I've had several emails from people having difficulty understanding row 6, so I put together a picture tutorial to see if that will help.

 

FLOWER PIN
copyright © 11/10/04 Dot Matthews

I just had to try my hand at making a flower and here's a picture of how it turned out. I didn't take pictures of this while it was developing, but you can make it in a wide range of sizes. Stop with just 2 layers or continue until you have it as large as you like. Change hook size and yarn and the size range is limitless. These are 5 layers and the pink one is 5 1/2 inches across and the white one is 5 inches across. Sew a pin on the back and you're good to go.

I don't have time right now to post the pattern, but I'll try to get it posted later today. I'm busy visiting with Mom and we've got some running around to do today. Isn't it amazing how life sometimes interferes with crocheting? I'm loving it!

 

My Mom's coming for a 2 week visit today and I'm so happy and nervous all at the same time. I haven't seen her in a very long time and I'm really looking forward to her visit. She's never, ever, visited in my home. She lives on the west coast and I live on the east coast and we neither one travel much.

She's 73 years old and she decided to visit her out of state children for awhile. She's spent the last few weeks with my sister in Nevada, and now she's flying in to visit me here in North Carolina. The plan is she will stay with me for 2 weeks and then fly back to my sister in Nevada for the holidays. Well, Thanksgiving anyway. I don't know about Christmas.

She's such a wonderful woman. Hard working and always doing things for other people. I'm so glad she finally decided to take some time for herself and just get away from it all.

I don't know if I'll get any crocheting done while she's here or not. I sure haven't gotten any done since I found out she is coming. I can't finish anything I start. I've got little dabs of this and that strewn all over the place. I really do need to get a grip and finish something.

I'll post more about her visit later.

I wish I had an original pattern for a flower I could post for everyone who has asked about one, but I just haven't done one that would work on the baby headband, so for those of you who've asked, I added a link on the baby poncho pattern to a 2 layered rose pattern that will work. I'll post it here too, since I'm already here.

TWO LAYERED ROSE

I received my first (as far as I know) fraudulent email yesterday. It was from CITI Bank telling me they needed to verify email address and I should fill out the social security number, bank account number and passwords on this email, and then click on the link to be taken to the site to verify that my email was working properly.

I'm a sucker, but I didn't fall for that. I recognized it right off the bat cuz, I DON'T BANK AT CITI BANK!

Do not ever respond to an email by following a link they offer you. I'm guilty of doing that most of the time, but this was different, so I did a google search for the Citi Bank site and I found a place to report the email fraud, and I turned it over to them.

Ya'll, please be careful. Do not respond to ANY emails like this. It's getting close to the holidays and the creeps will be coming out of the woodwork in droves.

*stepping down off soap box*

This is a recreation of one of my earlier patterns. I never posted it before because it is so close to the Very Berry pattern I decided not to post it, but Clare saw a picture of it in my photo albums and asked for the pattern. So, this one's for you Clare. It's not exactly like the picture you saw, but it's the best I can do. I hope it's to your liking.

First the picture. This is called Catherine's Wheel.


It's a motif I made from the Quick 'N Easy Crocheting books I bought off Ebay. *yay Ebay*

I want to make something with this but I don't know if I'm going to be poaching on someone's copyright by using this motif and making my own pattern or not. I want to think it's like a STITCH or a TECHNIQUE that anyone can use to DESIGN their own pattern, but I may be wrong.

Now the question: Is this a stitch or technique, or is it off limits to use in a Dot Original?

I just posted a pattern for a scarf that I have not made myself yet. Please be aware that this pattern is not tested but I'm pretty sure it will work just fine. I would appreciate your feedback if you find errors or you just want to tell me what you think about the pattern. I always appreciate your feedback. The picture shown is of the swatch I made while writing the pattern. I haven't made it yet because I don't have enough yarn to make the full size scarf to match Lizzy.

OK, I think Lizzy is completely outfitted now. I think I'll work on my afghan. E you later!

A SCARF FOR LIZZY
copyright © 10/19/04 Dot Matthews

Materials used: K hook and ww yarn

NOTE: The ch 1 that closes the clusters is called an eye

FOUNDATION ROW:
   (Ch 6, 
      2 dtr in 6th ch from hook, (3 loops on hook)
   yo, draw thru all 3 loops
   ch 1, to close the cluster)

repeat until you reach the length you want your scarf to be, be sure to end with an even
number of clusters.

Row 1: hold last loop of ea st on hook until told to draw thru 
 
   step 1: ch 6, 2 dtr in 6th ch from hook (3 loops on hook)
 
   step 2: 3 dtr in first eye (6 loops on hook)
      yo, draw thru all 6 loops
      ch 1 to close cluster
 
   step 3: ch 6, 2 dtr in 6th ch from hook (3 loops on hook)
 
   step 4: 3 dtr in same space as last cluster (6 loops on hook)
 
   step 5: 3 dtr in next eye (9 loops on hook)
      yo, draw thru all 9 loops 
      ch 1 to close cluster

ROW 2: repeat row 1

EDGING

ROW 1: ch 1, turn, sc in first eye, (ch 3, sc in ch-6 of cluster, ch 3, sc in next eye) all the
way around the scarf. Join in first sc.

ROW 2: ch 1, sc in first sc, (3 sc in ch-3 sp, sc in next sc) around, join in first sc.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Add tassels if you want.