC8fhYMoihk58evDLckjSjgUN-V-aPRBxHqyu8jGI0AqhcMCadO7W3xfzEZ8F10Hk1JSS-xCavsR1gteItajf_z9PdFeaPjB0Q8jZbAUkw6oIwy9nAyTp7SFoGLVRlYR0gVeQFW/s400/ChocDripDrizSBerries-D.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575400675853403602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 361px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Before joining ravelry.com, I had never heard of the word </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">amigurumi</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. Amigurumi is a Japanese word that combines </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ami</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, which means crocheted or knitted, and </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">nuigurumi</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, which means stuffed doll. Amigurumi often refers to small, stuffed crocheted or knitted animals but can also be used to apply to items of other representational shapes that are aesthetically pleasing but particularly that are cute or fun.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Strawberries</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The strawberries are all crocheted with leaves and stems cut from felted green wool. To simulate the white drizzle, I used puff paint. While the puff paint was drying, I made a folded paper box to hold the strawberries. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Box</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">: </span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlIM5Px41VzsjN-OnT3HDLfj4GW3aKsVwc4QMNyNAT5MwGA1_-0-ccp7RXb1wgzCizDd55yQOdnreXXhvr__sXn71jXcMu6ZXctWYLMlb5SUHNWm-seVK0m8EqoHQ_y12l4mwwrE7hy9d/s200/Box4DrizChocs.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575402638366602402" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 176px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The folded box, just over four inches across, is comprised of two pieces of 12 inch square paper: one for the top and one for the bottom. I chose an understated print for the top and a sheet of plain black for the bottom. Before folding, I trimmed the black sheet by about 3/8 of an inch on two sides (side and top) so that the paper was a slightly smaller square. When folded, this smaller size made it possible for the top of the box to fit snugly down over the top of it. For a finishing touch, I wanted ribbon to crisscross on the top. In my spools of ribbon I found two colors to match the strawberries: a dark green grosgrain and thinner, bright red satin. I wanted to layer the ribbons with the wider, dark green color, on the bottom and the red satin ribbon on top for a two-color look. The ribbons are glued into place on the interior sides to become a part of the top of the box. That is, they are not intended to be removed. Finally, I placed a shiny, gold seal on the very top.</span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Assembly</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">:</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBJsow9BwJPzzigPXX9N4G8g67xJ1w6b7HSp7skj94_Y1Fbz-Lyr6ysGDN7BexsJ_jym4bThdYWYQEt4U4F1soFVQQWiyzCygTaODc4Jzu1Ou2wJIDfrS7Ye8a-CH29HQRGNjuMLk2KVF/s200/ChocDipDrizSBerries-B.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575405368778615970" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 173px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">You cannot really see them here, but little silver candy wrappers hold the strawberries in the box. Five chocolate dipped and drizzled strawberries were placed into the box with one in the center and the others at the corners.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">What a fun, guilt-free, calorie-free little gift!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><u><u></u></u></div><u><u></u></u>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114112647875534736.post-48337819455515244042011-02-02T18:09:00.032-06:002011-02-11T05:44:17.018-06:00Amigurumi Box of Chocolates<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzWD9AKEa-SvJYky-FpLzVWVda2xAWvCO5YCD5t9uBh8CKtssodd7j66OO_YACpyDGRwkLNlLooyLTiFGnaIdIbkMU0udnwUSZtt5DtLewFq3nwPBQpP9NA2494o26cxIFcW8DYZ0ar0T/s1600/Chocolates-2-A.JPG"></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwyu8SOrFIUoFIIYDZH4EByPH7TdWmsCmDMyG6fUbdCNgyOQwWPcBygpZOyt6NF5jLlhMlMfvydWQQ3iTt7m-8Q_iVfpu16I_nd8gY2Bh6OSbF0SpaQpGTaBzZyrNqrwvmmLZjgH7ScSRz/s1600/BoxChocs-E.JPG"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I have been participating in a Valentine Swap in which partners exchange handcrafted Valentine-themed items and thought I would share one of the items, an amigurumi box of chocolates, made for two swap friends, Kristy and Sparkle. </span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Before telling a little about the chocolates, I should share about the swap. The swap is a special event this year within a group called </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">From Trash to Treasures</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, a subgroup of </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ravelry</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. Ravelry.com is a free, online organization that boasts a membership of more than one million international knitters and crocheters (with some weavers and spinners, too). Through ravelry, members document their projects, share patterns and ideas, participate in subgroups from among thousands of choices, communicate with like-minded crafters, and, in general, extend their handcraft skills. I belong to five ravelry sub groups; most ravelry members belong to many more</span>.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwyu8SOrFIUoFIIYDZH4EByPH7TdWmsCmDMyG6fUbdCNgyOQwWPcBygpZOyt6NF5jLlhMlMfvydWQQ3iTt7m-8Q_iVfpu16I_nd8gY2Bh6OSbF0SpaQpGTaBzZyrNqrwvmmLZjgH7ScSRz/s400/BoxChocs-E.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569249785733787442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 342px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Before joining ravelry, I had never heard of the word </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">amigurumi</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. Amigurumi is a Japanese word that combines </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ami</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, which means crocheted or knitted, and </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">nuigurumi</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, which means stuffed doll. Amigurumi often refers to small, stuffed crocheted or knitted animals but can also be used to apply to items of other representational shapes that are aesthetically pleasing but particularly that are cute or fun. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Above is a box of amigurumi chocolates that I made as part of my swap items. I crocheted the chocolates (and the chocolate dipped strawberry) from regular worsted weight yarn and embroidered some of the tops with embroidery floss.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The folded box, just over four inches across, is comprised of two pieces of 12 inch square paper: one for the top and one for the bottom. However, I trimmed the bottom box (the white part) by about 3/8 of an inch on two sides (side and top) so that the paper was a slightly smaller square. When folded, this smaller size made it possible for the top of the box to fit snugly down over it. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I purchased little candy wrappers from the grocery store to hold the amigurumi chocolates and adding to the fun and to suggest that the sweets are real. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Eventually I glued ribbon on the box top so that it appeared on the outside but did not have to be removed to lift off the top but I did not take a photo of the finished box.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzWD9AKEa-SvJYky-FpLzVWVda2xAWvCO5YCD5t9uBh8CKtssodd7j66OO_YACpyDGRwkLNlLooyLTiFGnaIdIbkMU0udnwUSZtt5DtLewFq3nwPBQpP9NA2494o26cxIFcW8DYZ0ar0T/s320/Chocolates-2-A.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572099448992865778" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 277px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">February 10, 2011</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Here's a second box of chocolates I finished yesterday. By adding this set my purpose is to share two things: an acknowledgment to a friend and a great hint for anyone wanting to make a box of chocolates, too. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">First, I want to acknowledge Christina, a friend of mine, who made amigurumi chocolates for her mother-in-law for Valentines. Over the phone I walked her through the process of making a box for them to fit into and then when she was done and I saw the pictures of her chocolates, I was impressed with a few that she embellished with tiny crocheted flowers. I told her that if I made another set I was going to add delicate little flowers, too, because hers were so perfect. Well, I had a few chocolates already crocheted and thought it might be good to finish the set to put into another box and put little flowers on a few of them. Now for the great hint: This set of chocolates was embellished with puffy paints. I happened to have a few colors on hand, one of which was brown, perfect for the swirls and drizzles on some of the milk and dark chocolates! Then, with a few of my pastel colors, I created tiny little decorated flowers on the tops of two of the chocolates. This is a super duper hint because: </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1.) it is a fast and easy way to embellish amigurumi chocolates and </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2.) the puffy paint glistens like real icing </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Of course you have to wait several hours for the puffy paint to dry (I let the chocolates dry overnight) but then they can be positioned in a box without fear of disturbing the finishing touches on the tops.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Thanks, Christina, for your idea of tiny little flowers on your chocolates. It's great to have creative, sharing friends.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114112647875534736.post-24163616870495044722011-01-14T15:29:00.019-06:002011-01-17T19:41:08.263-06:00Valentine Brooches<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySiPWL_PG-mVcmiw97syI5atKi8jWVgX15EKqepLyPsr8XaO8loBXsF5_n4Mgmba7TXY_di-yICBEVidbMq4lZgB0_jIqWMcSdTkgsktnjKw4UQTvPdqEnaq046U2f9SjBcnNIPd-BAvP/s1600/clasps.jpg"></a></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Christmas is over, mitten making and selling on etsy are slowing down, and that means I can breathe again. Well, just for a moment, because now I am making brooches for Valentine's Day at my second etsy store (fabriq). But I thought I would take a little time to share a sample of the brooches here on my blog.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipomGx4FDwhTNcveYGVCJWSlzV24ZuZ2HoVseBd1veB6AN2JbbF5ojEho7MEiLalCJjwh5mRGjXO3Tq8zeLU9j4GsAdVK-fwrre-fJAbSK5Wpllptj3S5_212l7i6kkbBcnhHIQzJmaUXl/s320/Brooch-blog+color.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562157721049208290" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 281px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Above</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">: This is an enlargement of one of the more traditional Valentine brooches. Actually, the little pins measure only 2—2.25 inches across. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Below</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">: Here is a photo of nine of the brooches so you can see a greater variety. The brooch shown above is in the upper right hand corner of this photo.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqws5xZOF533fClOZQ5EAsoZSi4l2f9JwnKhVAPgVw5-HOBT4iZk69n0NEqV3dUGwlgSQuZS60dERT6FEeaesbPt6mRIZkovVdKixxx6eFzVv6EcPEKv922vGzv5uoiSyAX5xWHGwU2_j7/s400/Mar-Blue-lg.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562158881454900386" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 328px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Background info</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">: When I was cutting felted wool this fall and winter for mitten making, I saved scraps in a paper bag beside my chair thinking I might find some use for bits and pieces. In addition to this scrap bag, I have two trash bags of sweaters that felted up too much to use for mittens. I thought I might also find other purposes for these. I don't like to toss materials out if I think I can repurpose them in some way. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I didn't have an idea in my head for using the scraps but, as my husband quotes from time to time, "</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Luck is preparation meeting opportunity</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">." Opportunity happened in the "From Trash to Treasures" group on ravelry when some of the group members signed on to participate in a Valentine Swap. As Valentine's Day is my favorite holiday, I sort of promoted the swap and was glad when others came forward to moderate the event and still others embraced the idea. </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Okay, so back to luck, preparation and opportunity....</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">One of the possible swap suggestions was to create something wearable in a Valentine theme for our partners. Before being assigned a partner, I started knitting a pair of red, wool mittens but when assignments were made, I learned that my partner (Jenn) was allergic to wool. Okay...I guess that wouldn't work so I decided I could list them on my etsy mitten shop after </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I embellished them with felted wool hearts cut perfectly using my Sizzix machine. Worked like a charm! If you don't know what a Sizzix machine is, it's just a little manual die cutter with a handle to to cut shapes. I happened to have one die with four different size hearts on it. Here is the pair of Valentine mittens I knitted and the heart embellishments.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9nkM48_G75SaoFATRbTxes5Hg9o3VCtqh8mrno6RlY9MKIxvX1zvTAATKgPcydhP9qLp9bzP3aeAnAyhoiS3s6m680vB53f4gYu8UFWODYtZoKGIds2F83kBWIWOdXhcWHau2ek6HiIU/s400/ValentineNewC.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562162847501311634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Well, since I couldn't include the mittens to Jenn, one thing led to another (luck, preparation and opportunity...) and I was inspired to create a Valentine brooch for her piggybacking on the embellishments I made to put on the mittens. Of course, I had to make a brooch for Jenn out of fleece but most of the brooches I have made are of felted wool. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Materials</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">: Felted wool (or fleece), beads, satin roses, embroidery floss, thin ribbon, buttons and other plastic embellishments make up the creative part. On the backs are pin clasps. (See below.)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySiPWL_PG-mVcmiw97syI5atKi8jWVgX15EKqepLyPsr8XaO8loBXsF5_n4Mgmba7TXY_di-yICBEVidbMq4lZgB0_jIqWMcSdTkgsktnjKw4UQTvPdqEnaq046U2f9SjBcnNIPd-BAvP/s320/clasps.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562163984099765250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 249px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Tips</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">: Above are two felted wool pins, one face forward and one from the back. The brooch on the left is made of fleece. I found the fleece more difficult to work with compared to the wool, in this regard: I can crochet lacy edges on the wool but have to embroider the edges of the fleece because even a tiny crochet hook will not penetrate the fleece. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The main reason for sharing the above photo is to show the clasps. I always check the clasps first to see that they open and close easily, that they are not bent or misshapen, and that they are right side up. I hand-sew the clasps to the largest heart before assembling layers so I can hide my stitches and knots on the reverse side. At first I was using regular thread but found that by stitching with embroidery floss I don't have to make as many individual stitches because there are multiple strands of floss. I was using three strands and that meant it was like making more passes of stitching through the clasps with one stitch. I matched the floss to the color of the felted (or fleece) heart. It is best NOT to glue the clasps because the dried glue will make your pin stiff and the clasp will not be as secure.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I did use glue, however, to attach the satin roses. I used glue intended for fabrics (Liquid Stitch) but didn't want to use it to attach the heart layers or the pins would have been rigid to the touch. By </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">embroidering</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> layers together, the brooches are soft and more visually and tactilely appealing. To secure the roses in place while the glue is drying, I use little plastic clips to hold them. The clips are not as strong as clothespins and therefore do not smash or flatten the satin roses.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">To visit my second esty shop that features these brooches for Valentine's Day, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/fabriq"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Click Here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">(</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The name of my second shop is called </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">fabriq</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114112647875534736.post-17754990533470852452010-10-31T06:12:00.034-05:002011-01-14T15:28:44.320-06:00Marvelous Mittens<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8s9qDS3ooY4Jcs0q8SmMjieIMU-7N_T1R73xSd5IQe0603Yo_3kvFCPtw7DGtJq2ci_YLvDuryjgL-2umGkAqtcOUPPMfL52i_4UAAJAwKsiBKncY8lkbAbbFF-XSXUIckmLEjHk5KqM/s1600/Sherry+and+her+mittens.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Hello everyone and Hola! to my new Spanish-speaking followers.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">If you have checked in lately, you may have noticed that I have not blogged for a month. That's because I have been busy with a new project. After coaxing on the part of some of my ravelry friends, I started an etsy shop. For those of you who do not know what an esty shop is, here is an online definition.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b>Etsy is a social commerce website focused on handmade or vintage items as well as art and craft supplies. These items cover a wide range including art, photography, clothing, jewelry, edibles, bath & beauty products, quilts, nick-knacks and toys</b></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b>.</b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">As a test, I started a shop featuring one product line: mittens. Here is an example of my mittens.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99CWVy2DvjJgfqEV-NU-Sx28iNKObkSg6V3zkD5VKNDnQUGxdxpJ5nVq9a9t_ZVtaQiLLvGO4x-cJ0jJLyUTXaDkmulpBTw8TOWR71fWpao1fl89cfwzJMuC1zchvlGywFBQbDsMFUEi5/s400/Mitts-Blue-blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534187336202124818" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 353px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The mittens are made from repurposed wool sweaters that I rescue from thrift shops. I bring the sweaters home to wash and dry them. This is what is known as the felting process. As the wool sweaters shrink up, the</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> fibers mesh together and become more dense and often more lush. This felted wool is perfect for beautiful, soft, warm mittens. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Of course some of the sweaters I buy are already felted (unintentionally) and that is why they were donated. This week, for instance, I purchased a beautiful striped Abercrombie & Fitch sweater that someone presumably loved but, probably assuming it was acrylic, the sweater was washed and it shrunk up. The sweater, though no longer useful for wearing, will now become about five pairs of Marvelous Mittens.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Once the sweaters are felted, the next step is to cut the ribbing from the sleeves and main body. Next the sleeves, backs and fronts are cut away at the seams. The four pieces are now flattened and serve as wool fabric from which three pattern pieces are cut. Once cut, the pieces are sewn together. The </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ribbing that was cut from the sweater is used for the cuffs and a set of matching buttons are hand sewn on to complete the mittens. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZ0gPaLNdntxf4KzJShuXDz3mRcJzWJvbkQbctTlHu_0rQAIaCITfHBxCZWS3qbJyG9Hm2WgXru292Q4AVh6pDQY0siWzAi4mF28uyeb6tWTPcenFV47AZ8EdVM_SL94LgVzA2soGUQ_z/s200/Mitts-blue-blog-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534187612129420626" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 184px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Sometimes it takes a parts of two or three different sweaters to complete a single pair of mittens. Here on the left is the photo of the same pair of mittens but in this view one of the palm-side mittens is shown. You can see that two colors of solid blue were cut from other sweaters to complete the pair mittens. I have used green colors on the palm side with this same striped knit pattern which illustrates that the same sweater can yield different color combinations for an interesting variety of choices.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I started making mittens from sweaters in 2009 with the intent of selling them at a few holiday fairs. I sent a pair to my Aunt Margaret in another state to match a hat I had knitted for her birthday several months before. Aunt Margaret liked her pair so much she ordered ten pairs from me. After she received her order, she took the box of mittens with her to the dog park where she let her little dog, Mac, play with other dogs while she visited with her many lady friends whose dogs were also there to romp and play. Soon I was filling orders from her friends and sending mittens across the miles as gifts to their family in other states or for their own personal use. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This season I had about several pairs mittens left from last year as well as some I had sewn in the early months of the year to be ready for the next winter. In all, I think I had about 50-75 pairs on hand. I sent one pair to a ravelry friend as part of a "From Trash to Treasure" personal exchange. That friend coaxed me share a photo of my mittens with the other women in the same group. I did and that's when some of the women suggested I start an online shop through etsy and one even gave me some pointers about getting started. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Here are a few more pairs of mittens for you to see a little variety. Up to this week I have been making mittens in three sizes: small, medium and large. The small size fits grade school children, the medium fits ladies and teens, the large fits men and older teen boys. In the past few days I added two more sizes: preschool (3-5 year olds) and toddler (18 month-3 year olds).</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lCZZWyQvBChTqMNlwm5IJzxqp_7qseniU7AZAI_LDKGzJTPPkaj3ykAyDxNGHaoKp2w17XygXx1gfIGSIremeCNpi33JGSx5uhSg1l0J70Zzf5QiI7arB1CdIBLfJc2EGPeV1XoHF5Yy/s400/MittensInARow.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534180662214602482" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 133px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Starting up a shop was confusing and overwhelming at first. There were so many decisions to make. One of the most difficult was coming up with a name. Every shop name I tried seemed to have already been taken. Finally my husband said, "Marvelous Mittens!" And so it was. After that I had to write a bio, make up a shop banner, choose all kinds of perimeters like shipping information, and so on. Taking photos of the items and writing up descriptions took some time. Finally, I was up with my banner which gave me a "store front" and a few pairs of mittens. To my surprise, a few orders started coming in and I began shipping mittens to various states in the U.S. and to Canada, too.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><u>Addendum: Happy Ending!</u></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I am happy to report that, unbeknownst to me, a friend purchased this pair of mittens from me though my online shop. My long distance friend's name is Sherry. When I was readying the order I thought, "I know who this is! It's my ravelry friend, Sherry!" Sure enough, it was. I was so thrilled because I love these mittens and I was glad to know this pair went to a very special person. After Sherry received her mittens she posted this comment to the blog:</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><i>"I bought these mittens from Delights’s Etsy store. Each individual color jumps out at me! I love the blues along with the pinks and greens! On my hands they are like a soft fuzzy blanket! My fingers are nice and warm! I love them so much! They are so cool! </i></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><i>I love these things! </i></span></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><i><br /></i></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><i></i></span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><i>Here's a picture of them on my hands!"</i></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><i><br /></i></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-style: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8s9qDS3ooY4Jcs0q8SmMjieIMU-7N_T1R73xSd5IQe0603Yo_3kvFCPtw7DGtJq2ci_YLvDuryjgL-2umGkAqtcOUPPMfL52i_4UAAJAwKsiBKncY8lkbAbbFF-XSXUIckmLEjHk5KqM/s400/Sherry+and+her+mittens.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536597083734328530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 365px; height: 370px; " /></span></i></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Thanks, Sherry!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">To visit me at my new etsy shop. </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MarvelousMittens"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">CLICK HERE</span></b></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><p></p><p></p><p></p></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Stop by for a visit!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#330000;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7