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Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 21:14:33 -0800
From: Linda Boudreau (patrick.boudreau@ns.sympatico.ca)
Subject: [BOND] Christmas Sock Ornament
Materials:- Astra or sport weight yarn:-
Keyplate # 2
Santa Sock Ornament:-
E-wrap 21 sitches, on every other needle ( EON )
Knit 4 rows.
Brint into working position, every other needle (EON)
Knit 7 rows.
Rehang e-wrap edge and rehang to form a hem.
Knit 14 rows.
E-wrap 9 stitches each side for heel.
Knit 14 rows.
Cast Off.
Sew front seam and bottom turninging top and bottom of toe to round off , do
the same to heel.
Decorate as desired.
Attach a piece of yarn for hanging.
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Christmas Ball Ornament
1 - 3" styrofoam ball.
Small amount of worsted weight Christmas sparke yarn.
Keyplate # 3.
With waste yarn cast on 50 stitches.
Knit 6 rows.
Change to main colour and knit 40 rows.
Scrap off with 6 rows of waste yarn.
This is a basic ball ornament and if you want it tighter you would drop down
to a keyplate # 2, you can also after knitting the first one position a
fairisle band around the centre.
You could also use a coloured ornament ball tha tyou already have and work
some lace hole transfers throughout.
Seam the sides.
Draw the bottom stitches together and tie off.
Draw the top stitches together, insert the ball and tie off. Attach a yarn
and or ribbon for hanging.
patrick.boudreau@ns.sympatico.ca (Linda )
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Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 18:55:09 -0800
From: Linda Boudreau (patrick.boudreau@ns.sympatico.ca)
Subject: [BOND] Christmas Patterns for quick-knits
Snowman Ornament:-
Materials:- Small amoaunts of sports weight or keyplate 2 yarns in white,
green, and red.
1 - 1.5 inch and 1 - 2 inch styrofoam ball per ornament.
With white cast on closed edge over 26 stitches.
Knit 36 rows even.
Scrap off.
Gather yarn and insert styrofoam balls smallest one first. Secure bottom
tightly by pulling stitches to gather and tuck inside.
Hat:-
With red cast on closed edge over 26 sttiches.
Knit 8 rows red.
Knite 2 rows - green
knity 10 rows red.
Scrap off.
Gather top tightly and seam back. Allow yarn to roll to form the brim.
Scarf:-
With green cast on closed edge over 50 stitches.
knit for 6 rows.
Cast off loosely, allow to roll. Fringe ends and tie around neck.
Add small sequins for eyes in black, a nose in black, a "V" stitch for the
mouth, and three little black sequins for the front.
Put a small craft broom 3 - 4 inches tall at the side.
Hang from the top.
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Cabled wreath ornament.
SMall amounts of green sport weight yarn and keyplate # 2
Select 8 needles as indicated.
O= non-working.
XOXXXXXXOX
Knit 6 rows, cable over 6 stiches,
knit 6 rows and repeat.
repeat above to row counter 48.
Cast off loosely.
Wityh right side facing the frame pick up and hang edge stitches on 27
needles. Bring other side up and hang on same needles.
Use claw weights.
Put every other needle in holding position and using red knit one row.
Put all needles back into working position and knit two rows.
Crochet edge cast off and sew into a circle. Tie a yarn bow where the edges
meet. Decorate with red sequins to form holly berries.
patrick.boudreau@ns.sympatico.ca (Linda )
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Date: Sat, 21 Feb 98 03:36:54 -0800
From: Julie Ourom (jourom@yknet.yk.ca)
Subject: [BOND] BOND: tree skirt notes
Hi, Everybody,
I mentioned in my last message that I'd recently completed a tree
skirt on my ISM. I promised to write up my notes, and since several
people wrote me privately about it, here they are.
Please note that this is not the actual pattern, which is available
in one of the Bond books, Gifts and Toys as I recall.
TREE SKIRT NOTES
* I used KP 3 and KW weight yarn. I did it in one colour, but one
could easily alternate two.
* The skirt is circular, knit sideways, with short row shaping to get
the circle.
* I did not use my hem at all, but hung weights throughout. The very
first row was a bit tricky as there was nothing to keep the stitches
under tension. I carefully knit it by hand and then hung weights
across to keep the stitches in place. There was no problem after
that as there was enough fabric to hang the weights from.
* I used six weights, eight might even be better, and I kept moving
them as needed.
* I quickly got into a rhythm, but found I still had to watch what I
was doing. If my increases didn't come out even by the time I made
it to the other side...I ripped back and found where I'd not moved
the right number of stitches.
And that's all I can think of. HTH. My tree skirt is now in my
finishing basket, and I probably won't look at it again until fall.
I plan to crochet an edging and embellish it with HK Christmas
decorations. I'm still considering whether to line it...may depend
on whether it will lie flat without being lined.
JulieO in Whitehorse, Yukon, enjoying a mild and sunny Sourdough
Rendezvous...and wanting to be outside. day 52=97 skeins used.
jourom@yknet.yk.ca
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Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 17:01:53 -0600
From: "Ann Yotter"
Subject: [BOND] Re: Santa hat
Santa Hat
Use KP3 and worsted weight yarn in red and a fuzzy type yarn in white, like
Dazzelaire or white Jiffy, I think there is a fuzzy white Woolease. a 4 oz
skein of red should be enough, but I did run out with one I had and had to
bob the tail of the hat a little.
I never remember this when I start knitting or doing a pattern , but if
you leave 12" of white at the end of using it, you can seam the white area
with white instead of red when you sew the seam. Just knot them tog inside
and leave the ends maybe 3" inside the hem. Leave plenty red at the
beginning so you can work back from there to do the last section of red on
the inside in red. (like 8", not 2!)
Cast on 78 sts with open method. Just start knitting after hanging the
hem.
You are going to knit 60 rows. The first 15 will be red, the next 15 will
be fuzzy white and the last 30 will be red.
Then hang the first row of sts on the needles so there are 2 on each
needle. It is easiest to do this by pulling out a needle at each end about
3 needles over and hanging an empty hem loop on them. Push the work behind
the latches first so it doesn't pop off the needles, but the needles don't
need to be clear out to HP. Using your single prong tool, lift the loops
where they cross the plastic hem sections and hang on the needles. Push
all the work against the bed, put the needles into FWP and carefully knit
the next row. Do it by hand if you have a lot of trouble losing sts. Your
yarn brand will affect this. Some I never lose and others I just work by
hand here.
After row 61, your hem is fastened down.
Make a decrease at each end of the row by moving the 2 outer sts in one
needle with the tools. This makes the decrease in from the edge. Easier
to seam later so you can see the bumps.
Decrease at each end every other row until you get down to 6 sts.
Cut a tail twice the length of the seam (don't forget the doubled hem), and
run it thru the 6 sts with a needle and draw them up tight. Then seam down
the length of the hat, matching the bumps along the edge and overcasting
thru them. When you get to the doubled area, go down the all red side
first, then work up the white as far as you can. Do the last 10 or so sts
from the outside. Tie the yarn end to the starting tail and pull them
inside the hem with a crochet hook. Make a white pompom and fasten to the
tail. Brush the white to raise the fuzz.
Ann Yotter
gyotter@nash.tds.net
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