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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Breast Feeding Baby Hat

Here's my take on those popular breast feeding hats for baby!






Materials needed:
-Worsted Weight Yarn: I made all 4 of these with 1 skein of Red Heart Soft and some scrap brown yarn that I had.
-US7 16" circular and DPN's
-Darning needle
-Stitch Marker

Sizes: 0-6mo (6-12mo)
Gauge: 4 1/2 sts per 1" 

This hat is knit in the round
Cast on 64 (72), join and PM at beginning of round.
Knit until hat measures 5 1/2" (6").  For me this was 31 rounds (38 rounds).

Begin decreases
*K6, K2tog* repeat around
*K5, K2tog* repeat around
Knit
Size 6-12 mo ONLY: Knit another round
*K4, K2tog* repeat around
Change color, Knit round
*K3, K2tog* repeat around
Knit
Size 0-6mo ONLY: Knit another round
*K2, K2tog* repeat around
Knit
*K1, K2tog* repeat around
*K2tog* repeat around 
Size 6-12 mo ONLY: repeat last round
K2tog, K2tog, K1, K2tog, K2tog (5 sts)
Knit icord, BO on second row.
Weave in ends.

This blog is owned and operated by The Amanda Knits.  "Breast Feeding Baby Hat" pattern by The Amanda Knits is for personal use only.  This pattern is not to be sold for any reason.  Selling items made from this pattern on ETSY or elsewhere is allowed as long as a reference to 'The Amanda Knits' is made.  Thank you for your cooperation, happy knitting!
-Amanda

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Oh for the love of ...YARN!
Found this image online this morning, YES!  If I could swim in my yarn stash, I don't think I'd ever leave.   

I feel like I should blog but I really don't have anything to say except to share my love of yarn = spinning, dyeing, knitting.

Anyways, gave the blog a new face lift this morning and the rest... well ...baby steps.  Perhaps this will be a great blog after all.

-Amanda

Friday, December 28, 2012

Spiral Scarf

This pattern is a knit pattern for a spiral scarf. 

Materials: Any of the Ruffled Yarns like Starbella, Trendsetter Flamenco, Rozetti Marina, etc... I used Chrysalis from Hobby Lobby in a solid black with size 7 knitting needles.

Gauge is not important for this scarf.

Since the yarn already has loops in it, it makes for an easy cast on and knit.  Simply place the first loop of the inside edge on the needle and then the loop next to it etc... until you have the thickness that you desire.  If you want a thin scarf like this one, only CO 2.  If you want it thicker, you may want to cast on 6-10 sts.

Knit back and forth until desired length.  Yarn will naturally spiral.  Here's the one that I made for my grandmother. 



Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Simple Pot Scrubby


This pattern is for a very simple pot scrubber.  

For this pattern you will need approx 14 yards of nylon netting cut down to 2-3" strips, there should be 2 of these if you are using a 6" wide netting.  You can use any hook size but I used a K 6.5mm hook for this one which measures about 3.25" in diameter using exactly 14 yards of netting.


NOTE: This scrubby is worked in a round.  Ch 1 does NOT count as a sc so be sure to start each round in same stitch as ch 1. 


To start, ch 3, slip into first stitch ch 1, loop made
Round 1: 8 sc in center of loop, slip into first sc, ch 1 = 8 sc
Begin increase rounds
Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around, slip into first sc, ch 1 = 16 sc
Round 3: *2 sc in first sc, 1 sc* repeat around.  Slip into first sc, ch 1 = 24sc
Round 4: *2 sc in first sc, 1 sc, 1 sc* repeat around.  Slip into first sc, ch 1 = 32sc
Round 5: sc in each sc around.  Slip into first sc, ch 1 = 32sc
Begin decrease rounds
Round 6: *sc2tog, sc, sc* repeat around, slip into first sc, ch 1 = 24 sc
Round 7: *sc2tog, sc* repeat around, slip into first sc, ch 1 - 16 sc
Round 8: sc2tog around, slip into first sc, ch 1 = 8 sc
Round 9: sc in each sc around, slip into first sc = 8 sc


Weave in end.  When I weave in the end, I sewed the front and back together to make it flatter.