Freebie Pattern- EXTERMINATE!- A Dalek Hat

Have I mentioned that I have become, very late in the game, a Doctor Who fan? I started with the Eccleston season, and I'm caught up enough that I am watching the new season episodes (yay Capaldi!) as they air.

Two of my Grands are also Doctor fans, and when I saw Amy Schilling's (Ravelry Name: amouse) Doctor Who Fair Isle Chart, I asked to use it to design a hat for my grandson, and then share the chart. She, very graciously, gave her permission, and here we are, with EXTERMINATE!- A Dalek Hat.

All of the instructions are on the jpg- click to enlarge and then download it to your computer for printing. Don't try to print the thumbnail- you won't be able to read it. This is not a difficult stranded project, but I would classify it as intermediate because there are long stretches of a single color, and a lot of float-anchoring. But don't let that frighten you away- the results are worth the work. When it comes time for the decreases, work K2togTBL (knit 2 together through the back of the loop) as indicated, and K2tog (knit 2 together) as indicated.

This pattern is free, for your own personal use and enjoyment. Please link to this blog post if you want to spread the word, and I'll ask that downloaders come here to get the pattern (rather than any one person printing off a bunch of them).

Enjoy!

Click on the page, download to your computer, and then print from any graphics program.

Links to the Freebies

Though I labeled the posts when I wrote them, I obviously didn't label them well enough, because I regularly get requests for directions to one or another of the Freebie Patterns that are posted here on the blog. So, this morning, I went through the entire archives, re-labeling and getting the links to all of them (or all of them that I saw, I'm sort of bleary-eyed now, so I may have missed one or two). Now every one of the Freebie and Freebie Friday Patterns, and the Tutorials has every variation of *free*, *freebie*, and *free pattern* that I could think of in their tags. That should make searching for them easier. Also, almost all of these patterns are listed in Ravelry, with a direct link, so looking for them from there will likely be easier.

These are the Guidelines on using the Free Patterns that I posted back in '07- the Guidelines still stand:

Saturday, September 8, 2007

About using the free patterns

Here are my thoughts on using the free patterns that I post here (on Fridays, when I can). This applies to these patterns only, not the projects in my books and patterns published by third parties, because the individual publishers have policies on these issues, which override my opinions.

You may

• Knit 1- 1,000 of each pattern posted
• Sell the finished items
• Post pics of the finished items on your blogs, in newsgroups or wherever
• Tell anyone and everyone where you got the pattern, and direct them here to get their own copy

Please do not

• Repost the instructions or charts (linking to here is a better option)
• Print copies of the patterns to hand out (again, link here and let others download their own copies)
• Teach the patterns as a class without asking first

I would love it if you would:

• Give attribution where appropriate
• Let me know if you find mistakes
• Send me pics or links of the items you knit from the patterns so I can post them here

Thanks! 

And, here is the list- it's a long one:

Fingering weight fingerless Gloves

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2007/12/freebie-friday-fingering-weight.html

Worsted weight Stranded Fingerless Gloves

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2007/12/freebie-friday-stranded-fingerless.html

We Call Him Spidey Mittens

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2007/12/freebie-friday-we-call-him-spidey.html

Abree’s Knot Tam

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2007/11/freebie-friday-abrees-knot-stranded-tam.html

Picot Hem Snowflake Hat revision

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2007/11/freebie-friday-picot-hem-snowflake-hat.html

Double Elephant Hats

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2007/11/freebie-friday-double-freebies-elephant.html

Short Row Heel Workshop

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2007/11/illustrations-for-short-row-heel.html

Child Size Hoodie

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2007/11/freebie-friday-child-size-hoodie-with.html

Pumpkin Tam

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2007/10/freebie-friday-stranded-pumpkin-tam.html

Pumpkin Mitts

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2007/10/freebie-friday-stranded-pumpkin-mitts.html

Button Band Hat

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2007/10/freebie-friday-button-band-hat.html

Felted Beaded Mary Jane Slippers

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2007/10/freebie-friday-felted-beaded-mary-jane.html

Paper Doll Mittens

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2007/09/freebie-friday-paper-doll-fair-isle.html

Easy Lace Fingerless Mittens

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2007/09/freebie-friday-easy-lace-fingerless.html

Niblet Socks

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2007/09/freebie-friday-niblet-socks.html

Guidelines

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2007/09/about-using-free-patterns.html

Fair Isle Tam

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2007/09/freebie-friday-fair-isle-tam.html

November 28 Scarf- Revision

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2008/10/revision-november-28-scarf.html

Fingering Weight Gloves

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2008/09/freebie-friday-fingering-weight-gloves.html

2-Needle Mitered Square Socks

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2008/09/freebie-friday-mitered-square-socks.html

Basic Mitered Square Instructions

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2008/09/basic-mitered-squares-instructions.html

Beaded Floozy Hat

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2008/07/freebie-friday-beaded-floozy-hat.html

Simple Stripes Sock Pattern

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2008/05/freebie-wednesday-simple-stripes-fair.html

Winter White Tam

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2008/01/freebie-friday-winter-white-tam.html

Stranded Snowman Mitten #2

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2008/01/freebie-friday-standed-snowman-mitten-2.html

Stranded Snowman Mitten #1

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2008/01/freebie-friday-part-1-stranded-snow.html

American Girl Raglan Pattern

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2009/05/freebie-friday-american-girl-raglan.html

4 Simple Hats for 18” Dolls

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2009/02/freebie-friday-4-simple-hats-for-18.html

Wordless Needlefelted Santa Ornament

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2010/12/wordless-needlefelted-folk-art-half.html

Wordless Needlefelted Ladybug Ornament

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2010/12/wordless-needlefelted-folk-art-half.html

Mitered Square Hat

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2010/11/mitered-square-hat.html

Horseshoe Lace Shawl

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2010/10/wanna-kal.html

V-Neck Cardigan for 18” Dolls

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2010/06/freebie-friday-v-neck-cardigan-and.html

Adding a V-Neck To a Sweater by Steeking

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2010/06/tutorial-adding-v-neck-to-straight.html

Tandem Sleeve Tutorial

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2010/05/tutorial-tandem-sleeve-hitchcock.html

Cassy’s Wedding Shawl Part 1

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2011/05/cassys-wedding-shawl-part-1-edging.html

Cassy’s Wedding Shawl Part 2

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2011/06/cassys-wedding-shawl-progress.html

Wire Earring Tutorial

http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2011/04/tutorial-wire-wrapped-bead-earrings.html

EXTERMINATE!- A Dalek Hat
http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2014/10/freebie-pattern-exterminate-dalek-hat.html

Color Your Own Folk Art Santas
http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2015/11/color-your-own-folk-art-santa-journey.html

Color Your Own Folk Art Santa Bookmarks
http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2015/11/color-your-own-folk-art-santa-bookmarks.html

Color Your Own Folk Art Santa Gift Tags
http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2015/11/color-your-own-folk-art-santa-tags-and.html

Color Your Own Half Moon Santa
http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2015/11/color-your-own-half-moon-santa.html

Color Your Own Folk Art Santa Trinket Boxes
http://kathleen-dakotadreams.blogspot.com/2015/11/color-your-own-folk-art-santa-trinket.html

Cassy's Wedding- Shawl Progress

I'm leaving in a few minutes, going to Aberdeen to see Super 8. I rarely go to movies, and even rarer still, go on an opening day, but this movie has ingtrigued me for a long time, and the early reviews are wowsers. So I'm taking the afternoon off to see if it lives up to the hype.

In the meantime, I've made some progress on Cassy's Wedding Shawl. I finished the saw-tooth ends, and have picked up the body, and am working on it. It's a really simple design, and the beads show up nicely. Of course, it looks all weird and rumply now, but it'll block out all smooth and even.

If you're knitting along, here's the chart. I did make one small adjustment on the actual shawl- on the final outside border repeat, I'm adding the bead on the final stitch, rather than the 2nd to the last.

We're leaving on July 12- do you think  I'll have it done on time?

Cassy's Wedding Shawl, Part 1- The Edging

After a lot of thought and swatching, I decided to go with a simple design for my wonderful Future Daughter In Law's wedding shawl. We consulted on yarns- she really liked the Knit Picks Bare Merino, not only for the softness (it's Merino-duh), but the off-white blends well with her dress, and she likes the fact that it'll be warmer than a very light lace yarn. She and Matt are getting married on the beach (all together now: aaaawwwww), but it's a beach in Northern Oregon, and Northern Oregon beaches are cold, even in the summer time. A lacy shawl that also provides a bit of protection against the wind is the perfect solution.

I finished one edge, and will cast on the other (probably not until Friday- daytimes are for working on MG V3.0, and the next two evenings are for American Idol). The body will have the lattice design running up both edges as a border, but I have not decided on the main lace motif yet, or if it will be a single design, or a combo of several. I'll have to come to a decision about that soon.

All sections will have some beading, which will not only give the shawl some sparkle, but will add a bit of heft which will help it to stay put in the ocean breeze.

This is one finished border- this is not an official blocking, and it's not at all even or straight. I just pinned out the dry edging to see what it looks like and to get a rough notion of the measurements (22" x 5" stretched, and once it's wet, it'll stretch out a bit more). I'll knit both edgings and then pick up the body stitches along the straight side.

Here's a closeup, showing the beads.

And if you want to knit along- here's the edging chart. On the purl rows, after the stitches with the double YOs, drop one of the loops and only purl one. That makes a nice stretchy edge for the scallops. (On all of the other YO sts, which are single, purl the YO as a st). The red numbers on the left side of the chart are the stitch counts.

I think it's going to be beautiful!

Tutorial- Wire-Wrapped Bead Earrings

These earrings are super easy to make, and they're good for wire-wrapping beginners (like me).

Materials and tools needed:

2- 16" lengths of 20 gauge coated copper wire

3 pairs of glass beads (I used my own lampwork beads, but any will do)

a few small glass spacer beads

2 copper earring wires

Wire snippers

Small round nose pliers

(ignore the Needle nose crimper pliers- we won't need them for this project)

Form a coil at the end of the wire with the round needle nose pliers. String your beads on the wire. Thread the wire through the eyelet of the earring wire, bend at a 90 degree angle.

Bend the wire to form a loop and wrap it a couple of times, just above the top bead.

Wrap the wire 4-5 times around the round nose pliers.

Remove the pliers, bend the corkscrew down, and wrap the wire around the first bead(s), with the wire extending on the opposite side.

Continue wrapping the wire around the pliers and then around the beads, down to the bottom of the earring.

Wrap the wire around (or through) the bottom coil.

Trim the wire to about 1/2". Coil the remaining wire end and crimp or fold it up to the first coil. Straighten the base wire (the ones the beads are strung on) so that the earring dangles properly.

Voila!

Wordless Needlefelted Folk Art Half-Moon Santa Ornament

Wordless Needlefelted Folk Art Ladybug Ornament