Ravelry Faves

Here are a few of my recent favorites on Ravelry.
Eric's Cocktail Cozy


Red Dragon Chart-Rav download


Kindle Death-Rav download


Kids Seamless Sweater-Blog


Kitty Love



~April

Tennessee/Halloween Beanie

I'm not great at writing patterns, but hopefully this will make sense. It's pretty basic, so here goes...

Size 8 circular and dpn's
Caron Simply Soft in orange, white, and black.

*Using black,CO 80 (adult) onto circular. Remember to place stitch marker to mark beginning stitch.
*K2, P2 ribbing for about an inch.
*K around for 5 rnds.
*Join Orange and K for 5 rnds.
*Join White and K for 5 rnds.
*Repeat black, orange, white again (5 rnds each color).
*Join Black and K until about 6.5 inches (hubby likes them a little longer)
Now I began my decreasing.
* (K2tog, K 8) around
* K around
* (K2tog, K 7) around
* K around
* (K2tog, K6) around
* K around
* (K2tog, K5) around
* K around
* (K2tog, K4) around
* K around
* (K2tog, K3) around
* K around
* (k2tog, K2) around
* K around
* (K2tog, K1) around
* K around
* (K2tog) around
Cut yarn and thread large eyed needle. Put needle through Remaining loops and pull tight.

~April

The Gentlemen Need 7 Hearts

I'm part of the Nerd Wars on Ravelry and our first challenges have been posted.
I didn't get Team Bite Me, like I hoped...I got Team Hellmouth(Buffy). Which is still okay with me. So, I was trying to figure out my first project and thought about the episode "Hush" and the Gentlemen.
I decided to crochet an anatomically correct heart. The Gentlemen need 7 hearts to live and only a human scream can kill them. I submitted this for the Technical:Colortastic challenge. The pattern can be found on Ravelry here.



~April

Swirl hat

Made this for Memphis. It's the Swirl hat and can be found on Ravelry. It looks like a swirl of bright pink strawberry ice-cream....



~April

True Blood charts

I've added some True Blood charts to Ravelry. To see them, you will need to have an account. Enjoy!
Team Jason
Team Bill
Team Alcide
Team Eric
Team Sam
Team Vamp

More coming very soon!

~April

Simple Mittens

Size 8 straight needles.
2 stitch markers, 1 stitch holder
Large blunt needle

I used Caron Rhapsody. I believe it is discontinued now, but my mother picked this up at the Dollar Tree a while back.
This was my first attempt at knitting mittens..and also writing down what I did. So, hopefully these notes make sense.

pm= place marker
sm=slip marker
Kfb= knit front & back (makes an increase)
K2tog= knit 2 stitches together (decrease)

C.O. 28
K (garter stitch) 8 rows
K1 row, P1 row (stockinette stitch)..repeat for 10 more rows.
K14, pm, k2, pm, k14
P
K14, sm, Kfb both stitches, sm, k14 (30sts)
P
K14, sm, Kfb, k2, Kfb, sm, k14 (32sts)
P
K14, sm, Kfb, k4, Kfb, sm, k14 (34sts)
P
K14, sm, Kfb, k6, Kfb, sm, k14. (36sts)
P
K14, sm, Kfb, k8, Kfb, sm, k14 (38sts)
P
K14, remove marker, slip 12sts onto holder, remove 2nd marker, c.o.2, k14 (28sts with 12sts on holder)
P
Stockinette Stitch (k 1 row, p 1 row) for 16 rows total.
K2tog, k10, k2tog, k2tog, k19, k2tog (24 sts)
P
K2tog, k8, k2tog, k2tog, k8, k2tog. (20sts)
P
K2tog, k6, k2tog, k2tog, k6, k2tog. (16sts)
P
K2tog, k4, k2tog, k2tog, k4, k2tog (12sts)
P
Bind off with long tail to sew sides together.

Thumb:
Slip 12 sts onto needle.
Stockinette stitch for 6 rows.
K2tog, k2tog, k2, k2tog, k2tog. (8sts)
P
(k2tog) 4x (4sts)
P
Bind off leaving a tail to sew sides together.

Finishing:
Turn inside out, thread needle & sew up side of mitten. Weave in end.
Then, sew up side of thumb & make sure to secure it to the main part of the mitten between thumb and first finger. Weave in end.

~April

Awesomeness!!!

Remeber my post for the Football Beanie? Well, Marie Anne over at Every Day Crochet did an article for Yahoo!'s Your Wisdom about Super Bowl crafts and she inclued a link for my pattern! How awesome is that?!? Very! Here is the link to the article! She also included links for other crafty goodness like a slipper-sock pattern, table runner, bottle koozie, afghan, etc.

It made me very happy to be mentioned! Thanks Marie Anne!

The Football beanie pattern has also been added to Crochet Pattern Central,which is a very helpful site for free patterns and instructions too.

Football Beanie Pattern

I'm sorry to have to post this. Unfortunately, there are too many people using my pattern to make money online when I specifically stated do not sell my pattern or items made with my pattern online. (I stated finished items may NOT be sold online...and I have seen exact copies everywhere online!) So, I regret to take this down from my blog, but it just irks me to no end that people will be so dishonorable. I had been making this hat for a few years and never once saw something online like it. That is why I decided to add it in the first place. I have, however, decided to sell MY pattern for $1.50 in PDF format on Ravelry.com. Again, I'm sorry to all those who respected my pattern. It's the bad apples that ruin it for everyone else. ~April

Baby Headbands

I chained the length needed, dc in 3rd chain from hook and each chain across. Cut yarn leaving a tail for sewing the ends together.  I then made a flower and attatched it to the headband. Cuteness!

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