Easy Chunky Hat

I found this great hat Amy at The Lovely Things posted. (I'm posting her photo)

She found it at the London Loop Knit Lounge where apparently there's a straight needle and circular  needle pattern, but I couldn't find either pattern.   So I took the straight needle pattern from Amy's blog and converted it to a pattern for circular needles pattern.   I also changed the stitch count and decreases as the pattern wasn't working out for me as written.

The finished toque brim measures 19″ around and 9″ from top to bottom.

What you need to know:

Knit and purl
Knit 2 together (K2tog)

Supplies:

Super bulky weight yarn (I used Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick in Hudson Bay)
7mm circular needles (7mm are hard to find in US – try 8mm, but will make hat larger in size),16” length

7mm double pointed needles or longer circular needles (for magic loop method)

Scissors
Tapestry needle 

[for circular hat pattern – need same size double pointed needles 7mm or 8mm]

What to do:

Brim

Cast on 56 stitches, join in the round.

Knit 2, Purl 2 and repeat on each row until you have about 2 inches or until the brim is as wide as you want it to be.

Remember that when you start a new row you need to follow the same stitch as you see. As in if the 2 stitches below where you are are purled, then you need to purl the 2 that will be above it to keep the ribbed look going. This is helpful for if you can’t remember what stitch you’re on!

Body

Knit all rows

Crown

Row 1: Knit 5, K2tog, repeat to end (48 stitches total)
Row 2: Knit
Row 3: Knit 4, K2tog, repeat to end (40 stitches left)
Row 4: Knit
Row 5: Knit 3, K2tog, repeat to end (32 stitches left)
Row 6: Knit
Row 7: Knit 2, K2tog, repeat to end (24 stitches left)
Row 8: Knit
Row 9: Knit 1, K2tog, repeat to end (16 stitches left)
Row 10: Knit
Row 11: K2tog, repeat to end (8 stitches left)

Cut yarn leaving about a 10 inch tail. Thread yarn onto a tapestry needle and carefully remove knitting needle. Run tapestry needle through the remaining 8 stitches and pull tight to close. Pull end through to wrong side and weave in.

I made a pom-pom with a Pom-Pom maker.   I used the Clover size large pack, smaller of the two in the set.

my first MFT Stamps Sketch Challenge

I decided to give the My Favorite Things sketch challenge a try   I really thought I had more image stamps from MFT, turns out most of my MFT products are sentiment stamps and dies (better get shopping!) .  I have the Cool Cat set and needed a birthday card for my niece who LOVES cats so here's her card and my Sketch Challenge submission.

 I decided not not cut off the side of the circle for this one.  I had a lot of fun with this sketch and will be using it again for sure!

Another card for the Fall Coffee Lover's blog hop

Fall Coffee Lover's Blog Hop

Two of my favorite things in one...coffee and card making!   Here are my entries for the 2017 Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  This is such a fun blog hop - lots of entries and lots of prizes to be won!  Head over and submit your fall themed coffee cards!


I already linked up my submissions from my Flickr account, but then decided to post on my very neglected blog that I hope to bring back to life.

For this card I used Lawn Fawn's How You Bean? stamp set and coordinating die set and turned what was supposed to be Jelly Beans into Coffee beans,  I colored them with Copics and used a black multi-liner to create the coffee bean lines.

 For the "need I say more?" card I used an older Hero Arts wood block stamp for the coffee cup and a sentiment from Your Next Stamp's Java Geek stamps set.  The patterned papers are from a Jen Hadfield 6x6 paper pack and the stamped background is a new Hero Arts stamp that I just got called Starry Night Brush Strokes Bold Prints and I stamped it in gold Delicata ink.

y third card is my favorite of the three.  I used a Christmas Holiday Coffee stamp and die set from Hero Arts and turned it into a fall set.   I fussy-cut the leaves from an older Stampin' Up fall patterned paper.   The other patterned papers are from another fall themed 6x6 paper pad by Jen Hadfield that I got in Joann's.

Simon Says Stamp - 10 cards/1 kit

Hi everyone.  I decided to jump on the 10 cards/1 kit bandwagon.
I've been getting Simon Says Stamp card kits since I believe 2013.  I did take some time off from card making for a while so I did stop the kits for a time period.  Anyway, I realized that I was using the stamp sets and saving everything else...for what, I have no idea.  I have so many boxed up kits on my shelves so I've challenged myself to use the older kits so you'll be seeing some of that on my blog in the future.

I got the 10 cards 1 kit idea from Vicky Papaioannou ( I hope I spelled that right).  So here's my first stab at the 10 cards 1 kit using Simon Says Stamp November card kit, which I think is my favorite SSS kit that I've gotten to date.

The kit came with 4 card stock sheets which would make 8 card bases so I added a few things from my stash in to stretch the kit out to make 10 cards.  I added a speckled white, dark brown and rust colored card base from my basket of card bases I keep on my craft table and I added a piece of copper foil card stock.because I really wanted to see how the embossing folder would work on the foil card stock.  I also used some other stamps I had just so I didn't have 10 thank you themed cards.

here are my cards from the November 2106 Simon Says Card Kit:


For my first card I selected some distress ink colors that matched the patterned papers and used distress watercolor paper for a resist technique.

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This floral paper below immediately reminded me of a stamp set from a SSS kit from years ago and I did have the matching flower die to the stamp set so used that to cut the patterned papers from the kit.  I'm not sure if it's still available.

I used a white shimmery pigment ink pad on the embossed card background to highlight the embossed flowers.   I also pulled out a brand new SSS you die and stamp set for the sentiment.  The stamp and die set are called "You Matter" and I believe it was design by Laura Bassen.

I played up the quilted design of this patterned paper by adding the stitching die as well as some hand drawn stitching on the tag.

Here is where I embossed the copper foil card stock,  I used the gold stickles from the kit for the sequin centers.  (sequins not in the kit).  The miss you is die cut from the schoolhouse red card stock in the kit from a die I had on hand.  I think it's by Avery Elle.

This camera paper immediately made me think of this stamp set that I won a couple of years ago and hadn't used.   I also have been dying to try making a shaker card..  So here's my very first shaker card and my 10th card kit card.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.