tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57548908327738534952024-03-12T16:22:36.055-07:00Knittinmomma KnitsI'm a knitter. And a mom. And a bunch of other things.
And now I'd like to try my hand at designing knitwear.
I plan on sharing my designs with you through this blog. Happy knitting!knittinmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06780909986844070356noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754890832773853495.post-63868978537476511922010-09-09T10:09:00.000-07:002010-09-09T10:09:43.925-07:00The Oh-Oh Hoodie is published!The <a href="http://www.petitepurls.com/Fall2010/fall2010_p_ohohhoodie.html">Oh-Oh Hoodie</a> I submitted to Petite Purls has been published on their website! I knit two sweaters for the photo shoot, a boy and girl version. Now that's it's finally up, I feel like I need to get working on a new design. I'm in the mood for a grown up sweater, maybe something I would wear. I've been on a lace kick for awhile, so we'll see where that takes me...<br />
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I just got a pattern accepted for publication through <a href="http://www.petitepurls.com/">Petite Purls</a>, an adorable on-line kids magazine. You'll just have to wait til their Fall issue to check it out. I feel all official now. I'll have to keeo up on my submissions...knittinmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06780909986844070356noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754890832773853495.post-90950076060204859602010-07-08T11:40:00.000-07:002010-07-08T12:36:47.474-07:00Boxy Dishcloth<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZN_X9oZk-satOF64PczRs36YvVF3hlh54pZeAD51WcsuY58dFm-gib3ECmNuWFYiTZL6PZsM03S4C-JxJaZlawfv0k73-mXg-SO0bcVXNzlEn1KASAmiPo3pEXPO5WGVExqc7mwVBuk/s1600/dishcloth.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZN_X9oZk-satOF64PczRs36YvVF3hlh54pZeAD51WcsuY58dFm-gib3ECmNuWFYiTZL6PZsM03S4C-JxJaZlawfv0k73-mXg-SO0bcVXNzlEn1KASAmiPo3pEXPO5WGVExqc7mwVBuk/s320/dishcloth.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491621035024965970" /></a><br /><br />Dishcloths make great gifts, they're fast and easy, and not a huge investment. This fun little one is great and takes about 75 yards of a heavy worsted weight cotton.<br /><br />Materials: <br />1 skein Cotonade (100% cotton) <br />set of size 7 needles<br /> <br />Cast on 33 sts. Knit 6 rows. <br />Row 1, 3, 5: knit<br />Row 2, 4, 6: k3, purl to last 3 sts, k3<br /> <br />Row 7, 9, 11: k6, p21, k6<br />Row 8, 10, 12: k3, p3, k21, p3, k3<br /> <br />Row 13, 15, 17: k6, p3, k15, p3, k6<br />Row 14, 16, 18: k3, p3, k3, p15, k3, p3, k3<br /> <br />Row 19, 21, 23: k6, p3, k3, p9, k3, p3, k6<br />Row 20, 22, 24: k3, p3, k3, p3, k9, p3, k3, p3, k3<br /> <br />Row 25, 27, 29: k6, (p3, k3) repeat to last 3 sts, k3<br />Row 26, 28, 30: (k3, p3) repeat to last 3 sts, k3<br /> <br />Row 31, 33, 35: k6, p3, k3, p9, k3, p3, k6<br />Row 32, 34, 36: k3, p3, k3, p3, k9, p3, k3, p3, k3<br /> <br />Row 37, 39, 41: k6, p3, k15, p3, k6<br />Row 38, 40, 42: k3, p3, k3, p15, k3, p3, k3<br /> <br />Row 43, 45, 47: k6, p21, k6<br />Row 44, 46, 48: k3, p3, k21, p3, k3<br /> <br />Row 49, 51, 53: knit<br />Row 50, 52, 54: k3, purl to last 3 sts, k3<br /> <br />Knit 6 rows. Bind off.<br /> <br />Now go wash some dishes!knittinmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06780909986844070356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754890832773853495.post-9794504993732345002010-06-13T05:51:00.000-07:002010-06-13T05:56:23.208-07:00February Baby Bonnet<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMstWs4Lyyqny-eBIqUOEZnORFW11ZhUGZOg-1EIXqB9psSXEcaCDTfPRH9MXNhkbsKSc-VsSMFRXgko2p5-CzanS4oTOMiNERN56KM8zWSMizDk6cnOlgyaBvqVd4RXRykHvSN4AtJ3c/s1600/june+081.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMstWs4Lyyqny-eBIqUOEZnORFW11ZhUGZOg-1EIXqB9psSXEcaCDTfPRH9MXNhkbsKSc-VsSMFRXgko2p5-CzanS4oTOMiNERN56KM8zWSMizDk6cnOlgyaBvqVd4RXRykHvSN4AtJ3c/s320/june+081.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482240450249741874" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/dls/margot-erdmann-designs/38044?filename=februarybonnet.pdf">download now</a><br /><br />This is a little bonnet I came up with to go with the ever popular February Baby Sweater by Elizabeth Zimmerman from the Knitter's Almanac. I made it awhile ago but the blog is motivating me to put my patterns to paper, or pdf as the case may be. It's simple to do and very sweet.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/dls/margot-erdmann-designs/38044?filename=februarybonnet.pdf">download now</a>knittinmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06780909986844070356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754890832773853495.post-21624351957612163362010-06-10T12:45:00.000-07:002010-06-10T12:51:10.660-07:00Ivy Felted Mittens<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/dls/margot-erdmann-designs/22249?filename=ivymitts.pdf">download now</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLRwvlXXpwntvHDh_TKjmSVcc6Ulrogo1ALZlhV9LvlODNMaOGu3EBNoXGT1qCJ9JBhZ4MH33EGD6eijbxc_FsGn3mpz9r42SRJzk2Tvb88HfjnK387GbZ40zALSEtqln4XrgFSnnnSHg/s1600/ivy_medium.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLRwvlXXpwntvHDh_TKjmSVcc6Ulrogo1ALZlhV9LvlODNMaOGu3EBNoXGT1qCJ9JBhZ4MH33EGD6eijbxc_FsGn3mpz9r42SRJzk2Tvb88HfjnK387GbZ40zALSEtqln4XrgFSnnnSHg/s320/ivy_medium.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481233772236436834" /></a><br /> <br />A while back a customer came into my store looking for a pattern to recreate a mate to a felted mitten. I became quite smitten with said mitten and asked her to leave the solo mitten with me so I could design a pattern to make a new mitten. This is the result. I'm rather pleased with these mittens. They are very warm, go up high on the cuff, and have some simple details that add a lot. The cuffs are embroidered after with french knots and simple stitches. Both mittens also have a single silver button which adds a touch of class. They work up fast with a double strand of bulky wool on size 13 dpns. You can whip a pair up in an evening!knittinmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06780909986844070356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754890832773853495.post-2331447637034103892010-06-02T18:39:00.000-07:002010-06-02T18:44:19.678-07:00My Wicked Easy Wristas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHnSAx0iPojK4F3Y9rE48IjxeszGPdFviY12UMbHxpbUrRrt2HGZFeQ_4JhQKYwB-zAWEO1Ro7sTAalQaBsXpsvDx2RF3aZBNyT-buwi-XUe1w2B_NL0IUGeCd4hmxDFqdj_H4H5XaFk/s1600/wristas_medium.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478356892703777650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHnSAx0iPojK4F3Y9rE48IjxeszGPdFviY12UMbHxpbUrRrt2HGZFeQ_4JhQKYwB-zAWEO1Ro7sTAalQaBsXpsvDx2RF3aZBNyT-buwi-XUe1w2B_NL0IUGeCd4hmxDFqdj_H4H5XaFk/s320/wristas_medium.jpg" /></a><br />I'm still trying to work out the kinks of getting my patterns onto a blog, so I'm going to share an older pattern I came up with during the fingerless mitts craze. They're wicked simple, wicked cute, and wicked fun to make - thus the Wicked Easy Wristas. The pattern is free so make yourself and everyone you love a pair!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/dls/margot-erdmann-designs/22208?filename=wristaspdfb.pdf">download now</a>knittinmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06780909986844070356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754890832773853495.post-57182863417988401522010-04-15T17:27:00.001-07:002010-04-15T17:30:27.474-07:00Hello big world!I've resisted doing my own blog for some time. It feels self indulgent. It feels as if I'm putting too much out there. It feels weird. But, I keep making little steps into the 21st century, and blogs are just another part of that. I wanted a venue to share my knitting patterns, so here goes!knittinmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06780909986844070356noreply@blogger.com0