Boot Cuffs

Last Christmas I was a knitting fiend.  I'm fairly certain I had all of my knitted projects completed by this time.  I knitted something like 9+ hats, 7+ boot cuffs, a cowl, and 3 mice.  Do I have good pictures of any of them, no!  Of course not!  I was too busy getting them wrapped up and ready to go and feeling exceedingly proud of myself. 

I will not do that again this year!  That’s mostly because I’m making very few of my gifts.  Right now I have a squirmy 2 month old napping in my lap as I type away.  So as a first time mother, I feel very busy.  My time is mostly occupied by every whim of this tiny little boy who only wants to be in constant contact with his momma.

Anyhow here is a free pattern for one of the boot cuffs I made last year.  I especially loved these.  Just be careful to get the right gauge that works for you.  Otherwise you will have cuffs that don’t make it past your calves or ones that won’t stay up! 

Here is a blurry cell phone pick of these.  I apologize for this and hope that I won’t make the same mistake of not taking quality pictures!

Click here for the PDF pattern!

Jane's Intarsia Knit Hat

I love making gifts for all the nieces and nephews in my life.  This year I made a series of hats for the three little girls in my life.  I happened to make this specific hat a little small for the toddler in my life.  This would actually fit a one year old perfectly. It has a circumference of 14.5 inches and is 7.5 inches tall.  So I decided to list it on my etsy shop.    You can purchase the hat here.  If you decide  to purchase the hat use this promo code for free shipping: FSKNIT

I love the color combos.  It is a modern take on the traditional intarsia knit hat.  The crosses look like flying swallows. 

If you are feeling ambitious you can get the knitting pattern here.

Owl Love you Forever

A little weekend project of little owls!  I found the pattern on pinterest here.

Then I made a little video on Vine with them.

See it here!

Boutique Splurge: Inspired Crochet

This winter I splurged on this Wai Ming Sweater.  The short sleeved cropped sweater looks awesome over my long maxi skirt and a long sleeve shirt.  I love the way it looks when my coat is buttoned up over the sweater revealing a dramatic cowl neck.

Therefore, I decided to crochet a black and white chevron neck warmer that is reminiscent of this sweater!  Winter is not quite over either as you can see from the winter wonderland behind me!

I made up my own pattern, here it is and be sure to let me know if you don't understand something about it because it has not been tested.

Crochet Hook:  J
Red Heart Worsted Weight Yarn:  Black and White
Starting with the white yarn...
1.  ch 34
2.  In third st from end hdc, 1 hdc in the next 3 st.  *In next st 2 hdc, 1 hdc in next 4 st, decrease hdc in next 2 st, 1 hdc in next 4 st.* repeat.  In next st 2 hdc, 1 hdc in next 3 st, decrease in last two st.  Turn
3-4.  Ch 2.  1 hdc in the next 3 st.  *In next st 2 hdc, 1 hdc in next 4 st, decrease hdc in next 2 st, 1 hdc in next 4 st.* repeat.  In next st 2 hdc, 1 hdc in next 3 st, decrease in last two st.  Turn
Change yarn to Black.
***5-7. Ch 2.  1 hdc in the next 3 st.  *In next st 2 hdc, 1 hdc in next 4 st, decrease hdc in next 2 st, 1 hdc in next 4 st.* repeat.  In next st 2 hdc, 1 hdc in next 3 st, decrease in last two st.  Turn
Change yarn to White.
8-10.  Ch 2.  1 hdc in the next 3 st.  *In next st 2 hdc, 1 hdc in next 4 st, decrease hdc in next 2 st, 1 hdc in next 4 st.* repeat.  In next st 2 hdc, 1 hdc in next 3 st, decrease in last two st.  Turn ***
***Repeat 8 times.
Change yarn to Black.
59.  Ch 2.  1 hdc in next 3 st.  *In next st 2 hdc, 1 hdc in next 4 st, decrease hdc in next 2 st, 1 hdc in next 4 st* repeat.  In next st 2 hdc, 1 hdc in next 3 st, decrease in last 2 st.  Turn.
60.  Ch 2.  1 hdc in next 3 st.  *In next st 2 hdc, 1 hdc in next 4 st, decrease hdc in next 2 st, 1 hdc in next 4 st* repeat.  In next st 2 hdc, 1 hdc in next 3 st, decrease in last 2 st.  Turn.
Circle the scarf around to make a ring.
61.  Ch 2.  sl st into the first st of the white section you began with. hdc in next black st, sl st in the next white st. repeat til the end of row.
tie off
Single crochet around both circle edges, 2 rows.