My first double knitting project ... Retangly Hat!

I have been lacking in keeping up with this blog, but that doesn't mean I haven't been super busy! I knit, crochet and scrapbook and it seems that I don't have enough time to get to all the projects that I want to complete let alone start. Anyhow, I'd been dabbling in double knit and was intrigued with how you could knit a tube on 2 straight needles with NO purling! 

So, I finally decided to take on a REAL project and this is it! The pattern is by Catherine Hughes and is called "Rectangly Hat". It was a lot easier than I expected it to be and that was due in large part to the excellent way in which Catherine set up the chart. This was by far the easiest chart I have ever followed! Also, a big "Thanks" to Catherine for sharing the pattern for FREE.

 I knit this for my son Justin as he lives in NY and this will be his second winter there. I love how 100% wool keeps the wind out and repels the rain, so he should get lots of use from this hat. My husband is modeling it here and you can see that it's really 2 hats in one as it's totally reversible.

I'm already planning my next double knit hat and am going to try and chart a design myself. I had so much fun following this pattern and also the fact that it fits so perfectly that I asked Catherine if she could share where she got her blank chart for her design? She graciously shared it with me and I can't wait to get started. More on that later. Anyway, why don't you give double knitting a go? 

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1000 Fabulous Knit Hats .... and one of my designs is in it!

Carousel Beret! My hat design that is in the book!

Dear Contributor:
Congratulations! Quayside Publishing’s new book 1000 Fabulous Knit Hats by Annie Modesitt in which your work appears has arrived at our warehouse.

YIPPEE! The book has finally hit the bookstore shelves! I just got my email 

(first line above) that the book is ready for purchase! As a contributor I am able to purchase at 55% off... whoo hoo, and as a courtesy to their contributors I can purchase any other books from Rockport Publishers, Quarry Books, Creative Publishing International, Fair Winds Press, Walter Foster Publications, Voyageur and Quiver at a 30% off discount. So I am sure I'll be seeing what other books might tickle my fancy.

I am so tickled PINK to have one of my hat designs (Carousel Beret) featured in this book by Annie Modesitt! Look at this screen shot from a page peek on Amazon at the back naming the contributors! THATS ME!

I have ordered 4 copies and can't wait to see it in person. I feel honored to have one of my designs along side other designers who are way more talented than me!

You can find the link below to purchase your copy!

Purchase Here

Purchase Here

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I'm on the front page of crochet designers on Ravelry!

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First Knitted FO for 2010

Pretty in Pink

When I went to upload my photos for this project to Flickr I was surprised that this was my first knitted FO for 2010! Are you kidding? It's June and I am just now finishing a knitting project? Wow! I have been doing some crochet and I have been busy crafting more with my Cricut these days, but I didn't realize that I hadn't been knitting. 

I made this for one of my husbands employees who is having a girl in August. They are giving her a baby shower mid June, so I knew I needed to knit fast. I forgot how much fun these little BSJ's (Baby Surprise Jacket) were to knit. I did add a 2x2 ribbing to the sleeves and added a crochet picot edge around the front and lower back edge, neckline and sleeves. I also used an applied i-cord bind off. Another thing I did was to knit an eyelet row and then run an i-cord through it. It turned out very nice.

Ravelry details here...

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My gift to Jennifer and Sean

I can now share the secret project that I was working on the end of April. I crocheted this photo of my daughter Jennifer and her soon to be husband Sean. I made this as a wedding gift to the both of them and gave it to my daughter at her bridal shower this past Saturday.

It took me 2 weeks to complete it from start to finish. It ended up being 32" by 32" and had 107 stitches per row and had 125 rows total. The pattern was 25 pages long with 3 columns of instructions on each page. 

This was a CBN (Crochet by Numbers) pattern designed by Todd Paschall. You send him a photo and he turns it into a pattern for you for a $30 donation. Here is his website...

http://www.crochetbynumbers.com/

 He also has a group on Ravelry and you can find that here...

http://www.ravelry.com/groups/crochet-by-numbers

 

This was my first CBN pattern and although it's a lot of work to make one of these, it is very rewarding as the result is awesome! I know that I will be making more of these.

So if you would like to give this a try email Todd along with  the photo you'd like to use 

and tell him Connie sent you!

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An invitation to my new Scrapin' blog....

 

I have a new blog where I share my love of scrapbooking and cutting with my BugIt.

I'd love for you to stop by and visit. I'll be sharing my MTC files and projects there from now on...so if you

want to keep up with me, please follow me at Cut by Connie!

http://cutbyconnie.com/

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Make the Cut

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