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Thick & Quick Knit Mittens – Two Free Patterns

linuxchic — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:22:06 +0000

Two patterns going on the blog today – same yarn, same basic construction but one is for regular mittens and one will help you make a set of flip top mittens. These mittens are made with Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick. I have been wearing my set for the past month or so and they are wonderfully warm.

The flip top mittens will remain free until the end of March then will be for sale for $2.00 US so get them while you can. Please feel free to let me know your experiences or link back so I can see what you have made! And now, the patterns!

Thick & Quick Mittens – Free!!- PDF Download or Ravelry Download

Thick & Quick Flip Top Mittens – Free until March 31, 2010- PDF Download or Ravelry Download

These patterns are released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

Free Knitting Pattern – Teen’s Tassel Hat

linuxchic — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:53:49 +0000

Knitted Tassel Hat

Click here to download the pattern as a PDF to save on your computer or for printing. This pattern is also available at Ravelry.com. This pattern is free for non-commercial use only. You may purchase a commercial license to sell what you make on Etsy at Upped for a small fee. Thank you for supporting free pattern writers everywhere!

There are several patterns for knitted tassel hats already published but I had a hard time finding one for a bigger kid/woman and with yarn in the size I needed (bulky) so I wrote a pattern. This tassel hat is a big hit with my daughter and girls her age. Let me know if you make it, I would love to link back if you post about it.

This hat should fit a young adult or woman. It is 18.5″ circumference (unstretched) and 8″ tall. The top of the hat should fit just about at the top of the head. Hat is knit flat then seamed up the side and top to close.

Materials:
One skein of Hobby Lobby Yarn Bee Fleece Lite
Size 13 needles.
Yarn needle for sewing up hat and weaving in ends.
Crochet hook to assist the attachment of the tassels.

Hat:
Cast on 44 stitches.
Knit in a 2×2 ribbing (knit, knit, purl, purl) for 2 inches.
Switch to garter stitch (knit both sides of your work) and knit for approximately 6 more inches or until hat is a total of 8 inches long.
Bind off.
Sew up side seam then sew up top to close.
Weave in ends.

This image shows how the top seam should close as well as the tassel placement at each top corner.

Tassels:
To make tassels cut 6 strands of yarn approximately 12 inches long. Fold three in half and pull the fold through the stitches of your knitting and back out on the top corner of the hat. The crochet hook can help you poke them through your knitting. Take the loops off the hook and slip the tassel ends through the loop and pull tight to complete the tassel. Repeat for the other corner. I recommend making a small knot in the yarn at the bottom of each tassel to stop it from fraying.

This is an open source pattern and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ You are free to use the pattern, build upon the pattern, and make the object the pattern provides instructions for for non-commercial purposes only (personal use and charity crafting is allowed). You are required under this license to give credit to me (a link to my blog, my email address, or the pattern is sufficient) for any content you post which contains this work and if you make changes you are required to release the pattern under the same license with credit to original author. Pattern created by Christa Casebeer, web: http://linuxchic.net , email: linuxchic@linuxchic.net , Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/people/linuxchic

Fangirl Moment for Doctor Who

linuxchic — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:30:44 +0000

While finishing up the DVDs for season one and starting season two of Doctor Who, I knitted up a Police Box for my iPod Touch.

This was inspired by the TARDIS iPod Cozy. It looks really cool when I have it on and glowing through the stitches.

Yes, I am a fangirl. There is a bead on top for the ligh (and also to hold it closed) but you can’t see it in the photo.

Finished Projects from Dec. 2008

linuxchic — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:20:10 +0000

I realized that I never posted the projects that I finished through December, so here you go (photo heavy).

The army of monsters for the children…

monster & wrist warmers…

and another set of both…

Last set of both wrist warmers and a monster…

Littlest one with a knit hat & a cuddly monster…

A few pictures of one of the lap quilts…

And a few pics of the shopping totes…

A simple navy quilt for another Grandma…

and last but not least, my knitted flower hat with crochet trim.

There are more but I forgot to take pictures of them.

I have been busy and am still knitting and sewing requested items. :)