friday fo: patriotic squares

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Anastacia Knits

So, one of my goals for this year was to make patriotic blankets, so, I’ve really started to gear up making squares. They aren’t especially patriotic, other than the colors, but that was sort of my goal here… I didn’t want anything crazy with flags or stars, but something a little more subtle. I’m sure I’ll change it up at some point…

First, Pretty Petals by Melinda Miller

Chain Stitch Squares, my favorite go to square pattern

Just a basic block

and a quad color square, another one of my go-to square patterns

And totally not patriotic, but an attempt to use up some of the odd variagates I have laying around…

just a square I was playing around with, but it’s a little too wonky.

And one more chain stitch square that I finished back in January, other than the very last row…

friday fo: wriggly way afghan

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Anastacia Knits

As always, I’m behind in blogging, what I’ve actually finished – especially this time of year, because I’m just not motivated to go outside, in the cold & the snow, & take a bunch of photos.

But I did manage to get some great shots of my finished Wriggly Way afghan…

This is the second one I’ve made, my first one I finished last month.

I’m really pleased with how this one came out, aren’t you?

added to the donation pile.

christmas yarn: charity acrylic yarn

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Anastacia Knits

Yes! I got yarn for Christmas! and patterns and other fibery craft related goodies!

Today I’ll share with you the acrylic for charity!

All the above came from hubby’s thrifting & yard saling. Perfect timing too, as I was down to practically no charity yarn – I am actually working on the last of my acrylic now before my Christmas haul. This looks like alot, but really is only enough for about a month of crocheting at the most – probably more like 2 weeks if I don’t get distracted by other projects.

My niece Alyssa, who you saw in photos a couple of days ago, picked out this yarn for her Auntie A (that’s me!)

Good job, Alyssa!

Friday FO

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Anastacia Knits

I know I’ve been busy & lost with my own thoughts lately, but I didn’t realize it had been TWO weeks since I had posted! Yikes! Well, at least it was two weeks & two months LOL

Work has been busy, I’ve been doing crochet & warm up america demos often at my local Michael’s in Dayville, CT, but no one has been taking classes. But, I’ve been doing some designing for my warm up america demos & have passed out many, many copies of square patterns for others to make – some available online (and passed out with permission) & a few that I’ve been designing myself. You can see my current WUA collection on Ravelry. First, there’s the textured square…

You may recongize the stitch pattern – it’s the same as my two recent designs published in the winter issue of Crochetvolution

squares made by my tester, QueenE79

squares made by another tester, Tinochka7

Next up: WUA Three Doubles Square

made by croknitmama

by marjos

Last one for today: WUA FPdc Square

stitched by me

by pandastamper

by ScarvesEtc

I have a few more patterns I’m working on. My goal is to provide unisex, warm squares, that are easy for a beginner, but yet interesting to stitch up. I freely give permission to anyone to use these patterns for not only their own charity use, but to use in any teaching or workshops you may be giving, in order for others to make blocks for charity too.

Thank you everyone for so many beautiful squares & letting me share your photos with my blog readers. And even bigger thanks to all of you who sent your finished squares my way!

friday fo: garter stitch hat, slip stitch scarves

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Anastacia Knits

Good morning! I have a few things to share with you today.

First, a slip stitch scarf (part of my slip stitch crochet collection):

only increased to a few stitches & worked even to create a long tail, & then increased as in pattern for the rest of the scarf.

and my second slip stitch scarf:

followed my new slip stitch shawl design for quite a few rows, but did not finish section one to keep the edges staggered & to make this scarf sized, not shawl sized.

Love the effect!

Both scarves are to be donated.

And a simple garter stitch hat to donate to charity

and a stack of afghans ready to be donated, do you recongize them?

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friday fo: Aleatha Shawl

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Anastacia Knits

Good morning!

I actually made this shawl months ago, as part of a CAL on one of the Ravelry shawl forums. I just used a skein of mystery yarn, roughly a sport weight, & I had ever intention of donating it. Well, right after I finished it, it disappeared. This happens frequently: my husband is a neat freak & I’m not, so he’s always “helping” by picking up things & “putting them away” – in this case, something freshly off the hook, with the yarn ends still dangling, & something not photographed.

Well this past week I was cleaning out my closets & clothing drawers – I lost a lot of weight a couple of years ago & I’m just now getting brave & donating all my hand mades that don’t fit any more. Well, wouldn’t you know it – I found the missing Aleatha Shawl!

free pattern: Ogunquit Granny

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Anastacia Knits

Ogunquit Granny

Photographed on Ogunquit Beach in Maine, shows plain border

By Anastacia Zittel / http://anastaciaknits.net / anastaciaknits on Ravelry / http://www.ravelry.com/groups/anastacia-knits-designs

Materials:
o Approximately 1-2 pounds of worsted weight yarn scraps, or any desired yarn. Keep all the yarn the same weight for best results
o Size H (5.0 mm) crochet hook

Gauge: doesn’t matter

Abbreviations (pattern uses US terms):
ch: chain
sp: space
rep: repeat
ea: each
sc: single crochet
dc: double crochet

Pattern Note: This is a three quarter granny square, & will be worked flat for the majority of the pattern. Because of its construction, the afghan will always be twice as wide as it is high. It is designed for charity & stash-busting. There are two options for borders: if you do not like the proportions of the afghan as written, use the second “granny square” border.

Pattern:
This section is worked flat, turning after each row.
Row 1: Ch 4, (dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in 4th ch from hook: 7 dc made.
Row 2: Ch 4 (counts as dc and ch 1 sp, now & throughout), turn, * (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc-corner made) in ch 2 sp, ch 1, rep from * once more, dc in 4th ch of beg ch 4: 14 dc made.
Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as dc, now & throughout), turn, dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch 2 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch 1 sp (this forms the beginning of the bottom of the afghan), ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch 2 sp, ch 1, dc in next ch 1 sp, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch 4: 19 dc made.
Row 4: Ch 4, turn, 3 dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch 2 sp, ch 1, * (3 dc in next ch 1 sp,), ch 1, rep from * once more, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch 2 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch 3: 25 dc made.
Row 5: Ch 3, turn, dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1) in ea ch 1 sp across until corner, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch 2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1) in ea ch 1 sp across until next corner, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch 2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1) in ea ch 1 sp across until last ch 1 sp, dc in ch 1 sp, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch 4.
Row 6: Ch 4, turn, 3 dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1) in ea ch 1 sp across until corner, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch 2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1) in ea ch 1 sp across until next corner, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch 2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1) in ea ch 1 sp across until last ch 1 sp, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch 3.
Rep rows 5 & 6 as many times as desired, changing colors at will. When afghan is desired size, do not end off, but change to desired border color in last stitch of row 6.

Plain Border:
Use this border if you want to keep the proportions the same as already established.
You will now be working in rounds.
Round 1: Ch 1, do not turn. Working across top edge of afghan, 2 sc in ea dc across top. * 3 sc in corner, 2 sc in ea dc across & ch 1 sp across until next corner. Rep from * twice more, join with a sl st to 1st sc.
Round 2: Ch 1, work a round of reverse sc all the way around afghan.

Granny Border:

Use this border if you want to add some “height” to your finished afghan – see photo above.
Round 1: Ch 5 (forms the beginning of the first corner), do not turn. Working into the top of the last dc made from the body of the afghan, 3 dc, ch 1. (3 dc, ch 1) into the base of every other dc across top of afghan until next corner, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) into 3rd ch of beg ch 3. Sk ch 1 sp made from beg ch 4 from body of afghan, ch 1, * (3 dc, ch 1) in ea ch 1 sp across until next corner, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next corner, rep from * once more, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1) across last side of afghan until beg of round 1, 2 dc in last dc, join with a sl st to ch 3rd ch of beg ch 5.
Round 2: Sl st into first corner, ch 5, 3 dc in same corner sp. * Ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1) in ea ch 1 sp across until next corner, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in corner ch 2 sp. Rep from * twice more, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1) in ea ch 1 sp across until last corner, 2 dc in corner sp, join with a sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch 5.

Repeat round 2 as many times as desired for border.

End off. Weave in ends. Show off!

Thank you to my tech editor, Kristin LeMoine (kri on Ravelry).

Thanks to pandastamper, mercylullaby, ladyfernaco, grayhare, blogstarr, marjos, poodlemama9, dtf1983, & honeystalks for their test crocheting skills. As always I couldn’t do it without all of you.

Feel free to make as many of these as you like for local craft fairs/auctions/raffles/bazaars, but please do not sell finished items online. If making for charity, please let me know the name of the charity & include my contact info with the item (anastaciaknits on Ravelry). If you have any questions or comments or just want to join like-minded souls, please join my Ravelry group at http://www.ravelry.com/groups/anastacia-knits-designs or on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AnastaciaKnits

fiber fo: second scrap afghan

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Anastacia Knits

I finished weaving in the ends, & here is the second fall scrap afghan…

I have enough motifs already stitched up to do a 3rd I think, I just need to figure out a border/joining color.

Believe it or not, I don’t think I have anything in my stash that will work – I’ve been really using up the acrylic stash lately & I’m getting down there.

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friday fo: fall scrap afghan, green ogunquit granny

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Anastacia Knits

Hello, crocheters!

I’ve been a busy bee, wanna see?

I finished up one of my fall scrap afghans & a green Ogunquit Granny…

Considering I didn’t really like this design when I started it, it’s grown on me a lot.

And here’s the scrap afghan, sized just right to fit on a lap… or maybe I’ll donate some of these to Dog Orphans, a local dog shelter…

I have a second one just about done that I’ll share with you next week.

Before I let you go, I wanted to ask if you had “liked” me on facebook yet? If you have a quick second, I’d really love it if you popped over to the group & said hello.

Happy crocheting!

friday fo

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Anastacia Knits

While we were on vacation, I managed to play catch up taking photos of a bunch of things I’ve finished. It rained most of the vacation, but it was nice two of the days so that’s when I took most of the photos. I took photos of new designs, mainly, but I can share today this…

shortie fingerless gloves, free pattern

long version, same pattern… both are stitched with scraps of wool & are for me

slip stitch scarf, a pattern in my up coming slip stitch e-collection

self striping version of the scarf

This photo wasn’t taken on vacation, but at my parents house, but shows all the slip stitch scarves I’ve made. I really love this pattern…

100% acrylic, all donated to charity

a “three quarters” granny square lapghan, I’ll be sharing the free pattern with you soon… taken at Ogunquit Beach, so I’m calling it the Ogunquit Granny. Because of the way it’s constructed, it will always be roughly twice as wide as it is tall.

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