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One of the most knit-worthy humans I know is my daughter's Pre-K teacher, Mrs. Mary Helen! She is kind, loving, and persistently attentive to my 5 year old.  I am honored that she requested a hat. The Adeline Slouchy is a beehive style hat.  This is a simple stitch combination used in a variety of projects. I hope you enjoy knitting this up as much as I have! Materials: * 130-170 yards of Worsted Weight Yarn (I used Vanna's Choice Charcoal Grey.) * US 8 5.00mm 16" circulars * US 8 5.00mm double points Guage: 4 stitches x 4 rows = 1 inch Size: Small/Teen: 74 stitches for cast on Medium Adult: 76 stitches for cast on Large Adult: 78 stitches for cast on Abbreviations: K-knit P-purl sts- stitches P2tog- purl two stitches together K2tog- knit two stitches together Pattern: CO 74 (76, 78) sts using the Long Tail Cast On. Row 1: Knit Row 2-4: Purl Row 5-10: Knit Row 11-13: purl Row 14: knit Row 15-17: Purl Repeat Rows 5-17 three mo...

The Avonlea Skirt My social media is full of photos of adorable children who are excited for their first day of school! Everyone is dressed to impress!  The little ones are wearing their new shoes and outfits. All are accessorized with big hair bows and even bigger smiles! The Avonlea Skirt was directly inspired by the excitement of this season and my love for all things vintage!  I, of course, had to have something extra special for my own little student!  I wanted her to have a great first day of school too! This pattern is designed to have a bit of a vintage feel.  The DK weight yarn is light weight and knits up quickly!  I hope you enjoy knitting it for your little girl.  Please share the finished results here or on Ravelry!  I would love to see this skirt in action! MATERIALS: US 6/4.00 mm 16" circs US 8/5.00 mm 16" circs US 8/5.00 mm straight needles Yarn Needles (for sewing) 2 buttons 323 yrds of DK/Light Worsted...

Introducing The Clove Beanie by HocknChain!!! UPDATE: Pattern has been released!!!  https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-clove-beanie I absolutely adore working with other fiber artists because it opens the door to so much creativity within the community!  This week I got the honor of testing this amazing pattern! I believe it will be released sometime this month or next!  HocknChain is a lovely designer based out of Chicago!  You can see more of her work on her IG and FB!  IG: @hocknchain FB:  https://www.facebook.com/HockNChain/ My sweet friend loved this hat so much that I let her keep it! So, on to the goody good details!  I was super excited to get started and ran to Michael's to pick up some of the recommended fiber. Unfortunately, and just my luck, my local store did not carry what I needed. So, I settled with a gorgeous skein from another brand. Got home and caked up the yarn and started to knit.  I q...