hot water bottle cover

A quick & nifty gift to keep feet warm at night or to rest an achy back. This is knit with doubled-up yarn or else use a single strand of bulky weight which will provide the stated gauge.

 dimensions  8-in x 14-in
yarn       (2) skeins, BE SWEET merino wool handspun, 65 yds (100 gm)
yardage  130 yds (will be doubled up) OR if using a single bulk strand, 65 yds
gauge    #13 US: st.st. / 10 sts per 4-in
needles  #13 US: cn (16-in), extra dpn for CO
equipment   tapestry needle
other materials  1.5 yds ribbon (1-in wide)

abbreviations
BO      bind-off
CO      cast-on
 ITR     in-the-round
K2tog  decrease by a stitch by knitting two stitches  together
PM       place marker
 yo       increase by a stitch, by wrapping yarn over RH needle

pattern stitches
seed st (ITR: multiple of 2)
R1: [k1, p1]
R2: [p1, k1]

 K2/p2 rib (ITR: multiple of 4)
R1: [k2, p2]
 Repeat R1

 directions
Using cn (16-in) #13 US, CO 42 sts, PM, join to be work ITR.
Next 10-in: work seed st
Next rnd: k2tog, k19, k2tog, k19; dec 2 sts; 40 sts.
Next rnd: [k2tog, yo, k2]
Next 14 rnds: work k2/p2 rib.
Next rnd: BO in established rib pattern.

finishing
Use tapestry needle to weave bottom hem together and all other ends
Weave the ribbon in and out of the ‘yo’ round at the base of the bottle neck. 
© 2021 cathy carron / not for duplication or distribution

winter’s indispensable accessory

warm feet = easier to fall asleep

rub-a-dub-dub

I always want to be knitting. However, there are moments in life which get to be so busy, that serious designing just can’t take place, which is why TV-knitting-projects are essential. So during a recent busy-period, I espied a cone of cotton in my office and instantaneously the Face Cloth Challenge commenced 👉🏼 How many face cloths can be knit from a (14 oz) cone of Peaches & Creme ? Turns out it’s - 10 - ! Take the challenge.

peaches & creme facecloth

dimensions 9” x 9”
yarn (1) cone = 14 oz, 706 yds (645 m)
knitting needles  size US 6
gauge (4x4 swatch)  18 sts x 26.5 st. (US 6, pattern st)
pattern stitch moss stitch, B& F - multiple of 4
R1 & R2: [k2, p2]
R3 & R4: [p2, k2]
Repeat R1 to R4 for pattern

directions
Working B & F:
CO 40 sts. Work moss st pattern, (15 times).
BO in pattern stitch.
Weave in ends.

count’em

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

gift giving

because you care…

THE SHOP IS OPEN

Procrastinate. Foot-dragging. What can I say? I have had it in the back of my mind to get my patterns posted forever. There was always something that weighed more heavily: leaky pipes. mom. politics. cleaning the house. curing what’s ailing the boxwoods. Changing residency. the pandemic. setting mouse traps. All while knowing that - focus, focus, focus - is what makes things really happen.

So I just sat down and did it. It’s incredibly arduous to input data & photos. I’d rather be knitting. But, I actually got to it. It’s rather satisfying to have a platform without editors and publishers refereeing. It’s fun to test ideas. So there you have it. The Shop is open.

sniffle management

has never been so fashionable

"Wake me up when it's all over"

The Year 2020 will forever be known as the ‘Pandemic Year’. Within days of realizing what we were in for an extended quarantine, the words to the song, ‘Wake Me Up” by Avicii came to mind and then the knitting needles came out. There’s no pattern for this scarf. I used scraps of DK yarn. Start by using, a #5 US circular needle (20-inch), cast on (CO) 122 sts, join to begin working in-the-round and just knit following the graphs below. Each line is knitted repeatedly across. After you finish the word section, begin to add some texture, It’s all about ‘riffing’ with your needles.

wake me up when it’s all over

COVID-19 commemorative scarf