Cuddle Me - Elegant Shoulder Warmer

Shoulder Warmer
7mm hook
Caledon Hills Worsted Wool – Sweet Pea 200g
Darning/tapestry needle.
Note: This pattern is written in US if you are working in the UK please refer to my Crochet Conversion Chart US/UK
Ch 70 join with slip stitch to form neckline.
Rnd 1 – ch 2, dc all the way around and join with sl st
Rnd 2 – ch 2, increase by working x2 dc into each 5^th st, all other stitches 1 dc, join with sl st
Rnd 3 – ch 2, increase by working x2 dc into each 4^th st, all other stitches 1 dc, join with sl st
Rnd 4 – 16 ( repeat row 4 12 times) –ch 2, dc into 1^st st and every st all around.
Finishing.

Scallop Edge
1 sc into first st, *skip next st, x5 dc into next st, skip next st, 1 sc into next st*, ** repeat all around.
Sew all ends in.
Although I have edged this with a scallop edging you could use various other types of edging or attach tassels or fringing.

Ruffle Hand Warmer Pattern

What Do You Want ? Brainstorming -Giveaway

Have you ever the old saying that a ‘watched kettle never boils’ ? Well that was how I’ve felt this week. I’m as sick as all of you with the ‘postal strikes’ and waiting for mail that never arrives.
I’d given up thinking about new yarns and then as if by magic the postman arrived with a box full of goodies for me. This beautiful yarn has come from Yarn Market. Despite the recent postal strikes in the UK this arrived swiftly and in perfect condition. This wool is Caledon Hills and is so snugly, soft and beautiful. I now have quite a dilemma – what will I do with it?
Caledon Hills comes in 72 different shades and two different weights chunky and worsted or double knitting for us in the UK.
Here are my colours :-)

Lavender

Meadow

Goldenrod

Golden Finch

Sweet Pea
So what will I create with it ? I have two embryonic ideas but am enjoying just looking at it and touching it at the moment. The texture is so heavenly. I love the ideas stage.
I want to create a couple of new patterns for all of you. So here is my proposal. Leave me a comment with your idea for a new knitting or crochet pattern and the most original idea/suggestion will win 100g of this lovely yarn. Please note that this is open to anyone worldwide not just the UK. I will create the design and publish it freely for you all to use. I will run this until the 31st October, 2009 and will notify the winner on that date.
Oh and just in case I haven’t nagged you all enough already, about this, please can you vote for my little blog in the Dorset Cereal awards. The Sunroom ‘Vote Here’ and Thank You

Yarndex – Yarn Directory

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Quite a lot of people email me asking for alternative fibre/yarns to make up the patterns on this blog. I would normally refer anyone who is trying to use an ‘alternative’ yarn to that stated in any pattern, to Yarndex
You can search their directory by brand, yarn weight, fibre content, texture, colour or yarn name. Making life somewhat easier when undertaking a new project.
This site is a real bonus reference site to anyone with an interest in knitting, crochet and all stitch designers world wide.
I have spoken to the nice people at Yarndex and they have very kindly produced a button. I have incorporated it at the right hand side of my blog, for ease of use and straight through access to the directory.
If you have any queries on which yarn to use please just click the button. Feel free to email me any queries you may have I’m still here to help when I can.
If you are a fellow blogger, fibre producer, designer, knitter or crocheter then you may wish to get a button from the Yarndex site.
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Deborah Knight said...

Thank you so much for your item about Yarndex. We're delighted that more people throughout the world will have access to our free database!