The pattern for this afghan is now available for sale on Ravelry! I’ve set the price for it at $5.00. I would love to hear from anyone who purchases the pattern and see pictures of your completed afghan! I may even post your picture on the site here! Click on the picture to see the Ravelry listing, or just the “buy now” link. Enjoy!
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I got the pattern for this Christening Gown designed by Kathleen Harell from my Mary Maxim catalogue. Persephone wore this for her Baby Blessing, which we had given during the Christmas Eve Service this year.
I really loved this pattern. Clothing is generally not my favorite to crochet, however this pattern was very easy to work up, very well written and easy to read. The bodice, which you can see better in the stock photo here, works up in one piece, from one side to the back to other side. This is done with increases for shaping at each shoulder. The sleeves and the skirt are both just worked onto the foundation of the bodice. Click on the stock photo to go to this pattern for sale on the Mary Maxim website.
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I hadn’t realized it had been so long since my last post here. I haven’t had a lot of time since the baby was born, but I do have several projects that I need to post, so here’s the first catch up post…
This is Persephone Belle on the Ribbon and Pearls Christenting Afghan that I designed in her honor in her newborn photo shoot. Doesn’t she look cute on it?! (Thanks to Krista for the shots!)
Incidentally, I’ve sold 5 of my patterns for this on Ravelry since posting there.
Filed under Afghans, Designs, For Sale On Ravelry
The pattern for this afghan is now available for sale on Ravelry! I’ve set the price for it at $5.00. I would love to hear from anyone who purchases the pattern and see pictures of your completed afghan! I may even post your picture on the site here! Click on the picture to see the Ravelry listing, or just the “buy now” link. Enjoy!
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As promised, I designed an afghan in honor of my baby girl and I just love how it turned out! I even submitted this one to Leisure Arts to see if they wanted to publish but they didn’t. Oh well.
I think I’ll sell the pattern for this one on Ravelry. So I won’t post it for free here, but I will get the link added to the item on Ravelry once I get it posted there.
I loved how the ribbon and pearls turned out. I was initially going to use white pearls but I’m glad I used the pink. This pattern could be real pretty in reverse colors too with pink yarn and white ribbon and pearls.
Update: I have added the pattern for sale to my Ravelry store!
So like I mentioned in the previous post, I designed these cute little booties. I looked at several different patterns and just didn’t like them. So I came up with my own pattern instead using a combination of what I’d seen elsewhere, along with my own changes. I may even design some more different booties coming up here.
Size: Newborn
Materials:
• Worsted Weight Yarn.
• 3/8” Wide Ribbon
• Size F (3.75mm) Crochet hook
• Yarn Needle
Pattern Stitch:
3 Single Crochet Decrease (3scDec) Uses next 3 sc: insert hook in next st, [draw up a lp] 3 times (4 lps on hook), yo and draw through all 4 lps. (3scDec made.)
Row 1: Ch 26, turn, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each across (25 sc)
Row 2-4: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across.
Row 5: Ch 1, turn, sc in 11 sc, 3scDec, sc in last 11 sc.
Row 6: Ch 1, turn, sc in 10 sc, 3scDec, sc in last 10 sc.
Row 7: Ch 1, turn, sc in 9 sc, 3scDec, sc in last 9 sc.
Note: Rows 8 & 9 are worked in the round along the edge of previous work.
Round 8: Ch 3, turn, [skip next st, hdc in next st, ch 1] across to end of row, hdc in last st, ch 1, 8 sc evenly in end of rows, ch 1, 25 sc across beginning ch along bottom of work, ch 1, 8 sc evenly in end of rows, ch 1, join with sl st to beg ch 3.
Round 9: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc around to first [hdc, ch 1] space, [ch 3, sc in next ch 1 sp] across row, ch 3, join with sl st to first sc.
Row: 10: Ch 3, turn, sc in first ch 3 sp, [ch 3, sc in next ch 3 sp] across , finish off leaving a 20” tail for sewing.
Finishing: Turn bootie inside out and whip stitch along the heel and sole to toe. Weave ribbon through Round 8 and tie in a bow. Weave all yarn ends.
You can use this pattern for so many different things. You can connect them to make a scarf by single crocheting along the edging, or you can use the join-as-you-go method to create an afghan! I was looking for a star motif pattern and just could not find anything that I liked, so I did it myself.
Materials:
Gauge: Not critical, but you can increase or decrease the hook size if you want a larger or smaller star. This one measures about 7 inches from the tip of the left arm to the tip of the right arm.
Round 1: With first color, ch 5, join with sl st in first ch to form a loop, ch 1, 25 sc in loop, join with sl st to first sc.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in same st, hdc in next sc, [dc, ch1, dc] in next sc, hdc in next sc, sc in next sc, * sc in next sc, hdc in next sc, [dc, ch 1, dc] in next sc, hdc in next sc, sc in next sc, repeat from* three times more, join with sl st to first sc, finish off.
Round 3: Join next color with sc in first hdc of any section, hdc in next st, [2dc, ch2, 2 dc] in ch 1 sp, hdc in next st, sc in next st, skip next 2 sc, * sc in next st, hdc in next st [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in ch 1 sp, hdc in next st, sc in next st, skip next 2 sc, repeat from * 3 times more, join with sl st to first sc.
Round 4: Sl st in next st, ch1, sc in same st, hdc in each of next 2 sts, [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in next ch 2 sp, hdc in each of next 2 sts, sc in next st, skip next 2 sts, * sc in next st, hdc in each of next 2 sts [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in next ch 2 sp, hdc in each of next 2 sts, sc in next sc, skip next 2 sts, repeat from * 3 times more, finish off.
Round 5: Join next color with sc in second st of any section, hdc in each of next 3 sts, [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in next ch 2 sp, hdc in each of next 3 sts, sc in next st, skip next 2 sts, *sc in next st, hdc in each of next 3 sts, [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in next ch 2 sp, hdc in each of next 3 sts, sc in next st, skip next 2 sts, repeat from * 3 times more, join with sl st to first sc.
Round 6: Sl st in next st, ch 2, dc in each of next 4 sts, [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in next ch 2 sp, dc in each of next 4 sts, hdc in next st, skip next 2 sts, *hdc in next st, dc in next 4 sts, [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in next ch 2 sp, dc in each of next 4 sts, hdc in next st, skip next 2 sts, repeat from * 3 times more, join with sl st to first ch 2, finish off.
Weave all yarn ends.
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I wrote this pattern as a follow-up to this Idea post. I was right in that both the pattern and the project itself worked up very quickly. I made this holding 2 strands of yarn so it would be extra cushiony. I also added four ties so that it could be secured to your 4-leg stool or chair. These are worked as part of the last round – not attached separately, making them even more secure.
Materials:
Gauge: Not critical.
Pattern Notes:
Pattern Stitches:
Round 1: Ch 4, join with sl st in first ch to form a ring. In ring: Work [Beg Cl, ch 2,] work [Cluster, ch 2] 4 times, join with sl st in Beg Cl, finish off. (5 clusters and ch 2 sps.)
Round 2: Join next color with sl st in any ch 2 sp, work [Beg Cl, ch 2] in same sp, work Cluster in same sp, ch 2, work [cluster, ch 2, cluster, ch 2] in next ch 2 sp and in each around, join with sl st in Beg Cl, finish off. (10 clusters and ch 2 sps.)
Round 3: Repeat Round 2. (20 clusters and ch 2 sps.)
Round 4: Join next color with sl st in ch 2 between 2 clusters in same sp, work [Beg Cl, ch 2, cluster, ch 2] in same sp, work cluster ch 2 in next sp, * work [cluster, ch 2, cluster, ch 2] in next ch 2 sp, work cluster, ch 2 in next ch 2 sp, repeat from * around, join with sl st in Beg Cl, finish off. (30 clusters and ch 2 sps.)
Round 5: Join next color in any ch 2 sp, work [Beg Cl, ch 2] in same sp, work cluster, ch 2 in next ch 2 sp and in each sp around, join with sl st in Beg Cl, finish off. (30 clusters and ch 2 sps.)
Round 6: Join next color in any ch 2 sp, work [Beg cl, ch 2] in same sp, *work [cluster, ch 2, cluster, ch 2] in next ch 2 sp, work cluster in next ch 2 sp, repeat from * around, join with sl st in Beg Cl, finish off. (45 clusters and ch 2 sps.)
Round 7: Join next color in any ch 2 sp, [ch 1, 2 sc in same sp], work [sc in next cluster, 2 sc in next ch 2 sp] around, join with sl st in Beg Cl, finish off. (135 sc.)
Tie Round: Join next color with sc in any sc, sc in each of next 32 sc, work Ties (see pattern stitches) in next 2 sc *[sc in each of next 31 sc, work Ties in next 2 sts] repeat from * 3 times, sc in next sc, finish off.
Weave all yarn ends.
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I made this sweater for my Husband’s birthday this month. It turned out great! The pattern comes from the Craft Yarn Council’s website here. Instead of white yarn, I used Fishermen’s Wool from Lion Brand in “Oak Tweed.”
I’ve made this sweater three times now and it is still the most difficult pattern I have ever used. The cable stitches in the Celtic Knot are challenging themselves and are created by using front-post double crochets, skipping stitches and working in front of or behind previous stitches to pick up the skipped stitch. But it is difficult to follow the pattern itself as well as some of the raglan shaping is not very clear. I need to just rewrite this pattern for myself.
In addition, the pattern for the Celtic Knot itself is actually not accurate. The 
knot is supposed to weave “over-under-over” or “under-over-under” for each cable. However the given pattern does not do this. Some of them go “over-over-under” and vice-versa, and even “over-over-over.” They have actually updated this pattern since the first time I found it on the site and it now includes a diagram of how the cables are woven for the knot. It appears, according to this diagram, that the given pattern is intentional – not a mistake. 
Fortunately, I have another pattern book with cable patterns which includes this same Celtic Knot – woven correctly. So I worked from both patterns as I made this sweater. I actually did not even realize that the pattern for the knot was incorrect until this time around. I must have made the previous two “incorrectly.”
But regardless, my Husband has a new sweater – challenging or not. And I have to say that it looks great on him! Happy Birthday Baby!
(Most Definitely) Stitched in Love,
Tatha
Filed under Gifts, Pattern Book Recommendations, Sweaters
I was visiting my husband’s family in Iowa for Christmas this weekend. While there, my Mother-in-Law showed me some doilies she had picked up at a thrift store. This multi colored pansy doily was one of them. I had brought some thread with me to work on making some crocheted snowflakes and I thought this was so pretty I decided to try to see if I could replicate it.
This is what I ended up with. It was such a lovely idea and I enjoyed the challenge of seeing if I could reproduce the piece. I left both the original and the copy-cat version with my mother-in-law, but I will see if I can write the pattern down and add it here.
I will also be posting quite a few Christmas presents given this year. I haven’t been able to post them until now because I wanted them to be surprises for the recipients!
Stitched in Love,
Tatha
Stitched In Love Crocheting 
