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Thursday, June 09, 2005
SASSY A
 
 
copyright © 06/10/05 Dot Matthews
Hat size: 22 1/2" to 23"
Gauge: 6 dc rows = 4" and 13 dc sts=4" (approximately)
Materials: K hook; 3 oz ww yarn, completed hat weighs 2 oz.
Note 1: Beginning chain does NOT count as a stitch.
Note 2: Numbers in ( ) at end of rows depicts total number of stitches for that row.
Note 3: When joining rows, skip over beginning chain and join in first actual stitch.
ROW 1: ch 3, 12 dc in 1st st. Join in first dc. (12 sts)
ROW 2: ch 2, 2 dc in ea st around. Join in first dc. (24 sts)
ROW 3: ch 2, 2 dc in same st as join, 1 dc in next st, *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next st. Repeat from * around, join in first dc. (36 sts)
ROW 4: ch 2, 2 dc in same st as join, 1 dc in next 2 sts, *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 2 sts. Repeat from * around, join in first dc. (48 sts)
ROW 5: ch 2, 2 dc in same st as join, 1 dc in next 3 sts, *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 3 sts. Repeat from * around, join in first dc. (60 sts)
ROW 6: ch 2, dc in same st as join, 1 dc in st to the right of st just made - that's the last stitch of the previous row - *sk the next st, dc in next st, dc in the st just skipped. Repeat from * around, join in first dc. (30 crossed stitch groups)
ROW 7: ch 1, sc in same st as join and in ea st around, join in first sc. (60 sts)
ROW 8: ch 1, sc in same st as join and in ea st around, join in first sc. (60 sts)
ROW 9: ch 1, sc in same st as join, ch 3, *sk 3 sts, sc in next st, ch 3. Repeat from * around, join in first sc. (15 ch-3 spaces and 15 sc's)
ROW 10: ch 1, sc in same st as join, 3 sc over the ch-3 space, *sc in next sc, 3 sc over the next ch-3 space. Repeat from * around, join in the first sc. (60 sts)
ROW 11: ch 1, sc in same st as join and in ea st around. (60 sts)
ROW 12: ch 2, dc in same st as join, 1 dc in st to the right of st just made - that's the last stitch of the previous row - *sk the next st, dc in next st, dc in the st just skipped. Repeat from * around, join in first dc. (30 crossed stitch groups)
ROW 13: ch 1, sc in same st as join and in ea st around, join in first sc. (60 sts)
ROW 14: ch 1, sc in same st as join and in ea st around, join in first sc. (60 sts)
ROW 15: WORK IN BACK LOOP ONLY FOR THIS ROUND: ch 1, TURN, 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 4 sts *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 4 sts. Repeat from * around, join in first sc. (72 sts)
ROW 16: ch 1, sc in same st as join and in ea st around, join in first sc. (72 sts)
ROW 17: ch 1, TURN, 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 5 sts, *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 5 sts. Repeat from * around, join in first sc. (84 sts)
ROW 18: ch 1, TURN, sc in same st as join and in ea st around, join in first sc. (84 sts)
ROW 19: ch 1, *sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * around, join in first sc. (96 sts)
ROW 20: sl st in ea st around, join in first sl st.
Posted at 12:42 pm by Dot
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Wednesday, June 08, 2005
I entered Elegant Lace and Gentle Ripples in the Ragshop contest. Got my rejection letter yesterday. I shouldn't let it bother me, but I can't help it. Rejection really takes the wind out of my sails. On the upside, the ponchos are being donated to a worthy cause.
Posted at 07:46 pm by Dot
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Mom went home on May 22. I haven't posted about it before because I didn't know if I could without crying and I'm sitting here now trying to hold back the tears. I can't believe how much I miss her. I've talked to her several times and she's doing great. She had my sister pick her up at the airport and drive her home and as soon as my sister left, mom jumped in her van and drove herself to her BIL and SIL's house and she's been there ever since. I told her when she left here if she was afraid or worried about staying at her own house to go there, they'd be happy to have her. Well, I guess she was a lot more worried about staying at her own house than I thought. I talked to her today and she said she was going to stay with the inlaws.
She had some health issues while she was here and I told her to be sure to go to her doctor when she got home. She's visited the doctor and had her medicines updated and she's scheduled for some tests sometime in July. She has had a problem with her stomach for a long time now and she's finally having it checked out.
She got her foot problems taken care of too. She's got the craziest toenails I've ever seen. They grow very wierd and I'm afraid to clip them for fear of hurting her. Anyway, she had the foot doctor trim them and take care of the worst of them. We're going to find her a foot doctor here so she can have them taken care of while she's here.
I think she's planning on coming back for the winter months, but I don't know. She may decide she's OK where she is now. She is a much more social person than I am. She's used to having lots of people around her all the time and I'm the exact opposite. I crave alone time. It was quite an adjustment for me to have her with me 24/7. Everywhere I went, she went. Funny how much I miss her now.
I kept her checkbook and I've got access to her checking account so I'm writing checks to pay all her bills and I tell her how much money she can spend. She laughed at me today and said "yes, mother" when I told her she could have more if she needed it. I think she's been needing someone to help her take control of her life since her husband died.
Spike has done much better this time when she left than he did the last time. I think he knows she's planning on coming back. He was very distraught the first time she left. We all thought it was the last time we'd ever see her.
Well, I've run off at the fingers again. I really must try to blog more often so I don't end up writing a novel.
Posted at 07:37 pm by Dot
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The winning bid on Elegant Lace was $14.00.
Not exactly what I was hoping for but I learned some lessons with it. Got lots of advice and well wishes from crochet friends on the net. I'm still trying to decide if I'll do it again, but knowing me, I will. Next time, though, starting bid will be higher and if it doesn't sell, I can repost it.
Posted at 07:13 pm by Dot
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Wednesday, May 25, 2005
I finally decided to try my luck at selling an item on Ebay. I've thought about it for a long, long time and now it's too late to take it back. I've listed the original Elegant Lace Poncho on Ebay. Wish me luck.
Posted at 07:36 pm by Dot
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Friday, May 13, 2005
I'll be noting pattern corrections on this page in the future. All corrections made to the pattern(s) will be done in blue or red
SWEETNESS: Round 21 corrected
HONEYCOMB: Round 16 rewritten. Round 17 corrected.
SASSY is now called Sassy Child. Corrections made to size.
PEEKS AND VALLEYS: Added this statement about the starting chain...PEEKS AND VALLEYS DOES NOT HAVE A "TRADITIONAL" STARTING CHAIN.
REFLECTIONS PONCHO: Round 3 rewritten. Round 5, 7, 8, 9, 33, and 2 of neckline corrected.
BOWS AND ARROWS: Beginning chain corrected to chain 81. Round 2 count corrected to 81 dcs. Round 7 corrected. 8/31/05 correction made to round 11. number counts corrected.
DOT'S LITTLE DITTY BAG: Rounds 23 corrected, Round 24 added, and round number changed on Round 25.
CLUSTER CRAZE HAT: Round 3 corrected. Correction made to Special Stitch Instructions, beginning cluster
CLUSTER CRAZE SCARF: Correction made to Special Stitch Instructions, beginning cluster.
BABY BOWS AND ARROWS: Correction made to round 1 and round 2.
YEEHAW LADYquoted from "Stitch ‘n Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker by Debbie Stoller"...
Corrections & Clarifi cations
YEEHAW LADY
PAGE 115
Under “Special Stitches,” directions for Cluster should
read as follows (note deleted “yo”):
Yo, insert hook in st, yo, draw yarn through st (3 loops on
hook), yo yo, sk next st, yo, insert hook in next st, yo, draw
yarn through st, yo, draw yarn through 5 loops on hook.
Under Hat, directions for round 2 should read as follows
(note deleted instruction):
Rnd 2: Ch 1 (counts as fi rst pointed front sc), sk fi rst sc sc,
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Posted at 03:36 pm by Dot
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Wednesday, May 04, 2005
ELEGANT LACE
copyright © 05/04/05 Dot Matthews
 
Size: Adult, one size fits most up to 2X
Materials: Caron Simply Soft pounder, 16 oz, I hook, blunt needle, scissors
Guage: 6 sc = 2" and
4 rows measured from the bottom of the 7dc shell to top of sc = 2"
Stitches: chain, slip stitch, single crochet, double crochet, treble crochet
Pattern is worked in multiples of 8
Abbreviations:
ch - chain
dc - double crochet
sc - single crochet
scs - single crochets
sk - skip
sp - space
sps - spaces
st - stitch
sts - stitches
tr - treble crochet
ch-# = chain, followed by a dash, followed by a number, refers to a space made by a number of chains made. Example ch-1 refers to the space made by the chain 1,
ROUND 1: ch 80, join in first ch to form circle. Ch 1, sc in same st as join, ch 1, *sk 1 st, sc in next st, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (40 sc and 40 ch-1 sps)
ROUND 2: ch 1, sc in same st as join, sc in next ch-1 sp, *sc in next sc, sc in next ch-1 sp. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (80 sc)
ROUND 3: ch 1, sc in same st as join, sc in next 7 sts, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 8 sts. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (88 sc)
ROUND 4: ch 1, sc in same st as join, sc in next 8 sts *2 sc in next st, sc in next 9 sts. Repeat from * around, end with 2 sc in next st, sc in next 8 sts. Join in first sc. (96 sc)
ROUND 5: ch 4, working behind ch 4, tr in st to the right of join (that's the last sc of the previous round), *sk the next sc, tr in next st, work behind tr just made, tr in skipped st. Repeat from * around, join in 4th ch of beginning ch 4. (48 crossed sts)
see images below for stitch placement
 
ROUND 6: ch 1, sc in same st as join, *1 sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc (96 sc)
ROUND 7: ch 1, 2 sc in same st as join, *2 sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (192 sc)
ROUND 8: Repeat round 5. (96 crossed sts)
ROUND 9: ch 1, sc in same st as join, *1 sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (192 sc)
ROUND 10: ch 1, sc in same st as join, *ch 3, sk next 3 sts, 7 dc in next st (shell made), ch 3, sk next 3 sts, 1 sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (24 shells)
ROUND 11: sl st in next 3 ch, sl st in next st, sc in next 5 sts, ch 5, *sk first st of next shell, sc in next 5 sts, ch 5, sk last st of shell. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (24 ch-5 loops)
TIP: Place marker in first sc of round to make it easier to see where to join rounds.
ROUND 12: sl st in next st, ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 2 sts, ch 3, *dc, ch 3, dc, all in 3rd ch of ch-5 loop, (V st made), ch 3, sk next sc, sc in next 3 sts, ch 3. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (24 V sts)
ROUND 13: sl st in next st, ch 1, sc in same st, *ch 3, 7 dc in next V-st, ch 3, sk next sc, sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (24 shells)
ROUNDS 14 thru 31: Repeat rounds 11, 12 and 13.
ROUND 32: ch 1, sc in same st as join
*sc in next 3 chs
sc in next 3 sts
3 sc in next st
sc in next 3 sts
sc in next 3 chs
sc in next sc.
Repeat from * around.
FASTEN OFF, WEAVE IN ENDS.
NECK EDGE
ROUND 1: With right side facing, attach yarn in any st, ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each st and each space around, join in first sc. (80 sc)
ROUND 2: ch 1, *sl st in next st, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join in first sl st.
FASTEN OFF, WEAVE IN ENDS.
Posted at 08:21 pm by Dot
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Monday, May 02, 2005
I've heard it said that all good things must come to an end and so it has. Mom has decided to go home "for awhile". She said she's coming back but she doesn't know when. She said, "I'm unpredictable". She's been gone from her home since September and now she's really wanting to see her friends and family she's been with most of her life. I don't blame her for wanting to visit them, but I think she's going to be very disappointed in what she'll find at her home.
I had a long rant all worked up and ready to spew it out here, but decided I'd just say her home life is miserable, living with her baby boy, the 35 year old mooch/bum, who keeps her broke and is mean to her. She was in pretty bad shape, nerve wise, when she got here, but since she's been here she's learned to relax and I'm afraid she's going right back into a very bad situation. Probably worse now, since I've heard he's selling off her household items to live on while she's been gone. Oops, I guess I spewed out a little rant any way. Sorry.
I'm going to miss her and I'll worry about her so much until she gets back here. She won't sell her house because then baby boy won't have anyplace to stay, but I'm hoping she'll come back here for good once she's visited for awhile.
I have no idea how Spike is going to take this, I haven't told him yet. I'm sure he's going to be one unhappy little Chihuahua. He adores her.
OK, I'm done now. Later.
Posted at 10:10 am by Dot
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Tuesday, April 26, 2005
It's hard to believe I've had this blog for a year and a few days. April 12th was my first blogiversary and I let it pass me right by without even a thought. It's funny how hard it was, in the beginning, to pull myself away from the blog and get back to crocheting and now, it's hard for me to make myself sit down and write an entry. The reason I started a blog in the first place was I had made up a pattern for a ponytail hat and I wanted a place to show it off. I started to say "share it", but I don't think that was even in my mind. I think showing off is a better name for it. I was so proud of that hat pattern. I had never made anything before without following a pattern.
OK, it just dawned on me the reason it's so hard for me to blog. Every time I start to write something, it just looks like I'm bragging. Oh, well, it's my blog and I guess I'll brag if I want to. So, here goes. In the last year I've "made up" 30 hat patterns, 7 ponchos, and 8 miscellaneous other patterns. I've even sold one pattern that will be published in a book sometime in October (I think). I had no idea at all that I could create patterns and I'm surprised every time I finish an item that actually looks good. I hope whatever is giving me the ability to write patterns doesn't dry up. I'd be very sad because I live for the compliments I get when someone likes what I've done. I need a button that says "I work for compliments".
THANK YOU to everyone who has left me a comment. I love reading and answering them.
THANK YOU to everyone who visits here and doesn't leave a comment. I love showing off for you.
THANK YOU to all of you who use my patterns to donate to charity. That touches my heart in a way I didn't know it could.
Posted at 04:36 pm by Dot
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Monday, April 18, 2005
If anyone is interested (and I think you are) the game I'm hooked on is called Shisen-Sho. It's just a simple matching game, like Concentration, but I absolutely get stuck playing it. Example, this afternoon when I made my last post, I was going to put a link to the game but instead, when I went to the site, I downloaded a more current version of the game and played it until my hind end went numb. I have not touched a hook at all today. Oh, well, I promise myself I'm absolutely going to crochet a poncho tomorrow. NO MORE GAMES!!! Well, maybe just one more.
Posted at 08:53 pm by Dot
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