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Here is my latest Cloth Design, dedicated to my loving Family, and especially to Mister Tricotine, who managed to take care of everything at home while I was recovering from surgery, and to survive the crazyness! Thank you HSP! 
Pattern: Sweet Home Cloth
Yarn: Sugarn'N Cream
Needles: Straight #6 US (4 mm)
I love doing Jig-Saw Puzzles, so how could I not design a Cloth about one of my other favorite Hobbies?! 
Pattern: Jig-Saw Puzzle Cloth
Yarn: Sugarn'N Cream
Needles: Straight #6 US (4 mm)
Skill level: Beginner
Remember the Picovoli I made myself last year? Well, I had one skein of that wonderful Shine Sport left, and I thought it would be nice to use it to make my little one a matching Baby Pico or a Baby Pico Dress (with fabric), depending on how far that skein would take me, because I DO NOT WANT to buy any more of it! I have a Stash to reduce, you know...
So, to set my #4US circular needles free, I have unravelled that Pico #2 that was on hold for too long, because I knew I would never finish it. Why? Because Acrylic Baby Sport is NOT a good yarn substitute for that project... 
But I disgress... To make my Baby Pico a 24 months size, I cast on 100 stitches, made the Picot edge 4 rows instead of 3 instructed in Grumperina's pattern (to prevent the rolling), and I used April's 3 Needle Knit Off method because it is such a briliant idea. 
But, I don't think I am going to have enough of only one skein to even get to the underarm of my baby Pico Dress... I am going to have to be creative here... 
To be continued...
Post-Op project, All-Season Shell finished:
Now, what do you do when you recover from surgery, your Sweet Other Half is taking care of everything, and you are just sitting there for 6 days... Mmmh? Well, this is what I guiltlessly did...
Pattern: All-Season Shell
Yarn: Lionbrand Microspun, color Coffee, 3 skeins something
Needles: Straight #8US (5 mm)
I made my All-Season's front neckline a little deeper than it is instructed in the pattern and after finishing my top, I ended up with some yarn leftover. That Microspun yarn is so soft that I decided to make the same little top for my 2 year-old Sweetie. But instead of knitting 2 separate pieces (front and back) I thought about a way to knit it in the round, and this is what I came up with:
FREE PATTERN: Toddler Tank Top (size 24 months)
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MATERIALS:
1 skein of Microspun
1 - 16 " circular and 3 straight needles, size #7 US (4.5mm)
1 stitch marker - 4 stitch holders
1 Darning Needle
Cast on 124 stitches, place marker and join, making sure not to twist.
Work in 2/2 ribbing for 7 inches.
Work 58 stitches, Bind off 8 stitches, work 54 stitches, and Bind off 8 other stitches (remove marker) = 54 stitches for the front and 54 for the back. Switch to straight needles to work the front, leaving the back 54 stitches on the circular needle.
Shape front armholes:
(RS)K2, P1, P2tog, work in ribbing to last 5 stitches, P2 tog, P1, K2. Turn.
(WS) P2, K1, K2tog, work to last 5 stitches, K2tog, K1, P2 = 50 stitches.
Repeat these 2 rows once = 46 stitches.
Next row: K2, P1, P2tog, work to the end of the row.
Next row: P2, K1, K2tog, work to the end of the row, knitting the stitches as they show = 44 stitches.
Repeat these 2 rows 3 more times = 38 stitches left on the needle.
Shape front neck and right shoulder:
On the RS, work 14 stitches, bind off center 10 stitches, work in ribbing to the end of the row. The last 14 worked stitches are the left shoulder.
Row 1 (WS): work in ribbing to last 5 stitches, K2tog, K1, P2.
Row 2 (RS): K2, P1, P2tog, work to the end of the row = 12 stitches.
Repeat last 2 rows 1 more time = 10 stitches.
Work in ribbing 11 even rows. Slide onto a stitch holder, leaving a 2 or 3 feet tail.
Shape front neck and left shoulder:
Rejoin yarn.
Row 1 (WS): P2, K1, K2tog, work in ribbing to the end of the row.
Row 2 (RS): Work in ribbing to last 5 stitches, P2tog, P1, K2 = 12 stitches.
Repeat last 2 rows 1 more time = 10 stitches.
Work in ribbing 11 even rows. Slide onto a stitch holder.
Shape back armholes:
(WS)K2, P1, P2tog, work in ribbing to last 5 stitches, P2 tog, P1, K2. Turn.
(RS) P2, K1, K2tog, work to last 5 stitches, K2tog, K1, P2 = 50 stitches.
Repeat these 2 rows once = 46 stitches.
Next row (WS): K2, P1, P2tog, work to the end of the row.
Next row (RS): P2, K1, K2tog, work to the end of the row, knitting the stitches as they show = 44 stitches.
Repeat these 2 rows 3 more times = 38 stitches left on the needle.
Work 2 rows even.
Shape back neck and right shoulder:
Work 14 stitches, bind off center 10 stitches, work in ribbing to the end of the row. The last 14 stitches worked are the left shoulder.
Row 1 (WS): work in ribbing to last 5 stitches, K2tog, K1, P2.
Row 2 (RS): K2, P1, P2tog, work to the end of the row = 12 stitches.
Repeat last 2 rows 1 more time = 10 stitches.
Work in ribbing 9 rows even. Slide onto a stitch holder, leaving a 2 or 3 feet tail.
Shape back neck and left shoulder:
Rejoin yarn.
Row 1 (WS): P2, K1, K2tog, work in ribbing to the end of the row.
Row 2 (RS): Work in ribbing to last 5 stitches, P2tog, P1, K2 = 12 stitches.
Repeat last 2 rows 1 more time = 10 stitches.
Work in ribbing 9 rows even. Slide onto a stitch holder.
Finishing:
Join the shoulders using the 3 needles bind off method. Weave ends.
Happy Knitting!
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This is the project I cast on this afternoon and I am going to take to the Hospital with me. Perfectly mindless 2/2 ribbing, straight for 12 inches, and in a yummy Coffee color. That should keep my hands busy if my brain allows a minimum of concentration...
See you in a week or two!
This is Louie the Lobstah Dishcloth I have designed for the Lobstahettes.
Yarn: Worsted Weight 100 % Cotton – 1 skein
Needles: Straight #6 US (4 mm)
Dimension: 9.25 x 10 inches (23.5 x 25 cm)
Cast on 47 stitches.
Knit 4 rows in Garter Stitch.
Row 5 (WS): K3, Purl to last 3 stitches, K3
Row 6 and all even rows (RS): K across
Row 7: K3, P13, K7, P21, K3
Row 9: K3, P11, K11, P11, K6, P2, K3
Row 11: K3, P12, K9, P12, K2, P6, K3
Row 13: K3, P13, K7, P13, K5, P3, K3
Row 15: K3, P14, K5. P14. K2, P6, K3
Row 17: K3, P15, K3, P15, K6, P2, K3
Row 19: K3, P15, K3, P23, K3
Row 21: K3, P15, K3, P23, K3
Row 23: K3, P9, K1, P4, K5, P4, K1, P11, K2, P4, K3
Row 25: K3, P9, K1, P4, K5, P2, K3, P11, K2, P4, K3
Row 27: K3, P9, K3, P2, K8, P13, K2, P4, K3
Row 29: K3, P11, K9, P15, K2, P4, K3
Row 31: K3, P13, K6, P16, K2, P4, K3
Row 33: K3, P14, K5, P4, K1, P17, K3
Row 35: K3, P8, K2, P4, K5, P1, K4, P17, K3
Row 37: K3, P9, K3, P1, K8, P12, K6, P2, K3
Row 39: K3, P11, K9, P13, K2, P2, K2, P2, K3
Row 41: K3, P13, K7, P13, [K2, P2] x 2, K3
Row 43: K3, P8, K2, P3, K7, P4, K2, P7, [K2, P2] x 2, K3
Row 45: K3, P9, K16, P8, [K2, P2] x 2, K3
Row 47: K3, P13, K7, P21, K3
Row 49: K3, P7, K2, P4, K7, P21, K3
Row 51: K3, P8, K1, P3, K9, P2, K2, P8, K6, P2, K3
Row 53: K3, P8, K16, P9, [K2, P2] x2, K3
Row 55: K3, P12, K9, P12, [K2, P2] x2, K3
Row 57: K3, P12, K9, P12, [K2, P2] x 2, K3
Row 59: K3, P9, K14, P10, K6, P2, K3
Row 61: K3, P6, K8, P1, K3, P1, K8, P14, K3
Row 63: K3, P4, K8, P3, K2, P4, K8, P12, K3
Row 65: K3, P3, K9, P2, K1, P2, K1, P3, K9, P3, K6, P2, K3
Row 67: K3, P2, K9, P3, K1, P2, K1, P4, K9, P2, K2, P6, K3
Row 69: K3, P2, K4, P2, K2, P12, K2, P2, K4, P3, K2, P6, K3
Row 71: K3, P2, K4, P2, K2, P12, K2, P2, K4, P3, K2, P6, K3
Row 73: K3, P2, K4, P2, K1, P14, K1, P3, K3, P3, K2, P6, K3
Row 75: K3, P3, K3, P21, K3, P3, K2, P6, K3
Row 76 (RS): K across
Row 77 (WS): K3, P to last 11 stitches, K2, P6, K3
Row 78 (RS): K across
Row 79 (WS): K3, P to last 3 stitches, K3
Next 4 rows: K across
Row 84 [RS]: Bind off in Knitting.
Weave ends. Block if desired (photo shows the cloth non-blocked).
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Louie the Lobstah Cloth © Tricotine 2007 – All rights reserved - Reproducing or transmitting this pattern by any means for any purpose other than for personal use constitutes a violation of copyright law.
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Today, I feel like knitting socks. Although, my Seduction Socks are still in progress, I think I am going to cast on the Staggered Rib Sox that Wendy pointed at us this morning at Busy Knitting.
I received in the mail the Heartbeat Sweater Pattern that I have ordered at Annie's Attic few days ago and I cannot wait to get started! Now, I have designed and knitted a Baby Blanket from the center (one of my free designs), but never a sweater... It sounds so exciting!
I am going to need to dig into my stash to find a yarn I can use for that project. Any kind of yarn and size needles would do, and that is the great thing about that sweater, besides its unusual looks of course! It also can be made as a summer top or as a warmer sweater with long sleeves...
I think this pattern and I are going to have some grand time together!
I am also very tempted in getting that pattern.
So many patterns, so little time...
Now, if you need a little relaxation time, I suggest taking a look at those Wordless Wednesday's entries that I especially enjoyed this week. This one made me giggle - mmmh... I wonder why? 
, I have found this one creative, and this other one is just too cute!
This dishcloth is the Project of the Month's KALfor April (our first KAL), and I completed it last night. Very interesting design from the Dishcloth Boutique. That cloth is larger than the ones I use to make, and using left overs from other washcloths, I run out of green and then yellow... I thought about it but I finally decided not to down the size because the leaves of the Tulip would have been too close to the edge and I like the motif to be centered. So, I made a tri-color cloth, but it doesn't look too bad, does it?
Pattern: Tulip Bud Garter Dishcloth
Yarn: Sugar'N Cream & Bernat Handicrafter 100% WW cotton,
from my Stash
Needles: Straight #7 US (4.5 mm)
Dimension of the cloth: 10 x 9.5 inches (25.5 x 24 cm) non blocked
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