Helping Out and Old Friend
An old friend of mine has entered a contest to win a free sewing room that ends today. With eight children, she could certainly use the extra space in her home. Please take a few minutes to read about the contest on her blog and then go vote for her! You have until midnight!
I Have Triumphed Over the Scarf that Never Ends!
The Dr. Who Scarf is done!
Yarn: Don’t ask, it would take ten pages to tell you! It’s enough to knit an entire Dr. Who bodysuit!
Needles: size 8
Modifications: None
This scarf took months to knit! I’m really glad it’s done. 
Lacy Mock Cable Cloth
Pattern: Lacy Mock Cable Cloth
Needles: size 6, but I think this would have been better on a 4 or 6
Yarn: Lion Brand Cotton in Fern Green
Comments: I really liked this pattern. It knits up very quickly and the texture and pattern are soooo pretty. I will definitely make this one again!
The Mommywog Cowl
When my mom was finishing her Masters in speech pathology, she had to work with patients in the speech clinic at the university. Quite often she would bring home tape recordings of her sessions and listen to them. Once she was listening to one of a child and she was showing him pictures. He called a frog a “wog” and when she pointed to the bigger frog he said that was the “mommy wog”. This has since become a nickname for my mom. From time to time she returns the favor and calls me “babywog”.
The Mommywog cowl
Yarn: Burly Spun in Blue Flannel
Needles: Size 13 Circular
Dimensions: 16″x 6 1/2 “
Cast on 44 stitches. Establish K1 P1 rib pattern. Continue pattern until about 6 1/2 inches long. Block, weave in ends and sew on buttons. Because of the looseness of the fabric, you will not need to make buttonholes. However, a little bit of felt on the wrong side of the fabric where you sew on the buttons will help them to stay put!
Magic Melvin’s Hat and Cowl
This year my dad wanted a warm hat and scarf. I started out by making a hat and then got thinking about the scarf. I didn’t want to knit a full-sized scarf. I’m already seven feet into a Dr. Who scarf and another 6 feet of scarf on top of 12 feet of the Dr. Who scarf just didn’t sound appealing right now!
So instead I knitted a cowl for him. My dad, who is a very practical man loved it! He oohed and ahhhed over the colorwork, which I found amusing, since it’s pretty simple colorwork. Although, I must admit the blue and black are a very striking color combination.
Magic Melvin’s Cowl Stats
Cast on 70 sts. Knit 5 rows of K1 P1 twisted rib. Switch to stockinette stitch with twisted rib border of 6 sts on either side. Colorwork pattern used from The Knitting Workshop by Elizabeth Zimmerman.
Yarn: Paton’s Classic Wool in Black and That’s Blue
Needles: size 7 circular
Magic Melvin’s Hat Stats
Modified the Marsan Watchcap Pattern. Followed the instructions for the twisted rib brim. Then switched to stockinette stitch, added the same colorwork as the hat, and worked the crown decreases from the watchcap. Used the same needles and yarn.
