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