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Raindrop Therapy

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

It’s supposed to be rainy here in Vermont this weekend, so this seemed like the perfect amigurumi to share with everyone. Just take a look at this cutie and you will instantly feel better even if it’s gloomy and rainy wherever you are.

Raindrop Amigurumi
designed by Tracie Barrett

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: Amigurumi measures approximately 4”/10cm high

YARN: Caron International’s Simply Soft: #0004 Blueberry (A) and #9727 Black (B)

CROCHET HOOK: One size US F-5 (3.75 mm), or size to obtain gauge.

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: Yarn needle, Two 9mm safety eyes, Fiberfill stuffing
Stitch marker

GAUGE: 20 sts and 24 rows sc = 4″/10 cm. Exact gauge is not critical for this project, stitching should be tight.

STITCHES USED: Chain (ch), Single crochet (sc)

SPECIAL TERMS: sc2tog: Single crochet 2 together—Insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (two loops on hook), insert hook into next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through all three loops on hook.

NOTE: Do not join rounds. Place a marker in the last stitch of round and move up as rounds progress.

DIRECTIONS:

With A, ch 2.
Round 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook, do not join—6 sc. Place marker in last stitch.
Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around—12 sc.
Round 3: *Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from * around—18 sc.
Round 4: *Sc in each of next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from * around—24 sc.
Round 5: *Sc in each of next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from * around—30 sc.
Round 6: Sc in each sc around.
Round 7: *Sc in each of next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from * around—36 sc.
Round 8: Sc in each sc around.
Round 9: *Sc in each of next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc; repeat from * around—42 sc.
Rounds 10-14: Sc in each sc around.
Round 15: *Sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 5 sc; repeat from * around—36 sc.
Rounds 16-17: Sc in each sc around. Place eyes on raindrop. With yarn needle and B, back st mouth on raindrop as pictured. Stuff the amigurumi and continue to stuff as work progresses.
Round 18: *Sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 4 sc; repeat from * around—30 sc.
Rounds 19-20: Sc in each sc around.
Round 21: *Sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sc; repeat from * around—24 sc.
Round 22: Sc in each sc around.
Round 23: *Sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sc; repeat from * around—18 sc.
Round 24: Sc in each sc around.
Round 25: *Sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next sc; repeat from * around—12 sc.
Rounds 26-28: Sc in each sc around.
Round 29: [Sc2tog over next 2 sts] around—6 sc.
Round 30: Sc in each sc around.
Fasten off leaving a long sewing length. With yarn needle and sewing length, weave through final rnd of sts, pull tight and secure.

FINISHING: Weave in ends. Roll in hands to evenly distribute stuffing.

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Off the Wall Knit & Crochet

Posted in Crochet, Knitting, Yarn, tagged , , , , on August 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Wall art @ Free People

More fun @ Free People
Rather, it’s more on the wall than off. I was in NYC for our latest NaturallyCaron.com photo shoot this past week. I try to get at least a couple hours to look around (even though serious looking around takes days, not hours). This visit I was excited to see a new Free People store in the trendy section of Fifth Avenue, between 14th and 23rd streets. In that area you can find Forever 21®, H&M, Anthropologie, Express, Black/White® and a whole lot more. It’s my stomping grounds for new looks and, in the case of Free People, new wall art that combines knit, crochet and fabric in both their wall art and their fashions. While the store wouldn’t let me take Yarn fun in NYCany photos from inside, I was told that if I stood outside the door, there was no problem. So this is from the front of the store peering inside. I love the bohemian look and color palette of Free People – which inspired me to find an Indian restaurant to kind-of continue in the bohemian theme, this time for the palate. And check out the yarn balls!

Hazel turns two!

Hazel turns two!

I’m lucky to be heading back to the City again this weekend, but for a totally different purpose: my granddaughter, Hazel’s, second birthday party. It’s SO hard to believe it’s been a full two years already! But with one of her first complete sentences being, “I love you, Gram,” I’m a believer….. Here’s Hazel riding on the F train from her home in Park Slope to one of her mom’s jobs in the City (Naima has a custom/private garden business, www.blueingreen.org.)

Chakra Scarf

Chakra Scarf

For this week’s featured designs, we have one that I know many of you have been waiting for, Kim Rutledge’s Chakra Scarf, crocheted in Spa Rose Bisque. You’ve had just enough time to finish the Chakra Purse, so now you can complement it with the scarf!

London Tunic

London Tunic

And for knitters, it’s Susan Shildmyer’s cabled London Tunic in Country Renaissance Rose. Tunics have to be everywhere. I love American fashion: one year it’s total navel-baring, the next it’s tunics. Keeps us all buying – and creating. But I love the ebb and flow – and I especially love this year’s tunics. I only wish I’d kept some of mine from the 80s……

Willow Stream

Willow Stream

Ann E. Smith’s feminine Aran-style sweater Willow Stream in Spa’s Naturally is a wonderful contemporary yet romantic take on a traditional favorite. With bobbles and cables throughout the front, it’s interesting knitting for experienced knitters – and gives more novice knitters a chance
Fresno Throw

Fresno Throw

to practice making bobbles. Since the bobbles and cables are just on the front, the sweater is faster to knit than you may think. Check out the pattern here.

And for crocheters who just can’t get enough of motif designs, Treva McCain, who designed the super-popular Tucson throw, has once again come through and designed this fall-inspired Fresno Throw, in rich shades of Country’s Vicuna, Spice House, Plum Pudding and Spruce.

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Thinking About Falling Leaves…

Posted in Crochet, Knitting, Yarn, tagged , , , , on August 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Chicago Swing Jacket by Tammy Hildebrand

Chicago Swing Jacket by Tammy Hildebrand

Yes, they’re already falling from our maple tree, albeit slowly. But it’s still summer with temps to confirm that. With falling leaves and warm days, the crocheted Chicago swing jacket designed by Tammy Hildebrand is perfect for both seasons. For warm days, wear it with a cami – its slight openwork makes it just right to wear to work or on a cool evening. Or pair it with jeans and a tunic for play or a dress for work in the fall. Tammy designed Chicago in Peacock Country, a year-round yarn.

Borgata Glovelets by Marilyn Losee

Borgata Glovelets by Marilyn Losee

The perfect accessory – and a great gift – are the Borgata glovelets, knitted in Spa Green Sheen. Designer Marilyn Losee designed the Borgata glovelets to be knitted flat and seamed – for all of you who are not big fans of using double-pointed needles (myself included). But if you prefer seamless glovelets, you can adapt the pattern for knitting the fingers and glovelets themselves in the round.

For those of you just joining us, I welcome you to scroll down to see Lizzie’s Sunflower. It was a “pattern-in-progress” for a month but the resulting flower was pretty cool.

And, lastly, I’d like to share with you a whole new way of using yarn. Some of you may be familiar with Rwanda Knits, but if you’re not, more info is available at www.rwandaknits.org. There are over 1,200 knitters who now are very skilled knitters

Web of Mutual Assistance

Rwanda: Web of Mutual Assistance

but limited in business skills, although that will soon change.

Writing cooperative bylaws

Rwanda: Writing cooperative bylaws

Laura Hanson, a volunteer from Washington state, has been working with the Rwanda Knits women since the end of May and has conducted some amazing workshops. Here are a couple of photos of the training.

The photo at left shows the women of the Nyagatare Women knitting cooperative using a skein of Simply Soft to illustrate a “Web of Mutual Assistance,” a cooperative’s strength.

And the women at right are in the process of writing their cooperative’s by-laws.

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