tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36154182884225747962024-03-08T14:59:20.617-05:00I Am A Crazy Yarn LadySnugs Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336867423024822081noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615418288422574796.post-55131951352224847912008-12-13T00:50:00.005-05:002008-12-14T18:20:37.965-05:00Little Lacy Camisole<a href="http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/?action=view&current=IMG_0806.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/IMG_0806.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />pattern is for personal or small scale sales (craft fairs, charity sales, etc) and charitable contributions. all pictures are mine, link here do not copy pattern or pictures anywhere else. if you need help feel free to email snugs_tracie at hotmail dot com.<br /><br />Directions: are written for size small with sizes medium, large and X-large, in parenthesis<br /><br />Sizes are measured at width of under bust/rib cage circumference and are approximately as follows:<br />Small - 32”<br />Medium- 34 ½”<br />Large- 37”<br />X-large- 39 ½”<br /><br />Materials:<br />2 (3, 3, 4) balls SWTC bamboo yarn color Bougainville (color discontinued) * see note at end<br />4 ½” plastic rings (I used knitting stitch markers, these will be part of the garment and not be able to be removed for use as a stitch marker in the future)<br />Approx 1 yd ¼-½” ribbon of your choice<br />Crochet hook size US F<br />Thread needle and thread to match ribbon<br /><br />Gauge: 20 sts x 22 rows = 4”x4” in sc<br />Adjust hook size according to gauge, since this is a fitted garment gauge is important.<br /><br />Stitches used:<br />Ch - chain<br />Sc - single crochet<br />Dc - double crochet<br />Tr - treble crochet<br />Ss - slip stitch<br /><br />Fitted cups: (make 2)<br />Size small:<br />Ch 21. Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across (20 sc). Ch-1 turn<br />Row 2 sc in each st across (20 sc) ch-1 turn<br />Rows 3 - 21 repeat row 2<br />Row 22 sc across 20 sts, do not turn, rotate work to the right 90 degrees and work 21 sc down side of work (41 sc) ch-1 turn<br />Row 23 sc back across 41 sts ch-1 turn<br />Row 24 - 42 repeat row 23. Fasten off and weave in ends.<br /><br />Size medium:<br />Ch 26. Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across (25 sc). Ch-1 turn<br />Row 2 sc in each st across (25 sc) ch-1 turn<br />Rows 3 - 26 repeat row 2<br />Row 27 sc across 25 sts, do not turn, rotate work to the right 90 degrees and work 26 sc down side of work (51 sc) ch-1 turn<br />Row 28 sc back across 51 sts ch-1 turn<br />Row 29 - 47 repeat row 28. Fasten off and weave in ends.<br /><br />Size large:<br />Ch 31. Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across (30 sc). Ch-1 turn<br />Row 2 sc in each st across (30 sc) ch-1 turn<br />Rows 3 - 31 repeat row 2<br />Row 32 sc across 30 sts, do not turn, rotate work to the right 90 degrees and work 31 sc down side of work (61 sc) ch-1 turn<br />Row 33 sc back across 61 sts ch-1 turn<br />Row 34 - 52 repeat row 33. Fasten off and weave in ends.<br /><br />Size X-large:<br />Ch 36. Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across (35 sc). Ch-1 turn<br />Row 2 sc in each st across (35 sc) ch-1 turn<br />Rows 3 - 36 repeat row 2<br />Row 37 sc across 35 sts, do not turn, rotate work to the right 90 degrees and work 36 sc down side of work (71 sc) ch-1 turn<br />Row 38 sc back across 71 sts ch-1 turn<br />Row 39 - 57 repeat row 38. Fasten off and weave in ends.<br /><br />Attach cups, align cups with original ch-21 (26,31,36) at bottom left of left cup and bottom<br />right of right cup. Holding inner corners of cups ss together up 12 (17, 22, 27) sts. Fasten off and weave in ends.<br /><br />Bottom of camisole: worked in the round<br />Ch 75 (79, 83, 87), work 81 (101, 121, 141) sc across bottom edge of cups facing WS, wrap end of ch sts around and continue sc across 75 (79, 83, 87) ch spaces and ss into first sc at bottom of cups. 156 sc (180, 204, 228) ch-1<br />Row 2 sc in next st * skip 5 next sc and work [1 tr, ch-1] 7 times in 6th st. Skip next 5 sc and sc in 6th st* repeat ** to last 11 sts skip next 5 sts and work [1 tr, ch-1] 7 times in 6th st, skip next 5 sts and ss into beginning sc. Ch-1 turn<br />Row 3 *sc into previous sc ch-6 sc in 4th tr ch-6 * repeat ** to end ss into beginning sc. Ch- 1 turn<br />Row 4 *sc into previous sc ch-6 sc into sc of previous tr shell ch-6* repeat ** to end ss into beginning sc. Ch-5 turn<br />Row 5 work [1 tr, ch-1] 3 times into previous sc, * sc into next sc, ch-1 work [1 tr, ch-1] 7 times into next sc* repeat ** to last sc, sc into last sc, ch-1 work [1 tr, ch-1] 3 times into same space as turning chain ss into 4th chain to join. Ch-1 turn<br />Row 6 sc into ss of previous row *ch-6 sc into previous sc ch-6 sc into 4th tr* repeat ** to last tr shell ch-6 ss into beginning sc. Ch-1 turn<br />Row 7 sc into previous sc *ch-6 sc into previous sc, ch-6 sc into previous tr shell sc* repeat ** to last tr shell ch-6 ss into beginning sc. Ch-1 turn<br />Row 8 *sc into previous sc, ch-1 work [1 tr, ch-1] 7 times into next sc,* repeat ** to last treble shell ss into beginning sc. Ch-1 turn<br /><br />Repeat rows 3-8 5 (6, 7, 8) more times. Fasten off and weave in ends.<br /><br />Finishing:<br />Attach yarn at outer side of right cup. Work sc evenly across side of cup, at top of cup work 3 sc around 1 of 4 ½” plastic rings continue working sc evenly down inner side of cup and up inner side of opposite cup. Repeat ring attachment at top of second cup, work sc evenly down across outer side of second cup, sc 21 (23, 25, 27) sc into back of ch, attach plastic ring, working 3 ch around ring, sc 27 across attach final ring with 3 sc around ring, sc across remaining 21 (23, 25, 27) ch spaces work to yarn attachment and ss. Fasten off and weave in ends.<br />Lace ribbon through rings either making straight straps or X back, your choice. Measure ribbon to proper length to suit your preference of fit and cut 2 equal pieces. Using needle and thread in coordinating color sew ribbon in place around rings to form straps. ENJOY!<br /><br />* note: I am aware the color listed in the materials is apparently now a discontinued color way and you may use any color of SWTC bamboo yarn of your choosing, or some very similar substitutions would be Red Heart lustersheen or Bernat cool crochet. You will need approx 500-1000 yards of either (2-4 skeins of lustersheen or 3-6 skeins of cool crochet)<br /><br /><a href="http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/?action=view&current=untitled2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/untitled2.jpg" border="0" /></a>Snugs Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336867423024822081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615418288422574796.post-1039054342271266032008-11-12T21:41:00.002-05:002008-11-12T21:51:08.233-05:00pinky and the brain<a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/IMG_2879.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 376px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 497px" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/IMG_2879.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div>so i loved the show of the same title and i figured its pink and i had to use my brain a lot on this one so it was a fitting name for it. i had really liked the look of the knit/purl vertical rib edging i have seen on several sweaters but have yet to use on anything i have made. i really like it quite well and i think i will use it again, perhaps on a summery sweater/tank. i also tried out the bust darts from an issue of knitting daily i saw a while back, they worked perfectly. now the hubby thinks the sweater accentuates the girls. this was made from a cashmere sweater from the gap that i pulled apart, i found it at a second hand shop but it was very large for me and it wasnt a<a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/IMG_2881.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 326px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 576px" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/IMG_2881.jpg" border="0" /></a> flattering shape for me either so i frogged it and started anew, i think it looks about 100 times better than it originally did too. i have some more frogged sweaters that will be turned into more new wonderful clothing, i really like this green knitting thing. have a good day and thanks for looking.</div></div>Snugs Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336867423024822081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615418288422574796.post-77220412875556598052008-09-10T22:35:00.006-04:002008-12-14T18:20:37.966-05:00Classic Cardithis is my go-to pattern for making sweaters for babies or toddlers. it is a very simple design but i think that is what makes it most attractive to me. it is versatile, can be either boy or girl, flatters many types of yarn, is easy to adjust gauge with and quite frankly i think it looks classy, hence the name.<br /><br /><br /><br /><em><strong>this pattern is for personal or charity use only. not for retail sales (small scale craft booths/fairs ok as long as i get credit for pattern) DO NOT sell pattern for any reason, it is to remain free. i retain the copyrights to this pattern, do not use photos, do not copy to any other website, link here.<br /></strong></em><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/sirdar3.jpg" border="0" />classic cardi</span></strong><br /><br /><br />sizes 6month (12 month, 18 month, 2 years)<br /><br /><br /><strong>materials</strong>:<br /><br /><br />3 (4,5,6) balls sirdar snuggly baby bamboo DK (80% bamboo 20% wool, 104 yards, 50 grams) OR<br />1(1, 2, 2) ball TLC baby (100% acrylic, sport weight,490 yards, 6 oz.)<br />size 6 straight or circular needles<br />size 6 DPNs (optional)<br />10 +/- 1/2" buttons (will depend on your gauge)<br />needle and thread<br />4 stitch markers<br />cable needle<br />2 stitch holders or spare yarn<br /><br /><strong>abbreiations</strong>:<br /><br /><div><div>k- knit</div><div>p- purl</div><div>k2tog- knit 2 together</div><div>skp- slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over</div><div>bo- bind off</div><div>c4f- cable 4 front</div><div>m1- make 1 by picking up bar between stitches with left needle from the back and knitting into the front</div><div>pm- place marker</div><div>sm- slip marker<br />yo- yarn over</div><br /><div><strong>gauge</strong>: </div><br /><div>in a word there is no gauge, you can do this pattern with any yarn you want and i will be leaving the directions open to any gauge by giving pattern measurements rather than row counts.<br /></div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong>pattern</strong>:<br /></div><div>start my making a gauge square with whatever yarn you are chosing for this project with appropriate sized needles (examples are made with sirdar baby bamboo and tlc baby)</div><br /><div>do a little bit of math, figure out what the gauge of stitchs will be for 9 (10, 11, 12)" and proceed</div><br /><div>cast on stitch amount is closest to 9 (10, 11, 12)" in a multiple of 4+2 (minimum of 36 stitches)</div><br /><div>work 2x2 rib for 5 rows </div><br /><div>time for a little more math if your total numer of stitches is divisable by 6 move on, if not knit all stitches next row spacing increases evenly to bring your total to the next number divisible by 6 (ex. total number is 52, increase 2 stitches evenly to a total of 54) </div><br /><div>seperate for raglan pattern by taking your total number subtract 24 and divid by 6 this will be your magic number (ex. total number of 54-24=30. 30/6=5. 5 will be your magic number)<br /><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/sirdar2.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/sirdar2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />row 1 knit your magic number, place marker, p k4 p, knit your magic number, place marker, p k4 p, knit your magic number twice, place marker, p k4 p, knit your magic number, place marker, p k4 p, knit your magic number</div><br /><div>row 2 k all k and p all p</div><br /><div>row 3 *knit to marker, m1 before slipping marker, p c4f p, slip marker, m1* repeat *-* 3 more times, knit to end</div><br /><div>row 4 rep row 2</div><div></div><div> </div><div>row 5 knit to marker, m1 before slipping marker, p k4 p, slip marker, m1* repeat *-* 3 more times, knit to end</div><br /><div>rep row 2-5 until the angled cable measures 5(5 1/2, 6, 6 1/2)"</div><br /><div>on purl row *p to first k, bo k p4 k* rep *-* 3 more times, p to end</div><br /><div>knit to bo gap, slip sleeve stitches to a holder/scrap yarn, knit back stitches to next gap, slip sleeve stitches to second holder/scrap yarn, knit remaining stitches. </div><br /><div>knit stockinette st for 4 (5, 6, 7)" </div><br /><div>work 5 rows of 2x2 rib. bo</div><br /><div>sleeves </div><div>(optional to use DPNs to make it seamless, use stitch marker to note start/end for decrease rows)</div><br /><div>attach yarn and knit stockinette for 1 inch.</div><br /><div>work decreases row: k2, k2tog, k to last 4, skp, k2</div><br /><div>work a decrease row every inch until sleeve measures 6 (7, 8, 9)" </div><br /><div>work 5 rows 2x2 rib. bo with long tail. use tail to mattress stitch the seam shut being sure to sew shut bound off cable. </div><br /><div>repeat for other sleeve</div><br /><div>button bands</div><br /><div>pick up and knit 3 stitches for every 4 rows up front side of cardigan with a multiple of 4+2 total stitches</div><br /><div>work 2x2 rib for 5 rows. bo</div><br /><div>pick up same number of stitches on opposite side</div><br /><div>work 1 row 2x2 rib</div><br /><div>row 2 *k2 p2 k2, k2tog yo* rep to last 6 stitches, finish in rib pattern</div><br /><div>work 3 rows 2x2 rib. bo</div><br /><div>weave in all ends and sew on buttons to correspond with button holes.<img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/sweater-2.jpg" border="0" /></div></div>Snugs Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336867423024822081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615418288422574796.post-32484046186874725682008-09-10T17:45:00.000-04:002008-09-10T18:35:21.711-04:00some baby goodiesso, i don't have a baby but i really like making baby clothes for a couple reasons... firstly they are small, so therefore quick. secondly i can use smaller amounts of yarn so i can test out new stuff... and lastly some of them are just soooo cute i can't resist. the plus side is while i don't have rugrats of my own i do have friends of childbearing age who are interested in having children so i will soon (in the next couple years) be able to rid myself of some of these extras. i have made some that i particularly like and will be keeping for that day when i do have interest in some poop machines of my own.<br /><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/sirdar3.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/sirdar3.jpg" border="0" /></a>here is my first one, i really like this one and it will be part of my own personal stash. i am going to post the pattern here after this post, it is very simple but i like how it looks classic and is <a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/sirdar3.jpg"></a>versatile. i made this one in <a href="http://www.yarnmarket.com/yarn/Sirdar_Yarn-Snuggly_Baby_Bamboo_DK_Yarn-3810.html">sirdar snuggly baby bamboo</a> (bamboo/wool blend and just heavenly) i bought 3 balls (at about 6 bucks a piece) so i could test it out and it was literally JUST enough to finish this little sweater. i added 9 gray 1/4 inch buttons.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/koala.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/koala.jpg" border="0" /></a>next i have this little guy, it is made from bluemint simply soft. i had bought the yarn and made myself a tunic-y top with it but i <a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/koala2.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/koala2.jpg" border="0" /></a>have a 3/4 skein left and i figured i would whip up this little hoodie. it was totally inspired by this little koala zipper pull i found on sale <a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/koala2.jpg"></a>at the local fabric store. i also bought a little dinosaur one but have yet to find the perfect project for it. it was a psurprisingly boring project but hey thats what you get when you make a stockinette project, i did add seed stitch to the edges and i added a braided piece to sinch the hood part. overall i think its cute and will go into the give away pile. </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><div><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/switch.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/switch.jpg" border="0" /></a>i also made this little one, but it has a home already as the lady i work for is pregnant with a girl. it is made from some tlc baby yarn and it is a 3/4 crochet version of the <a href="http://www.jimmybeanswool.com/freeKnittingPatternPrestoChango.asp">prest-o chang-o</a> . i had every intention of knitting this one but it was just not working out so i just pulled out my hook and winged it. i think it came out very similar. i did knit the panels but could have crocheted them as well. it was very easy as the basic shape of the sweater is pretty boxy the body is crocheted in seed stitch and made like a big U then added the sleeves to the middle of the body U and seamed it in one piece. it took 6 1/2 inch buttons. i didnt do the panel in the original pattern just looked in my own stitch guide book. </div><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/switch3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/switch3.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/switch2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/switch2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>i personally love knitting with wool, wool blends and other natural fibers (bamboo, soy, cottons etc) but i have come to the harsh conclusion that unless it is someone VERY VERY special to me, or someone i know will take gentle care i dont use natural fibers in casual gifts especially babywear. i dont trust that people will listen to the washing instructions and acrylic is just so easy wear and usually washs pretty well. so i have abided myself to being honest that if i made a lovely wool baby sweater it will be tossed in the regular wash and end up doll sized and not at all useful and since i am a realist (i watch babies for a living for geez sake.) that babies are too messy to give a wool object a very long shelflife. plus you dont have to worry about any moths eating that lovely sweater between babies fitting into it if you do the hand-me-downs. so i just keep the nice fibers for myself or others i REALLY REALLY trust. *sigh* oh well...</div><br /><div><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/cashmere.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/cashmere.jpg" border="0" /></a>and speaking of natural fibers here is my current project, it is a sweater for myself. i wanted a very classic looking sweater, that when i go back to a work place, can easily go from casual errands on the weekend to looking nice and presentable in the workplace. this is being made from some reclaimed cashmere. i had found 2 very lovely and in very good shape cashmere sweaters at the thrift store by hubby's work. i bought both which set be back about 10 bucks or so. i washed and carefully unraveled both sweaters, they were <a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/cashmere2.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/cashmere2.jpg" border="0" /></a>a mens large or Xlarge and both were cream, same brand. they were not the exact same cream but there is enough from each to make their own sweaters/projects. this was the slightly more yellow cream and i should have enough to finish it, i really like it so far. i used shortrow shaping to pull the front neckline down a little bit in the raglan, i am doing to continue the cable/rib for a total of 6 inches (am currently at only 3 inches and about 4 inches long is looking better and better each row i do) it is very small, on size 3 needles. this is 3 weeks work for me which is totally unheard of i dont usually work with such fine yarn. the yarn was actually one of the machine knit sweaters with a lace weight so i doubled it to 2 plys of laceweight so it is somewhere around a heavy lace/light sock. i will really love this onces its done and it just fits so perfectly now as i try it on. ok ok back to my knitting and drowning in yarn, hope you like these. thanks for looking.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Snugs Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336867423024822081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615418288422574796.post-31573399832974943652008-05-27T16:54:00.000-04:002008-05-27T18:13:22.888-04:00camera out of commission<a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/1-1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/1-1.jpg" border="0" /></a>so now that i have a brand spankin new camera i finally took some pictures of my finished objects over the last couple months. since i finally nailed out the pattern for the swimsuit you can see that project i finished and here are a few more things. <div><div><div><div><br />numero-uno my grey-gina i think it turned out very well, wish i had made the next size up as my bust circumference was really challenging my seams but other than that it is lovely and i love it, i took it on my honeymoon (oh yes i did get married in the time the camera was out of commission!) here she is...</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>i finally got a picture of my stargazer top (i would link but magknits is down so...) i made it out of <a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/3.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/3.jpg" border="0" /></a>lustersheen flamingo color, i really love the color it is like a watermelon-y pink not too barbie. it looks pretty cute on, only problem i had is the neckline curls even after blocking. i also avoided all of those pesky seams, i knitted it with not a single seam and insteam of using ribbon as the contrast band i used the half ball i had of some actual ribbon yarn and i crocheted it in seed stitch instead of knitting it to save myself a little bit of time. </div><div><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/4.jpg"></a> </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/4.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/4.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>then there is this little purple lillian tank i made from <a href="http://deliciousstitches.blogspot.com/2007/05/lillian-tank-top.html">this pattern</a>. it is made from some lavender colors cotton plus i had gotten on clearance long ago. it is a little bit shiny and the first time i wore it (as a vest over a white button down) i got some lovely comments from a nice old lady in a restaurant who was amazed that i, a young person, had made it myself!<br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br />lastly i made the all-season tank from the lion brand microspun, it is actualy french vanilla color not sure why it looks so grey in the picture but it is indeed more of a cream color, i really like it but for some reason the neck hole is kind of hard to get your head through, not sure if that was my fault or the pattern so anyone making it beware, try it on before you get to the end. it is totally wearable and i do like how the smallish neckhole makes a nie high sitting neckline. i am overall very happy with it. it was made from <a href="http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/60433.html">this pattern</a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/2-1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/2-1.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div>Snugs Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336867423024822081noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615418288422574796.post-71058655130928719142008-02-11T15:11:00.001-05:002009-01-11T11:13:25.837-05:00The Pineapple Monokini<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-YM6io6CuXE/SDoFq_fHQjI/AAAAAAAAAAU/OVarXcnPBDU/s1600-h/1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204478555534606898" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-YM6io6CuXE/SDoFq_fHQjI/AAAAAAAAAAU/OVarXcnPBDU/s320/1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/bikini.jpg"></a>so here it is, here is the picture </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>i have written up an UNTESTED pattern (only made the one for myself). it is one size fits most, there is a tie back at the rib cage and the halter top so that its adjustable and there is a portion of the bottom that is easily adjustable to be slightly larger or smaller if need be, and i will mention at that point where to adjust this for the individual. this is made all in one piece with no seams to sew! yay!<br /><br />SPECIAL NOTE: if you want to actually go in the water i would suggest finding some very thin nylon thread/elastic cord and making it with that as the cotton absorbs a LOT of water. i have not tried this technique but feel free to test it out and let me know how it works out for you!<br /></div><div>I retain all copyrights to this pattern: it is not to be sold for any reason, you may sell your own finished product as long as you give credit for the design to me, free for personal use only, not for commercial use.</div><div><br />the pineapple monokini (totally not for water, just for looking hot!)<br /><br />materials:<br />3 balls of cotton comfort color 16 (cascade fixation and elann esprit are also substitutable but may require more balls and gauge adjustment)<br />C crochet hook<br />1 removable stitch marker<br />small scraps of cotton material to line cups and crotch (optional)<br />stitches:<br />sc: single crochet<br />dc: double crochet<br />ch: chain<br />sc2dec: single crochet decrease over next 2 stitches (insert hook into st, yo pull through insert hook into next st, yo pull through, yo pull through all loops on hook)<br />ss: slip stitch<br />bikini:<br />ch 41<br />row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each across. ch 1 turn (40sts)<br /></div><div>row 2: sc2dec in first 2 sts, sc across to last 2 sts sc2dec ch 1 turn (38sts)<br /></div><div>row 3-11: rep row 2 (20sts)<br /></div><div>row 12: sc in each st across ch1 turn (20sts)<br /></div><div>row 13: rep row 2 (18sts)<br /></div><div>row 14-22: rep last 2 rows(10sts)<br /></div><div>row 23-35: sc in each across ch 1 turn (10sts)<br /></div><div>row 36: 2 sc in next st, sc across to last st, 2 sc in last. ch1 turn (12sts)<br /></div><div>row 37: rep row 36 (14sts)<br /></div><div>row 38: sc in each across ch 1 turn(14sts) </div><div></div><div>row 39-80: rep last 3 rows (70sts)<br />this is where you can adjust the size of the "bottom" by chaining more or less<br />ch 25, sc across the beginning chain of original 40sts place marker between st 20 and 21, ch25 ss in end st of back of brief, ch3 turn (ch3 counts as dc on back of brief)<br /></div><div>row 81: dc in first st of ch25 *ch2 skip next 2 ch, dc in next* rep from *-* to end of ch25, dc in next 40 sts, dc in first st of ch25 rep*-* to end of ch25, dc in next 69 sts ss in top of ch3. ch3 turn<br /></div><div>row 82: dc across next 69 sts ch1 skip next dc, dc in ch2 space, *ch2 dc in next ch2 space* rep *-* to last ch2 space, ch1 skip next dc, dc in each next 40 sts, ch1 skip next dc, dc in ch2 space rep *-* to last ch2 space, ss in top of ch3. ch3 turn<br /></div><div>row 83: dc in ch1 space, *ch2 dc in next ch2 space* rep *-* to last ch2 space, ch2 dc in ch1 space, dc in next 40 sts, dc in ch1 space, rep *-* to last ch2 space, ch2 dc in ch1 space, dc in next 69 sts, ss in top of ch3, ch3 turn.<br /></div><div>row 84-85: rep last 2 rows, ch5 turn for row 85<br /></div><div>row 86: dc in same space, *skip next 2 sts dc ch1 dc in next st* rep *-* around entire brief, ss in ch3 of ch5. </div><div></div><div>(move "middle marker" to ch1 space nearest to its location)<br />this part will be a little tricky for the adjustment purposes, so to make sure it will still be centered correctly you need to count to 15 "V" sts from center marker, ss in each st to ch1 space of 15th Vst and continue. </div><div><br />row 87: ch5 (counts as dc ch2) *skip 2 dc, dc in next ch1 space, ch2* rep *-* 2 more times ch2 skip to next ch1 space, 2dc ch1 2dc ch3 sc in next ch1 space, +ch4, sc in next ch1 space + rep +-+ 8 times, ch3 2 dc ch1 2dc in next ch1 space, ch3 sc in next ch1 space, rep +-+ 9 times ch3 2dc ch1 2dc in next ch1 space* ch2 dc in next ch1 space* rep *-* 3 more times. ch4 turn<br /><br />row 88: dc in first dc, *ch2 dc in next dc* rep *-* one time, ch2 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell, ch3 sc in first ch4 space +ch4 sc in next ch4 space+ rep +-+ to last ch4 space ch3, 2dc ch1 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space ch3 +-+ to last ch4 space, ch3 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell rep *-* 3 times dc in last dc ch4 turn<br /><br />row 89: dc in second dc ch2 dc in next dc ch2 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch3 sc in first ch4 space *ch4 sc in next ch4 space* rep *-* to last ch4 space, ch3 2dc ch1 2dc in next ch1 space of Vshell, ch2 2dc ch1 2dc in next ch1 space of Vshell, ch3 sc in first ch4 space *-* to last ch4 space, ch3 2dc ch1 2dc in next ch1 space +ch2 dc in next dc+ +-+ to last dc ch4 turn<br /><br />row 90: dc in second dc ch2 dc in next dc ch2 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch3 sc in first *ch4 space ch4 sc in next ch4 space* rep *-* to last ch4 space ch3, 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch1, 2dc ch1 2dc in ch2 space of Vshell ch1, 2dc ch1 2dc in next ch1 space of Vshell ch3 sc in first ch4 space *-* to last ch4 space ch3 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch2 dc in next dc ch2 dc in last dc. ch5 turn<br /><br />row 91: dc in second dc ch2 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch3 sc in first ch4 space *ch4 sc in next ch4 space* rep *-* to last ch4 space 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch1, 7dc in next ch1 space of Vshell ch1 2dc ch1 2dc in next ch1 space of Vshell ch3 sc in first ch4 space *-* to last ch4 space ch3 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch2 dc in next dc ch2 dc in last dc ch5 turn<br /><br />row 92: dc in second dc ch2 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch3 sc in first ch4 space *ch4 sc in next ch4 space* rep *-* to last ch4 space ch3 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch1 2dc in each of next 3 dc, dc in next dc, 2dc in each of next 3 dc, ch1 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch3 sc in first ch4 space *-* to last ch4 space ch3 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch2 dc in dc ch2 dc in 3rd ch from turning ch. ch5 turn<br /><br />row 93: dc in second dc ch2 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch3 sc in first ch4 space *ch4 sc in next ch4 space* rep *-* to last ch4 space ch3 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch2 sc in first dc +ch3 skip next dc sc in next dc+ rep +-+ 5 more times ch2 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch3 sc in first ch4 space rep *-* to last ch4 space ch3 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch2 dc in next dc ch2 dc in 3rd ch of turning ch. ch5 turn<br /><br />row 94: dc in second dc ch2 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch3 sc in first ch4 space *ch4 sc in next ch4 space * rep *-* to last ch4 space ch3 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch2 sc in first ch3 space +ch3 sc in next ch3 space+ rep +-+ to last ch3 space ch2 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch 3 sc in first ch4 space rep *-* to last ch4 space ch3 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch2 dc in next dc ch2 dc in 3rd ch of turning ch. ch5 turn<br /><br />row 95: dc in second dc ch2 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch3 sc in first ch4 space ch4 sc in next ch4 space ch3 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch2 sc in first ch3 space *ch3 sc in next ch3 space8 rep *-* 3 times ch2 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch3 sc in first ch4 space ch4 sc in next ch4 space 2dc ch1 2dc n ch1 space of Vshell ch2 dc in next dc ch2 dc in 3rd ch of turning ch. ch5<br /><br />row 96: dc in second dc ch2 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch3 sc in ch4 space ch3 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch2 sc in first ch3 space *ch3 sc in next ch3 space* rep *-* 2 times ch2 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch3 sc in ch4 space ch3 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch2 dc in next dc ch2 dc in 3rd ch of turning ch. ch5 turn<br /><br />row 97: dc in second dc ch2 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell, ch1 2dc ch1 2dc in next ch1 space of Vshell ch2 sc in first ch3 space *ch3 sc in next ch3 space* rep *-* 1 time ch2 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell, ch1 2dc ch1 2dc in next ch1 space of Vshell ch2 dc in next dc ch2 dc in 3rd ch of turning ch. ch5 turn<br /><br />row 98: dc in second dc ch2 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell, 2dc ch1 2dc in next ch1 space of Vshell ch2 sc in first ch3 space ch3 sc in next ch3 space ch2 2dc ch1 2dc in next ch1 space of Vshell, 2dc ch1 2dc in next ch1 space of Vshell ch2 dc in next ch2 dc in 3rd ch of turning ch. ch5 turn<br /><br />row 99: dc in second dc ch2, 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell, ch2 2dc ch1 2dc in next ch1 space of Vshell, ch2 sc in ch3 space ch2, 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell ch2, 2dc ch1 2dc in next ch1 space of Vshell, ch2 dc in next dc ch2 dc in 3rd ch of turning ch. ch5 turn<br /><br />row 100: dc in second dc ch2, 2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell, dc ch1 dc in ch2 space, 2dc ch1 2dc in next ch1 space of Vshell, ch1 2dc ch1 2dc in next ch1 space of Vshell, ch1 dc ch1 dc in ch2 space, ch1 2dc ch1 2dc in next ch1 space of Vshell ch2 dc in next ch2 dc in 3rd ch of turning ch. ch5 turn<br /><br />row 101: dc in second dc, ch2 work 2dc ch1 2dc ch1 in center ch1 of each V-shell across, ch2 dc in next ch1 dc in 3rd ch of turning ch. ch5 turn<br /><br />row 102: dc in second dc, ch2 *2dc ch1 2dch in ch1 space of Vshell, ch1* 2dc ch1 2dc ch1 2dc in next ch1 space of Vshell, rep *-* two times, 2dc ch1 2dc ch1 2dc in next ch1 space, rep *-* one time ch2 dc in next ch2 dc in 3rd ch of turning ch. ch5 turn<br /><br />row 103: dc in second dc, ch2 *2dc ch1 2dc in ch1 space of Vshell, ch1* +2dc ch1 2dc in next ch1 space of Wshell 2dc ch1 2dc in next ch1 space,+ rep *-* 2 times rep +-+ one time, rep *-* one time ch2 dc in next dc ch2 dc in 3rd ch of turning ch. ch5 turn<br /><br />row 104: repeat row 100<br /><br />cups: repeat directions for both sides<br /><br />set-up row: attach yarn (if not attached) and sc in first 20 sts of top of lace, ch1 turn<br /><br />rows 1-17: sc in each st across, ch1 turn<br /><br />rows 18: c in each st across and work 18 sc down inner side. ss into lace top ch1 turn<br /><br />row 19-40 sc in each sc across ch1 turn (every even row, ss into lap before ch1)<br /><br />fasten off<br /><br />repeat for other side<br /><br />finishing:<br /><br />attach yarn at mid-back anywhere. work sc evenly all alone outer edge of bottom/body at start of cups ch50 sc in second ch from hook and each ch back continue working sc up side of cup at top point ch50 sc in second ch from hook and each ch down work sc evenly down inner side of cup and up next cup to top point ch50 sc in second ch from hook and each down work sc evenly down outter side of cup ch50 sc in second ch from hook and each across, work sc evenly down side of lace and to starting sc. ss in first sc<br /><br />fasten off. line if needed<br /><br />enjoy!</div><div></div><div>if you found any typos/problems please email me at snugs_tracieAThotmailDOTcom so i may be able to help/correct. thanks!</div>Snugs Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336867423024822081noreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615418288422574796.post-23550851058005307582008-01-12T18:33:00.001-05:002008-01-12T19:01:16.403-05:00long time<img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/greytank.jpg" border="0" />wow. the holidays were really busy this year. we have our wedding up coming in 3 months from today so we have had some of that stuff to deal with too. atleast it has been productive, i made a tank for myself (summer here i come ready or not!) hat i think turned out great. it was modeled after a ribbed turtleneck in fitted knits book but as i dont have to book and didnt find it at my local bookstore i just looked at the photos and winged it, so here it is. i used cotton-ease in taupe (light grey-ish color)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/tneck.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/tneck.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>i have been working on another top for myself as of late, in black wool-ease. it has been very slow going, it is a top down raglan ribbed sweater. so far i am not even to the sleeve seperation and i am bored to tears. here it is so far, nothing to impressive and you cant see very good deffinition in it but oh well, better pictures when i get done with it.</div><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/sweater-2.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/sweater-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>NOW... for the big news, a great friend of mine that i haven't seen in about 3 years now. ever since i moved far away, left me a message that she was pregnant! with twins! Girls! 27 weeks! wow talk about needing to take a seat for that one! as that goes i started in <a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/wool.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/wool.jpg" border="0" /></a>right away making all sorts of goodies for her. i got 2 sweaters finished so far, i want to make one more set in a different pattern. here is the littler sweater in lavender (already finished one in pink as well but no pic yet). i also have big plans to make her a cute felted diaper bag but i have yet to start that, but i did buy the yarn. it is called sean sheep armytage, it is a single ply bulky wool and it is surprisingly soft. i hope it comes out great is all i can say.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/greygina.jpg" border="0" />lastly we went on a little mini-vacation/long weekend to quebec city, it was my first time there so i, of course, looked up a listing for local yarn shops. i stopped by one and will be making a <a href="http://glampyreknits.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/orangina72.jpg">grey-gina</a> now from <a href="http://glampyreknits.com/">glampyre</a> i think it will look fab in this lovely medium grey. i love grey it rocks</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/butt2.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/butt2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/butt1.jpg"></a></div>and to leave you with my end note (no pun intended!) here are some cheeks to squeeze. this is what i go with old ripped-knee jeans... make pillows to hide my yarn! slap a zipper on the top waistband and a seam o nthe bottom and bam you have a cool pillow/yarn-stash-hider<br /><br /><div><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/butt1.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/butt1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/butt1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/tneck.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Snugs Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336867423024822081noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615418288422574796.post-19881422081395866372007-11-28T15:43:00.000-05:002007-11-28T16:19:03.540-05:00thanksgiving vacation is over!we are back safe at home now after much ado. airline lost all 4 of our bags, ripped 3 when they delivered them and got the last one today. flight was worse than aweful, didnt land until 2 am! On a happier subject we had a great thanksgiving and did pretty well in the black friday dept. got all the gifts for the neices for christmas, and one for a friend. i am thinking we will host a little friends get together for christmas this year, need to talk to some people and see what plans might work for the most amount of people. my family did all our little gift exchanges while we were visiting, got and gave some great stuff. <a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/yarn-1.jpg"></a><br /><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/yarn-1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/yarn-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div>picked up all these goodies for about 45$ at the after thanksgiving sale, i was pretty happy about that. it is 7 skeins black wool-ease, 6 skeins denim cool crochet, and 3 skeins taupe cotton-ease. </div><br /><div>mom threw me a bridal shower while i was there, small and nice. it turned out very lovely and i had a couple friends there so it was all good. i think i will be the one planning a bridal shower here since my maid of honor was there at the first one in california. mom also helped me rehab my poor coat, i walked into a freshly painted green pole right after buying this gem. she makes felted things so she gave me some cut-out felted flowers to sew on. i think it turned out ok, i also put 1 one the leftover flowers onto the lapel of the coat to kind of tie it in and make it look less out of place</div><div><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/paint.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/paint.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/felt.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/felt.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/cover.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/cover.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Snugs Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336867423024822081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615418288422574796.post-90116358384961632542007-11-13T01:03:00.000-05:002007-11-13T01:28:55.737-05:00thanksgiving is coming!<a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/6.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>i will be heading home for thanksgiving and i have actually finished all planned projects. can't believe i actually did this with time to spare. i am currently working on a no-brainer project of leg warmers for some 3 yr old twins. i bought some yarn to make this sweater i saw on <a href="http://myknittingisland.blogspot.com/search/label/knitting">svetlana's </a>blog, a copy of a VS sweater and i love it. it is a lovely "rice" colored yarn that is a bamboo/silk/cotton blend and it is fingering weight and it is totally yummy.</div>Snugs Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336867423024822081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615418288422574796.post-7218931144889874082007-10-31T15:41:00.000-04:002007-10-31T16:01:42.312-04:00FINALLY yay!<a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/sweater-1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/sweater-1.jpg" border="0" /></a>so we officially bought our tickets to fly into la to go visit my family for thansgiving. love turkey, it should be great. this is also when we all exchange presents since i am able to be there and hence the crunch on time to get all my "holiday" knitting done. i finished the <a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/turtleneck.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/turtleneck.jpg" border="0" /></a>sweater for my sister and i think it came out better than expected. i really like the little split neck to be pinned into place as a turtleneck. so here it is.<br /><br />secondly, i have also gotten started on the throw blanket for my mother and all i can hope is that i can knit fast enough to finish it. i have about 4 inches so far (just started of course) and i picked a cable and lace pattern and it is a very easy repeat, already have memorized. at this rate i think i will need to knock out about a ball a day on days i work and 2 balls on days i am off. here is crossing my fingers i can get it done in time!Snugs Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336867423024822081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615418288422574796.post-15679997012072837062007-10-26T15:05:00.000-04:002007-10-26T15:10:11.866-04:00bridesmaid garters<a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/bridesmaids.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/bridesmaids.jpg" border="0" /></a> i finished all of these YAY! i am so glad to have one more item done and i can stash away. i previously posted the pictures of the bridal ones here are the ones i made for my bridesmaids, i think they look hot with the black and hot pinkfor my 2 bridesmaids and one junior bridesmaids.Snugs Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336867423024822081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615418288422574796.post-73231751536334931292007-10-21T23:54:00.000-04:002007-10-22T00:07:24.476-04:00Wedding Gartersso my wedding is coming up in less than 6 months! EEk it is coming so fast. everyhing is, more or less, already in order, my mother is making my dress and i am making my bouquet and everything else has already been reserved. it really sneaks up on you i tell you what! im more into the marriage than the actual wedding so it is just kind of going by without me. <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/garter2.jpg" border="0" />i decided i wanted to make my own garters, i made 2 they are white with a crystal thread in them, made from size 10 southmaid cotton and made from <a href="http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=181057.0">this</a> "pattern". i am going to make 3 more in black for my bridesmaids, i want to do one of those pictures with me surrounded by my bridesmaids and all lift up the dresses to show our leg/garters together. <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/garter.jpg" border="0" />Snugs Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336867423024822081noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615418288422574796.post-47402592165149086582007-10-18T15:29:00.000-04:002007-10-18T15:54:03.379-04:00Holiday knitting sucks!<a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/sweater.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/sweater.jpg" border="0" /></a> i think the title says it all for me this week. in my last post i showed a lovely picture of very nice teal colored yarn that is to be made into a lovely lace-y throw for my mother. that got pushed back in lui of me making the sweater for my sister for christmas, simply because i have a lot more oomph to make the throw than the sweater so if i dont get on it sooner and finish it it might not be finished.<a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/materials.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/materials.jpg" border="0" /></a> so here it is on the left my progress and the right is the picture with all remaining materials. i thought it was just a lovely color of the yarn and it was 50% off on sale so i snatched up the remaining 4 skeins of purple and 2 of cream (but im not sure i will even touch the second skein of cream) originally i had bought this other verigated yarn with green/purple/cream color which was supposed to make a print when knit in the correct gauge and i wanted to make<a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring07/PATTtorque.html"> this </a>sweater, but alas i did not have enough of the previous color and through my search in the other shops around town i could find no more to have enough so i have 4 100G balls bumming in my stash of that lovely yarn. oh well maybe for another day and another project. well this is my third attempt at this sweater since the original pattern wouldnt work with this boucle yarn and the <a href="http://leisurearts.com/customer_care/search/item_detail.asp?item_num=75132&sort=title&page=1&rec_num=4&startRec=0&skill=KC&search=cozy%20cardigan#">second pattern </a>which was ment for boucle it didnt look good either so i compromised, i took the idea of the split neck collar from the first sweater and just knit a raglan top-down sweater approx. size L. i am down into the body so far and it is so boring doing nothing but knit knit knit i am sooooo ready for this one to be done!<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/needles.jpg" border="0" />I got a lovely birthday gift from my mother, i had been drooling over these sets of interchangable <a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/drink.jpg"></a>knitting needles, i was looking at the boye, denise and knit picks. i really liked the denise set but neither the knitpicks or denise set goes to the smaller sizes which i love since i use fingering weight a lot. she bought me the boye set for my birthday, love my mom, she knits and she "gets it". i want to sew myself a lovely holder for all my fixed length circular needles that i have <a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/drink.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/drink.jpg" border="0" /></a>aquired/bought over time and keep them nice and neat as my new set. i have already used them twice! My little finishing note today is that i love orangina, i cant get enough. it is sooo goood, i had it the first time in high school when my french teacher made everyone in our class try some french foods, escargot too which i also liked! here is a little picture to brighten up anyone elses day who loves this stuff.Snugs Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336867423024822081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615418288422574796.post-24511006629324077272007-10-02T21:36:00.000-04:002007-10-02T21:56:47.087-04:00today will be productive!today i found 2 birthday cards waiting for me in my mailbox, one from my dad and one from grandma, so nice of them to think of me. i must share the card my father sent, it is just hilarious and i must say.... speaks volumes! <div><div><div><div><div><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/card.jpg" border="0" /></div><p>in case you can't read the text it says : Genie to cat "...and for your third wish?" Dog to cat "seriously, you might want to stop and give this a little more thought." 2 balls of "granted" yarn sit in front of the cat. its priceless... love shoebox, they have a card for everything!</p><p></p><br /><br /><p>as for todays crafting news, i have been working on this knit scarf, it is a DNA cable (found <a href="http://www.twosheep.com/helix/">here</a>) and so far it is about 6 feet long, only one more foot to go! woohoo!<br /></p><p><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/scarf-1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/scarf-1.jpg" border="0" /></a>this darn thing has taken me sooooo long to do, as it is tedious and since i used a yarn much thinner than the pattern called for (and i chose not to make it seaman style i did the cable the whole way through) i decided to make it 7 feet long to be wrapped around several times. i am in the home stretch now, and this last stretch seems to have taken forever. atleast i have the repeats down and no longer have to follow the pattern/graph and i have also mastered the cables and twisted stitches without using a cable needle, it was taking me twice as long having to use the cable needle 2 times every other row, that was frustating!</p><p>i have been forcing myself to work on this sucker for the last few days to get it done, it is a christmas present (i see family in nov. so it has to be done by then) and i have other projects to get to. i know if i set it aside and start something else i will just pick it up, bind it off, and it will never be the intended length. so now while i have the movitation i am forcing myself to finish it off!</p><p><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/ball.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/ball.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/ball.jpg"></a><br /><p>on the <span style="color:#33cc00;">GREEN</span> side of this project, i am using what was once a very nice cashmere merino blend men's sweater. i unwound all of the pieces then wound one strand from each piece, sleeves/front/back into a 4 ply ball and this is the yarn i am using. i had bought some nice yarn to do it in then my sister said he likes dark orange, you can't really tell much from this picture but it is a nice rusty orange-redish color so i think this suits the color she said best. </p><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/yarn.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/yarn.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />My next project is a throw for my mother for christmas. when she was here visiting in aug. she saw this yarn in my stash (vintage Samba soft cable cotton blend) in this lovely turquoise color. it came from an estate sale, and i love the color so well i bought it and had no idea what to use it for. she is currently re-doing her living room and would like an accent throw in the aqua-turquoise color so that is what she shall have! it is 20 50-gram balls so it will be a small lacey one, but one none-the-less.<br /><p> </p></div></div></div></div>Snugs Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336867423024822081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615418288422574796.post-36008595139531399002007-10-01T00:33:00.000-04:002007-10-01T00:56:50.607-04:00it's been a while!<div>so today i decided to organize that ever growing stash of mine, so out it all came from the hiding places, the closet, the tupperwears, and the baskets to all culmonate onto this double size futon. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116222202870819826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-YM6io6CuXE/RwB4_JIU6_I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t1AYr_A910c/s320/yarn1.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>now it always looks like more i think when you get it all out there right infront of you, there is no denying my hoarding now! well either way it is what i collect and it goes to a good use eventually so i dont feel guilty about it.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>this friday will be my birthday and since DH will be out of town for it i got to go shopping this weekend for my birthday gift, i got 50$ pre-taxe to spend on whatever i wanted (really it was only yarn). here the Zeller's was having a 50% off all clearance yarn so i went in there to spend my money and get the most for it. well they royally screwed up my bill and i was waiting at customer service for 20 minutes just to get it fixed and they ended up giving me a pretty good refund to make up for the time i had to waste while 3 people tried to figure out what had happened. needless to say it was the best 20 mins of my day, even if i was a bit late to work. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>and on a side note, see that little basket on the left, that is all of my yarn unraveled from secondhand store sweaters. i have every intention of using it again, already have a large ball of it in a nice rusty red-orange color here next to me making a scarf for my brother-in-law for christmas. i must admit i like to unravel the sweaters, and have done it so much i have it down to an art, but i hate the washing process so i just don't do it, and instead watch my gauge very carefully. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>moving on from the mass quantities of yarn i will present (very late) the sweater i made hubby for his birthday/making up for the one i made him at christmas that hopelessly did not fit, not even close! </div><br /><div><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/sweaterfull.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/sweaterfull.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>he really likes ths one a lot better, it was custom made just for him, no pattern. he picked the yarn, i picked the fit/style. i think it really suits him since his favorite thing to wear are those baseball tees with the different color arms, so i made it raglan and i like him in this black polo shirt he has so i made it a polo collar. it is all knit top down then it is a crocheted collar and button part. i really like it and it was so simple, with the exception of having to rip out an entire arm because unknowingly my math wasnt as great as i thought it was and the sleeve was almost as wide as the body part and of course i didnt have him try it on until the sleeve was literally 2 inches from being done. but other than that there were no major problems, i am testing the pattern and will post it here when i'm done with that.</div><div> </div><div>my finishing thoughts for this post would have to be, i love reading blogs, there are a few that i frequent (<a href="http://olgajazzzy.blogspot.com/">olga</a>, and <a href="http://myknittingisland.blogspot.com/search/label/knitting">svetlana</a> to mention 2 off the top of my head) and i wish i had blogs like theirs. i knit and crochet as much as they do and i finish projects just as fast (which by the way i think svetlana is a super hero because she has a little boy and still finishs things fast!) i just have no momentum to post about them and take pictures even if i am on the computer every or almost everyday. i do make it a point to check in to <a href="http://www.crochetville.org/forum/">crochetville</a> everyday so i really should just do what i wish i was doing and make it my goal, maybe my new years resolution that i never made. ya that will be it. </div>Snugs Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336867423024822081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615418288422574796.post-73059409793989674832007-04-26T14:49:00.000-04:002008-12-14T18:20:37.966-05:00proud to present my first free patternthis is a lovely little wrap that i made up myself, it is top down all one piece worked back and forth and in the round. i think the instructions are written a bit different but it made it a lot easier to follow in my opinion, if you have any problems with it let me know and i will work it out with you, as this is an untested pattern. i made the small/medium for myself but the large/Xlarge size is as of now not tested. i hope this works out for everyone! so without further ado here is a picture of front and back and the pattern will follow below! it comes in 2 sizes S/M and L/XL<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/IMG_0809.jpg" border="0" /> <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/IMG_0810.jpg" border="0" /> </p><p>I retain all copyrights to this pattern: it is not to be sold for any reason, you may sell your own finished product as long as you give credit for the design to me, free for personal use only, not for commercial use.</p><p><br />Materials: 4 (7) balls black mystic alpaca 50g/ 118yrd 100% alpaca yarn (this is a fingering weight yarn that is super cheap on ebay i love it! peru4less is the seller) or sub any fingering weight yarn<br />3.75mm/F crochet hook<br />¼" lace (optional)<br />Pattern stitches:<br />Ch chain<br />Sc single crochet<br />Dc double crochet<br />Tr treble crochet<br />Ss slip stitch<br />Pattern notes:<br />This pattern is a wrap around sweater that ties shut in back, it is also done completely in one piece. For this pattern you must understand working in the round and attaching and picking up where the stitches were left off. This pattern is also written a bit different than normal, below are the *to* repeats, &to& <?xml:namespace prefix = gt /><gt:to<:><to><to>and [to] repeats that will be used throughout the ENTIRE pattern, please understand this before you start so there is no confusion. Also all treble shells will be worked in the space between the DCs and not actually into either and will be thusly referred to as "next space".<br />Pattern repeats:<br />* sc in last sc, skip next ch-3 space, ch-1 tr (ch-2, tr) 4 times ch-1 *<br /><dc><dc><dc>& DC in first ch-2 space of shell ch-3 sc in 3rd tr ch-3 DC in last ch-2 space of shell &<br />[increase by working tr (ch-2, tr) 4 times, ch-1, sc, ch-1, tr (ch-2, tr) 4 times ch-1]<br /><br /><br />Ch 92<br />Row 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook {ch-1 skip 4 ch in next tr (ch-1,tr) 4 times ch-1 skip 4 ch sc in next} repeat {to} to end. Turn<br />Row 2 (and every even row throughout) ch-4 repeat &to& across to last dc, ch-2 dc in last sc. Turn (in next rows this last dc will be done into ch-5 of ch-7)<br />Row 3 ch-7 (counts as first tr, ch-2 here and throughout) (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1 [to] twice, *to* 4 times, [to] 2 times, *to* in last space. Turn<br />Row 5 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to*, [to], *to*, [to], *to* 5 times, [to] , *to*, [to], *to* 2 times. Turn<br />Row 7 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to* 2 times, [to], *to* 2 times, [to], *to* 6 times, [to] , *to* 2 times, [to], *to* 3 times. Turn<br />Row 9 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to*3 times, [to], *to*3 times, [to], *to* 7 times, [to] , *to*3 times, [to], *to* 4 times. Turn<br />Row 11 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to*4 times , [to], *to*4 times, [to], *to* 8 times, [to] , *to*4 times , [to], *to* 5 times. Turn<br />Row 13 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to*5 times , [to], *to*5 times, [to], *to* 9 times, [to] , *to* 5 times, [to], *to* 6 times. Turn<br />Row 15 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to*6 times , [to], *to*6 times , [to], *to* 10 times, [to] , *to*6 times , [to], *to* 7 times. Turn<br />Small/medium sizes:<br />Row 17 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to* 7 times insert hook into increase "corner" pull up next increase "corner" and insert hook through that as well, work tr (ch-2, tr) 4 times ch-1 continue *to* 11 times to next increase "corner" leaving sleeve holes unworked, match both remaining increase "corners" together working through both work tr (ch-2, tr) 4 times ch-1 *to* 8 times. Turn<br />Row 19 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to* 8 times, insert hook into next sc, draw up a loop, skip next tr shell space and insert hook into following sc draw through loop, yo pull through 3 loops, *to* 12 times, insert hook into next sc, draw up a loop, skip next tr shell space and insert hook into following sc draw through loop, yo pull through 3 loops, *to* 9 times.<br />Row 21 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to* 9 times, insert hook into next sc, draw up a loop, skip next tr shell space and insert hook into following sc draw through loop, yo pull through 3 loops, *to* 11 times, insert hook into next sc, draw up a loop, skip next tr shell space and insert hook into following sc draw through loop, yo pull through 3 loops, *to* 10 times.<br />Row 23 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to* 10 times, insert hook into next sc, draw up a loop, skip next tr shell space and insert hook into following sc draw through loop, yo pull through 3 loops, *to* 10 times, insert hook into next sc, draw up a loop, skip next tr shell space and insert hook into following sc draw through loop, yo pull through 3 loops, *to* 11 times.<br />Row 25 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to* 11 times, insert hook into next sc, draw up a loop, skip next tr shell space and insert hook into following sc draw through loop, yo pull through 3 loops, *to* 9 times, insert hook into next sc, draw up a loop, skip next tr shell space and insert hook into following sc draw through loop, yo pull through 3 loops, *to* 12 times.<br />Row 27 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to* 12 times, insert hook into next sc, draw up a loop, skip next tr shell space and insert hook into following sc draw through loop, yo pull through 3 loops, *to* 8 times, insert hook into next sc, draw up a loop, skip next tr shell space and insert hook into following sc draw through loop, yo pull through 3 loops, *to* 13 times.<br />Row 28 repeat row 2 to end, ch 66 turn<br />Row 29 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc back across 64 remaining ch, sc across bottom edge of top working sc into each dc 3 sc in each ch-3 space and 1 sc in each sc across to end, ch 66 turn<br />Row 30 sc in 2nd ch from hook and across remaining 64 ch sc across to end.<br />Row 31 ch-1 sc in each sc across turn<br />Row 32 ch-1 sc in each sc across. Fasten off and weave in starting end (at neck) and ending end at waist strap.<br />Attach for sleeves as follows:<br />Locate increase corners attach yarn<br />Row 1 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to* 7 more times to end, ss in 5th ch. turn<br />Row 2 ch 3 &to& last ch-3 dc, skip dc and ss into top of ch-3. Do not turn<br />Row 3 - 10 repeat rows 1 and 2<br />Row 11 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, insert hook into next sc draw through loop, skip next tr shell space, insert hook into next sc draw through loop, yo pull through 3 loops, *to* 5 times, insert hook into next sc draw through loop, skip next tr shell space, insert hook into starting sc draw through loop, yo pull through 3 loops. Turn<br />Row 12 repeat row 2<br />Row 13 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to* 5 more times to end, ss in 5th ch. Turn<br />Row 14 - 24 repeat row 12 and 13 on row 24 do not turn<br />Row 25 ch-7 tr, ch-2 tr ch-1, *to* 4 more times sc into sc ch-1 (tr, ch-2) 2 times tr. Turn<br />Row 26 ch-1 sc into top of tr, ch-3 dc into last ch-2 space of shell &to& <to>4 times dc into first ch-2 space of half shell ch-3 sc into last tr. turn<br />Row 27 ch-1 *to* 5 times ending with sc into last sc fasten off. Weave in end.<br />Repeat for remaining sleeve.<br />Large/X-large sizes:<br />Row 17 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to* 7 times , [to], *to* 7 times , [to], *to* 11 times, [to] , *to* 7 times , [to], *to* 8 times. Turn<br />Row 19 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to* 8 times , [to], *to* 8 times , [to], *to* 12 times, [to] , *to* 8 times , [to], *to* 9 times. Turn<br />Row 21 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to* 9 times , [to], *to* 9 times , [to], *to* 13 times, [to] , *to* 9 times , [to], *to* 10 times. Turn<br />Row 23 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to* 10 times insert hook into increase "corner" pull up next increase "corner" and insert hook through that as well, work tr (ch-2, tr) 4 times ch-1 continue *to* 14 times to next increase "corner" leaving sleeve holes unworked, match both remaining increase "corners" together working through both work tr (ch-2, tr) 4 times ch-1 *to* 11 times. Turn<br />Row 25 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to* 11 times, insert hook into next sc, draw up a loop, skip next tr shell space and insert hook into following sc draw through loop, yo pull through 3 loops, *to* 13 times, insert hook into next sc, draw up a loop, skip next tr shell space and insert hook into following sc draw through loop, yo pull through 3 loops, *to* 12 times.<br />Row 27 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to* 12 times, insert hook into next sc, draw up a loop, skip next tr shell space and insert hook into following sc draw through loop, yo pull through 3 loops, *to* 12 times, insert hook into next sc, draw up a loop, skip next tr shell space and insert hook into following sc draw through loop, yo pull through 3 loops, *to* 13 times.<br />Row 29 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to* 13 times, insert hook into next sc, draw up a loop, skip next tr shell space and insert hook into following sc draw through loop, yo pull through 3 loops, *to* 11 times, insert hook into next sc, draw up a loop, skip next tr shell space and insert hook into following sc draw through loop, yo pull through 3 loops, *to* 14 times.<br />Row 31 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to* 14 times, insert hook into next sc, draw up a loop, skip next tr shell space and insert hook into following sc draw through loop, yo pull through 3 loops, *to* 10 times, insert hook into next sc, draw up a loop, skip next tr shell space and insert hook into following sc draw through loop, yo pull through 3 loops, *to* 15 times.<br />Row 33 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to* 15 times, insert hook into next sc, draw up a loop, skip next tr shell space and insert hook into following sc draw through loop, yo pull through 3 loops, *to* 9 times, insert hook into next sc, draw up a loop, skip next tr shell space and insert hook into following sc draw through loop, yo pull through 3 loops, *to* 16 times.<br />Row 34 repeat row 2 to end, ch 86 turn<br />Row 35 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc back across 84 remaining ch, sc across bottom edge of top working sc into each dc 3 sc in each ch-3 space and 1 sc in each sc across to end, ch 86 turn<br />Row 36 sc in 2nd ch from hook and across remaining 84 ch sc across to end.<br />Row 37 ch-1 sc in each sc across turn<br />Row 38 ch-1 sc in each sc across. Fasten off and weave in starting end (at neck) and ending end at waist strap.<br />Attach for sleeves as follows:<br />Locate increase corners attach yarn<br />Row 1 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to* 10 more times to end, ss in 5th ch. turn<br />Row 2 ch 3 &to& <to>last ch-3 dc, skip dc and ss into top of ch-3. Do not turn<br />Row 3 - 14 repeat rows 1 and 2<br />Row 15 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, insert hook into next sc draw through loop, skip next tr shell space, insert hook into next sc draw through loop, yo pull through 3 loops, *to* 8 times, insert hook into next sc draw through loop, skip next tr shell space, insert hook into starting sc draw through loop, yo pull through 3 loops. Turn<br />Row 16 repeat row 2<br />Row 17 ch-7 (tr, ch-2) 3 times tr ch-1, *to* 8 more times to end, ss in 5th ch. Turn<br />Row 18 - 28 repeat row 16 and 17 on row 27 do not turn<br />Row 29 ch-4 tr, ch-2 tr ch-1, *to* 7 more times sc into sc ch-1 (tr, ch-2) 2 times tr. Turn<br />Row 30 ch-1 sc into top of tr, ch-3 dc into last ch-2 space of shell &to& <to>4 times dc into first ch-2 space of half shell ch-3 sc into last tr. turn<br />Row 31 ch-1 *to* 8 times ending with sc into last sc fasten off. Weave in end.<br />Repeat for remaining sleeve.<br /></gt:to<:><gt:to&lt:><br /><gt:to<:><br /><gt:to<:></gt:to&lt:><br /></gt:to<:><gt:to&lt:><gt:to<:></gt:to<:></gt:to&lt:></gt:to<:></p>Snugs Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336867423024822081noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615418288422574796.post-49044934565858083512007-04-24T20:02:00.000-04:002007-04-24T20:06:39.939-04:00first wave of bouquet flowers<a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/flowers/IMG_0828.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/flowers/IMG_0828.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>so i am inlove with these french beaded flowers and decided for my upcoming wedding i would make myself a beaded flower bouquet (saves me money, lasts for ever, looks awesome!) so i started making some of the many flowers for the bouquet, here is a shot of the calla lillies i am making </div><br /><div></div>Snugs Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336867423024822081noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615418288422574796.post-75045138504187279762007-04-16T12:27:00.000-04:002007-04-16T12:56:19.485-04:00new halter topoh ribbon yarn, let me count the ways i loathe thee. this is a true story of where a sale went bad, not every yarn sale is a good sale. i have never used ribbon yarn before and i wanted to try it, well the opportunity presented its self in the way of 3 dollar a ball ribbon yarn in the clearance basket at my LYS. i bought 5 balls, enough to knit myself a cute little halter top 4 lime and 1 white. well i started it, got in a ball and half then had to rip it out because it was curling up so bad. so scratch that, rip, restart with a few rows of rib (it still curls but not nearly as bad as it was) did some nice waist shaping and added a white bust, i think the trouble it was was sooooo not worth it but im glad its done and it did come out awesome. so here she is in all her glory. <div><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/1.jpg" border="0" /></div></div>Snugs Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336867423024822081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615418288422574796.post-55495739457600580622007-03-22T16:07:00.000-04:002007-03-22T16:14:56.256-04:00<div><div><div><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/IMG_0808.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/IMG_0808.jpg" border="0" /></a> so this is now my finished great frustration. this is a super cute pattern from interweave press knits spring 2007 (on sale now at a magazine stand or interweavepress.com near you) it is done in the round, great been there done that one before, so i got through the bottom of it just fine... when it came to the ribs the counts were off for the "side seam" which wasnt really a side seam just a marking point to know where shaping etc went. through much frustation and correcting someone elses poor math skills i finished it. so if you plan on doing this top any time soon feel free to email me and i will tell you were i found problems i nthe pattern and what i had to do to change it so it wasnt lopsided and weird. good luck anyone who wants to tackle it but i will advise it is expert level with the math problems tossed in there!!<br /><br /><br /><div>on a brighter note this is my own pattern that i have made up and currently have some people testing for me, i would love to maybe try to submit it for a magazine. i would love to be published!</div><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/IMG_0806.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div>Snugs Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336867423024822081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615418288422574796.post-31090773274612208902007-03-13T01:27:00.000-04:002007-03-13T01:31:47.962-04:00these addictive little flowers<a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/flowers/IMG_0803.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/flowers/IMG_0803.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/flowers/IMG_0799.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/flowers/IMG_0799.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>so i have been making these french beaded flowers, very addictive. since these were all my first try i just bought some cheapy beads and cheap wire from the dollar store. well today i decide i would invest a couple more dollars and went to a bead shop and wlamart and got the right gauge wire, florist tape, more beads etc so i am pretty excited. but now i feel like i will screw up the nicer beads and am hesitant at starting. wish me luck</div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Snugs Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336867423024822081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615418288422574796.post-87950755547512211622007-02-09T23:33:00.000-05:002007-10-31T16:06:39.117-04:00little knit handbag<a href="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/IMG_0682.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/snugsmontreal/IMG_0682.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>this is a purse i made (and will be attempting to write out the pattern and post-it here as well) just the other day. it is going to a bride to be at her bachelorette this weekend. i really hope she likes it, i find it to be very cute. </div>Snugs Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336867423024822081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615418288422574796.post-20246371818050352392007-02-08T17:53:00.000-05:002007-02-08T17:53:36.983-05:00my starterso i am new to this and hopefully it will be a great way to express myself. i love crafting and will hopefully be able to post a few free patterns on here. once i figure out this picture thing i will be posting some of those. thanks everyone for checking me out.Snugs Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13336867423024822081noreply@blogger.com0