Valentine's presents & some patterns.

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(Parts of this post have been x-posted to hp_costuming & knitting.)

I love this community. ^^ So, I thought I'd share some pictures of what I made my boyfriend for Valentine's Day (technically we were celebrating our anniversary, which is on the 13th, but that's a long story...). Last year I bought him a stuffed teddy bear that was holding a heart shaped box. I cut out 12 heart shaped pieces of construction paper and wrote a memory on each one and stuck them in the box. This year I continued that tradition. I don't have any pictures of that, but they're nothing snazzy anyway. ^^ I also knitted him a willie warmer. ^^ It's striped in royal blue and hunter green (his favorite colors) and it fits fairly well. ^^ I also knitted a cute little blue thong "for" him.


Sorry for the crappy quality. My web camera is not the best. I might try to throw these on my piece-of-crap scanner later.



Now for the patterns. I spotted one of those free project sheets in Wal-Mart today and it was for "Wizard Scarves." ^^ I'll be using my own pattern for my scarves, but I thought these might be useful to someone else. Odds are you can find your own project sheet at Wal-Mart, but I've been having problems finding stuff there, so I thought I'd share this anyway. There's a crochet pattern and a knit one. They're not really all that movie-accurate, but I thought someone might be able to get some use out of 'em. ^^ Enjoy!


Wizard Scarves
Designed by Marilyn Coleman.

Scarf measures 6" wide x 68" long without fringe.

RED HEART "Super Saver", 100% Acrylic, Art. E300 (8 ounce solid/6o ounce multicolor skeins).

Yarn Amount: 4.5 Ounces No. 376 Burgundy, 4 ounces No. 321 Gold.

Knitting Needles: U.S. Size 10.5 [6.5 mm].
Yarn needle; crochet hook.

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GAUGE: 14 stitches = 4"; 20 rows = 4" in Stockinette Stitch (Knit 1 row, Purl 1 row). CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain gauge.

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With Burgundy, cast on 42 sts. Work in Stockinette Stitch, begin K row, working 20 rows or 4" of each color until 17 stripes in all have been completed, end P row. Bind off.

Sew seams for length of scarf and weave in ends.

Fringe: Cut 12" strands of Gold. Knot 5 groups of 4 strands at each end of scarf. Trim.

Fringe
Fold strand(s) in half to form a loop.
a) Insert hook throug the fabric from the wrong side and into the loop.
b) Pull the loop through the fabric.
c) Bring the cut ends through the loop.
d) Pull the ends to tighten. Trim ends.



Wizard Scarves
Designed by Marilyn Coleman.

Scarf measures 6" wide x 68" long without fringe.

RED HEART "Super Saver", 100% Acrylic, Art. E300 (8 ounce solid/6 ounce multicolor skeins).

Yarn Amount: 4 ounces No. 376 Burgundy, 3.5 ounces No. 321 Gold.

Crochet Hook: U.S. Size I-9 [5.5 mm].

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GAUGE: 11 stitches = 3"; 16 rows = 4" in pattern. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain gauge.

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With Burgundy, ch 23.
Row 1 (Right Side): Sc in 3rd ch from hook, *ch 1, skip next ch, sc in next ch; repeat from * across; turn.

Row 2: Ch 2, skip first sc, *sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next sc; rep from * to last sp; sc in ch-2 sp; turn.

Rep Row 2 for pattern, working 16 rows or 4" of each color until 17 stripes in all have been completed. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Fringe: Cut 12" strands of Gold. Knot 5 groups of 4 strands at each end of scarf. Trim.

Fringe
Fold strand(s) in half to form a loop.
a) Insert hook through the fabric from the wrong side and into the loop.
b) Pull the loop through the fabric.
c) Bring the cut ends through the loop.
d) Pull the ends to tighten. Trim ends.

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ABBREVIATIONS: ch = chain; K = knit; mm = milimeters; P = purl; rep = repeat; sc = single crochet; sp = space; * or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated.


I think this is my first time posting here. ^^