HAT WITH FLOWER

Here's a hat I made for the charity I knit for. I made a flower like the one on the headband. To see the videos of how to make the flower (it's in 3 segments) click on the VIDEO button and go to patterns. I used Pearl Grey Softball Cotton for the hat and Rose Softball Cotton for the flower and the little accent on top of the hat. Then I crochet a few little chains to add as embellishment to the flower and the top of the hat.

NEW FREE VIDEO-HALF FISHERMAN STITCH

There's a new FREE VIDEO on the Web-site now. It's a demonstration of how to knit the HALF FISHERMAN STITCH. I love this stitch and I think you will too. It works best if you use a nice wool yarn for it, but can also be worked up in a cotton or other yarn of your choice. The photo is of the Right (Knit) side. The yarn used is Brown Sheep Sport.

HOW NOT TO CARE FOR A WOOL SWEATER

For those of you who don't go onto Facebook here's my story about the wool sweater mishap. My company, Topaz Knitwear, made 12 of these sweaters for a stage production of White Christmas. One got thrown into the washing machine and came out shrunk with the colors bled. Not good. I got the replacement made in time for the next show. Good.
If you want to go to my facebook page here's the address.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Knitting-Tips-by-Judy/216363871272?created

NEW INFORMATION ON WEB-SITE

I've added instructions for a new stitch, HALF FISHERMAN KNIT, on the web-site. Click on Stitches and keep scrolling till you get to Basic Stitches Page 2. You'll find it there. The photo is of the Right, or Knit side of the stitch. The wrong, or Purl side is also nice. Video coming soon.