A Free Pattern If You Can Guess What This Is

Can you guess what this is?

You're getting warmer....

I've been thinking that inside MY purse is not really a safe place to be for a glass window of an

I-Phone. I had a ball of sock yarn left over from a project that was a little bigger than a golf ball. And the wheels started turning.

Using size 1 double pointed needles, cast on 48 stitches. Join in the round, being sure not to twist the stitches. Place a marker for the beginning of the round and K2P2 for as long as you want your case to be. Instead of binding off your stitches at the end, place half the stitches on one DP and the other half on another DP and graft the stitches together using the Kitchener stitch.

In this instance, I want to be able to remove the phone as soon as I can locate it in my purse (that in itself is quite a feat!) so I folded the edge down to make a cuff for a sturdy grip.

Since the K2P2 ribbing is very elastic you can probably use this pattern for any size cell phone by just adjusting the length you knit the tube.

I know some people who can't bear to throw away small amounts of yarn, so this is a good way to use it to the last inch. Enjoy!

Finished Objects

I was very busy this week finishing up some gifts and donation projects.

My favorite booties are a free pattern which you can find here: //http://www.fuzzygalore.biz/patterns/cbbooties.shtml

They require only a bit of sock yarn which I find leftover after knitting a pair of adult socks from approximately 420 yards of fingering weight yarn. The pattern calls for ribbon ties but a three stitch I-cord works just as well.

I recently found out that a friend of mine suffered the same experience as my family. Her daughter gave birth to a stillborn girl, so I wanted to make prayer shawls for her and her daughter. I used Periwinkle Sheep Watercolors Sock Yarn ( http://www.etsy.com/shop/franknit) from my friend Karin, who hand dyes all her yarns and she dyed this one in memory of my granddaughter, Eliana. I thought it would be the perfect color to use for these prayer shawls in memory of another precious angel.

Here is Ishbel being blocked on my family room floor. No one is allowed to walk through that corner of the room when there is blocking happening. The color is true to this photo but the next few are a little washed out.

The details of the lace portion are so pretty and not too difficult to knit. All the work is done on the right side, leaving the wrong side for you to sail through nothing but purls.

The finished shawl measures about 20" X 40", just enough for a little shoulder cover.

The second shawl in "Eliana" is a pattern called "The Lazy Day Lace Shawl", another free pattern which can be found here: http://www.marykeenanknits.com/LazyDayLaceShawl2a.pdf

This is a good "TV" project as the pattern is easy enough to memorize and watch TV. And you don't even need to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. LOL!

A simple geometric pattern is set off by this teeny tiny cable up the center.

This hat was a free pattern offered on Ravelry, the site for fiber artists of all kinds. If you are a member, you can find the pattern here:

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/2x2-ribbed-for-his-pleasure

I used a sock yarn, actually the same yarn that I used for the booties up above. It took me about a week to knit up. I have lots of ideas swimming around in my head for all the yarns waiting to become something warm and cozy so I must get back to my needles. Enjoy the Superbowl tonight.
I'll be knitting.

Working Furiously!

Barbara searched through the hat patterns looking for a baby hat and found the first one she ever knitted, an old favorite on size 3 needles.

Kathleen mastered the wrap and turn technique and got to work on the "Baby Sophisticate" sweater.
Andrew's self portrait on the wall behind us kept vigil to make sure we didn't slack off.

Karin finished three baby hats in an hour and a half! Wow! She's a fast knitter!

Maureen made lots of progress on her hat.

And I started a 2x2 ribbed man's hat.

All in all I'd say we are well on our way to filling the inventory for our next project, whatever that may be.

What are you knitting?