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Photo of three versions of My Lucky Hat

My Lucky Hat

The My Lucky Hat knitting pattern is now available on Ravelry! My Lucky Hat is available in four sizes with your choice of two brim styles and three different charts: Lucky, Kiss Me, and Beer Me. If you prefer a fitted hat, the pattern is adjustable in the body to create a snug, beanie-style fit. These hats look great with…
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Lonely Hearts Club Tutorials

Lonely Hearts Club Tutorials

Thanks for joining me for the Lonely Hearts Club KAL! The 2024 Lonely Hearts Club pattern includes some techniques that may be new to you. I’ve created videos to illustrate how they work. The pattern begins with a Two Color Cast On. You can work the Longtail Cast On or the German Twisted (Old Norwegian) Cast On using two colors…
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Lonely Hearts Club KAL

Lonely Hearts Club KAL 2024

Calling all Lonely Hearts!  (Happy hearts welcome, too💕) In 2021, the Lonely Hearts Club KAL was created in an attempt to bring some joy to the sometimes bittersweet “season of love.” The world was almost one full year into the pandemic, with no clear idea of what the future held. Cautiously hopeful, we turned to our favorite source of comfort:…
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Kitchener and Blocking Resources

Lifelines and Kitchener and Blocking, Oh My!

On Day Eleven of the Twelve Days of Knitmas MKAL, we are knitting AND preparing our cowl to be blocked and Kitchener stitched together. Since blocking and Kitchener grafting/stitching may be new to some folks, I’ve created a few short videos to help you visualize the process. If you’ve been enjoying the video tutorials throughout the MKAL, you can subscribe…
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Dip Stitch Tutorial

Dip Stitch Tutorial

On Day Six of the Twelve Days of Knitmas MKAL, we’re using Dip Stitches to create fun little bows. I’ve recorded a brief video to help you visualize the process. It’s a simple stitch, but if you’ve not done it previously, it may be difficult to envision the process. I hope this helps!    
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Estonian Shell Lace Tutorial

On Day Four of the Twelve Days of Knitmas MKAL, we’ll work Estonian Shell Lace, which is very similar to Broomstick Lace. It involves some stitches that may be new to you, so I recorded a video that covers each step along the way. PLEASE NOTE: I accidentally used the CC for the Shell Stitch (rnd 7) when recording the…
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Provisional Crochet cast on Blog

Provisional Crochet Cast-On

There are at least a thousand ways to cast on. Am I exaggerating? Maybe. I don’t actually know how many there are; just thinking about tallying up all the cast-ons tires me out. This post is focused on one way of casting on. It’s called the provisional crochet cast-on, and there are actually at least two variations of THIS cast-on.…
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