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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 |
Orange, gold, green belt, in light-weight knitting worsted, is about 2″ wide for slipping through belt loops of jeans; length is adjustable.
SIZE: Adjustable.
MATERIALS: For hip belt: Light-weight knitting worsted, 4-ply sport yarn, or wool and Shetland wool, 1 oz. each of orange (A), gold (B) and green (C). Steel crochet hook size 0. (Or English aluminum size 10.)
For waist belt: Unpolished jute, such as Lily Mills Jute-Tone, (1) 4-oz. spool each of rose (A), pink (B) and red (C). Aluminum crochet hook size I (Or English size 5.)
GAUGE: Each small square = 1-3/4″; each large square = 3-1/2″.
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Monday, November 16th, 2009 |
MATERIALS:
For an afghan 49″ wide by 56″ long
14 , 3-oz skeins of Color A and Color B
For smaller afghan,
4 1/2 (1.75-oz) skeins of Color A and Color B
Use Size J hook
ORIGINAL DIRECTIONS: To read altered instruction, see pattern below
Chain loosely to size, using color A.
Finish off last ch with color B, leaving a tail about 6″ long; turn.
In 2nd ch, sc across. Finish off with color A, (leaving 6″ tail again); turn.
*Starting in first st of color B, pick up top of sc plus top of sc of previous row and sc across to end.
In last st, do half a sc (by pulling loop of color B through both stitches), then finish off st with color A, leaving 6″ tail; turn. Cut off end of previous color, leaving tail. Starting in first st of color A, pick up top of sc plus top of sc of previous row and sc across to end.*
Repeat between * for desired length. On last row, finish by picking up both stitches in top row, plus top of previous row’s stitches. You will sc through 3 stitches.
Fasten off. If you wish, tie the “tails” in groups of 3-5, making a finished fringe look.
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Sunday, November 15th, 2009 |
MATERIALS:
Size G hook makes a 6″ square using ww yarn
MC: Black (or color of your choice)
CC: Yellow (or color of your choice)
SPECIAL STITCHES:
Mid-Anchor Stitch (MAS): YO, insert hook into next dc and into back of second tr on petal, YO, pull through 3 loops (2 loops on hook), YO, pull through 2 loops. MAS made
Top-Anchor Stitch (TAS): YO, insert hook into next dc and into top stitch in back of petal, YO, pull though 3 loops (2 loops on hook), YO, pull through 2 loops. TAS made.
**NOTE: For counting purposes, MAS ans TAS sts are counted as dc’s.
DIRECTIONS:
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