Mini baby blanket
You may remember that I made this baby blanket for my third child. It’s awesome and he loves it but it’s a little too big and warm for him to be toting around in his car seat all summer long. So, I made a mini version!
PNW Yarn Crawl
I moved back to the Pacific Northwest just over a year ago and finally got around to visiting a few local yarn stores. I looooove local yarn stores, though they’re always a little difficult for me because I want to buy ALL THE YARN.
Cupcake Hat – Free Pattern
I happened to have one of my boxes of yarn out one day and my daughter kept trying to get me to make her something. She finally settled on a “cupcake hat”. Of course I’d never made a cupcake hat before but I stepped up to the challenge.
Hairpin Lace Baby Blanket
Today I mailed off this baby blanket to my … step-niece-in-law? Anyway, she just had a baby boy last month so I sent her this beauty. It uses the hairpin lace technique I demonstrated a little while ago. Now you can see a finished product! To make this pattern, you will need 3 skeins of
Allison Hairpin Lace Blanket and Scarf
One of my best friends just had a baby, but unfortunately lives all the way across the country. So, I designed this beauty for her and her baby and sent it to her – a matching set of Baby Blanket and Scarf!
Hairpin Lace – Make a Basic Strip and Join Strips of Lace
Hairpin lace is a beautiful technique but it can be very daunting for a beginner (turn the loom how??). This tutorial will walk you through how to make hairpin lace from creating a strip of hairpin lace to joining strips together – step by step. You can also check out the video, which can make
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Tunisian Puff Stitch
To work Tunisian puff stitches, start with a basic foundation row that is a multiple of 2 st +3. As usual, skip first vertical bar on each row.
Tunisian Bobble Stitch
To work a Tunisian bobble or popcorn stitch, start with a basic foundation row. As usual, skip the first vertical bar for each row. Tunisian Bobble Stitch (tbs): Work 3 tunisian double stitch (tds) in next st, YO and draw through three loops on hook.
Tunisian Double Stitch
To work a Tunisian Double Stitch, start with a basic foundation row. As usual, skip the first stitch. Yo, insert your hook from right to left under next vertical bar, pull up a loop. YO and pull through two loops on hook. Continue across the row. Close normally (ch1, yo and pull through two loops
Tunisian Twisted Simple Stitch
To work a Tunisian Twisted Simple Stitch, first, start with a basic foundation row. As usual, skip the first stitch. With the tip of your hook, grab the first vertical bar. Pull the bar to the right then scoop your hook under it and around to twist it around the hook. Pull up a loop.