“And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13
Inspired by some images of tattoos that I’ve seen, I made this Faith Hope Love ambigram chart. It is 61-stitches wide by 80-stitches tall.
Chart begins on a wrong-side row.
And here’s a link to the PDF file – Faith Hope Love Ambigram
I was hoping to make it for above my front door. However, I think that no matter the thread size I use, it will be too big.
Enjoy!
Well, it has definitely been a long time since I’ve posted anything. There hasn’t been much to report…
The kitchen remodel stalled due to health and financial constraints. However, laying of the new floor has begun. Nothing else has been accomplished on the island, but sweetie says he intends that to be his winter project.
I’ve been employed and and am once again unemployed. But really, I’m actually enjoying being home.
I’ve been doing some crochet and knooking.
I finished this crocheted item back in September:
It is 42-inches wide. I intended it to fit one of my coffee tables, but it is much bigger than expected. I’ll need to make something else for that purpose. This will look lovely on my black-lacquer dresser, or as a centerpiece on our dining table. BTW, I have no idea what’s up with the alignment on this paragraph, but no matter what I do, I can’t fix it…
I’ve been re-learning to knook (knitting with a crochet hook) and I learned a different technique. The Leisure Arts way works best for me. I made a mini photo tutorial for myself (being a crocheter I need reminders of how to create the knit and purl stitches because it is similar to crochet) and I’ll make a separate post for that – just in case anyone reading this is interested in learning how to knit with a hook.
I have joined a mystery one-skein knit-along on ravelry. I have no idea what we’re making, but so far this is what it looks like:
I’m guessing that it is going to be a hat. Please excuse my imperfect stitches. I’m still learning tension control. I think that after blocking it will look much better.
Before starting the above-mentioned KAL, I knooked this little guy up real quick:
I absolutely adore him! I have no idea what I’m going to do with it… Just add it to the owl collection, I guess.
In addition to the KAL, I am also working on a crochet project. Here is the chart:
This thread beast is going to be huge. This photo was taken after the first ball of thread was gone:
Unblocked, it measures 53-inches wide. I believe that the unblocked finished object will fit our dining table. I’m going to finish it and decide whether or not I want to block it. I will post photos with each ball of thread used.
I hope this post finds you and yours well. I’m off to make a knooking tutorial!
Hello!
I know that it’s been a while since I posted, but I’m sure you’re all used to that by now… It has been a bit of a whirlwind of activity around here…
I’ve started working 4 days per week for the company that I previously worked for. It’s been good. Part time has been agreeing with me. I do enjoy having 3-day weekends, for sure.
Last weekend we had a severe freeze here and the heater in the pump house couldn’t keep up. The well head froze. Thankfully, we were able to save it, several hours later. We really thought we were going to have to buy a new pump. SOOO glad we didn’t! We had a couple of burst pipes under the house and a couple of our drain pipes froze – 2 burst; thankfully they were just drains and not water pipes. We had the plumber out yesterday to fix them.
I received my “new” knitting machine and have enjoyed playing with it. One of the patterning drums is missing a tooth and the gal I bought the machine from is sending me another carriage that I can cannibalize for parts.
It’s amazing how much faster fair isle knitting is on the machine! I’ve been having a few operator issues when doing colorwork, but I think I’m learning pretty well.
For my kitchen curtains, I want to do a gingham check along the bottom of the panels, so I came up with a punch card pattern to accomplish this task. The rest of the panels will be in a tuck stitch pattern. This will keep the curtains a solid panel, but will give them some interest.
Here is the gingham check punch pattern that I came up with:
And here is the PDF
12st Gingham Pattern Chart PDF
Enjoy!
A gal in one of my ravelry groups was asking about a Saltire pattern. So, I’ve created a stitch chart for those feeling the Scottish spirit!
Enjoy!
I will soon be the proud owner of a Studio SK-155 knitting machine. My Bond machine broke a keyplate and it has been unusable since. So, I am investing in a metal machine. I expect to get hours of knitting enjoyment out of my new Studio.
One of the great things about the new machine is that it uses punch cards for patterning. I can’t wait to try some fair isle and punch lace.
I have started designing punch card patterns for the 12-stitch machine – so you can expect to see them here from time to time.
This is my first pattern:
12-Stitch Argyle
PDF:
JPG:
Download JPG: MacLean Hunting Tartan Pattern Chart
Download PDF: MacLean Hunting Tartan Pattern Chart
Image is a color chart for the tartan. I will update photos as soon as I am finished making the purse.
Using worsted-weight yarn and a size N crochet hook, this square will be approximately 36 x 36 inches. Fold in half from bottom to top and seam the sides.
Crochet a strap the length and width that you are comfortable with and attach to opposite sides of the bag. Alternatively, since this is going to be a wide bag, you can just sew the two top corners of the purse body together.
Hold two strands of yarn together during the entire project.
The “x” indicates which two colors are to be held together (green “x” in black square means hold green and black together, etc). Places without an “x” indicate that two strands of the same color will be held together. As an alternative to holding two strands throughout, you can alternate the colors in those rows. For example, in a green and black row, do one stitch green and one stitch black, as indicated in the chart.
This chart is the 82-stitch repeat.
1 square = 1 stitch – using two strands of worsted-weight and a size N crochet hook making (US) single crochet stitches, there are nine stitches in a 4-inch swatch.
Repeat the chart as often as is necessary for your project. If you wish to make your project bigger but with fewer squares, just change the number of stitches per square – do this equally throughout the pattern.
Size / gauge depends on yarn / hook / needles used.
Crocheters: Please adjust the pattern to reflect your turning chains.
I would love to see photos of your projects!
There is a serious lack of patterns for this tartan on the internet; so please feel free to share this pattern!
Goats and Hounds! 