I am just soooooooo excited!
I have several patterns listed at AllFreeCrochet. As if that wasn't exciting enough - I also have a Designer Profile!
I am so honored to be included in with these other GREAT designers!
All Free Crochet.com is an AWESOME website that lists tons of free patterns from across the web. Make sure to check it out when you have a chance!
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Thursday, September 15, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Prayer Cloth in Filet - 5 inch sq
You can also download the pdf file thru Ravelry
… so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them. ACTS 19:12 NIV
Finished size:
Approx. 5x5 inches
Materials:
34 yds Size 10 crochet cotton, white
#7 steel hook Boye or
#5 steel hook Bates
Pattern Notes:
- Pattern is worked in 4edc blocks.
- Entire pattern is worked in Edc.
- Follow chart beginning at the bottom right corner of Row 1.
- Chart is then followed back and forth until completed.
- This pattern is symmetrical.
Pattern Stitches
edc - Extended Double Crochet - yo and insert hook in specified st. yo and draw through st (3 loops on hook). yo and draw through 1 loop. Complete as you would a normal dc. (Yo and draw through 2 loops, yo and draw through remaining 2 loops).
Mesh Block - Edc, ch2, skip 2st’s, edc in next st. Each mesh block is made up of 4 st’s.
Blocks that are next to each other share the center st. Example - 2Mesh - edc, ch2, edc (shared), ch2, edc.
Solid Block - 4 edc. Each solid block is made up of 4st’s. Blocks that are next to each other share the center st. Example - 2 Block - 7edc
Instructions:
Chain 52
Row 1 - edc in 4th chain from hook and in each chain across.
Row 2 - ch3, turn, edc in next 3 sts, *ch 2, skip next 2 sts, edc in next st* repeat 2 more times, edc in next 3 sts, *ch 2, skip next 2 sts, edc in next st* repeat 5 more times, edc in next 3 sts, *ch 2, skip next 2 sts, edc in next st* repeat 2 more times, edc in next 3 sts
Continue following chart through completion. Finish off, weave in ends and block.
. Copyright 2011 ~ Michele Shirley ~ All rights reserved.
This pattern and it's derivative works are for personal, private and charitable use.
This pattern and it's derivative works are for personal, private and charitable use.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Fitted Pint Canning Jar Cozy
Pint Canning jar cozy next to quart canning jar to show size.
Finished size: fits a 1 pint canning jar
Gauge: 4inch sq - 15 sts x 8 rows
Materials:
Caron One Pound worsted (medium) weight acrylic yarn- 30oz/1548 yds/ 850.5g
1 ounce
Hook: I / 5.5 mm / UK size 5
Finishing needle for weaving in ends
fpsc – (front post single crochet) - working from right to left, insert hook behind the post of the next st, yo and draw through, yo and draw through both loops on hook
Instructions:
ch3,
Round 1 – working over tail 11 dc in last ch from hook, slst into top of ch2 to join, pull tail to tighten center (12 dc)
Round 2 – ch2, dc in same st, 2dc in each st around, slst to join (24 dc)
Round 3 – ch2, dc in same st, dc in next 2 dcs, (2dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts), repeat around, slst to join, turn (32 dc)
Round 4 – ch1, (sc, ch1) around post of same dc, dc around post of each dc around, slst to join, turn (32 dc)
Round 5 – (sc, ch1) in same st, dc in each dc around, slst to join, (32 dc)
Round 6 – ch1, hdc in same st and in each st around, st to join (32 hdc)
Round 7 – (sc, ch1, dc) in same st, (dc in next 10 sts, 2dc in next st) twice, dc in next 9 sts, slst to join (35 dc)
Round 8 – 13 – (sc, ch1) in same st, dc in each st around (35 dc)
Round 14 - ch1, fpsc in same st each in each st around. Tie off and weave in ends. (35 fpsc)
Copyright 2011 ~ Michele Shirley ~ All rights reserved.
Items made from this pattern may be sold locally.
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Ravelry and forays into herbalism
I finally figured out how to post a pattern for sale to Ravelry! Whoohoo for me! Yes, I know - it took an awful long time but I did it. I now have the 5-10 Point and the 20 Point Round Ripple Patterns for sale on Rav. I know that a lot of you guys prefer Ravelry to Etsy because they have instant downloads and a pattern library. I do plan to keep my patterns on both Rav and Etsy for now.
Some of you may know that I've become interested in herbalism. There's just something so great about being able to care for yourself and your family naturally. One of the things that I've come to love in herbalism is infusions. Simply put - an infusion is a very strong tea.
Some of the reasons I like them so much is because 1) they are so easy to make, 2) they are sooooo very good for you, 3) I can actually get my family to drink them.
To make an infusion you'll use herbs like nettle, oatstraw, red raspberry leaf, dandelion or rose hips, to name a few. 1 ounce of plant material to a quart of boiling water and then you let them sit anywhere from 4-10 hours or overnight. It's best to keep them warm as long as possible. I got very tired of having my jars wrapped in towels sitting on the counter. It just looked bad. So I started crocheting little cozy's for my jars. Being the dork that I am I even color coordinated my cozy's to what was inside them lololol.
I started with a basic and very boring basic shape, turned that into the fitted shape of the green one above and of course, me being me, decided that simple just doesn't always do and created the Turtleneck Cozy above as well.
So, my dear friends in yarn, my gift to you is the pint size canning jar cover. I use this to make smaller infusions like the dandelion and rose hips. It really does make a huge difference in how long the teas/infusions stay warm while sitting on the counter. And they look good too!
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Some of you may know that I've become interested in herbalism. There's just something so great about being able to care for yourself and your family naturally. One of the things that I've come to love in herbalism is infusions. Simply put - an infusion is a very strong tea.
Some of the reasons I like them so much is because 1) they are so easy to make, 2) they are sooooo very good for you, 3) I can actually get my family to drink them.
To make an infusion you'll use herbs like nettle, oatstraw, red raspberry leaf, dandelion or rose hips, to name a few. 1 ounce of plant material to a quart of boiling water and then you let them sit anywhere from 4-10 hours or overnight. It's best to keep them warm as long as possible. I got very tired of having my jars wrapped in towels sitting on the counter. It just looked bad. So I started crocheting little cozy's for my jars. Being the dork that I am I even color coordinated my cozy's to what was inside them lololol.
I started with a basic and very boring basic shape, turned that into the fitted shape of the green one above and of course, me being me, decided that simple just doesn't always do and created the Turtleneck Cozy above as well.
So, my dear friends in yarn, my gift to you is the pint size canning jar cover. I use this to make smaller infusions like the dandelion and rose hips. It really does make a huge difference in how long the teas/infusions stay warm while sitting on the counter. And they look good too!
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Saturday, August 27, 2011
Wrought Iron Pineapple Wallhangings
The original pattern for this was in the ICD Blog and was written in short-hand. I've come to realize that for a beginner or someone who isn't familiar with pineapples that the original pattern might not make a whole lot of sense. So, I'm going to re-write it the long way so that it'll be easier to follow.
I have these hanging up near the table. If you make them in cotton yarn you can use them for trivits. Personally, I think they're a little holey for anything that's too hot. I made mine in Red Heart Super Saver. You'll need to use a hook that's a little small for the yarn to make them stiff enough to keep their shape while hanging. For the large pineapple I used 2 strands and a J hook.
Materials:
Red Heart Super Saver in your color of choice
F, G, H or J hooks depending on the size you want them to be.
- The smaller the hook the more it'll keep it's shape while hanging.
- I would only use the H hook if you're not going to hang it.
Gauge:
F - 9 1/2 inches
G - 10 inches
H - 11 inches
2 strands - 15 inches
Special Stitches
shell - (2dc, ch2, 2dc)
beg shell - (ch3, dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch-2 sp
shell in shell -(2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch2-sp of shell from previous row
picot - ch3, slst in top of cluster
Instructions:
ch 5, slst in 1st ch to form loop
Round 1 - working in loop ch3 (counts as 1st dc now and throughout), dc, ch2, (2dc, ch2) 4 times, 2dc, ch5, (2dc, ch2) 3 times, slst into top of ch3 to join. do not turn
- Now you'll begin working back and forth in Rows
Row 2 - slst into ch-2 sp, beg shell, ch2, shell in next ch2- sp, turn
Row 3 - slst into ch-2 sp, beg shell, (dc, ch6, dc) in next ch-2 sp, shell in shell, turn
Row 4 - slst into ch-2 sp, beg shell, 12 dc in ch-6 sp, shell in shell, turn
Row 5 - slst into ch-2 sp, beg shell, ch1, sk last 2 dcs of previous shell, (dc, ch1) in next 12 dcs, shell in shell, turn
Row 6 - slst into ch-2 sp, beg shell, ch1, sk next ch-1 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp, (ch3, sc in ch-1 sp) 10 times, ch1, shell in shell, turn (10 ch-3 sps)
Row 7 - slst into ch-2 sp, beg shell, ch2, sc in ch-3 sp, (ch3, sc in next ch-3 sp) across, ch2, shell in shell, turn (9 ch-3 sps)
- from this point on you will decrease one ch-3 sp in each row
Row 8 - repeat Row 7 (8 ch-3 sps)
Row 9 - repeat Row 7 (7 ch-3 sps)
Row 10 - repeat Row 7 (6 ch-3 sps)
Row 11 - repeat Row 7 (5 ch-3 sps)
Row 12 - repeat Row 7 (4 ch-3 sps)
Row 13 - repeat Row 7 (3 ch-3 sps)
Row 14 - repeat Row 7 (2 ch-3 sps)
Row 15 - slst into ch-2 sp, beg shell, ch2, sc in ch-3 sp,ch3, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch2, shell in shell, turn (1 ch-3 sp)
Row 16 - slst into ch-2 sp, beg shell, ch2, sc in ch-3 sp, ch2, shell in shell, turn
Row 17 - slst into ch-2 sp, beg shell, shell in next shell
Row 18 - slst into sh-2 sp, work 4dccl as follows: *yo, insert hook in ch-2 sp, yo and draw through, yo and draw thru 2 loops leaving loop on hook*, repeat from * to * 3 times in next ch-2 sp, yo and draw thru all 5 loops on hook, picot, tie off and weave in ends.
At this point the pineapple will still be a little wavy. Give it a few good tugs to line the stitches up or toss it in the wash.
Hurricane Irene
Stay safe, stock up and make sure you have plenty of yarn on hand.
It seems to be winding down from the original predictions which is a great thing! I have many friends and family in it's path. Here's quick prayer for light winds, continued power, running water and minimal damage.
~RR~
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It seems to be winding down from the original predictions which is a great thing! I have many friends and family in it's path. Here's quick prayer for light winds, continued power, running water and minimal damage.
~RR~
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Such a slump
My dear friends in yarn,
It's been a while since I've posted. It's been a while since I've really crocheted. There's a couple small designing projects that I've been working on that are almost finished. It just seems that I've lost my mojo for a bit. It's happened before and it always comes back.
I did crochet my largest doily yet. It's a solid 2 feet across. I need to get some pics so that I can share that with you. I also made a smaller doily in the same thread for under my candy dish. That one still needs to be blocked.
I just wanted to let you guys know that I haven't forgotten about you. I still have my list of TUTs that I really do plan to make for you guys. It'll all come once I find my mojo again.
~RoseRed~
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It's been a while since I've posted. It's been a while since I've really crocheted. There's a couple small designing projects that I've been working on that are almost finished. It just seems that I've lost my mojo for a bit. It's happened before and it always comes back.
I did crochet my largest doily yet. It's a solid 2 feet across. I need to get some pics so that I can share that with you. I also made a smaller doily in the same thread for under my candy dish. That one still needs to be blocked.
I just wanted to let you guys know that I haven't forgotten about you. I still have my list of TUTs that I really do plan to make for you guys. It'll all come once I find my mojo again.
~RoseRed~
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