Pussy Cat Hat for Lexie

Source: http://static.knittingparadise.com/upload/2013/7/30/1375219841691-pussy_cat_hat.pdf

Needle Size: Circular US 7
Yarn: Tropical Pink Aurora Borealis Yarn



Cast on 80 stitches using knitted cast on method.

Rows 1-8 - k1, p1 (1x1 Ribbing) entire row.



Row 9 - k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1 (6 stitches total) and transfer to stitch holder/scrap yarn.

Knit 3 stitches

Knit front & back (or your preferred increase to turn the first stitch into 2 stitches) and then Knit 3

Repeat the kf&b increase + additional 3 stitches until 7 stitches are left.

Knit 1 stitch.

Transfer remaining 6 stitches onto waste yarn/stitch holder.

You will now have 84 stitches on the needle.



Rows 10-20 - Purl the even rows and Knit the odd rows. (Stocking stitch)

Row 21 - k28, kfb, kfb, k23, kfb, kfb, knit to end of row (88 sts)
Row 22 - Purl entire row.
Row 23 - k29, kfb, kfb, k25, kfb, kfb, knit to end of row (92 sts)
Row 24 - Purl entire row.
Row 25 - k30, kfb, kfb, k27, kfb, kfb, knit to end of row (96 sts)
Row 26 - Purl entire row
Row 27 - k31, kfb, kfb, k29, kfb, kfb, knit to end of row (100 sts)
Row 28 - Purl entire row
Row 29 - k32, kfb, kfb, k31, kfb, kfb, knit to end of row (104 sts)
Row 30 - Purl entire row
Row 31 - k33, kfb, kfb, k33, kfb, kfb, knit to end of row (108 sts)
Row 32 - Purl entire row
Row 33 - k34, kfb, kfb, k35, kfb, kfb, knit to end of row (112 sts)
Row 34 - purl entire row
Row 35 - knit entire row
Row 36 - purl entire row

You should now have a total of 112 stitches.


Row 37 - Bind off 44 stitches, knit to end of row (68 sts)

 
Row 38 - Bind off 44 stitches (Be sure to bind off in purl), purl to end of row (24 sts)

Row 39 - Knit entire row
Row 40 - Purl entire row
Row 41 - Knit entire row
Row 42 - Purl entire row
Row 43 - Knit entire row
Row 44 - Purl entire row
Row 45 - Knit entire row
Row 46 - Purl entire row

Row 47 - k2tog, k20, k2tog (22 sts)

Row 48 - Purl entire row
Row 49 - Knit entire row
Row 50 - Purl entire row

Row 51 - k2tog, k18, k2tog (20 sts)

Row 52 - Purl entire row
Row 53 - Knit entire row
Row 54 - Purl entire row

Row 55 - k2tog, k16, k2tog (18 sts)

Row 56 - Purl entire row
Row 57 - Knit entire row
Row 58 - Purl entire row

Row 59 - k2tog, k14, k2tog (16 sts)

Row 60 - Purl entire row
Row 61 - Knit entire row
Row 62 - Purl entire row

Row 63 - k2tog, k12, k2tog (14 sts)

Row 64 - Purl entire row
Row 65 - Knit entire row
Row 66 - Purl entire row

Row 67 - k2tog, k10, k2tog (12 sts)

Row 68 - Purl
Row 69 - Knit
Row 70 - Purl

Leave about a foot of tail and cut the yarn.

With the right side of the work facing you, slip the right side of your circular needle into the 6 sts on the left scrap yarn.

Here is a picture of those 6 stitches on a DPN.

Here are those 6 stitches slipped onto the right side of the circular needle.

Pick up and knit 25 stitches along the side of the neck edge. Here is a picture of the little 'bars' I picked up and knitted.

Here is a picture of the 6 stitches and the 25 stitches that were picked up and knitted.

Knit the 12 stitches off the Circular knitting needle.

Here are the 6 + 25 + 12 stitches now on the needle.

Pick up and knit 25 stitches off the other side of the neck edge.

Here are the last 6 stitches, which I've transferred from the scrap yarn onto DPNs. 

K1, P1 (1x1 Ribbing) these last 6 stitches onto your circular knitting needle.

How now have 74 stitches on your needle.

Knit 3 inches in 1x1 ribbing (k1, p1)

Bind off in 1x1 ribbing

Seam up the front and then the back

Dino Cap for Kirk Ryan Jr.

Source: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dino-cap
Source was created from: https://web.archive.org/web/20121201141544/http://www.louet.com/patterns_online/snowcap.html

Needle Size: US 6, DPNs or 16" Circular AND US 7 DPNS and/or 16" Circular

 In retrospect, the circular knitting needles would have been easier for the bulk of the project.

These are the colors that Kirk Ryan Jr's mother picked out



Cast on 64 stitches. I used knitted cast on method.

Divide stitches among 4 DPNS, you should have 16 stitches on each needle.



Since these stitches will have to be picked up and knitted later, I went ahead and ran some blue thread through them, using a tapestry needle, to make them easier to pick up later.

Join in the round, placing a stitch marker after the first stitch.



Rows 1-15 - Knit entire row. The work should measure about 2 inches.

Ear Flaps

Note: ear gaps are done in short rows/wrap and turn.

Video on Short Rows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfGpKiNfQmk

Row 16 - Bring yarn to the front and Purl 6 stitches. Move yarn to the back and Knit 15 stitches.



Wrap the next stitch and turn the work over.



You should have just finished up stitch 5 on needle 2 and wrapped stitch 6

Row 17 -  Purl 15 stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 18 - Knit 14 Stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 19 - Purl 13 Stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 20 - Knit 12 Stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 21 - Purl 11 Stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 22 - Knit 10 Stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 23 - Purl 9 Stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 24 - Knit 8 Stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 25 - Purl 7 Stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 26 - Knit 6 Stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 27 - Purl 5 Stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 28 - Knit 4 Stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 29 - Purl 3 Stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 30 - Knit 2 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

You will now be at the very bottom of the ear flap and will start working back up. This creates the inside lining and looks a bit like a pocket at first.

Row 31 - Purl 2 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 32 - Knit 3 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 33 - Purl 4 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 34 - Knit 5 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 35 - Purl 6 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 36 - Knit 7 Stitches. Wrap and turn.k

Row 37 - Purl 8 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 38 - Knit 9 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 39 - Purl 10 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 40 - Knit 11 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 41 - Purl 12 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 42 - Knit 13 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 43 - Purl 14 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 44 - Knit 15 Stitches. DO NOT WRAP AND TURN!

Ear flap is now complete!

Row 45 - Bring yarn to front and purl 22 stitches. Move yarn to back and knit 15 stitches.You should have just finished the 10th stitch of needle 4. Wrap the 11th stitch and turn the work.

Row 46 -  Purl 15 stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 47 - Knit 14 Stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 48 - Purl 13 Stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 49 - Knit 12 Stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 50 - Purl 11 Stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 51 - Knit 10 Stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 52 - Purl 9 Stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 53 - Knit 8 Stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 54 - Purl 7 Stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 55 - Knit 6 Stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 56 - Purl 5 Stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 57 - Knit 4 Stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 58 - Purl 3 Stitches. Wrap and turn.
Row 59 - Knit 2 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

You are now half done with ear flap number 2!

Row 60 - Purl 2 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 61 - Knit 3 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 62 - Purl 4 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 63 - Knit 5 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 64 - Purl 6 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 65 - Knit 7 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 66 - Purl 8 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 67 - Knit 9 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 68 - Purl 10 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 69 - Knit 11 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 70 - Purl 12 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 71 - Knit 13 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 72 - Purl 14 Stitches. Wrap and turn.

Row 73 - Knit 15 Stitches. DO NOT WRAP AND TURN!

You are now done with ear flap 2!

Row 74 - Bring yarn to front and Purl 6 stitches to the end of needle 4, which is also the end of the round.

 Rows 75 - 87 - Knit entire row

Pick up the original cast on stitches with size 6 needles, if needed.

Combine the Inner and Outer Lining into a single layer.

Knit until the hat is about 4 inches. (64 sts) 

Note: In retrospect I think 3 inches would have been better for a newborn.

Shape the crown

Row 1 - K8, k2tog entire row (58 sts)

Row 2 - Knit entire row

Row 3 - K7, k2tog entire row (52 sts)

Row 4 - Knit entire row

Row 5 - K6, k2tog entire row (46 sts)

Row 6 - Knit entire row

Row 7 - K5, k2tog entire row (40 sts)

Row 8 - Knit entire row

Row 9 - K4, k2tog entire row (34 sts)

Row 10 - Knit entire row

Row 11 - K3, k2tog entire row (28 sts)

Row 12 - Knit entire row

Row 13 - K2, k2tog entire row (21 sts)

Row 14 - Knit entire row

Row 15 - K1, k2tog entire row (14 sts)

Row 16 - Knit entire row

Row 17 - k2tog entire row (7 sts)

Cut the working yarn and thread onto a needle. Run through remaining stitches. Weave in/cut off on the inside of the hat.

Spikes (Make 8 or 9)

Note: I didn't like the way the original spikes were made, so I used the spikes from Steve the Stegasaurus.

Cast on 10 stitches using knitted cast on method, leaving a 12" tail to stitch the spike on with later.

Divide 10 stitches among 3 needles (3, 4, 3) and join in the round.

Row 1 - kfb, k3, kfb, kfb, k3, kfb (14 sts)

Row 2 - kfb, k5, kfb, kfb, k5, kfb (18 sts)

Row 3 - kfb, k7, kfb, kfb, k7, kfb (22 sts)

Row 4 - Knit entire row

Row 5 - ssk, k7, k2tog, ssk, k7, k2tog (18 sts)

Row 6 - ssk, k5, k2tog, ssk, k5, k2tog (14 sts)

Row 7 - ssk, k3, k2tog, ssk, k3, k2tog (10 sts)

Row 8 - ssk, k1, k2tog, ssk, k1, k2tog (6 sts)

Row 9 - k3tog, k3tog (2 sts)

Cut the working yarn leaving a 6" tail. Thread onto needle and run through remaining 2 stitches. Feed through inside of the work. Weave in/cut off on the inside. 

Stitch plate onto hat.

Grandmother's Favorite Dishcloth

Source: http://www.groupepp.com/dishbout/kpatterns/grfavorite.html

Needle Size: Circular US 8
Yarn: White Peaches & Cream

Cast on 4 Stitches using Knitted Cast on Method

Row 1 - Knit 4 Stitches
Row 2 - Knit 2, Yarn Over, Knit to end of row

Repeat Row 2 until you have 48 stitches

Row 3 - Knit 1, K2tog, Yarn Over, K2tog, Knit to end of row.

Repeat Row 3 until you have 4 stitches left.

Bind off

Earthbound Map Onett Cross Stitch Project

Here is the link to the pattern for the project: https://www.etsy.com/listing/204300848/earthboundmother-2-onett-town-map-cross

Earthbound was my favorite childhood game. If you don't know what it is, go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EarthBound

This is the piece of cloth for the project. It is about 30" x 30". If I stitch 156 stitches every single day, this project should be done in a year.

Stitch 1 of 56832

The first day's work. 143 stitches. Looks like the project will take over a year at this rate!!

Project as of 9/30/2014

Project as of 10/6/2014

Project as of 10/13/2014

Project as of 10/23/2014