Sit, Stitch, Share, Snack: March 2018

Saturday, March 31, 2018

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Cindy's Latest Dolls

1950s style, nattily turned out in [slightly modified] dollar store socks

Valentine girl

Monday, March 26, 2018

An Easter Idea from Mary-Claire

The pattern for this Easter duckling and chick may be downloaded for free at: https://www.loveknitting.com/us/easter-duckling-and-chick-in-toft-fine-yarn-dk-aran-chunky-downloadable-pdf

Saturday, March 24, 2018

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Saturday, March 17, 2018

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

A Simple Baby Hat with a Rolled Brim, from Kathy D

These little hats can be made to match baby sweaters for the Syrian Refugee Project. You can see some knitted samples here: http://sitknitshare.blogspot.com/2018/03/free-baby-sweater-patterns-for-our.html

Size 7 double-pointed needles (but Kathy uses a #3 or #4).

DK weight yarn: Cast on 64 stitches
Worsted weight yarn: Cast on 56 stitches

Knit in the round until 4 inches long (can go up to 5 1/2 inches)

Begin decreases:

K6, K2 tog
K5, K2 tog
K
K4, K2 tog
K
K3, K2 tog
K
K
K2, K2 tog
K
K1, K2 tog
K2 tog

May be finished with a bit of i-cord at the top. Just start making the cord when you have three stitches left on the needle.

Free Baby Sweater Patterns for our Syrian Refugee Project

Our group's Syrian refugee baby sweater project continues. Here are some of the free patterns we are using. The simple baby hat pattern will appear in the next post.

Another 5 Hour Baby Sweater from Make Your Own Zone: https://www.themakeyourownzone.com/2016/10/another-5-hour-baby-sweater-knit-pattern.html