Reaching Out, One Stitch At a Time
Anyone who has purchased my patterns, or been around here for a while, will know that I love clusters. If you’re knew to my blog….I love clusters! I try to incorporate them into many of my patterns. So, when it came time for me to…
It’s Wednesday! Usually my WIP is a secret, for fear that the recipient will see what I’m making, or even that it is for a publisher and I can’t show you. So, I was super excited when I realized that this week I can show…
My spider stitch tutorial is one of my most popular, so I thought I would actually create a pattern using that stitch. The square was made for the Baker’s Dozen Group on Ravelry and is 12″ square. Finished Size: 12” square Materials Used: 3 oz.…
Finished Size – approx. 12″ square Materials 2 oz. worsted weight yarn (I used Bernat Super value) “H” hook ch42Row 1: (sc, ch1, dc) in 3rd ch from hook, skip next 2 chs, * (sc, ch1, dc) in next ch, skip next ch, repeat from *…
I have been so overwhelmed with half finished projects lately, that I decided my next afghan square needed to come from a pattern. I just don’t have the time to come up with my own right now. So, when I saw the “Stained Glass Afghan…
I decided I wanted to design a floral afghan square for the April M.O.M. in our Baker’s Dozen group on Ravelry. I picked a rose, and added some leaves. It still wasn’t big enough, so I added some granny square rounds. Here is my free pattern.…
I love textured stitches, especially post stitches. It can add so much depth to your project. So, for this months square I decided to see what kind of design I could come up with using post stitches. This square went to the March M.O.M. for…
Two days ago I posted about finding a stitch combo that looked like the knit moss stitch. And, as promised, here is a free pattern for you to try it out. I made it as an afghan square, but you could easily use it as…
I love the basketweave stitch. It is so versatile and can be adjusted to be bigger or smaller weaves. I had to make a 12″ afghan square for my Baker’s Dozen group on Ravelry, so I decided to make one using the basket weave stitch.…
A while back I was part of the Baker’s Dozen group on Ravelry. Every month we would make a square to send to the M.O.M. (Member Of the Month). October’s MOM said she wanted a square that had meaning to the giver, color didn’t matter. This…