Santa’s Cookies

When I was growing up, we had a special plate that we would put cookies for Santa on every Christmas Eve (a tradition I suspect my dad encouraged…after all someone had to eat those cookies!).  The plate always sat beside the fireplace empty until then, which made me wish we could always have cookies on it.  So here is my solution:

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Items Needed:

Worsted Weight Yarn

3.5 mm (E) hook

Tapestry needle

Stuffing

Cookie:

Worked in a continuous round

Round 1: Ch 2, sc 6 into second from hook

Round 2: Inc. in each (12)

Round 3: * Sc 1, inc * 6 times (18)

Round 4: * Sc 2, inc * 6 times (24)

Round 5: * Sc 3, inc * 6 times (30)

Round 6: Sc around, slip stitch into next, bind off and weave in ends

Chocolate Sandwich Cookie: Make 2 in black, and 1 in white. Place the white between the blacks and stitch together. *make the center piece light green for a mint sandwich cookie, or use light brown instead of black for a vanilla sandwich cookie*

Chocolate Chip Cookie: Make 2 in light brown. Using a dark brown yarn, stitch “chips” randomly then stitch both cookie pieces together. *leave off the “chips” for a snickerdoodle or sugar cookie*

Cup:

Worked in a continuous round

Round 1: Ch 2, sc 6 into second from hook with green yarn

Round 2: Inc. in each (12)

Round 3: * Sc 1, inc * 6 times (18)

Round 4: * Sc 2, inc * 6 times (24)

Round 5: * Sc 3, inc * 6 times (30)

Round 6: * Sc 4, inc * 6 times (36)

Round 7: Sc around on back post only

Round 8 – 22: Sc around alternating colors as listed below

8-9: Green

10-13: Red

14-16: Green

17-19: Red

20-22: Green

Slip stitch into next, bind off and weave in ends

Milk:

Worked in a continuous round

Round 1: Ch 2, sc 6 into second from hook with green yarn

Round 2: Inc. in each (12)

Round 3: * Sc 1, inc * 6 times (18)

Round 4: * Sc 2, inc * 6 times (24)

Round 5: * Sc 3, inc * 6 times (30)

Round 6: Sc around, bind off and weave in ends

Assembly: Stuff the cup and place the milk on top, keeping it inside the cup. Stitch into place.

Why Didn’t I Think of That?

I was searching through patterns on Ravelry today, looking for a good one to make to match the fingerless gloves I made my daughter for her birthday. I came across this pattern for a one hour scarf. Such a great idea! It’s one of those patterns that you look at and think, “Why didn’t I think of that?”.  So, naturally, I had to make one =)

It was a quick and easy pattern, and I plan on making more as Christmas gifts!

Lulu

I’ve been hearing a lot about using Lulu.com for self-publishing… so I figured I’d give it a shot.  So far I have only listed my hamburger pattern, but I plan on making more available.  The nice thing about Lulu is that I can offer my patterns in e-book format, or as a hard copy that will be printed and shipped when purchased.  I probably would not do that for single patterns (the purchasing and shipping cost would be too much), but I will eventually bundle up “collections” of patterns and make them available as PDF’s and in print form.  Here is my storefront =)

Lemons ‘n’ Limes

Summer is gone, and school has started. Now that things have quited down around here, I’m back to pattern writing. So, here is a quick, easy little project to get back into the swing of things. The free pattern is listed below, or available as a Ravelry download.

Items Needed:

Size 3.5mm (E) crochet hook

Worsted weight yarn in yellow and green (shown is Lilly Sugar ‘n’ Cream in “Yellow” and “Hot Green”

Small amounts of stuffing

Lime (worked in a continuous round)

Round 1: Ch 2, sc 6 into second from chain
Round 2: Sc around (6)
Round 3: Inc in each (12)
Round 4: Sc around
Round 5: *Sc 1, inc* 6 times (18)
Round 6: Sc around
Round 7: *Sc 2, inc* 6 times (24)
Round 8-14: Sc around
Round 15: *Sc 2, dec* 6 times (18)
Round 16: Sc around
Round 17: *Sc 1, dec* 6 times (12)
Round 18: Sc around, stuff firmly
Round 19: Dec in each (6)
Round 20: Sc around
Slip stitch into next, bind off and weave in ends

Lemon (worked in a continuous round)

Round 1: Ch 2, sc 6 into second from chain
Round 2: Sc around (6)
Round 3: Inc in each (12)
Round 4: Sc around
Round 5: *Sc 1, inc* 6 times (18)
Round 6: Sc around
Round 7: *Sc 2, inc* 6 times (24)
Round 8: Sc around
Round 9: *Sc 3, inc* 6 times (30)
Round 10-18: Sc around
Round 19: *Sc 3, dec* 6 times (24)
Round 20: Sc around
Round 21: *Sc 2, dec* 6 times (18)
Round 22: Sc around
Round 23: *Sc 1, dec* 6 times (12)
Round 24: Sc around, stuff firmly
Round 25: Dec in each (6)
Round 26: Sc around
Slip stitch into next, bind off and weave in ends

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Fingerless Gloves…My New Favorite

I have found a replacement for socks… well, as a knitting project at least.  I have been making fingerless gloves.  I have found that they are quick, easy projects that can range from simple to complex.  And of course they work great with all those great self-striping sock yarns!

Last week I picked up some yarn from the yarn store that was 40% off, intending to get started on some Christmas gifts.  The first pattern I tried was Fetching, after all 7000+ projects on Ravelry is a pretty good indication that it’s a good pattern right?

The yarn worked out great, striping almost perfectly, but I think it’s too busy for the pattern…the cables are almost indistinguishable.  But they are still fun and nice and cozy.  My daughter saw them and promptly requested a pair for herself.  I told her she could have this pair (since they were a bit small) and “maybe” one day I’d make her a pair in her favorite colors.  Enter fingerless gloves number 2:

I made this pair using a much more basic pattern and I loved how they turned out.  And of course the sock yarn was perfect…and pinks and purples are always a hit with nine-year-old girls!  Now all I need to do is get started on those Christmas gifts…