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Sunday, June 19, 2005
NO CHAIN ON PEEKS AND VALLEYS
I've had several questions concerning the beginning chain on Peeks and Valleys, so I put a statement on the pattern and a note in the "Pattern Correctoins" page.
THERE IS NO STARTING CHAIN ON PEEKS AND VALLEYS.
If you follow the instructions on Round 1, you will end up with a long strip that you join to form your foundation row. Sorry for the confusion.
Posted at 02:20 pm by Dot
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Monday, June 13, 2005
MY FIRST CAPE - this is not my pattern
I've had several people ask me if I have a cape pattern. Well, I don't. I was curious about capes, so I did a google search and found a free pattern, the Rah Rah Cape. I didn't see any credits on the pattern, so I'm not sure who the designer is. I tried to email "Carole" but my email didn't go through. The best I can do is give you the link to the pattern and show you pictures of my completed project.
THIS IS NOT MY PATTERN, please use the link above to access the pattern if you're interested in making it for yourself.
OK, without further ado, here are pictures of my interpretation of the Rah Rah Cape.
  
This is made with Red Heart Super Saver medium sage, trimmed in black, with 2 gold buttons at the top. It took almost 2 full 6 oz skeins medium sage and a small amount of black. The third picture is to try to convey the actual green color of the cape. (darned camera). The pattern gives 2 sizes and I did the smaller version, which I'm thinking is probably a medium. Don't hold me to that, all I know is it's too small for me (2x). Geez, did I just put my size on the internet. Good grief! I better take a nap.
I enjoyed watching this pattern take shape because I had no idea how to do a cape. The arm slits were a total mystery to me until I did this pattern and then I had one of those aha! moments. It's done entirely in double crochets and trimmed with single crochet and chains. Easy pattern. I recommend this to anyone looking for a cape pattern.
Posted at 05:32 pm by Dot
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Friday, June 10, 2005
PEEKS AND VALLEYS PONCHO
 
copyright 06/10/05 © Dot Matthews
Skill level: easy to intermediate
Size: 1 size fits most up to 2X
Poncho measures 21" to 22" from neckline to hem edge.
Gauge: 1 8dc shell = 2" across and 1 ˝" top of shell to bottom of shell;
2 dc/ch groups = 2"
Yarn: Bernat Baby Coordinates, color 131 Blue Bon Bon, 1 ˝ 6 oz skeins, 707 yds; 75.2% acrylic, 22.2% acetate, 2.6% nylon
Materials: K hook; scissors, blunt needle, stitch marker (use a purchased stitch marker, piece of yarn, safety pin, bobby pin, or whatever you have available)
Stitches used: chain, single crochet, double crochet, slip stitch
Special Stitches: Shell = 8 dc in ch-3 loop
dc/ch group or group = ch 3, dc in third ch from hook
sc next 2 sts tog = insert hook in next st, yo, pull yarn thru st, insert hook in next st, yo, pull yarn thru st, yo, pull yarn thru all 3 loops on hook.
Abbreviations:
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
sl st = slip stitch
sk = skip
sp = space
st = stitch
tog = together
Note: numbers in ( ) at end of rounds tells the number of stitches you should have for that round.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Peeks and Valleys does not have a "traditional" starting chain.
ROUND 1: *ch 3, dc in third ch from hook. Repeat from * 25 times. Join in space between ch and dc of first group. Be careful not to twist groups. (26 dc/ch groups)
ROUND 2: working in spaces between ch and dc of groups, ch 1, sc in same sp as join, ch 10 *sc in next group, ch 10. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (26 ch 10 loops)
ROUND 3: sl st in next ch-10 loop, ch 1, 11 sc in same ch-10 loop, *11 sc in next ch-10 loop. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (286 sc)
ROUND 4: sl st in next 5 sc, ch 1, sc in same st. Ch 8, *sk next 10 sc, sc in next st, ch 8. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (26 ch-8 loops)
ROUND 5: ch 1, sc in same st as join, 7 sc in next ch-8 loop, *sc in next st, 7 sc in next ch-8 loop. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (207 sc)
ROUND 6: ch 1, sc in same st as join, (sc next 2 sts tog) twice, sc innext 4 sts, *ch 3, sc in next 7 sts. Repeat from * around to last 9 sts. End with ch 3, (sc next 2 sts tog) twice, sc in next 5 sc, ch 3, join in first sc. (29 ch-3 loops and 203 sc)
ROUND 7: sl st in next 3 sts, ch 1, sc in same st, *sk next 3 sts, 8 dc in next ch-3 loop for shell, sk next 3 sts, sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (29 shells)
ROUND 8: sl st in next 4 sts, sl st in sp between 4th and 5th dc of shell, ch 1, sc in same sp, ch 6, *sc in sp between 4th and 5th dc of next shell, ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (29 ch-6 loops)
ROUND 9: ch 1, sc in same st as join, *(3 sc, ch 3, 3 sc) in next ch-6 loop, sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (29 ch-3 loops)
ROUND 10: ch 1, sc in same st as join, *sk next 3 sts, 8 dc in next ch-3 loop, sk next 3 sts, sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc. (29 shells)
ROUND 11 thru ROUND 31: Repeat rounds 8, 9 and 10.
ROUND 32: ch 1, sc in same st as join, *sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc.
Fasten off, weave in ends
NECK EDGE
Working in spaces between ch and dc of groups, attach yarn in any space on neck edge. Ch 1, sc in same space where yarn was attached, *5 dc in next space, sc in next space. Repeat from * around. Join in first sc.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Posted at 07:53 pm by Dot
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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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