Lacy Baktus

Although I had to frog more then half of the work done, the baktus is finished quickly and ready to wear. While I was knitting it I didn't know for whom it will be. Then after finishing  given the not too big size of the baktus I decided to present it for my daughter. She is happy wearing it.

The size is 104cm in length and 24cm in high without of the fringes. Spent almost 100 g of the yarn. It's Patons Smoothie DK.

The pattern of the baktus you can find here  and on Ravelry.
Have a wonderful day!
Yours Olga
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Lacy Baktus wip

Sometimes I'm knitting. So now it is time to knit lacy baktus scarf. I had one ball of variegated yarn and I've decided to make a one-ball-project. This yarn is so soft, I would never said that it is acrylic, but it is. Patons Smoothie DK and 3,5mm knitting needles. About the baktus scarf. It is a triangular scarf knitted in the garter stitch. It could be worn either for women and men, even for kids. I've started with 4 stitches and I make increasing by one stitch at the only one edge in every 8th row. I'm making increasing until I will spent a half of a ball of my yarn. I just weigh my ball time to time while I'm knitting untill I will see the half of the initial weight of the ball. So when I see it I'm starting to decrease one stitch in every 8th row on the same edge of the scarf where increasing was.
You can see all my baktus scarves I made before here.
     Have a wonderful day!
              Yours Olga                 
                     ♡

P.S. It's my first time I'm writing from my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, which I received for my BD.

Added a few hours later: I found a big mistake while I was knitting the scarf at the evening. I had to make increase(and then decrease as well) in every 4th row instead of 8th, as I said. So I had to redo most of what was made. Kisses....

Magic Baby Blanket. WIP

After I've finished one of my most significant projects such as the Fairy Tale Tablecloth (see my last post) I

must continue to crochet one of my five WIPs. So now I'm working on a baby blanket in a block stitch pattern which I wanted to try a while ago. I love the pattern to work with. Also, the result is so nice - the blanket turns out soft and thinner, and more flexible than a simple granny stitch. The yarn is Magi-knit Baby DK by James C.Brett.

Have a wonderful week!

Greetings

Olga

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White Fairy Tale Tablecloth

Oh my Goodness! This is not a tablecloth! It's something beautiful... wonderful... great... awesome... stunning... excellent... outstanding... overwhelming... I know... I know... I'm not very modest... But I soooooooo love the finished tablecloth which I made for my Mom who is living far away from me. I also want the same or similar item! But I'm not sure I would ever do something like that again... I was crocheting it since last August, it's almost a year. Here and here you have seen the progress. It took more than an hour to crochet last round, which length is approximately... I have to measure... Done! It's 5,7 metres in circumference.

Fringe... At the beginning I wasn't thinking about the fringe, but when I finished the border I thought that it would be better with this. So I hung 464 fringes(I can't believe) which weight was 245gr of yarn. For the each fringe I've cut 4 strands of the yarn, it's 735 metres in total.

 :) I love statistics!

The total weight of the tablecloth is  745g.

The diameter is 170cm(140cm without of fringes).

Various Acrylic DK white yarn and a 4mm hook.

I would love to take a picture of the tablecloth covering the round table, but I have not this. So looking forward my Mom will take the picture, she has a round table surely.

Oh, I forgot the most important thing: this is not only tablecloth - it also can be worn a shawl! Yes! It looks great dressed on me! Isn't it?

I don't know where I had found the graphic chart, it was a while ago. I'm just posting these two pictures and I apologize if I'm violating someone's rights.

Part I

Part II

I made 43 rounds only, then I've added 3 rounds of chain web(ch 5, sc, etc...) and then this border:

But in 7th round instead of 1 dc and picot, I worked (1 dc, picot, 1 dc) in ch-2-space of previous round. And the very last round I came up with a ch 5 and sc in between the group of (1dc, picot, 1 dc). And then the fringes very easy goes in ch 5 space! 

I'm so glad I finished this project!

I wish you to have a wonderful day!

Hug you

Olga 

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Circle in a Square. The Pattern

   

  I've received a few questions about my last Circle in a Square Baby Blanket. So today I want to share with you the pattern.

  American Terminology:
ch - chain
sl st - slip stitch
dc - double crochet
st - stitch, stitches
sc - single crochet

   The Pattern:
Ch 4 join in ring with a sl st.

  Round 1:: ch 3, 11 dc in ring, join with a sl st in first dc (12 dc if you will count the initial ch 3 as a dc stitch). Turn piece – now your are working on the back side.

  Round 2:: ch 3, dc in same space, 2 dc in each of next 11 stitches, join with a sl st in first dc (24 dc).

  Round 3:: ch 3, [dc in next st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next st] - repeat 10 more times, dc in next st, dc in last stitch (from which comes the initial ch 3), ch 1, join with a sl st in first dc. That's it! Cut the yarn! The circle is ready! Don't forget to turn your piece, because the right side is the first round facing to you.

  Round 4:: Let's turn our circle into a square! In this round we are working in ch 1 spaces only, so you have to join a new color in any chain 1 space. There are a few ways how to join a yarn. I prefer here the standing sc: make a slip knot and just work a sc in the desired space while holding the slip knot on your hook with your finger. Come about? Then make ch 2. So this sc and the ch 2 are made the initial dc stitch. Work 2 dc in same space, ch 1, **3 dc in next space, ch 1, (3 treble, ch 2, 3 tr) corner made in next space, ch1, 3 dc in next space, ch 1 - repeat from ** 2 more times, then 3 dc in next space, ch1, corner in next space, ch1 and join with a sl st in first dc (not in the initial stitch). Cut the yarn!

Ready! You got a lovely square with a cute small inner circle. Could you see the first round is the right side, the next two rounds - wrong side, and the last square-round is again the right side.

I hope everything is clear! I want to see your circles, your squares, I will be glad to see your variations on my Facebook.

Have a sunny week as we have now! 

 Yours Olga

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