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Knitted Easter Egg Cozy Pattern / Tutorial

By Linda on March 22, 2010 in Easter, Egg Cozy, Knitting, patterns, Tutorial

Hello everyone:)

Happy Spring Equinox to all those living in the Northern Hemisphere and Happy Autumn Equinox to those living in the Southern Hemisphere:)

I have been putting together quite a few Easter projects so that I can make them for my little ones for Easter morning and I thought it would be quite sweet for them have breakfast with these little egg cozys on their boiled eggs:)

I have used pure wool felt and made a butterfly, but you could also make a chicken, rabbit, ladybug etc… the possibilities are endless…

Knitted Easter Egg Cozy Pattern / Tutorial:

Cast on 9 stitches on circular needles. I have used the Magic Loop Method of knitting.

Knit 1 round
Knit into the front and back of each stitch in next round increasing your stitches to 18.
Knit 1 round
Knit into front and back of each stitch in next round increasing your stitches to 36.
Knit garter stitch for 12 rounds.
Knit 4 rounds of moss stitch or 4 rounds of purl for a rib and then cast off 🙂

Sew in all ends. Sew around the opening where you began knitting, just thread through the stitches and pull tight.

I cut out a butterfly shape and an abdomen.

Lay the abdomen inside the butterfly and pinch together and sew together from underneath. Sew your finished butterfly onto your cozy.

View from the back…

View from the front:)
I am going to make one for each member of our family with a different little felt creature on each cozy:)

Happy knitting everyone,
Warmly
Linda

Please note, this pattern is for personal use only, and not for resale, items knitted from this pattern may not be sold for commercial purposes, thank you.

Knitted Snail Pattern Tutorial

By Linda on March 11, 2010 in Knitting, patterns, Tutorial

Hello everyone,

Today has been a lovely day, warm with beautiful sunshine, we have just come home from a family bike ride around the lake down the road… Erin will be finishing up her Ancient India block and she will start Ancient Persia on Monday. Jenna is still busy with the architecture of castles with in Middle Ages and Caiden is finishing his Weather block tomorrow…

And now for the knitted snail tutorial, and if you would like to know how to knit an I-cord, you can refer to it here.

(Oops, spelling 🙂

Thanks so much for reading this tutorial, I really appreciate everyone who visits here and love to read your comments:)

Warmly
Linda

Please note, this pattern is for personal use only, and not for resale, items knitted from this pattern may not be sold for commercial purposes, thank you.

Knitted Easter Nest or Basket Pattern

By Linda on February 8, 2010 in Easter, Knitting, patterns

Hello dear friends, as promised here is the knitted Easter nest or basket pattern:)

Birds Nest Pattern:

I knitted this nest in a yarn that is slightly thicker than double knitting and I used a size 4 metric ( 6 US ) circular needle.

Cast on 40 stitches onto your circular needle and then join in the round making sure not to twist your yarn.

Knit in Moss stitch for 3 rounds.

Knit in garter stitch for 5 rounds.

Decreases:

*Knit 3, knit 2 together* repeat all around the round.

Knit 1 round garter stitch.

*Knit 2 knit 2 together* repeat all around the round.

Knit 1 round garter stitch.

*Knit 1 knit 2 together* repeat all around the round.

Knit 1 round garter stitch.

Knit 2 together all around the round.

Leave a long thread, break yarn and thread remaining stitches on a wool needle and pull them tight and sew in your ends on the wrong side 🙂

Basket:
Knit the same pattern as for the nest. I took 6 lengths of yarn and plaited / braided them together and tied a knot at each end leaving a few dangling strands for tassels. I then threaded them through the sides of the basket, using a crochet hook to help pull the threads and knots through and there you have a basket!

Happy knitting, if anything is unclear, please don’t hesitate to email me lindadawkins@mweb.co.za

Warmly
Linda

Please note, this pattern is for personal use only, and not for resale, items knitted from this pattern may not be sold for commercial purposes, thank you.

Fairy Home Mushroom Knitting Pattern

By Linda on December 24, 2009 in Crafts, free, Knitting, Mamma4earth, patterns

Hi everyone, as promised here is the Fairy Home Mushroom Knitting Pattern:

It is so quick and easy to make if you start now you may be able to add them as stocking fillers for Christmas morning:)

Pattern:

I used handspun almost chunky yarn for this pattern…

Mushroom Cap:

Using a red yarn.

c/o 26 sts

rib for 2 rows (knit one stitch purl one stitch across both rows)

(*Knit 2 tog, knit 3 sts* across the row) and then at the end of the row knit 2 tog knit 4 sts.(21 stitches)

Rib 1 row

(*Knit 2 tog, knit 2 sts* across the row) and at the end of the row knit 2 tog knit 3 sts.(16 stitches)

Rib 1 row.

(*Knit 2 tog Knit 1 sts* across the row) knit 2 sts at the end on the row. (11 stitches)

Rib 1 row

(*Knit 1 Knit 2 tog* across the row), knit 2 on the end.(8 stitches)

Rib 1 row

Knit 2 tog, knit 1, knit 2 tog, knit 1, knit 2 together (5 stitches)

For the last 5 stitches take a tapestry needle and thread the stitches onto

the needle and pull together, you can also sew down the seam to finish off

the mushroom cap on the wrong side and then turn it onto the right side.

Mushroom Stem:

Using cream yarn.

Knit as an i-cord

c/o 8 stitches

knit 14 rows and the cast off

sew in ends on the top, leave bottom open for stuffing, close base with a

circular piece of felt when finished stuffing the stem.

Chimney:

Using cream yarn.

Knit as an I-cord

c/o 3 sts

knit 5 rows

cast off and close the top of the chimney, attach the chimney to the

mushroom cap.

Finishing off:

Attach the roof to the top of the stem by sewing it together.
Cut a little door out of felt and sew onto the base of the stem to form a
door.

If you would only use this pattern for personal use, and not commercial use, I would appreciate it 🙂

That’s it:) I would love to hear how your little mushroom homes knit up. I will be adding new variations over the next few weeks, so stop by…

Have a wonderful Festive Season,

Warmly
Linda

Please note, this pattern is for personal use only, and not for resale, items knitted from this pattern may not be sold for commercial purposes, thank you.

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