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by Kelley Hobart October 25, 2013 1 min read
Our wonderful accountant Melanie was just blessed with a new Grand Baby. Addison was a 10 pound bundle of Joy! Grandma has been knitting fast and furious trying to knit her grand baby a wonderful reversible baby blanket from 100% Superwash merino wool.
I promised I would work on hats, booties, a bonnet, and nice little Mary Jane slippers. I have come up with a pattern for Mary Janes using an aran weight yarn that is knit from the bottom up with no left or right foot and no button holes to worry about.
With Judy's Magic cast on and Jeny's stretchy bind off and using the magic loop method (with ChiaoGoo circular needles) for two at a time slippers, you can be done with this nifty little project before your favorite late night show is over! I have knit this pattern with different yarns such as pure alpaca, Malabrigo Rios, and Aran weight Debbie Bliss to name a few.
The pattern had to be altered to accommodate the different types of yarn but all of the slippers turned out darling with almost instant gratification. I hope you all have fun knitting this week. I am off to finish my knit a sweater in 30 days this weekend so I'll post my accomplishments on that project next week.
October 05, 2016
So cute! I love the look!
October 05, 2016
how do you get the free pattern? Thanks, JoAn
October 05, 2016
Love the Maryjane slippers.
I downloaded the pattern, but do not understand what “m1” means.
Can you explain that stitch?
Thanks!
October 05, 2016
Click on the “Get the free pattern” link at the top of the blog post.
October 05, 2016
Thanks for noticing that we missed part of the instructions! M1 is make one left. Put your needle under the bar between the two stitches and knit that bar through the back loop. We will update the pattern.
October 05, 2016
Click on the “Get the Free Pattern” link at the top of the post.
October 05, 2016
How do you do Judy’s magic cast on and Jeny’s Stretchy Bind Off?
October 05, 2016
Make one stitch
October 05, 2016
Cathy, Youtube is very helpful for techniques:
I found Judy’s Magic Cast On HERE by Judy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pmxRDZ-cwo
And Jeny’s Stretchy Bind Off here by Cat Bordhi (she’s such a joy to learn from!):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abBhe-JYmgI
October 05, 2016
Mahalo (thank you) Melissa. I googled the cast on/bind off stitches & found a couple YouTube videos very resourceful.
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by Meg Bateman January 02, 2022 1 min read
Do you feel lost when it comes to picking out your first knit sweater pattern? This week, Kelley shared her favorite sweater patterns during Technique Tuesday. These patterns all feature minimal seaming, have detailed instructions, and have lots of completed projects on Ravelry!
Kelley has knit the Brick Sweater several times, and has decided to knit it again with all our Technique Tuesday viewers! Grab some worsted weight yarn and join us for this informal knit along.
by Meg Bateman January 02, 2022 1 min read
by Meg Bateman January 02, 2022 1 min read
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Marlen
October 05, 2016
Can’t locate the free pattern Kelley! Baby Janes?