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• On the heels of the Slytherin Socks, Hurray Hufflepuff!
• Eva’s Shawl is pretty in crochet. Example here.
• Cyanne is more crochet! A pretty and colourful bed throw.
• Here’s a cute Happy Star Felt iPod Cozy, a Nintendo Perler Bead Coaster Set and Kimono inspired hoodie from Craftster.
• Here are some patterns I missed from DROPS fall 07/08. There are Felted slippers, Felted slippers in 2 threads, Texture knit mittens, Long socks with cables and folded edge, and Long jumper and hat in 2 threads.
• I’m dipping into the old patterns I never got to last year and was keeping for a dry spell! Knitting pattern designers, post more free patterns! Fortunately, the backup patterns are super cute. Here’s Pretty Miss Bubby and a Santa Helmet.

Better late than never!

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• I really like this poor-boy-type Pi Topper Chemo Cap, example here. Famous The Cat, you always make the prettiest stuff!
• This cute Maneki Neko crochet pattern is cute, too!
• If you’ve always wanted to knit a helicopter, you can go for this Knitted Chinook.
• Here’s a pretty Crochet Collar Pattern.
• Here are some wicked S(p)ock ears.
• Knittycat has some adorable animal toys.
• These Edelweiss Mittens are beautiful.
• I’m not a big sock person, but these fair isle Tulip Socks are awesome.
• Oh man, it’s a Transformer Washcloth!
• Here are some cute amigurumi patterns. There’s also an Amigurumi Snail.
• I really like this Talia Shaped Vest.
• The Provence Summer Breeze Headband has a really nice stitch pattern to it. Classic Elite also has these Alpaca Sox Legwarmers and Inca Alpaca Fair Isle Mitts.
• This Laseta 100 Pulli (PDF) is quite elegant.
• The Ricco sweater from Lana Grossa is in crochet, but it also looks an awful like porcupine stitch. This would be really neat to recreate.

Howdy! I missed the last two Saturdays because of giant piles of work and having just done the anniversary post, but I’m back now. Well, back for a few seconds before having to dash off to the cottage! (I know, I know, it’s so hard to be me.) Here are my favourite patterns from the last few weeks! There aren’t as many captions as usual, but the patterns are all great.

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• Nell
• SkaMama’s Picot Flower and 5-Petal Flower
• Clover Socks
• Small Bunny! I’m knitting this! It’s fun! You’ll see it stuffed soon
• Magic Mirror socks (PDF here).
• The Grasshopper Scarf
• The Charming Shawl-Collared Cardigan is the latest free pattern at Sweaterbabe.
• International Cat Hat from Turkey, The Fez!
• Panache Shawl
• Spring Forward Socks
• Cap Sleeve Cardigan, example here.
• Rudyard
• Baby Mittens!
• A Pixie Hat
• …Not to be confused with The Piksi Hat
• Mary Jane Slippers from Purl Bee
• Basketweave Scarf, example here
• Animal Dishcloths
• Juvenile Sea Nettle

Howdy, folks! I decided to have a go at editing Yarnival again. It’s been a while! But it was fun. Thanks so much to all those folks who submitted their blog posts. This one has a parental theme, in honour of Mother’s Day. The feature article is Dr. G’s Memory Vest at Through the Loops. Dr. G’s memory is being ruthlessly robbed of him by Alzheimer’s. By leaving a donation, you are supporting The Fisher Center (an Alzheimer’s research center) and being given an absolutely beautiful sweater pattern. Give what you can.

The second feature is from the chemgrrl chronicles. Not necessarily about parenting, but I love science like a motherblather. Which is close. Check out the chemistry behind wool and blocking.

A Friend to Knit With has a post about a handknitted dress knitted by dear old Mom.

Grab a pattern for a Winged Mom Heart Tattoo at anny purls.

Here’s a touching story about a blanket and parental memories at Yarn~Knit~Read~Lit.

Strands Of Me has a pattern from a mom to a daughter.

Kathryn embellished a pair of Fiber Trend clogs to look like Lady Bugs!

Princess Pea is experimenting with minfulness, and is knitting positive emotions into every stitch of her comfort blanket knitted mindfully.

Fricknits wants you to know that Cowl is the new scarf.

med pinner has a beautiful pair of Latvian Mittens on display.

If you’d like to knit like a Scandinavian, try some Two-End Knitting at Pipe Dreams and Purling Plans.

Or you can try some Pansies at mind of winter!

That’s it for this month! Submit your blog post to the next edition of Yarnival! using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on the Yarnival! index page or in the archives. For more information about Yarnival!, visit my writeup on the subject. If you want to edit an issue, send me an email! I’m in need of editors right now (which explains why I edited this one), so if you have the time I’d love to hear from you!

I am just getting out of my haze of overwork, so bear with the Saturday Pettern Day lateness! Here it is, #35.

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• New patterns from Knitty! I really like the Lace Ribbon Scarf, Laminaria, and Mosey. I find the Paw Cozy to be ridiculous. This is the quintessential unitasker.
• I really like the Prismatic Scarf.
• Here’s Whitney’s 70′s Ski Hat.
• Aw! A Little Giraffe!
• This great Strawberries pattern has been turned into a bookmark! I think that’s so neat.
• Here’s a Flowering Vine Bookmark as well.
• The Morning surf scarf. Example here.
• This is really really cool: Make a giant blanket.
• These swirly mittens are very much like Eunny’s Anemoi mittens.
• Need a giant olive?
• Thanks to Orata, I have two new magazines to follow! I don’t like any of the Biba patterns, but I do like their trends section. And I like the Inside Loop! My favourites are Matilda, Treenah, Express Lane, Jules and Maude.

Quick blog because I’m mega busy. Enjoy the patterns, and sorry for being a day late!

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• Three patterns from knit on the net: The Little Black Dress, Giles Bag and Sherbet Smock Top
• All Things Anne
• Sweaterbabe has a nice Basic Tank.
• Here’s an Asymmetrical Cardigan.
• Go Gryffindor! I’m more of a Ravenclaw myself, but if you’re brave you can knit yourself these excellent socks.
• Munchkin Slippers
• Aili’s Mittens. Example here.
• A Felted Squid! Lovecraft would be proud.

My apologies for missing last week; I had a giant stats exam that grabbed my attention for a little too long. To make up for it, there’s a pile more this week!

If you are knitting or have already knit a pattern that I’m talking about, leave me a comment and I’ll update my post with a link to your version. If you’ve written up a pattern and you want me to link to it, send me an email or leave me a comment and I’ll post it! It makes the list longer and my job easier.

• For Valentine’s Day, you can knit some Valentine Heart Rings.
• Heartening is a cute sweater.
• I’ve never eaten a stuffed beef heart, but I hear they’re delicious. If you want a slightly more yarny option, you can knit some stuffed hearts from mochimochiland (example here), or some hearts from Berroco.
• Want to knit a shape that’s not a heart? Try this knitted star tutorial.
• If you’re worried you might be a bit of a wuss, feel free to knit yourself some balls.
• I kinda want a hat that will go around my hair if I tie it back, so perhaps this The Not Too-Too Beret could be good.
• Here’s another Beret Recipe.
• Here’s Vitro a bit of crocheting around rocks and things.
• I love this blanket, but the blog itself is really weird. There’s twice as much space devoted to navigation as there is for the actual content! Maybe her monitor is a widescreen.
• This Little sister’s dress is so cute!
• Sí, Capitán! is a great looking hat. I love the star on top. Example here.
• Evangeline is really pretty. A whole rainbow of examples here.
• Five Fruits is another great MagKnits pattern for a baby.
• I kinda like these White Witch Mitts.
• These Playtime Petit Fours look delicious.
• This chunky hat looks even tastier! Although I wouldn’t recommend eating wool, it’s a little chewy.
• I’ve been waiting a while for a pattern for the Gathered Scarf for your Mother-in-Law. It’s actually quite a basic pattern. Sometimes, you just hit a stitch pattern and yarn combination that just works. This yarn is a beautiful glossy red and sets off the pattern so beautifully. Definitely a must-knit for Christmas. Example here.

Here’s the neckwarmer, waiting for a button. I managed to sew the button on just as I was leaving my parents’ place and didn’t get to take a picture, so as soon as the batteries on my own camera are charged, you’ll get your FO photos. Because it was a WIP when I took the pictures, I can still technically post them this week!

I really love the pooling effect that occurred in this yarn. It looks like a blue tiger. I really really really love this yarn and I can’t wait to have an excuse to buy some more. I’d get some in Bulky, and make a beautiful hat and mitten combo. I don’t care if they would match this neckwarmer, I only care that they would be the most squishy, deliciously warm and soft mittens in the solar system.

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If you are knitting or have already knit a pattern that I’m talking about, leave me a comment and I’ll update my post with a link to your version. If you’ve written up a pattern and you want me to link to it, send me an email or leave me a comment and I’ll post it! It makes the list longer and my job easier.

• Don’t knit Cecil unless you’re prepared to have it showered with mushy peas.
• If you knit Cisco, you can make your child look like a miniature Japanese teenager. (I like to imagine that all Japanese people wear wacky clothes and live on the covers of Gwen Stefani albums.)
• If you’re already preparing for Easter, here’s a pattern for knitted Easter eggs. And here’s another.
• These Picot edged mittens are mega-cute.
• Here’s a rough guide for a slouchy beret. I’ve not had success making hats for myself, so I might want to try something like this to fit over my hair, which is usually tied back and too big for my tighter hats.
• This Sheila Cape is so adorable!
• Bristol is a neck warmer, and it’s pretty classy.
• Brompton is a pretty cardigan pattern. I love the colour! But I like tighter-fitting sweaters so it may not be my style. The basket-weave stitch on the edges is really smart, though! Example here.
• I never realized there were lots of other Smariek patterns! Here’s a Heart Lace Cloth (in time for Valentine’s Day), Persephone Mitts, Swirl Hat, Osiris, Regina, and an Embossed Turtle.

The Cabled Baby Jacket now belongs to a real live baby. And it fits! Oh dear Lord it fits and I’m so relieved. Here are some pictures!

I’m a bit squeamish about putting pictures of babies on the Internet (that’s for them to decide when they grow up), so all faces have been replaced with characters from a recent blockbuster movie-film.