Bday presents for 4yr old

Happy Birthday, Sierra!

Now she'll have a pocketbook of her own. She can stop 'stealing' Mommy's.

Baby has her own Seraphina!

Playing around with Seraphina

The Seraphina as written is on the left,
the results of playing with the pattern is on the right.
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CHANGES

What I did was add 2 rows to the shell column,
This opens up the base of the column so it's not
quite as smooshed looking.

I did a 4dc block of stitches instead of a 3dc block between the shells. This reduces the number of shell columns a little bit but it evens out the spacing. It also makes the center shell column feel a little more substantial.

So, you'll have no more than 8dc's
(instead of 6dc's) in the row before your Vst row.

I also stopping doing the increases when I got to the last shell column for the length that I wanted (which is 24 inches on these for Amber and her friends - preteens). The edges line up next to each other in the front instead of overlapping.

The center point at the bottom cups slightly when it's layed out flat, but is fine when it's worn. Not doing the increase at the end gets rid of that little ruffle on the bottom.

Instead of Vst's on the ends I did 3dc's. I think this shawl
is a little too heavy for such an open edge.

Beginning Vst -ch2, 2dc in same st, and
Ending Vst - 3dc in turning ch.

~ close up of changes~

For this version, the shell pattern by row looks like this:

(Dc, ch1, dc) in center dc
ch1, (dc, ch1, dc), ch1
ch1, (dc, ch2, dc), ch1
ch1, (2dc, ch1, 2dc), ch1
ch1, (2dc, ch2, 2dc), ch1
ch1, 3dc shell, ch1

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Seraphina!

This awesome pattern is now posted at Crochetville!

You'll find the Original Pattern,
the Streamlined, easy to understand pattern,
and MimiFL's color coded graph.

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Wrought Iron Pineapple Wallhangings

Wrought Iron Pineapple Set
by Michele Shirley

Materials
4ply WW yarn
F, G, H & K hooks

Gauge -
single strand pineapples
F - 9 1/2 inches
G - 10 inches
H - 11 inches
2 strand w/ K hook- 15 inches

Special Stitches
Shell (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch2 sp
Side Shell - sl st into ch2 sp, (ch3, dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch2 sp
5dc cl w/ picot- ch2, holding last loop on hook to create cluster: dc in ch2sp, 3dc in next ch2sp, draw thru all 5 loops, ch3Picot - ch3, turn, sl st into top of cluster, tie off.

Instructions

ch5, sl st in 1st ch to form loop

Round 1 - ch3 counts as 1st dc now and throughout. (2dc, ch2) 5times, (2dc, ch4), (2dc, ch2) 3 times
~ or ~ (2dc, ch2) 8 times - without hanging loop,
sl st into top of ch3 to join

* Now you'll begin working in rows & turning at the end of each.

Row 2 - Side shell, ch2, shell in shell

Row 3 - side shell, (dc, ch6, dc) in next ch sp, shell in shell

Row 4 - side shell, 12dc in ch6 sp, shell in shell

Row 5 - side shell, ch1, (dc, ch1) in the next 10dc's, shell in shell

Row 6 - side shell, ch1, sc in ch1 sp, (ch3, sc in ch1sp) 10times, ch1, shell in shell [10 ch3 sp's]

Row 7 - side shell, ch2, sc in ch1 sp, (ch3, sc in ch3sp) across, ch2, shell in shell [9 ch3sps]

Row 8 - repeat Row 7 [8 ch3sps]

Row 9 - repeat Row 7 [7 ch3sps]

Row 10 - repeat Row 7 [6 ch3sps]

Row 11 - repeat Row 7 [5 ch3sps]

Row 12 - repeat Row 7 [4 ch3sps]

Row 13 - repeat Row 7 [3 ch3sps]

Row 14 - repeat Row 7 [2 ch3sps]

Row 15 - repeat Row 7 [1 ch3sp]

Row 16 - side shell, ch2, sc in ch3 sp, ch2, shell in shell

Row 17 - side shell, shell in next shell

Row 18 - sl st into ch2sp, begin 5dc cl w/ picot.

Tie off. Weave in ends. Block.

Scallop Potholder close-ups

This is Patricia Hewitt's

Scallop Potholder
My newest most favorite potholder pattern!

This is the pattern as written.

7" across

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This one replaces every other fpdc with
a dc to create the heart shape.

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This one is 2 strands and a J hook.
It's thick enough to be 1 sided.
10 1/2" across
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This one has trc's for the scallops.
It makes cool bumps and changes the edging look.
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