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Monday, April 9, 2012

BON JOVI I Think I've Got It!!

I have been fighting the inevitable "piggie hay mess"... ya know, the mess the piggies make by tossing hay out of their cage all over the floor. Well I tried a hay rack, a hay box, etc. Still I had more hay ending up on the floor of the cage and the floor under and around the cage... and after the dogs have played in it... hay all over the house.  This nifty hay dispenser consists of a small bungie cord, a  PVC connector and a backsplash of cardboard.


Sunday, April 8, 2012

Preemie (Doll) Stretch Socks





These socks actually decrease after the heel making the ankle smaller than the foot to accomodate smaller ankles and soft body type ankles. The yarn used is stretchy and is helpful in avoiding slippage. These socks are for preemie sized dolls. I would not recommend them for human preemies.


MY NOTES:
WARNING!! These are just notes, pattern has not been tested for accuracy as of yet.


TOE UP ON SIZE 0 DPNS


CO 10 (5 LOOPS) (5 PER NEEDLE)

INC EOR TO 26 (13 PER NEEDLE)

PM

K  18 ROWS

HEEL:

MARK CENTER OF HEEL

KNIT TO 2 STS BEYOND THE MARKER (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMrGhzUp6LE)

SSK, K1, TURN

SL 1, P5 (2 STS BEYOND MARKER) P 2Tog, P 1, turn

SL 1, K6, SSK (CLOSING THE GAP) K1, TURN

SL1, P7, P2Tog (CLOSING THE GAP) P1, TURN

CONTINUE ALWAYS WORKING 1 MORE AFTER THE GAP

ON THE LAST ROW (K ROW) SSK ACROSS THE GAP K1… THEN KNIT THE FRONT AND CLOSE THE LAST GAP WHEN YOU START THE NEXT ROW ON THE HEEL NEEDLE

K 15 ROWS SS

K  5 ROWS 1X1 RIB

STRETCHY BIND OFF

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Disgustingly Simple Plain Quick Bootie




MY NOTES:
WARNING!! These are just notes, pattern has not been tested for accuracy as of yet.

Size 2 circs

4 ply acrylic yarn

CO 5 loops (Turkish) (5 loops per needle)

TOE: Inc EOR to 22 sts (11 sts per needle), PM

INSTEP: K 12 rows SS, PM

HEEL: K 2 wedges of Cat's Sweet Tomato Heel (7sts for front, 15 sts for heel)

ANKLE: K 6 rows SS, K 10 rows 1X1 ribbing

Bind off using Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-off bind off.

Weave in yarn ends