"Childrens Hospital Donation"

"Childrens Hospital Donation"
This is the load of Baby Hats, Blankies, Teddy's Bears & Dolls we took to
Childrens Hospital In Little Rock today.. There are over 400 Baby hats...

Friday, April 27, 2012

Zarah Rose Shawl


Zarah Rose Shawl
I named this shawl after characters from a book I'm reading
Saving Hope  By: Margaret Daley


 
10  1/2 Needles
Lionbrand 1 pound yarn (cream)

Instructions:
Cast on 63 sts.
Knit 6 rows.

Pattern:
Row 1 (and all WS/odd rows): K3 P57 K3
Row 2: K7; (YO; SSK; K3) repeat to last 4 sts; K4
Row 4: K5; (K2Tog; YO; K1; YO; SSK; K1) repeat to last 4 sts; K4
Rows 6 and 8: K all sts.

Row 10: (K4; YO; SSK) repeat to last 5 sts; K5
Row 12: K5; (YO; SSK; K1; K2Tog; YO; K1) repeat to last 4 sts; K4
Rows 14 and 16: K all sts.

***Work these 16 rows in order  (18 times total)

Knit 6 rows. Bind off.

Weave in ends. Add fringe

Traveling Gnome's

On the 11th of April our Daughter Rhonda and I had an opportunity to go up to Eureka Springs and stay the night at the Crestent Hotel. I was so excited to be a part of this but it was the evening before we left that I was invited to go and I had "no" gnome's made up for traveling, and we were leaving first thing in the morning and I had no time to whip one up for our trip.

    Rhonda and I had such a fun time, just being together and being silly.

However I had no gnomes to leave our house keeper with her tip and I felt a lil sad about that. So when I got home I began to make a few up to have ready for this summer's fun trips.

Ron & I always leave one in the hotel with our tips for the house keeper to find and enjoy along with a note of Thanks for the wonderful clean room, and explaining to our housekeeper how much our gnomes love travel and having their photo taken and the responsability of naming the gnome was now hers as the gnome's new owner.

The 3 gnomes above are ready to go for a fun filled travel. One is going this up coming week as Ron and I prepare to slip away for a lil relaxing away from work and such.


My gnome pattern can be found at:
JMSQ's Version of a Simply A Gnome Pattern 
http://jeanariespatterns.blogspot.com/2010/11/simple-gnome.html


Hope you have fun sharing a few gnomes on your summer get-a-ways & making some wonderful memories

Friday, April 20, 2012

Merry Heart T-Bib

                                 "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine."
                                              Proverbs 17:22a (KJV)

A T-Bib is a bib that pulls over your babies head, NO buttons or ties.
One piece and so easy to use...

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This pattern was made from Sugar & Cream "COTTON".

NOTE: DO NOT PUT IN LAUNDRY DAMP:
As with "ALL" cotton, make sure you hang to air dry after use or it will
mold and you'll have a hard time getting the stink out of cloth
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7 Needles

CO 64 sts *(leave a long tail to sew collar together)

Row's 1-6: k2, p2, across

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Row 7: [your now going to BIND OFF the FIRST 13 STS, k2, p2,
these sts as you bind them off]
k38, k2, p2 across (51 STS)
Row 8: [your now going to BIND OFF the FIRST 13 STS, k2, p2,
these sts as you bind them off]
k4, p30, k4 (38sts)
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Row's 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35,
37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51,[ALL ODD Row's: KNIT ACROSS]


Row 10: k4, p6, k5, p8, k5, p6, k4

Row 12: k4, p4, k9, p4, k9, p4, k4

Row 14: k4, p3, k4, p3, k4, p2, k4, p3, k4, p3, k4

Row 16: k4, p2, k4, p5, k8, p5, k4, p2, k4

Row 18: k4, p2, k4, p6, k6, p6, k4, p2, k4

Row 20: k4, p2, k4, p8, k2, p8, k4, p2, k4

Row 22: k4, p2, k4, p18, k4, p2, k4

Row's 24-30: Repeat row 22

Row 32: k4, p3, k4, p16, k4, p3, k4

Row 34: k4, p4, k4, p14, k4, p4, k4

Row 36: k4, p5, k4, p12, k4, p5, k4

Row 38: k4, p6, k4, p10, k4, p6, k4

Row 40: k4, p7, k4, p8, k4, p7, k4

Row 42: k4, p8, k4, p6, k4, p8, k4

Row 44: k4, p10, k4, p2, k4, p10, k4

Row 46: k4, p11, k8, p11, k4

Row 48: k4, p12, k6, p12, k4

Row 50: k4, p14, k4, p14, k4

Row 52: k4, p30, k4
Row 53-56: k across ...bind off turn right sides together, whip st the two ends of collar together [securly]
Tuck in tails

side view

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Mother's Love T-Bib

This is called Mother's Love. It has a single row of X's & O's at the top "only" next to the collar, so that baby's spit  up doesn't get onto clothes.
A T-Bib is a bib that pulls over your babies head, NO buttons or ties. One piece and so easy to use.

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"T Bib Neck Pattern idea" came from  Suzetta @
All Suzy's patterns can be found at:
http://suzies-yarnie-stuff.blogspot.com/
Please take a few moments and check out some of Suzy's patterns.
She put in much time & love in creating her patterns.
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H Hook
Tapestry needle

Special Sts used:
X st: skip 1 st, dc in next st, 1 dc over front & into st just
skipped (X st just made)



This pattern was made from Sugar & Cream "COTTON".

NOTE: DO NOT PUT IN LAUNDRY DAMP:
As with "ALL" cotton, make sure you hang to air dry after use or it will
mold and you'll have a hard time getting the stink out of cloth

SIZE:
Approximately 7.5 inches wide by 8.5 inches long. 


T-NECK:
Row 1:  Ch 7, sc in 2nd ch from hook remaining 5 chs.  Ch 1, turn.  (6 sc)
Rows 2-46:  Sc in the back loop across.  Ch 1, turn.  (6 sc)
Joining: Holding beginning row together with last row, sl st through back 
loop of row just completed and unused loop of beginning ch. 
This is the wrong side.  Ch 1, turn right side out. ~DO NOT FINISH OFF~


Mother's Love BIB Pattern: { 2012 @ JMSQ}
Row 1: Working over beginning tail.  Sc in the side of 25 rows.   (25 sc)

Row 2, ch2, *skip 1 st, dc in next st, 1 dc over front & into st just skipped
(X st just made), Repeat across (14 X sts plus ch 2)
Row 3: ch 2, hdc in 1st st, and in each st across

Row 4: ch 2,1 dc in 1st st and in each st across
Row 5: ch 2, hdc in 1st st, and in each st across

Repeat row 4 & 5 (5 more times)
Row 15: Repeat row 3

Row 16: ch 1, skip 1st, **5 dc in next st, skip next st, sl st in next st, skip
next st, **Repeat across ending with a sl st in last st, finish off (6 shells)

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

GranO's T Bib


A T-Bib is a bib that pulls over your babies head, NO buttons or ties. One piece and so easy to use

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"T Bib Neck Pattern idea" came from  Suzetta @
All Suzy's patterns can be found at:
http://suzies-yarnie-stuff.blogspot.com/
Please take a few moments and check out some of Suzy's patterns.
She put in much time & love in creating her patterns.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

H Hook
Tapestry needle

This pattern was made from Sugar & Cream "COTTON".


*NOTE: DO NOT PUT IN LAUNDRY DAMP:
As with "ALL" cotton, make sure you hang to air dry after use or it will
mold and you'll have a hard time getting the stink out of cloth

SIZE:
Approximately 7.5 inches wide by 8.5 inches long. 

T-NECK:
Row 1:  Ch 7, sc in 2nd ch from hook remaining 5 chs.  Ch 1, turn.  (6 sc)

Rows 2-46:  Sc in the back loop across.  Ch 1, turn.  (6 sc)
Joining: Holding beginning row together with last row, sl st through back 
loop of row just completed and unused loop of beginning ch. 
This is the wrong side.  Ch 1, turn right side out. ~DO NOT FINISH OFF~


                                                    {Side View folded in half}

                                GranO's BIB Pattern: {April 2012 @ JMSQ}

Row 1: Working over beginning tail.  Sc in the side of 25 rows. (25 sc)

Row's 2-17: ch 3, skip 2 sts, *(1 sc & 1 dc in next st), skip next st,
                   *Repeat to end of row, sc in last st, ch 2, turn

Row 18: ch 1, *skip next st, 5 dc in st, sl st in next st, *Repeat to end,
                       sl st in last st, finish off