Mini Pumpkins

Little Knitted Pumpkins

I loved making these little guys, so easy

3.5mm double pointed needles

Aran/Worsted weight yarn in orange (I used Ella Rae Classic, made 5 mini pumpkins from 1 100g ball)

Small amount of aran/worsted in brown for stem

Notes: (K1M1) All increases worked front and back of stitch

All decreases are worked knit two together

Cast on 3 sts. 

Work in the round

1. K1M1 in each stitch all around. 6 sts.

2. K1, K1M1 around. 9 sts

3. K1, K1M1 around. 18 sts

4. K2 K1M1 around. 24 sts

5. K2, K1M1 around. 32 sts

6. K3, K1M1 around. 40sts

7. K4, K1M1 around. 48 sts

8. K5, K1M1 around. 56 sts

Knit around with no increases for 15 rows.

Secure bottom of pumpkin hole  and sew in the end. 

Start decrease:

1. K5, K2tog around. 48 sts

2. K4, K2tog around. 40 sts

3. K3, K2tog around. 32 sts

4. K2, K2tog around. 24 sts

5. K1, K2tog around.  12 sts

6. K2, K2tog around. 9 sts

7. K1, K2tog around. 6 sts

Stuff with batting. leave a long tail to make the segments. 

Join in dark brown and knit 5 rows for stem

last row. K2tog around. 

Cut the dark brown yarn, use the tail to thread through the last 3 sts and darn in ends.

Segments:

using the long orange yarn tail, sew around and pull on yarn to created segments. bring yarn up from the bottom to the stem each time. tie off, weave in end. 

Simple Bunting

 Simple Bunting

I love bunting. Its not very common here in Canada, but as its so easy to make, I made some for my craft room

Materials:

Ribbon, as long as you want the bunting

Material - What ever you like, I used cotton that came in some charm packs. Charm packs are great as you get a nice variety of material in small amounts 

Pinking Sheers -scissors that make a zigzag cut

Sewing machine and thread colour of choice

Cut material in triangle shapes using the pinking sheers. 

Lay out in your triangles 

Lay ribbon over top and pin in place

Run through your machine. 

If you dont have a machine, you can also use 3 buttons to secure each triangle, one on each end and one in the middle

Tidy your ends -I cut mine on a diagonal using pinking sheers as the in the bottom picture. 

 Enjoy!

Granny Stripe Blanket and Bunting

Granny Stripe Blanket 

I love this pattern as it is so simple. This is roughly based on Lucys Attic Granny Strip Pattern, however its smaller and uses worsted weight yarn. You can see the blanket and get the yarn at 

Main St Yarns in Milton Ontario :)

I am not the best at writing patterns so I hope this works out for you. 

Worsted Weight Acrylic 6x100 grams balls

5mm Crochet Hook

Darning needle, scissors, safety pin/stitch stopper

Finished Size 34” x 24”

Yarn used: Universal Uptown Worsted. 180y/165m per 100 gram ball. 100% Acrylic

1 ball of each: Periwinkle, Little Boy Blue, Mint Green, Dijon, Pumpkin, Plum

Colour Sequence Used:

Rows 1-4 Periwinkle, *2 pattern rows of each: Little Boy Blue, Mint Green, Dijon, Pumpkin, Plum, Periwinkle* (Repeated 4 times)

Starting the blanket:

Row 1:

Chain 110 Stitches

Row 2:

Starting with second chain stitch from hook, SC. SC in each chain stitch to the end.

Row 3:

Chain 3 (represents first DC) DC one more in the first SC stitch.  *Skip next 2 SC and hook 3 DC in next SC (I call this a cluster)* repeat until 3 sc from end, skip 2 sc and hook 2 DC in last SC

Row 4:

Chain 3. *Hook 3 DC in the gap between DC clusters on row below* Repeat to the last gap. 1 DC in the top of the Chain 3 on the row below.

Continuing pattern:

Row 1:

Join yarn in first DC cluster gap. Chain 3 (represents first DC) DC one more in the same space.  *Hook 3 DC in the gap between DC clusters on row below* Repeat to the last gap. Hook 2 DC in last gap

Row 2:

Chain 3. *Hook 3 DC in the gap between DC clusters on row below* Repeat to the last gap. 1 DC in the top of the Chain 3 on the row below.

 To Finish:

With colour used on last row, Chain 2, SC in top of each DC from last row to the end. Finished!

Tips:

Tuck in ends as you go every few rows

Use a safety pin or stitch stopper when putting project down mid-row

Always attach new yarn / colour at the end of rows.

Each 2 row pattern uses about 16 grams of worsted weight acrylic yarn

First 4 beginning rows and 3 ending rows use about 20 grams worsted weight acrylic yarn
I used 6 colours and made the edges finish with the same colour, you can make the blanket wider by buying an extra ball of the edge colour if using 6 colours. 

Matching Bunting using left overs 

I made this as there was left overs of all the coulours except periwinkle as it was used for the ends. 

Triangle Bunting:

Each triangle uses 13 grams of worsted acrylic yarn

5mm hook

Chain 32

Row 1: Skip 2 chains from hook, 1 SC in each chain to end (30 SC’s made)

Row 2: CH3, *skip 2 SC from first row, work 3 DC in top of next SC from previous row, 1 cluster made*. Repeat 7 times. 1 DC into top of last SC

Row 3: CH3, 3DC in first gap between DC clusters of previous row. Repeat 6 times, 1 DC in last gap

Row 4: CH3, 3DC in first gap between DC clusters of previous row. Repeat 5 times, 1 DC in last gap

Row 5: CH3, 3DC in first gap between DC clusters of previous row. Repeat 4 times, 1 DC in last gap

Row 6: CH3, 3DC in first gap between DC clusters of previous row. Repeat 3 times, 1 DC in last gap

Row 7: CH3, 3DC in first gap between DC clusters of previous row. Repeat 2 times, 1 DC in last gap

Row 8: CH3, 3DC in first gap between DC clusters of previous row, 1 DC in last gap

You can block them by ironing under a damp towel

To string triangles together, chain a few stitches * SC across the top of the first triangle, chain desired length between the next triangle* repeat across all triangles, chain a few sts. End.

Decorate with buttons, embroidery, beads, crochet/knit flowers etc.

Simple Crochet Flower:

Worsted weight acrylic

5mm hook

Chain 5. Slip stitch into first chain to form a ring.

Row 1: CH 1, 10 SC in ring. Slip stitch into first SC

Row 2: In the top of a SC begin the flower peddles. All stitches are worked into the top of 1 SC, 1 ch, SC1, HDC1, DC2, HDC1, SC1 (1 peddle made). 1 SC in next SC from previous row. *SC1, HDC1, DC2, HDC1, SC1. 1 SC in next SC from previous row * Repeat 4 times. Slip stitch into top of first SC. Finished. 

Black Silky Scarf

Black Silky Scarf

1.5 balls of Elsbeth Lavold Silky Wool

4mm Hook

Finished Length without scallops 60 inches by 5.5 inches

Chain 32
Row 1: In second chain from hook, Sc in each Ch to end. Turn
Row 2: Ch1 (not counted as a stitch) SC into same stitch, *ch 2, skip 2 sts, sc into next st.* rep to end. Turn
Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as first DC), DC into same st. *Skip ch2 sp of previous row, 3 DC into top of sc in previous row* rep 8 times, skip next 2 ch2 sp, 2 dc into top of last st. turn
Row 4: Ch1 (not counted as first st), sc into same st *ch2, sc into center st of 3 dc in previous row* to end. Turn
Repeat Rows 3 and 4 to desired length. Finish with a row of sc along all stitches to make a straight edge. You can put a scalloped edge on the ends


Also made in Rowan Felted Tweed
1.5 Skeins

Simple Cable Knit Pillows

Simple Cable Knit Pillows

6mm 60" Cable needle

2 balls 100g chunky yarn. I used Deramores Vintage Chunky

2 stitch markers

C6F =  Put 3 sts on cable needle, hold to the front. Knit 3 stitches from your left needle, put the stitches from the cable needle back on your left needle and knit. This makes the cable cross.

Cover for 16x16 (roughly) square pillow cover

Cast on 108 sts 

Join in the round (careful not to twist the stitches)

Row 1: Knit 5,( P1, C6F, P1, K10) x2.  P1, C6F, P1 K5. Place a stitch marker to mark front.  

Knit 5,( P1, C6F, P1, K10) x2.  P1, C6F, P1 K5. Place a stitch marker to mark Back.

Row 2-7: Knit the knit sts and purl the purl sts.

Repeat until you almost run out of yarn, Bind off, put pillow in and sew up ends. 

RAF Roundel Blanket

Inspiration for this is the RAF roundels from the WW2 era. I used 2 versions. 

Roundel #1. Red, white, blue, Yellow:

Type A.1 as seen below on Vera, the Lancaster in Hamilton Ontario's Warplane Heritage Museum (she still fly's.. sometimes over my house :) ) Used on camouflaged surfaces  of fighters, Spitfires, Hurricanes etc. Bombers -Lancaster's, wellingtons etc. 

The other is type A as seen on the spitfire below. Used by fighters during WW2, usually under the wings. 

Its not easy getting a shot from under the wings!

The Pattern:

Please note I am not the best pattern writer and I hope you already know how to crochet, otherwise please look up tutorials on youtube. 

5mm Hook

Materials: 100 gram balls of Acrylic. I used:

Super Soft Aran (Sirdar)

4x Dark Denim Blue

2x Denim Blue

1x Poppy Red

Uptown Worsted (Universal Yarns)

2x White

2x Sage Green

2x Dijon Yellow

Colour Sequences:

Roundel #1 Make 24

Row 1: Poppy Red

Row 2: White

Row 3: Denim Blue

Row 4: Dijon Yellow

Row 5: Sage Green (the colour of a spitfire to incorporate a fighter plane in the design and to add the last round, not actually a colour of the roundel its self )

Roundel #2 Make 37

Row 1 and 2: Poppy Red

Row 3: White

Row 4 and 5: Dark Denim Blue

With Row 1 yarn:

Chain 4, join a ring

Ch 3 (counts as first DC). DC 11 into circle and join.

With Row 2 Yarn:

Ch 3. (counts as first dc). DC 2 more in the space.

*ch 2, 3 dc in next st* repeat 11 times

ch 2 and join to first cluster. 12 clusters

With Row 3 Yarn:

Attach yarn in a chain space, chain 4 (counts as first tr). 2 tr in the same chain space.

*ch 3, tr 3* in each chain space from row 2. Join to first cluster. 12 Clusters

Row 4 Yarn:

Attach yarn to a chain space. Ch 3 (counts as first dc). 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in same chain space. 

*3 dc in next space than dc 3, ch 2, dc 3 in next space* 5 times, 3 dc in last space and slip stitch to first cluster. You now have 5 distinct sides 

Row 5:

Attach yarn in a corner space. Ch 3. *1 dc in next 9 sts, in corner : 1 dc ch 1 1 dc* around. When you get back to the first corner, 1 dc and ch 1. Slip Stitch to first dc. 

Sew together in a circular pattern as pictured. I did a boarder in dark denim just doing DC in each sts all the way around (in the corners I did 3 dc to make it smooth)

Enjoy!

Abi's Bunting

My beautiful niece Abi gave me a ball of red yard for Christmas, I turned it into bunting for her room

The ball of yarn!  It was DK acrylic

I made 2 sizes of hearts:

Small I used a 4mm hook and yarn held single

Large I used a 6.5 mm hook and yarn held double

Leave a long tail. Chain 4

In the first chain (First chain you made) work:

3 tc, 3dc, ch1, 1 tc, ch1, 3dc, 3tc, ch3. Join to center hole with slip stitch. Leave a long tail

Add Beads:

I use a piece of beading wire folded in half to put on beads. I had to dig through my stash to find beads with large enough holes. I found a few 2/0 and 33/0 seed beads for the small and 33/0 and some ceramic beads for the large. 

Catch the yarn in the fold of the wire:

Thread on beads to the ends:

Pull through. If its super tight I use some pliers to help 

Push the beads down and overhand knot, don't make it too tight. 

I tied another overhand knot about 2cm above the first one and trimmed the yarn. That created the loop to thread onto the base chain. 

Base Chain:

With 6.5mm hook and yarn help double. Chain until required length. Mine was about 2 meters. Overhand knot the ends and trim ends. 

In total I made 6 small and 5 large hearts.