Free Pattern Fridays - Friday, March 30, 2018, Issue 47: Happy Easter Weekend!

Sunburnt by Nidhi Kansal is a quick and light knit, this crescent shaped shawlette has a lacy edge and is worked from the bottom up.

Blocked Measurements: Length between tips: 50” (125cm), depth: 12” (30cm)

Yarn: 2 skeins of Garnstudio DROPS Alpaca (183 yds/167m, 100% alpaca, 50 gms) or approx. 350 yds/320m in sport weight. Shown here in colorway 2020 Light Camel.

Notions: Use markers or a lifeline for the lace part, if required.

Gauge: 16 sts and 32 rows = 4” (10cm) in st st after blocking.

Blu by Cristina Bernardi Shiffman and Kay Gardiner of Mason Dixon Knitting are unisex baby jeans that knit up quickly and boy are they cute. They are as comfy as PJs and will get more faded and jean-like with every trip through the washer and dryer if they are knit using Rowan Original Denim. The pattern includes an extra 15% to the length to account for the shrinkage of this yarn so if you plan to use a different dk weight yarn, you will need to subtract it from the length of the legs.

The jeans are constructed of two mirror-image pieces, one for each leg, joined in the center. The cuffs are knitted in a lighter shade of true denim yarn to mimic the wrong side of denim twill fabric. The inseams, sewn in orange cotton yarn, use a flat, overlapping seam for a realistic look. The seat shaping lends authentic cowpoke chic (and makes room for the cowpoke’s diaper). Faux side seams give you a chance to try Elizabeth Zimmerman’s ingenious ‘phony seam’ technique, which prevents the legs from twisting with wear. Easy embroidery recalls riveted pockets.

You will need 309 - 412 yards (283 - 377 m) of yarn and 4.0 mm (US 6) needles for a gauge of 20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch.

WIP's and FO's

My On the Spice Market shawl by Melanie Berg...Love the bright and happy SweetGeorgia Party of Five Jelly Bean colours and they look in this shawl.

I didn't get as much knitting done on my shawl as I might have because I thought - it's Easter this weekend and I should knit another bunny! I started another bunny, got the head finished with the body knit but that is as far as I got lol! I decided that I really didn't need to rush:) I have another grandson on the way but he isn't due until the end of June so I still have lots of time.

KNIT GROUP AND GALLERY

The current Knit-Along is an Any Project Knit-Along! The deadline for this one is March 31, 2018 which is Saturday! There is still time to enter the draw! You don't have to come to a Knit Afternoon or Knit Night to be included in the draw but you do need to post your finished projects to the Group Finished Objects thread on Ravelry. Next week, I will announce the winner of the draw!

Angela’s Project Peace 2017 shawl by Christina Cambell

Teri’s Bord de Mer shawl by Collete Audrey

Teri’s And So You Are shawl by Rose Beck

June’s well dressed Lamb! The dress is from the Girl Lamb pattern,  the sweater and hat are from Knit Me Dress Me Love Me by Sue Stratford.

Lise's DK Entrechat by Lisa Chemery

Lise’s Leaf Love Dress by Taiga Hillard Designs

Karen’s Minnie Mouse

NEW to the Shop

New are Wool & Wire Stitch Markers and Necklaces made of copper-core wire dipped in .999 pure silver with genuine fresh-water pearls and faceted crystals.

New sock yarn colours from West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4-Ply - Pink Flamingo and Blue Lagoon and Regia Tutti Frutti Colour in Dragonfruit (cotton).

Happy Friday, Happy Knitting, Crocheting and Crafting!