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Owl Cozie

Posted on October 1, 2013 by auburnchick

On Sunday, I completed another project.

This is my Owl Cozie…

I found the free pattern through Ravelry.  The pattern can be found directly, here, though.

I used Lion Brand Cotton and size 5 needles.

The eyes you see are glued on; however, I ordered sew-on eyes that will stay better.  As soon as they come in, I’ll switch them out.

This was a really fun and easy project to knit up.  The cables were extremely easy to execute, so if you’ve wanted to try cable work but never have, it’s an easy project to start with.

I learned how to do the duplicate stitch (for the owls’ beaks).  There’s a link to a tutorial on the pattern page.

Easy-peasy…just what I like!!

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Star Stitch Hair Tamer

Posted on September 24, 2013 by auburnchick

First of all, I’d like to add a disclaimer to this post by stating that I am not neglecting my teaching duties.

Now I shall carry on.

This past weekend, I finished another small project for my Harry Potter knitting forum.  This is called the Star Stitch Hair Tamer, a free pattern you can find on Ravelry.

The stitch was a new one for me but easy to execute.  I used Lion Brand Cotton and size 6 needles.

I knit 80 rows of the pattern repeat but, in hindsight, should have only knit 70.  Lesson learned for the next time.

If/when I make this again, I will also shorten the row and knit fewer repeats across.  It is bit wide.  Still, I really, really like the way the stitch crawls up the piece.

The yarn is very soft; the headband is quite comfortable.

If you’re looking for a quick knit or a small gift item…Christmas is quickly approaching…I highly recommend this little item!

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