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| Honeycomb Blanket |
Chenille |
Beginner |
13 |
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This blanket is the perfect for a new baby. The slip stitch pattern is easy as pie - but looks like you did lots of hard work! The blanket is made with four colors and and uses a double strand of cotton chenille. You can make it for a it for a boy, in beautiful shades of blue, like we did or in pretty pinks for a girl. It is simple to scale this pattern up make an adult throw.
Click here for Honeycomb Blanket project & pattern details
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| Baby Roll Hat |
Zara |
Beginner |
7 |
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It is just a simple roll hat with a little flair - pick fun colors to stripe and add as many little i-cord do-das as you want. Pom poms or tassels look great too. These hats make the perfect gifts. When all your friends seem to be popping out babies at the same time - you can pop a few of these cute hats lickety split.
Click here for Baby Roll Hat project & pattern details
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| Brimmed Tweed |
Donegal Tweed |
Intermediate |
8 |
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Last year we went to Barneys on Madison Ave and saw this fabulous designer hat. $200 was not within our budget so we just sat on the floor, counted stitches and voila - made it by ourselves for a fraction of the cost! You can do any color combination you like - we used 5 colors - but it could be cute in as little as 2 colors.
Click here for Brimmed Tweed project & pattern details
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| Vertical Donegal Tweed |
Donegal Tweed |
Intermediate |
9 |
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This pullover is a little different from the one's you may be used to. It is knit from side to side, allowing you to get those flattering vertical stripes without using any bobbins! We chose 5 colors of donegal tweed for our stripes - the 6th ball you need is for the trim - so order an extra ball of your favorite color.
Click here for Vertical Donegal Tweed project & pattern details
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| Geometric Pillows |
Zara |
Intermediate |
6 |
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The first pillow with the square inside the squares is a fun pillow from the Vogue Knitting on the Go Pillow book. We used Zara to make it. The pattern calls for a linen stitch. This stitch makes the stitches tight together so that a pillow will not show through the knitted fabric. It also gives the pillow a nice texture. You just need one ball of each color. The pillow is a little on the advanced side because you need to use bobbins.
The second pillow is the one that has four squares. It is knit in the Alpaca using a double strand of yarn. We used shades of grey and brown but you could certainly use bolder colors. Again, you just need 1 ball of each color.
Click here for Geometric Pillows project & pattern details
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| OOOH Baby |
Baby |
Beginner |
15 |
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Have you been looking for a stylish chunky knit sleeveless turtleneck to show off those shoulders this winter? Everyone is wearing them! This one knits up on a #15 needle - and the big ribbing and accent color on the turtleneck makes it stand apart from crowd. (FYI - You can make the Happy Hat with the left over yarn!) This Pattern can be found in The Yarn Girls' Guide to Simple Knits.
Click here for OOOH Baby project & pattern details
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| Striped Baby Blanket |
Zara |
Beginner |
10.5 |
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This baby blanket is perfect for knitters of all levels. It is knit in Stockinette stitch and has a simple crochet border around the edges. All you have to do is knit a row, purl a row for 30 inches. We use 2 strands of Zara held together to make this blanket a relatively quick knit. We also stripe it to add a little interest. There is one color that runs throughout the entire blanket and four other colors that we alternate, making nice wide stripes. Zara is machine washable in cold water and must be lay flat to dry.
Click here for Striped Baby Blanket project & pattern details
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