augustus...

...the scarf is luscious...

and so easy to make...

...a perfectly portable project...

...why don't you grab your needles, some yummy yarn, and join me as I knit another in berroco's ultra alpaca and classic elite's la gran mohair?

augustus...a scarf



MJTrim

holmes luigina...

after posting september's free pattern, holmes luigi's hat, yesterday, it occured to me that I really ought to test it myself...

I used some old Creative Focus worsted, doubled, in two shades of pink and chocolate brown...

and a couple hours later...voilà!...holmes luigina...

I knit holmes luigina on a size 9 needle at a gauge of 4 stitches per inch...the resulting hat, at approximately 16" around, is perfect for a baby...

paradise fibers...great prices, family owned...



holmes luigi...the pattern

here it is...September's free pattern...

holmes luigi's hat
by pamela w allen

this is an easy, rolled-brim hat with a tiny bit of color-work...the original, above, was knit in Brown Sheep's Lamb's Pride Bulky (you can purchase it here), a lovely, inexpensive wool/mohair yarn...it is very stretchy and will fit heads from 18" to 22"...

I have not had this pattern test-knit...please let me know if you have any problems!

happy knitting...

you will need:

• 
  
  two skeins of Brown Sheep's LAMB'S PRIDE BULKY--one in grey heather (color A), one in onyx (color B)
• 
  
  a couple yards of the same yarn in creme (color C)
• 
  
  1-16" circular in size US 10/ 6mm (or whatever size you need to obtain gauge)
• 
  
  1 set of dpn's
• 
  
  tapestry needle

gauge is 3.5 stitches per inch

directions:

Cast 60 stitches on to your circular needle (I used the long-tail method) with color A. Knit for approximately 4.5 inches. 

Next round: Knit 1 A, knit 2 C to the end (check this link for help, if you are new to working with two colors)

Knit two more rounds with A.

Join in color B and knit for approximately 1.25" (about 7 rounds). 

The crown decrease is fast and creates a slightly flat crown...

Round 1:  Knit 4, knit 2 together to end...50 stitches remain.

Rounds 2 & 4:  Knit

Round 3:  Knit 3, knit 2 together to end...40 stitches remain.

Round 5:  Knit 2, knit 2 together to end...30 stitches remain. Change to double-pointed needles.

Round 6:  Knit 1 B, knit 2 C to end.

Rounds 7:  Knit (color B).

Round 8:  Knit 1, knit 2 together to end...20 stitches remain.

Round 9:  Knit 2 together to end...10 stitches remain.

Knit these 10 stitches for four rounds, then knit two together until five stitches remain.  Knit  these stitches for  three or four rounds and then decrease to three stitches.  Knit these three stithes, in i-cord for about an inch.  Bind off, weave in ends, wet block the hat...



et voilà !!!

© 2010 pamela w allen designs...I am happy to share this pattern with knitters. It may be used for non-commercial, personal or charity knitting. It is not to be reproduced in electronic/digital format without written permission.

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mustardy grey...

made for dom blu hollywood...



stripes...

and the pattern soon to follow...


lots of yummy yarns here!

mille grazie...

...many thanks to the knitters who have purchased the sea star hat pattern...

this morning, another donation was sent off to save the children's Pakistan Children in Emergency Fund , making total contributions $21 so far this month...

...a small amount, yes, but every little bit does help...

by the way...

...i just made a sea star with berroco's peruvia and classic elite's la gran mohair...

...gauge of 3.5 stitches per inch...


find out more about what is happening in pakistan...

hats...hats...hats...

six of them...

ribs and cables in wool and alpaca

fair isle in un-dyed british wool

...all headed to dom blu

 

Click here to visit paradisefibers.net

'tis autumn...

...autumn reveals itself differently on the northern coast of california...

...none of the dramatic color change for which my native new england is known...

here, autumn creeps up gently...

the sun finally shows itself after a summer of hiding behind fog...it imparts a lovely glow to the dried coastal grasses and begs the ocean to shed its grey summer coat to reveal its blue-green soul...

image from the mendocino hotel website

holmes luigi...

...for september's pattern, I will revisit an oldie-but-cutie...

holmes luigi's hat

the original, pictured above, was made nine years ago for my youngest in brown sheep's lamb's pride bulky...

check back later this week for the directions!

my apologies for the poor quality of my recent photos...my digital camera is slowly dying...

happy birthday, manny-mans....

...he arrived slowly and carefully, twelve years ago...surrounded by family in a room full of love...

...trystan, aka "holmes luigi", my youngest...

...I love you, manny-mans!

those british sheep...

...produce such yummy wool...

this just off the needles...

a hat done in rowan's british sheep breeds...

bought at the local  

mendocino yarn shop...

and, by the way...

happy birthday, seth!!!

pearls...

...it is that time...the season of the pearl...

...the pink pearl...that rosie-fleshed, crisply-tart apple that we look forward to every september...one of the joys of mendocino county...

...if ever you visit mendocino in the late summer or early fall, be sure to visit one of our favorite places, the philo apple farm...a joyous experience for apple lovers...or for anyone who wants to support small, biodynamic farms...

sea star for pakistan...

for every sea star pattern sold during
september and october,

$3. will be donated to

save the children's

pakistan children in emergency fund

a small gesture, but every little bit helps...

variation...

...an addition to rilke's simple garter stitch scarf...

three garter stitch ruffles, randomly placed across the end of one of the scarf's points...

now off to block and finish...

I think I like this...

grey...

...for baby...

on the needles...

the color of the season...

grey

rilke's scarf, knit in rowan's kid classic...the perfect project for soccer season!

you say eggplant, I say aubergine...

september...

summer has finally arrived on the coast

and with it...eggplants!