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 [image] Materials: 2 skeins of your favorite yarn, in at least two colors (I used Bernat Softee Chunky) crochet hook to match gauge of your chosen yarn (I chose size M) Gauge: n/a Finished size: 8" x 72", or whatever dimensions you like for a scarf. Instructions: Make a chain the desired length of your scarf, in multiples of 2 stitches, plus 2 more. Sc in second chain from hook, *chain 1, skip a chain, sc in next chain; repeat from * all the way across the chain. Change colors. Sc in first stitch, sc in next ch-1 space, *chain 1, skip next stich, sc in next ch-1 space; repeat from * all the way across. You should have one sc left over - sc in last stitch, ch 1 and turn. Sc in first stitch, *chain 1, skip next stitch, sc in next ch-1 space; repeat from * all the way across. Change colors. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until your desired width is reached. Weave in ends and finish. You can make this in any weight yarn you like, with as many colors as you like. You can also use a Caron C...

Materials: 2 skeins of your favorite yarn crochet hook to match the weight of your yarn Gauge: n/a Special stitches: V-stitch = (dc, ch 1, dc) in designated stitch Chain 3 = first dc of next row Instructions: This pattern can be worked in any yarn you like. The finer the yarn, the softer the resulting fabric, and the more drape you'll have. You can also work it to any dimensions you like. I went with about 8" wide, and 70" long (I like long scarves, and we are a family of tall people). Make a chain of multiple of 2, plus 1 stitch. If you prefer a foundation row to start, make a foundation single crochet row of an even number of stitches, and about 8" long, then chain 3 and skip to step 3. Single crochet in 2nd chain from hook, then each chain across; chain 3 and turn. Skip first 2 sc (beginning chain counts as first dc, then skip another stitch) and make a V-stitch. *Skip one stitch, V-stitch; repeat from * to last two stitches. Make a dc in the last stitch; chain 3 ...

Spinning Washed the second bucket of Jacob fleece and filmed a reel. Finished spinning the another ply for the yarn for my poncho project . Attempted to film a reel while spinning the 2nd ply, but the app ate the draft, so I have to start over tomorrow. Wound the first skein into a ball. Wound up the 3rd skein into a ball for the kids' hat project . Crocheting Finished the second scarf for the SU scarf project . Just have to weave in ends and finish patterns. Started a hat with the left over yarn, but I don't like it, so I'll probably just put up the rest of the yarn for another day. Social Media Really struggled with trying to get posts onto both Facebook and Intagram at the same time. Have decided to post to Instagram first, because it will automatically post to Facebook, as well. It is supposed to work the other way, too, but it is not working that way.

Started: Before 10/1/2023 Finished: 10/24/2023 My youngest daughter is attending Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania, and I am so proud of her. But she was born and raised in South Carolina - winter is going to be cruel for her. I decided to make her scarves in her school colors - maroon and orange. I had the hardest time finding yarn for the project, but ended up with Bernat Softee Chunky in Pumpkin and Wine. It was quite a bit more expensive than I wanted, but it was worth it. [image] Her roommate has been very generous and a great friend to her, so I decided to make a scarf for her, as well. My other daughter is visiting Pennsylvania this weekend, so I had to hurry up and finish the scarves for her to take along. I decided to go with a V-stitch for the first one . I love the V-stitch. It looks so complicated, but is so easy to work. The second scarf is a seed stitch pattern, worked the long way for easy stripes. The great thing about both of these patterns is that they can be ...

Spinning Skein 3 for the kids' hats is drying. Jacob fleece is drying. Spun 2nd ply for knitted ponchos , plyed them, and washed them. Now hanging to dry. Facebook Two posts today . Scheduled one for tomorrow so far, and may just leave it at that. Plan to post 3-4 on each weekday, and 3-4 total during the weekend.

I was originally planning to knit sweaters for this crazy weather, but I think I want to make ponchos instead. I love wearing ponchos. I don't have a pattern yet, but I will add it when I think of it. I wanted to use my Jacob fleece for this, but it still had too much lanolin in it and it felt gross trying to spin it, so I had to hot-rinse it again. The parts of it that are currently dry feel much better, but it's not dry enough to start carding and working with yet. Decided to go with a light brown roving from my uncle. I'm aiming for a worsted weight - 12wpi. While spinning the plys, my research said to aim for a 3/2 wpi for the plys. I spun 18-20wpi for each of the plys (with a few thin spot here and there as I'm practicing my long draw). The finished yarn came in at 10-12wpi before washing. Yay! It's hanging to dry now, but I will post a picture. Skein #1: 2-ply, 100% wool, ab. 97 yds, 3.6 oz, 10-12wpi 2023.10.23 - Wound first skein into ball; spun two plys for ...

Spinning Washed skein 3 for kids' hats . Started to spin Jacob fleece for knitted ponchos , but I just couldn't handle the lanolin. I had only cold-washed this fleece, but it really needed a hot rinse to get the lanolin out. Fleece is drying now. Facebook Added 3 posts to my Facebook page .

Spinning Finished plying the 3rd skein for the kids' hats . I had planned to wash it today, but the day got away from me. Facebook Added 4 more posts to my Facebook page today.

 Had an absolutely crazy week so far. Didn't really get any work done, but moving forward still. Spinning Started plying the 3rd skein for kids' hats . Ran out of time today, so I didn't get very far. Tatting Added 10 more repeats for the tatted yoke . It's not much, but it's something. Facebook Finally set up my Facebook page and added three posts of projects and information.

 Tatting Worked a little on the tatted doily . Each round feels like it takes forever. Looking ahead, I'm still not quite sure how rounds 7 & 8 go, but we'll see. Spinning Spun a few grams of mohair for the kids' hats project . The cats peed on the bathmat under the spinning wheel, so I stopped spinning to clean that up.

Found this pattern on Pinterest. The author is not shown in the image, but it looks like a page from a book. Please forgive me if this is a copyrighted pattern. I will remove it from my page if there are issues. It's placement here is mostly for my reference. I really like the flow of this pattern. The way the rings stack is a neat feature. I can't wait to see it once it's completed.

Started: before 10/1/23 Finished: The kids bought me a pound of carded mohair for my birthday. I had done a couple of samples with the spindles, but when I got the spinning wheels, I was very excited to try it. It went much more easily with the spinning wheel. I told them I would make them hats for Christmas - there are 5 kids (four kids and a +1). I started by spinning a bobbin of mohair. I wasn't sure if the mohair alone would be enough for five hats, so I decided to ply it with some wool. I found a black wool in the roving my uncle gave me, so I went with that. 2023.09.22 - Finished the first ply of the first skein. 2023.09.27 - Finished the second ply, then plyed them together. I thought the black wool was natural, but my fingers were smudged when I spun it, so I think it is dyed. 2023.09.28 - Washed the first skein and started the 2nd skein. The water came out almost the color of apple juice, and I think it's because some of the wool was dyed a gold-ish color. When it'...

Started: before 10/10/23 Finished: I saw this pattern on Pinterest, and really liked the way it looked. It did not include an image of the tatting, but so far I'm please with the result. Here's what it looked like after the first two rounds: Here it is after my progress today.

 Tatting Worked quite a bit on the tatted yoke. Feels like I should be further along than I am, but I'm sure that's just my imagination. Each round is over 100 rings.

Started: before 10/1/2023 Finished: I wanted a yoke for a chemise, and it needed to fit me. A lot of the vintage patterns I use for inspiration finish a lot smaller than I am. I started with the width I wanted across my chest, and the length over my shoulder. This gave me a finished size. Next, I figured out how wide I wanted the shoulder part to be. I used basic geometry to figure out the dimensions of the inside square. After I determined the size I wanted (9.75" x 11.25" for the inside rectangle), I created some samples of a simple edging pattern and found one similar to the width I wanted. I used the both corner options, and the 3rd stacking variation for this. UPDATE 10/21/2023: Had a crazy week and didn't make a lot of progress, but here it is, so far. The goal is a total of four rounds - I'm halfway done with the 2nd one. My target was a width of 4".

 Main Pattern This is a pretty basic tatting pattern. Variations similar to this can be found all over the Internet and in almost every book on tatting. Below are some additional ideas of how you can use the basic pattern to create your own ideas. The possibilities are endless, and the stacked version makes a very stable fabric. (NOTE: Images to follow.) If you need help reading the patterns, you can read about that here. Ring 3-3-3-3, rw; * chain 4-4, rw; ring 3+3-3-3, rw; repeat from * for desired length. Variation #1 Ring 3-2-1-1-2-3, rw; * chain 4-4, rw; ring 3+2-1-1-2-3, rw; repeat from * for desired length. Variation #2 Ring 3-3-3-3, rw; * chain 2-2-2-2, rw; ring 3+3-3-3, repeat from * for desired length. I think you get the idea here. You can combine any stitch and picot combination, as long as you keep the stitch count the same (12 stitches in the ring, and 8 stitches in the chain). Corners Corner options are pretty limited, but it also depends on if your rings or chains wi...