Mossy Scarf

I have been keeping plenty busy since the craft fair, which was mildly successful for me. I certainly did better than I did the last time I participated (by a long shot!), but for the amount of time and effort that I put in preparing for it all, it didn't really balance out.

However, because I posted on Facebook for every hat/cowl/scarf I knitted for the craft fair, I stirred up a lot of interest, starting with my friends, in the selling of what I create. I have been in the process of conferring with the legal office on base to get my etsy shop running while we still live in Germany, but it has been slow moving and frustrating.

In the meantime, though, I have had quite a few people contact me for commissioned projects. One of those commission customers prefers scarves to cowls, and she loved the Mossy Slouch set that I had written up, so I now have a third pattern of the same look to share with you!

Mossy Scarf

Materials Needed:

 

Size US 15/10mm needles to knit in the round

150 yards of bulky yarn

 

Tapestry needle to weave in ends

Cast on 15 stitches

Row 1: Sl st purlwise, *k1tbl, p1tbl,* 6 times; k1tbl, k1

Row 2: Sl st purlwise, *p1tbl, k1tbl,* 6 times; p1tbl, k1

Row 3: Sl st purlwise, *k1tbl, p1tbl,* 6 times; k1tbl, k1

Row 4: Sl st purlwise, *p1, k1* across

Repeat Row 4 until 50"/127cm from cast on edge (or until desired length, which will require more yarn)

Repeat Rows 1 and 2, casting off in pattern with Row 3.

Weave in ends and block as desired.  

The selling of projects resulting in use of this pattern is permitted, but please don't sell the pattern itself, and always provide the link/URL to the pattern where you sell it so others can enjoy crafting as well!  

And now there is third piece in the set to match with the Slouchy Moss Hat and Mossy Cowl! :D 

Happy knitting!

Mossy Cowl

Since the last time I blogged, I have continued preparing for the upcoming craft fair...which is in 3 days!!! I'm quickly running short on time! I'm in the process of staining a couple of boxes I found at Toom (a German hardware store) that I will be setting up for a jewelry display. I found the inspiration from Pinterest in which a pinner used wine boxes/crates. I'm excited to see how it turns out!

I've also managed to knit up a couple garter stitch scarves with some ribbon-like yarn and large needles and a heart tam.

On top of that, I've come up with a pattern to make a cowl that matches my Slouchy Moss Hat! I love that it looks good both with matching the same color and mixing and matching the colors. :)

 So for the second time in a week, I present you with a new pattern. :D

The Mossy Cowl

Materials Needed:

Size US 15/10mm needles to knit in the round
80-100 yards of bulky-super bulky yarn

Tapestry needle to weave in ends

Stitchmarker to mark the beginning of the round

CO 52 with long tail cast on

Rows 1-4: *k1tbl, p1* repeat from * to * around

Row 5: *p1, k1* repeat from * to * around

Row 6: *k1, p1* repeat from * to * around

Repeat rows 5-6 eleven times, for a total of 24 rows. Repeat row 5 once more.

Repeat rows 1-4, then bind off.Use a tapestry needle to weave in ends

Block as desired.

And now you have a matching set to keep you warm through the rest of the winter! :D Happy knitting!

The selling of projects resulting in use of this pattern is permitted, but please don't sell the pattern itself, and always provide the link/URL to the pattern where you sell it so others can enjoy crafting as well!  

Slouchy Moss

I have been knitting up a storm over here in Germany! I had a job for a while there (which is part of my reason for my extended blogging lull this time around) that began in October and ended January 18th. I was actually pretty disappointed to be leaving. I really liked the people I worked with, had a good time, and felt great doing something outside of housework that I got constant recognition for what I did. (Not to mention my own paycheck to have some spending money of my own...which pretty much all went to Christmas presents...) But more about that later! For now, I am focusing on gearing up for the upcoming Spangdahlem Air Base Craft Fair!!!

The plan at this point is to share a table with my friend, Jessica of The MOMster Shop, and hopefully sell a lot of stuff! :D I have been knitting hats nearly nonstop since I signed up last week, and I think I may actually be pretty prepared.

I bought some yarn when I was down at Ramstein this past weekend for my girl's weekend with Elphie, but was unaware that what I purchased was not the chunky I had thought it was (I had been using bulky mostly), but super bulky. So instead of using those to make more of the hats that I have been cranking out, I decided to throw together something of my own. (Disclaimer: As this is made from a very common and basic stitch, I'm pretty sure there is a hat similar to this out there somewhere, but this one I wrote out and knit myself.) So without further ado, I give you....

The Slouchy Moss Hat

Materials Needed:

Size US 13/9mm needles to knit in the round

Size US 17/12mm needles to knit in the round

80-100 yards of bulky-super bulky yarn
Tapestry needle to weave in ends

Stitchmarker to mark the beginning of the round

With size US 13/9mm needles, CO 48 with long tail cast on

Rows 1-5: *k1tbl, p1* repeat from * to * around
Change to size US 17/12mm needles

Row 6: *p1, k1* repeat from * to * around

Row 7: *k1, p1* repeat from * to * around

Repeat rows 6-7 until the moss stitch section of the hat measures 7"

Decreases:

Row 1: *p1, k1, p1, k1, p2tog* repeat * to * around

Row 2: *k1, p1, k1, p2tog* repeat * to * around

Row 3: *p1, k1, p2tog* repeat * to * around

Row 4: *k1, p2tog* repeat * to * around

Row 5: k2tog around       

Cut long tail and use tapestry needle to sew remaining 8 stitches closed and weave in ends

Block as desired.

And you get a slouch hat! :D Pretty simple, right? I like the way it looks!

The selling of projects resulting in use of this pattern is permitted, but please don't sell the pattern itself, and always provide the link/URL to the pattern where you sell it so others can enjoy crafting as well!  

Skinny Irish Hiking Scarf

Once upon a time, in the far away town of Sacile, Italy, a brand-new knitter was born. After her first foray into knitting, expanding on her years and years of yarn experience with crochet, she joined a social networking site for yarn crafters called Ravelry. While accessing this mystical portal to all things full of yarn-y goodness, she came upon a magnificent and talented group of knitters that participated in a Harry Potter-themed knitting swap. While her husband was far off assisting in the slaying of distant foes, this group became her support system and close friends.

When one of them suggested starting a new kind of swap, one that passed along a piece of knitting for all involved to participate in and each end up with their own scarf worked on by hands from around the world, the neophyte knitter was overcome with excitement and immediately set to searching out the perfect pattern to use.

To her dismay, she was unable to find one that catered to her tastes and desires....thus, the Skinny Irish Hiking Scarf was born.

With needles clicking and quill scribbling, she made notes, alterations and ultimately, the scarf she envisioned so clearly in her mind.

She wrote out the pattern with care and sent the written instructions and beginnings of a community project around the world.

About a year later, it came back home to her, waiting to be finished off and worn with pride, and now that the written pattern has recently been uncovered from the depths of my castle's dungeons, I pass it along to you all...

Skinny Irish Hiking Scarf

Size 5.0mm/US8 knitting needles
 
Cable needle
 
Worsted weight yarn



 
C6F: slip 3 stitches to the cable needle and hold in front. Knit next 3 stitches, then knit 3 stitches off the cable needle.

 
CO 22 sts
 
Knit 4 rows

R1 (WS): Sl first st p-wise, K2, P2, K3, P6, K3, P2, K3
 
R2 (RS): Sl first st p-wise, K4, P3, K6, P3, K5
 
R3-6: Repeat rows 1 & 2
 
R7: Repeat row 1
 
R8: Sl first st p-wise, K4, P3, C6F, P3, K5

 
Repeat last 8 rows until desired length, ending with row 7.

 
Knit 4 rows.
 
Bind off.

The selling of projects resulting in use of this pattern is permitted, but please don't sell the pattern itself, and always provide the link/URL to the pattern where you sell it so others can enjoy crafting as well!

I Won't Give Up

I. Love. This. Song.

Since the moment I first heard it on the radio. I adore it. And I have been listening to this cover for at least the past 24 hours...it gives me chills.