Hi there,
Hi, I'm Rachel, I live in Yorkshire, I am married and have 3 children, I work part-time and I knit and crochet as much as possible in between ;o)
I found out about knit-a-square on a knitting forum and I love what you are doing...I'm not fantastica
Read more…I can't remember if I ever introduced myself, so here goes! My name is Holly, I'm 23, and I live in Whitehall, WI. I've been knitting since I was 15, when my art teacher taught me how. She taught me the basic garter stitch and casting on/off. I've bu
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My name is Lucy (Lu to everybody), i'm 23 and have been knitting on and off since i was 6/7 (more off then on at the mo). I remember watching my nan make blankets and hats for my cousins when they were newborns, and was fascinated by it, so
Read more…Hi All, Nicola, in London, and - I'm sure she won't mind me saying - Mandy's sister. I blame her entirely for introducing the Knit-a-Square bug to me! And argh at the one that grew too wide last night and had to be unpicked!!! Moss stitch indeed :P
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My name is Carol Hislop. I leave near Glasgow and I'm the mother of 2 teenagers and a twenty one year old. I hadn't knitted since my children were very young but I was inspired to start again when I stumbled over the KAS website a few months a
Read more…Hi, I'm Mandy and work as a website manager in the Mayfair area of London, England. I live in the Kent countryside in a lovely little town called Tunbridge Wells. That means an hours commute on the train each way which is when I do my knitting. I'm 4
Read more…April is (nearly) here (although my garden doesn't yet think so), and it's time to announce this months challenge!
Let's put Make it in May into context!
Most of the blankets we now distribute include
at least one, two or more squares, in between the ‘plain jane' (garter or plain crochet) squares that are creative, embroidered, striped, patterned, appliqued, ini
I am so sorry everyone that it is November 2nd and no challenge has been put forward. I need your help please! Firstly we were SO hoping that we could organise a very specific challenge for November. Briefly, we contacted the Soweto Gospel Choir, wh
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I was so excited to see a photo of a KAS blanket on pg 25 of the Spring 2010 Issue of Interweave Crochet Magazine.
I wrote about it on my blog today...
http://pugnotes.blogspot.com/2010/04/bobble-squares-published-interweave.html
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Read more…FEBRUARY/ MARCH CHALLENGE - Keeping Older Children Warm
Cold weather will be arriving in South Africa in May/June and during the cold months there is a huge need for warm garments for the older children (ages 4-14) to wear during the day, and perha
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Linda Maltby’s Crochet Striped Go-Over
Size 4-6
4.50 mm hook
4.00 mm hook
Yarn colours of your choice
Pattern is worked in one piece from the neck down. Change colours as you wish to create stripes.
Neckline:
Row 1: Ch 63, hdc in 3rd ch from hook, and
I have filled in the form on the groups page to start a group on fund raising. It is awaiting acceptance.The group is not intended to take away from the forum discussions on individual initiatives to raise funds or requests for materials to use etc.I
Read more…A few more photos from Bottegas sorry there's a double here - can't figure out how to remove it
I am trying this as an experiment - I thought we might enjoy having some of these wonderful photos more accessible rather than having to hunt for them in the photo section
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Hello everyone! I've completed the alphabet flashcards (as featured in IDEAS - Outside the Square). They are attached below. Happy printing! Andrea :o)
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Materials
Sports weight yarn, your choice of colours
5.00 mm crochet hook (H/8) yarn needle
Gauge:
8 sc = 5 cm (2 inches)
8 rows = 5 cm (2 inches)
Finished Measurements
Size 4 : Chest : 33 cm ( 13 inches); Length : 38 cm (15 inches); Sleeve: 28 cm (
Size 8x8 inches
Gauge (stockinette): 5 stitches = 1 inch, 6 rows = 1 inch
Worsted weight yarn in blue, green red
Size 6 (4mm) needles
Cast on 32 stitches with blue yarn .
Begin chart. Work first 2 rows (solid blue) in garter stitch
R
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