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WIP: Jurassic Elves Holiday Sweater

November 21, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment creativityDesignMake It Your OwnWIP Wednesday

Lots and lots of tiny pattern pieces, and I still have to cut out their Santa hats. When my part-time retail gig put up the "Black Friday Ugly Holiday Sweater Contest" sign by the time clock, I realized three things: I refuse to pay money (even i ...

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WIP: Life

August 1, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment Make It Your OwnWIP Wednesday

Life got in the way of most of my WIPs this week and I didn't make enough progress on anything to justify a new photo. Some of it was good news. My friend, storyteller Laura Packer, won the "Best in Fringe" award for her venue at the Kansas City Fr ...

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Pandapalooza!

May 29, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment Free PatternInspirationsKnittingMake It Your Own

Rusty the red panda beanie baby watches over the little red and giant pandas. It's another free pattern based on toys from Rebecca Danger's 50 Yards of Fun. These little guys were made for the Boston area NaNoWriMo group. NaNoWriMo (aka National No ...

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Size Matters: Choosing a Yarn Weight for Your Toys

May 7, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment DesignKnittingMake It Your Own

Sitting Dragon made in two weights of yarn I deliberately don't specify a yarn weight to use for my knitted toys because I want knitters to choose based on the desired size for their finished toys. I provide approximate finished dimensions for version ...

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Animal Luchadores

May 5, 2018
by Patricia with No Comment Free PatternInspirationsKnittingMake It Your Own

Puerco Verde, Chorizo Piquante, Gatotastrophe and Perro Caliente (l to r) wish you a Feliz Cinco de Mayo It's Cinco de Mayo, so here's a free pattern for you. A few years ago, I found Rebecca Danger's 50 Yards of Fun  and immediately began knitting ...

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Patricia knits, sews, designs toys, writes, costumes community theater productions and sometimes hangs around with William Shakespeare.

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