Winter Jumper No: 2

Butterfly Stitch

I thought this was going to be hard but after a few rows it was easy peasy!

Pay day means more stash

Winter Scarf No: 1

        

Winter Jumper No: 1

New goodies for hand made cards

Growing Herbs

They are coming along nicely, 2 varieties of parsley, basil and coriander.

A Flower Hat

Daisy, daisy

Especially fun to view from above, this ultra-cute hat is sure to keep your baby’s head

toasty and warm

Size

Newborn (0–6 months, 6–12 months, 1–2 years, 2 years and up)

Yarn

Rowan Handknit Cotton (100% cotton; 93 yards/50 grams), 1 skein #303 Sugar and small

amounts of #309 Celery and #319 Shell

GGH Samoa (50% cotton/50% microfiber; 104 yards/50 grams), 1 skein #18 (white)

Tools

16-inch circular needles, size 7, or size needed to obtain gauge

Set of four double-pointed needles, size 7, or size needed to obtain gauge

Stitch marker

Ruler or tape measure

Scissors

Yarn needle

Pins

Gauge

5 stitches per inch

HAT

With circular needles and Sugar, use the long-tail method to cast on 56 (64, 72, 80, 88)

stitches. Slip a stitch marker onto the right needle to mark the beginning of the round.

Join to make a circle for knitting in the round, being careful not to twist the stitches. Knit

every round until the hat measures 5 (51/2, 6, 61/2, 7) inches from the cast-on edge. Next,

begin the decrease sequence for the top of the hat.

Decrease Sequence

Round 1: Knit 6 stitches, knit 2 stitches together. Repeat to the end of the round.

49 (56, 63, 70, 77) stitches remain.

Round 2: Knit 5 stitches, knit 2 stitches together. Repeat to the end of the round.

42 (48, 54, 60, 66) stitches remain.

Round 3: Knit all stitches.

Round 4: Knit directly onto 3 of the double-pointed needles as follows:

Needle 1: Knit 4 stitches, knit 2 stitches together. Repeat 2 (3, 3, 3, 4) times. 10 (15, 15,

15, 20) stitches are on the first needle.

Needle 2: Knit 4 stitches, knit 2 stitches together. Repeat 2 (3, 3, 3, 4) times. 10 (15, 15,

15, 20) stitches are on the second needle.

Needle 3: Knit 4 stitches, knit 2 stitches together. Repeat 3 (2, 3, 4, 3) times. 15 (10, 15,

20, 15) stitches are on the third needle.

35 (40, 45, 50, 55) total stitches remain.

Use the fourth, or free, double-pointed needle to knit the stitches on each needle for the

following rounds.

Round 5: Knit all stitches.

Round 6: Knit 3 stitches, knit 2 stitches together. Repeat to the end of the round.

28 (32, 36, 40, 44) stitches remain.

Rounds 7 and 8: Knit all stitches.

Round 9: Knit 2 stitches, knit 2 stitches together. Repeat to the end of the round.

21 (24, 27, 30, 33) stitches remain.

Round 10: Knit all stitches.

Round 11: Knit 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches together. Repeat to the end of the round.

14 (16, 18, 20, 22) stitches remain.

Round 12: Knit 2 stitches together. Repeat to the end of the round. 7 (8, 9, 10, 11)

stitches remain.

Stem

Switch to Shell and knit for 6 rounds. On the next round, knit 2 stitches together until

4 total stitches remain. Switch to Celery and knit all of the stitches onto 1 double-pointed

needle. Work I-cord for 2 inches.

Bind off the remaining stitches.

Cut the yarn, leaving a 6 inch tail, and pull the tail through the remaining stitch. Thread it

onto a yarn needle, pull it through the center of the I-cord, and secure it on the inside of

the hat.

Petals

(make 6)

With white and 2 double-pointed needles used as straight needles to knit back and forth,

use the long-tail method to cast on 3 stitches.

Row 1: Knit in the front and back of the first stitch, knit 1 stitch, knit in the front and

back of the last stitch. 5 stitches.

Row 2: Purl in the front and back of the first stitch, purl 3 stitches, purl in the front and

back of the last stitch. 7 stitches.

Row 3: Knit all stitches.

Row 4: Purl all stitches.

Rows 5–8: Repeat rows 3 and 4 two times.

Row 9: Slip 1 stitch, slip 1 stitch, knit 2 slipped stitches together through the back loops,

knit 3 stitches, knit 2 stitches together. 5 stitches remain.

Row 10: Slip 1 stitch, slip 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches together through the back loops, knit 1

stitch, knit 2 stitches together. 3 stitches remain.

Bind off the remaining stitches.

Cut the yarn, leaving an 8 inch tail.

Making Up

Pin the 6 petals in place on the hat with the cast-on end at the base of the stem on the top

of the hat. One at a time, thread each tail onto a yarn needle, sew each petal to the hat,

then weave in the ends on the inside of the hat.

I JUST LOVE YARN!!!!

A Christmas Globe

I have started to make some handmade christmas decorations, this is my first one. Going to make some more soon.

Handmade Cards

This could be my new obsession :O)

Flowers- a few attempts

The white flower is sooooo much better, my friend pointed out that i had stitched the first one (yellow) wrong. I think i will knit more flowers, so watch this space.

Cute Cardy

Mellow Yellow

New Bloomers

Dress and pants

How cute!! still need to do the ribbon on the waistband, just about to start the dress so watch this space.....

Plans for next year

I couldn't help myself, i can pot them up indoors for now, then get them outside next year.

My Mini Garden

Blooming lovely