Mama Make Yarn

 

  Start with the yarn between the thumb and pointer finger Wrap behind the pointer finger and in front of the middle finger and the pinky                         Wrap behind the pinky, in front of the ring finger, behind the middle finger and in front of the pointer finger. Continue wrapping, alternating in front of and behind fingers until each finger has two loops of yarn in front of them Start from the pointer finger, going towards the pinky finger, place the bottom loop of yarn over the top yarn and over each finger. This will create just one loop on each finger. Continue wrapping around each finger to get 2 loops of yarn on each finger. And tuck each finger from left to right.  To cast off, move yarn from ring finger to middle finger and tuck, repeat across to the pinky and then pull the pinky yarn into a knot. https://youtu.be/h3BEgP5s9Pg

I think my passion is really turning into hats and ear warmers. And character hats are so much fun! They are almost like a costume and the combinations are endless! I've turned my kids, nieces and nephews into dinosaurs, bears, foxes, Ninja Turtles, and unicorns. I've combined patterns to make whatever features I need. The unicorn hair actually came from an Octopus Pattern. You can embroider on faces or just use felt to decorate. Kids go crazy over these hats and they are just a blast! Matching hats and cowls  For these, I used "Wool-Ease" "Thick and Quick" Yarn hat— https://www.craftyarncouncil.com/sites/default/files/K43_CYC_Knit-Beginner-1-Pompom-Hat.pdf I started to use this same hat pattern, but with bigger needles, thicker yarn, less stitches and sharper decreases CO 40 stitches on 13 circular needles  Ribbing can be done to prevent rolling knit total of 6” and then start decreases knit 2 K2tog 6,8,8,8 Knit row knit 1 k2tog 4,6,4,6 Knit row k2tog 2,3,2...

This pattern took me a whole summer to do, (it took forever and didn’t come out perfect), but I’m pretty proud of it. From the front of the shirt, to the back it’s a rainbow. Based on this pattern https://giftofknitting.com/blog/how-to-knit-a-crop-top-free-knitting-pattern  

  Tattoo  Inspiration  Once I was told about a Bible Verse that talks about the incredible love of God. Psalm 139 13_14 States:                                                         Several years later, my grandmother taught me how to knit. And just this past year, I got this tattoo. It is an image of knitting turning into DNA. It imitates God knitting me into an individual.

  Elephant Lovey  I made this adorable Elephant Lovey for my niece. I combined a few ideas. Perfect gift for a baby Inspiration: http://elephantaday2.blogspot.com/2013/09/elephant-no-13-small-knitted-elephant.html?m=1 http://web.archive.org/web/20100107111450/http:/www.groupepp.com/dishbout/kpatterns/grfavorite.html  Elephant Lovie Pattern Blanket: CO 4 stitches size 9 needle, size 3 yarn Increases: K2 YO knit across Continue this pattern until 88 stitches are on the needle Decrease: K1, K2tog, YO, K2tog knit across Repeat until 4 stitches are on the needle and BO Head Co 6 stitches size 8 needle size 3 yarn Knit row Kfb increase to 12 stitches Knit row Kfb increase to 24 stitches Knit row (K1,kfb) repeat to 36 stitches Knit row Kfb, k1 to 54 stitches (6” wide) Knit rows until the piece is 3” long K2tog to 36 stitches Knit row (K2tog, k1) to 24 stitches Knit row K2tog to 12 stitches Knit row K2tog to 6 stitches   Trunk I cord—5 stitches Knit to 3” (Stop knitting i cord f...

 Woodland Creatures Mobile When I was pregnant with my 2nd child, I made these Baby Mobile characters to replace the characters on my daughter’s old nursery set. The kids now like to play with the characters and sometimes they even hang them on our Christmas tree  Woodland Creatures for Baby Mobile  This pattern is actually over 2.5 years old but decided to post this separately as it is a large project    Loosely based off this pattern in reverse http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/owl-puff   Also loosely based off the appearance of the creatures from this seller on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CraftyAlienStudio?ref=s2-header-shopnam   WHOLE Pattern Size 6 needle All ANIMALS:    Leave at least 2 feet of tail at both ends of your creatures for sewing   .....   owl CO 24 stitches Stockinette pattern for easy color changes 12 rows color one (Knit odd, purl even rows) 12 rows color two k4 k2tog* (20 stitches) Purl k3 k2...