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I can't use size 10 anymore because of my eyes.
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So many wonderful patterns
and so little time to sit and crochet all I want!!!! Thank you, great patterns!
Esther
just looking for a Scarf
or hat pattern to use up a ball of Sidar Snowflake yarn - something quick
that can be ready for Christmas (gift, stocking stuffer) Great site!Thanks!
Pat
<< reply >>
You can find numerous
scarf patterns linked here:
http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/scarves.php
One of my easiest patterns
is here:
http://www.crochetnmore.com/simplescarf.htm
Looking for little boy
baby layettes, can find alot of girls but not many for boys.
Helen
<< reply >>
Here's a Baby Boy Layette
Pattern:
http://barbscraftbooks.tripod.com/barbscrochet/id46.html
You can find links to
various patterns here:
http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/baby_clothing.php
Here are a couple you
might enjoy:
http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/projects/may01.html
http://cache.lionbrand.com/patterns/cja-babySet.html
You can use alot of the regular layette patterns and omit the lacy portions
to make them for a boy.
I have a question for you. My cousin bought some crochet otagons with popcorn stitch in them on ebay and she wants me to sew them together and make a coverlet for her bed. They were not all the same size so I searched for several months to find some string that would go with what the older lady had used. I finally found some and did a round of double crochet around each one, now to the problem. I don't know how to sew them together. There really is not enough to make anything very big, but my cousin loves the pattern. I have been crocheting since I was 12 or 13 years old, I am 56, but I always stayed away from things that had to be sewn together.I need some help. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Pat Spence
<< reply >>
Take a look at the following
page:
http://www.crochetnmore.com/joiningsquares.htm
Hope you find a method you enjoy.
Personally, I like to crochet my motifs together because
I don't like threading needles and hiding ends very much ;0)
If your motifs are different sizes you may have to fuss a bit
to get them to lay flat. Keep in mind... you can make pillows if
there aren't enough to make a throw or an afghan.
I'm stumped and I haven't even gotten started!!! I'm okay until "working back" and from there everything goes haywire for me. I don't know where to join what and I don't have 20 of anything. Can you explain this to me???
Rnd 1 says -
Ch 10; 2 sc in 2nd chain
from hook, sc in next 7 ch
3 sc in last chain, working back in opposite side of
foundation chain
sc in next 7 ch, sc in last ch (shared by first 2 sc)
join with a slip st in back loop of first sc: 20 sc
<< reply >>
Ch 10; 2 sc in 2nd chain
from hook, sc in next 7 ch
chain 10, work two single crochets in the
second chain from the hook.
Single crochet in each of the next seven chains.
3 sc in last chain,
working back in opposite side of foundation chain
Work three single crochets in the last chain.
Now you work back up the other side of the
chain stitches you just finished working in... putting the stitches in the
unworked loop of each chain on that side.
sc in next 7 ch, sc in
last ch (shared by first 2 sc)
Single crochet in each of the next seven
chains.
Single crochet in the last chain (in the same
chain as the first two singles you made)
join with a slip st in
back loop of first sc: 20 sc
Join with a slip stitch in the back loop
(the loop farthest from you)
of the first single crochet you made.
You should have 20 single crochet stitches
when finished.
Ok I have another Pattern that I am confused on. I understand most of it except there is a PST in it.
The Pattern goes like this: Row 1: Ch3, PST in joining ch1, [PST in next dc, ch1}] 14 times, (PST, dc) all in Last dc; turn.
I understand all if it
except I can’t find what the PST means. Can you help?
Christina Wilkinson
<< reply >>
I found this pattern
http://www.coatsandclark.com/Crafts/Crochet/Projects/AfghansThrows/WR1028+Crochet+Sunflower+Afghan.htm
which includes a "PST" and it's a puff stitch:
(Puff Stitch)
[Yo and draw up a lp] 3 times all in the same
st, yo and draw through all 7 lps on hook.
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This pattern includes the PST also:
http://www.coatsandclark.com/NR/exeres/E4E7A204-6C62-4693-822C-B7615AF2A47A,frameless.htm
but the instructions are:
[yo and draw up a lp] 4 times all in same dc, yo and draw through 8 lps, yo
and draw through 2 lps remaining on hook
Keeping in mind that many
stitches have different variations...
One puff stitch might not be exactly like another as far as how many times
you need to yarn over, etc., and that most patterns have specialty stitch
instructions at the beginning or included in the actual text of the pattern,
it would be best to try to contact the designer of that particular pattern.
Where do you find your
Indian dolls ?
lana.cane
<< reply >>
I bought mine at Wal-Mart.
You can also purchase the dolls online:
http://www.sunshinecrafts.com/dept_view.php?DPath=DOLLS~DPAIR&Page=1
I am making a blanket for my son-in-law and I need a centrepiece. It is a logo of his favourite foofball club, but I haven't learnt how to grahp yet or do a pattern from one. I wonder if you could help me, I have sent an attachment of the logo with this email. Hope to hear from you soon. Thank you. Regards Jeannette
<< reply >>
Does it have to be that
particular bulldog?
Here's a free graph that's counted:
http://www.geocities.com/diznemom/bulldog4.html
I guess it doesn't look very manly though :o)
There are some better free bulldog graphs here:
http://www.angelscrochet.com/charts/index.php
You can have a graph made
here using your logo:
http://www.citiusa.com/custom.html
Try this page:
http://www.crochetnmore.com/chartcrochet.htm
for info on graphs and charts.
Hi, I am trying to find a pattern for a little crocheted “purse” that when it opens it is a doll bed for about a 4” doll. The child can play with the doll in its little bed and then when finished, pull the sides up, pull the draw string and it resembles a purse. Is that about as clear as mud? Do you happen to have access to this pattern? Thanks so much for your assistance. Barbara
<< reply >>
Try these pages (the first
one isn't free):
http://www.anniesattic.com/detail.html?prod_id=22127
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf52943184.tip.html
http://www.knitting-crochet.com/crochet/crapur.html
Re: Caron's
Baby ABC's blanket
HI, I have a silly question. I started working on this. When you work the
puffs you are working them on the wrong side and then pushing them to the
right side, correct? If that's the case, don't the letters have to be worked
backwards so they show correctly on the right side? Does that make sense?
Help! Thanks!
<< reply >>
The puff stitches are
worked from the back side of the afghan... pushing each to the front side.
As for the graph...
Read All Odd Rows from right to left.
Read All Even Rows from left to right.
It takes some practice and believe me you'll rip out a few stitches but you'll
get the hang of it.
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A woman had gained a few pounds. It was most noticeable to her when she squeezed into a pair of her old blue jeans. Wondering if the added weight was noticeable to everyone else, she asked her husband, "Honey, do these jeans make me look like the side of the house?"
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Mr. Frobisher walked anxiously
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I… I would like to replace it.”
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A church choir was putting
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They made a large sign that read:
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On the scheduled Saturday,
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But, by two o'clock the sky clouded, the rain poured, and there were hardly
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Finally, one of the soprano
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She printed a very large poster with the words:
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A friend was in front of me coming out of church one day, and the preacher was standing at the door, as he always is, to shake hands. He grabbed my friend by the hand and pulled him aside. The Pastor said to him, "You need to join the Army of the Lord!"
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Pastor questioned, "How come I don't see you except at Christmas and Easter?"
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A priest, a minister and a guru sat discussing the best positions for prayer while a telephone repairman worked nearby. "Kneeling is definitely the best way to pray," the priest said.
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A very dirty little fellow
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A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds. After explaining the commandment to "honor thy father and thy mother," she asked "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?"
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