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Entrelac Class Scarf
Entrelac Knit Scarf
Materials: 100g worsted weight yarn or more if you would like a longer or wider scarf. A self-striping yarn works great with this project.
Needles: size 9 or whatever size you feel comfortable using or go with the size listed on the yarn you are using.
Cast on 1 stitch.
BEGINNING TRIANGLE
ROW 1: kf&b in the first stitch and turn.
ROW 2: kf&b in the first stitch, k to end and turn.
Repeat ROW 2 until the desired width of your scarf is reached ending with an even number of stitches. (30 is a good number but you may want less for a narrower scarf or more for a wider scarf).
BODY TRIANGLES
ROW 1: kf&b in the first stitch, k2tog, turn.
ROW 2 and all even rows: knit.
ROW 3: kf&b in the first stitch, knit to one stitch before the gap k2tog (closing the gap), turn.
Repeat ROWS 2 & 3 until you have k2tog the last 2 stitches and turn. (1 triangle completed)
Repeat this section Rows 1 thru 3 until the desired length is reached.
LAST (FINISHING) TRIANGLE
Repeat the last section until you have worked through half the amount of stitches you started with for the width of your beginning triangle (e.g. If you had 30 stitches as your width number then half would be 15), knit back to the edge.
ROW 1: k2tog, k to one stitch before the gap, k2tog, turn.
ROW 2: k back to the edge.
Repeat row 1 & 2 until 2 stitches remain, k2tog, cut yarn thread through last stitch and work in all ends.
K = knit
Kf&b = increase in the first stitch by knitting in the front of the stitch and then the back of the same stitch.
K2tog = knit 2 stitches together.
Steel Wool Afghan
Working on finishing an afghan that I started over 15 years ago (and you thought you had old unfinished projects).
Back then knitting wasn’t “vogue” yet and all these beautiful luxury yarns weren’t around (at least in Montana where I lived) so I wandered down to our local Ben Franklin and picked up some Red Heart yarn. I can’t even tell you why I had picked out the americana color scheme – I have no idea what I was thinking that day. Maybe it was because they only had the quantities I wanted in these colors?
Anyhow after 15 years of being in storage (and me upping my yarn palate to nicer yarns) this stuff feels like I’m crochetting with steel wool! This afghan is so thick and hot that you could parachute bare naked into the artic, wrap it around you and hike out and still have to have the thing flapping open so you did sweat to death.
Did you know that acrylic yarn makes a squeeking sound when you crochet with it with sweaty hands. I think I will tell hubby to leave the deck furniture out for the winter so I can go out and work on this thing when it gets closer to ZERO outside.
If I ever think about making something out of cheap acrylic yarn again – someone please stop me!
One good thing is that this thing will probably out live me, my kids and grandkids!
Full Moon time!
And I don’t mean the kind that’s plastered up against a speeding car window.
I was up at 4:30 this morning with what looked like sunshine streaming through my windows (damn full moon). Good thing I have an entire scarf to rip out and recycle and a new project to gauge or I would be lying here listening to the dog snore (or maybe that’s hubby I hear through the walls to HIS room!).
Finished another mobious cowl scarf. Blocked it and didn’t like it so its rip rip rip. I think I’m over this pattern and can move on. I’m still going to make a scarf but will make up my own pattern, knit the conventional way, and seamed together to make my continuous scarf.
At the same time (damn I’m good – LOL) I’m swatching some yarn to see if I can get it to gauge for the capelette in the photo. I didn’t have any bulky yarn so I’m doubling some DK weight yarn that I had bought for another project that didn’t get made.
Funny I always have good intentions when it comes to the yarn I buy, but it ultimately ends up as something totally different than what I had intended it for. I’m sure I’m the only knitter in the world who does this – hehe
Ok back to ripping, winding and gauging! TTYL
Wooley Mammoth Cowl
I liked the Mixt Cowl so much that I made another one out of different yarn and on larger needles.
Size 11 needles; Yarn is one strand of each held together (Savoy silk/merino blend (top ball) & Maggi’s Mohair Loop (bottom ball).
Since it was thicker I didn’t make it as wide as the Mixt Cowl because I wanted to wear it doubled and didn’t need it 11″ wide. This one is approx 6 inches wide. It took an entire ball of the Mohair and a ball and a half of the Savoy. The yarn tends to be pricy but I got it 30% off at a local knitty shop that is going out of business – moment of silence and a shed tear for my favorite knitty shop :’(
I have good intentions of making a matching set of fingerless mitts and hat to go with it, which I will only be able to wear at zero or below because this stuff is so warm!
Quinoa Veggie Chili
See a trend here? Yep I love to put Quinoa in everything. Why? Because I eat little to no meat I need to get my protein from other sources and Quinoa is one of the grains that is higher in protein.
1 can Eden Organic Kidney Beans
1 can Eden Organic Black Soy Beans
1 sm can Organic tomato paste
1 lg can Organic Whole Peeled tomatoes w/juice
1/2 to 1 tsp ground cumin (to taste)
1 to 2 tbs chili powder (to taste)
2 tbs Organicville Katsup
Agave syrup to taste (I used approx 2 tsp)
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 cup Organic Red Quinoa
4 or more cups water
1 cup diced organic carrots
1 cup diced organic onions
1 cup diced organic celery
2 vegetable broth cubes
Throw everything but the Quinoa in the crockpot, breaking up the whole tomatoes into smaller pieces. Cover and cook on high for 6 – 7 hours. 1 hour before serving add in the Quinoa, stirring occassionally as it can settle to the bottom. Serve it up and enjoy!
I like my chili slightly sweet with lots of spice, but you can adjust the seasonings and agave to your taste or omit the agave alltogether.
This was sooooooooo good that I managed to eat 2 bowls!
Bad Girl
Its really bad to have a yarn shop right up town on the way to the post office!
Purple Veg Saute
Needed to clean out the fridge and this is what I came up with. A great tasting veg dish. Makes a large pan.
1/2 head of organic red cabbage shredded
1 large organic onion (preferably red its better for your health) sliced thin
4 to 5 organic peeled carrots sliced thin
1 pkg frozen organic brown rice
1 tablespoon black sesame seeds
1/2 cup (or more) organic shelled raw pumpkin seeds
1/4 to 1/2 tsp salt (I use pink hymalian crystal salt)
1/4 to 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
Couple of good shakes of Old Bay Seasoning to taste
1 TBS Canola/olive oil blend
1 TBS organic butter
In large frying pan heat oil and butter over med high heat add veggies, salt and pepper and saute till tender crisp, add frozen rice and a little water to the pan. Put on a lid and cook for 5 minutes stiring occassionally till rice is tender. Remove lid and cook off any remaining liquid. Add in sesame and pumpkin seeds and Old Bay Seasoning, toss everything together and serve warm. This is yummy and healthy for you. If you want to cut the butter out – replace it with a TBS of oil.
Fiber Trends Felted Baby Shoes
The start of felted shoe #1. Working on #2 and should have them felted by tomorrow morn. Then making the Mary Jane version to see how that comes out.
The pattern calls for DK yarn on a size 10 needle for sizes 3 mo, 6mo & 9 mo. I’m using up some of my worsted weight wool on a size 9 needles hoping that they will come out close to the sizes in the pattern, we will see. I’m making the 9 mo size since the grand baby is almost 9 mo now.
This is a great pattern for using up scrap wool. It hardly takes anything to make a pair and about an hour and a half of knitting time.
Cure for hormonal depression
Drugs? Not for this chick. PMS can kiss my butt! A trip to the local knitty shop is all I need to lift my spirits. Couldn’t resist this stunning bulky yarn. Going to make myself a hat and pair of fingerless mitts or maybe a scarf – haven’t decided yet. Sure hope that cold front gets here so I don’t end up with another felt-as-you-go project 
I heard from the gal at the knitty shop that they were talking frost, which would be fine with me.
