My First Design

Baby Blanket

Size 8 needles
Yarn used: Plymouth Encore Worsted Weight Yarn in 2 balls each in colors 1405, 436, 7119. (75% acrylic, 25% wool 100g=200yds)

Stitches used: Stockinette Stitch, Stacked Blocks, Double Moss Stitch, Goblets, Lizard Lattice, Moss Stitch Parallelograms, Pennants, Right & Left Diagonal Brocade, Garter Stitch, Seed Stitch.

11 squares, 10 squares are 50 stitches wide by 40 rows. 1 square is 50 stitches wide by 80 rows.

First Square is Stockinette Stitch Knit on Rs, purl on Ws. This square is 50 stitches wide and 80 rows long. I duplicate stitched the name on. (duplicate stitch is worked with a tapestry needle and same weight yarn. To work the duplicate stitch bring the threaded tapestry needle up from the back of the base of the V of the knit stitch to be covered. Insert the needle under both loops of the stitch in the row above it, and pull the needle through. Then you insert the needle through to the back of the work.)
Second through Tenth Square are 50 stitches wide and 40 rows. Each square has its own pattern.

Center Stockinette Stitch Square and sew one square on top and bottom and sew four squares on each side in any order. I crocheted the squares together. Then finish with crocheting the edging around. I used each color single crocheted around two rounds.

Seed Stitch: Worked on an even number of stitches:
Row 1: knit 1, purl 1
Row 2: purl 1, knit 1

Garter Stitch:
knit every row

Stacked Blocks: (multiple of 10 sts.)
Row1:*K1, p1; repeat from * to end of row
Row2: P1, k1, p1, *k2, p2, (k1, p1) 3 times; repeat from * ending with k1, p1, k1
Row 3: K1, p1, *k3, p3, (k1, p1) 2 times; repeat from * ending with k1, p1
Row 4: *P1, k4, p4, k1; repeat from * to end of row
Row 5 and 6: *k5, p5; repeat from * to end of row
Row 7: *K4, p1, k1, p4; repeat from * to end of row
Row 8: *K3, (p1, k1) 2 times, p3; repeat from * to end of row
Row 9: *K1, (k1, p1) 4 times, p1; repeat from * to end of row
Row 10: *K1, p1; repeat from * to end of row
Row 11: *P1, k1; repeat from * to end of row
Row 12: *p1, (p1, k1) 4 times, k1; repeat from * to end of row
Row 13: *P3, (k1, p1) 2 times, k3; repeat from * to end of row
Row 14: *P4, k1, p1, k4: repeat from * to end of row
Row 15 and 16: *P5, k5; repeat from * to end of row
Row 17: *K1, p4, k4, p1; repeat from * to end of row
Row 18: P1, k1, *p2, k2, (p1, k1) 3 times; repeat from * ending with p1, k1
Row 19: K1, p1, k1, *p2, k2, (p1, k1) 3 times; repeat from * ending with p1, k1, p1
Row 20: *P1, k1; repeat from * to end of row

Repeat Rows 1-20

Double Moss Stitch: Multiple of 4 stitches
Rows 1 and 2: *K2, p2; repeat from * to end of row
Rows 3 and 4: *P2, k2; repeat from * to end of row

Repeat Rows 1-4

Right Diagonal Brocade: multiple of 5 stitches
Row 1: *K4, p1; repeat from * to end of row
Row 2 and all even rows: knit in the knit stitches and purl in the purl stitches
R0w 3: *K3, p1, k1; repeat from * to end of row
Row 5: *K2, p1, k2; repeat from * to end of row
Row 7: *K1, p1, k3; repeat from * to end of row
Row 9: *P1, k4; repeat from * to end of row
Row 10: same as row 2

Repeat rows 1-10

Left Diagonal Brocade:Multiple of 5 stitches
Row 1: *P1, k4; repeat from * to end of row
Row 2 and all even rows: knit in the knit stitches and purl in the purl stitches.
Row 3: *K1, p1, k3; repeat from * to end of row
Row 5: *K2, p1, k2; repeat from * to end of row
Row 7: *K3, p1, k1; repeat from * to end of row
Row 9: *K4, p1; repeat from * to end of row
Row 10: same as row 2

Repeat rows 1-10

Goblets: multiple of 6 stitches + 2
Row 1: P3, k2, *p4, k2; repeat from * ending with a p3
Row 2: K3, p2, *K4, p2; repeat from * ending with k3
Row 3: Same as Row 1
Row 4: Same as Row 2
Row 5: P2, *k4, p2; repeat from * to end of row
Row 6: K2, *P4, k2; repeat from * to end of row
Row 7: Same as for Row 5
Row 8: Same as for Row 6
Row 9: Purl
Row 10: Knit

Repeat rows 1-10

Pennants: multiple of 5 stitches
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: *K1, p4; repeat from * to end of row
Row 3: *K3, p2; repeat from * to end of row
Row 4: *K3, p2; repeat from * to end of row
Row 5: *K1, p4; repeat from * to end of row
Row 6: Knit

Repeat rows 1-6

Moss Stitch Parallelograms: Multiple of 10 stitches
Row 1: *K5, (p1, k1) twice, p1; repeat from * to end of row
Row 2: *(p1, k1) 3 times, p4; repeat from * to end of row
Row 3: *K3, (p1, k1) 3 times, k1; repeat from * to end of row
Row4: *P3, (k1, p1) 3 times, p1; repeat from * to end of row
Row 5: *(k1, p1) 3 times, k4; repeat from * to end of row
Row 6: Purl

Repeat rows 1-6

Lizard Lattice: Multiple of 6 stitches + 3
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: Purl
Row 3 and 4: Same as Rows 1 and 2
Row 5: P3, *k3, p3; repeat from * to end of row
Row 6: Purl
Rows 7 and 8: Same as Rows 5 and 6
Row 9: Same as row 5
Rows 10-13: Same as rows 1-4
Row 14: P3, *K3, p3; repeat from * to end of row
Row 15: Knit
Rows 16 and 17: Same as rows 14 and 15
Row 18: Same as row 14
Row 19: Knit
Row 20: Purl

Repeat rows 1-20

Please do not sell blankets made with this pattern, you may gift as many as you like.

ISO a Hobby??!?!?!?

So Last weekend while the girls went away for the weekend my husband and I had just the boys. Saturday night after I picked him up from ice-fishing we came home. Mind you~ BOTH boys were sleeping. So what would you say we should do?????? spend some time alone. But, nnoooooooooo, here is what we spent the better half of two hours on, can anyone say animal photo shoot? he was playing with the dog and I was playing with the camera. We had so much fun. So, here they are. Ali the black lab, nelly the cat, and crookshanks the gerbil (the new gerbil, joined the photo shoot the next day when dear daughter came home from memiere's house with her)

Abby playing the Violin

Here are some pics of Abby practicing the violin for school. I wish I could have learned how to play when I was a child. She is doing pretty good, but practice makes perfect, or less screeching. Hehe. Not bad for a 9 year old.

Coming Soon!!!

Coming Soon, handmade dolls for that special little boy or girl in your life. Each one will come with a baby, a sleeper with matching hat, a t-shirt and diaper with another matching hat, and special blanket. I will have ordering details soon. Dolls can be custom made with themed clothes and blankets (i.e. Thomas, Elmo, Princesses, etc.) This is still a wip but I will be posting the info soon. Contact me for more information, and about ordering.
Email me at luv2knit@roadrunner.com for info. Each doll is $18.00. If you would like one, contact me. I will make it to order.

Here's a sneak peak of my first one~

My New Camera!!!!

I got my new camera last night. It is awesome. I cannot wait to take some awesome pics of the kids and all.