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Dual Duty Scrubber Crochet Pattern

Double Duty Scrubber Free Crochet Pattern by www.CityFarmhouseStudio.comA few weeks ago I was running to the store and I asked my husband if he needed anything, his response caught me a bit by surprise – “buy more dish cloths for the kitchen.”

We had several Ikea packs of dish cloths to where they had their own stack in the cabinet, so many they filled to the top of the shelf.  Also, we had several hand made crochet scrubbers that were given to us as gifts.  Over time, unbeknownst to me, they had been deemed unusable and disappeared (they were getting beyond just being called “used”).  I looked in the cabinet and we were down to 2 dish cloths.

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Hand Knit Cabled Cowl

Hand Knit Cabled Cowl by City Farmhouse Studio

Last December I posted the machine knit version of this cowl (find it here).  I have worn the solid grey so much so I thought I would make another one, and this time with some color.

Instead of doing it on the machine I did it by hand.  I had some several trips with decent travel time so it was a great project to work on instead of socks.  It is small and easy enough to manage through car trips, airport delays, and the plane flight without being too bulky and cumbersome to carry.

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Crochet Pattern for Moeda Pendant

Moeda Pendant Free Crochet Pattern with pictures by CityFarmhouseStudio.com

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If you are like me and you like to wear a statement necklace, but most seem to be too heavy around your neck – here is the answer!  CROCHET JEWELRY!!!

Aunt Lydia’s makes metallic crochet thread (find it here) that gives that “metal” jewelry look without the weight.  It is available in gold and silver, but other colors as well.  Just think of all the fun possibilities!

Using the gold crochet thread I wanted to make something that I could wear as a longer statement pendant  that I wouldn’t feel was choking me or was like a weight swinging from my neck.

A quick circular motif that is worked in sections builds up to make the pendant, and the tassel at the end (which isn’t required to look fabulous) but definitely adds another element to make a statement.

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Machine Knit Yamasaki Sweater

Free machine knitting pattern by City Farmhouse Studio. The Yamasaki Sweater inspired by architecture designed by Minoru Yamasaki. Made on a standard flat bed with ribber.

Last year I was on an architecture tour of the Wayne State University campus in Detroit, MI.  Part of the tour focused on the buildings that were designed by Minoru Yamasaki.  He designed four buildings for the campus between 1957 and 1964.  My previous experience with Yamasaki’s work was from my college days at College for Creative Studies in Detroit where I received a BFA focusing in crafts.  The building that the crafts department resided in was designed by Yamasaki around the same time frame of the Wayne State buildings.  The four years that I had spent learning and growing in his building had already given me an emotional connection to his work.

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Pattern for Crochet Blinged Beaded Bracelet

Crochet Blinged Beaded Bracelet, a free pattern by City Farm House Studio. Bernat Satin with beads.

Last month I posted the Easy Skinny Ladder Scarf, and here is a modified version blinged up as a bracelet.  It is a great item for a gift, or as something special for yourself.  I used Bernat’s “Satin” yarn (find it here), but any yarn can work.  I was looking for a smoother yarn with shine to make the bracelet look more refined.  Different weights of yarn can also be used to get a thinner or wider bracelet.  Just adjust the hook size and beading numbers accordingly.  Another great thing about this pattern is that with everyone’s wrist being a bit different, just like everyone’s gauge, this pattern doesn’t have a set gauge.  Work with your own yarn preference and gauge to make the length work for you.

 

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Machine Knit Camo Beanie

Free machine knitting baby/toddler/child beanie. www.cityfarmhousestudio.com

Earlier this year, the family and I went to the Ann Arbor Fiber Expo.  We came across this local yarn dyer called Splash of Color, and my eye was caught by this yarn that had camo colors with fluorescent orange speckles in it.  The sample she had swatched of it I really liked.  The camo wasn’t overwhelming it, it didn’t look like mud, and the orange had just enough pop to brighten it up.  When the girls saw it they loved it so we bought 2 hanks to make two hats.

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Crochet Cotton Candy Popcorn Cowl

Crochet Cotton Candy Popcorn Cowl. Buttercream Thick and Thin yarn.

Recently I have started spinning my own yarn from wool, and of course it looks like beginner yarn.  After plying I found that some areas are thick and chunky, while others were thinner than a DK weight yarn.  I thought crochet would be a great way to highlight the weight differences and make the item really textural.  So, I asked myself what I would like out of wool would be chunky and thick.”  A cowl!  After living in Michigan for nearly 20 years (originally from Texas) I have finally come to realize that no matter how warm your coat is, if your feet and head/neck are cold it means you are cold.  So, a thick and chunky cowl made out of wool would be a great item to have for this winter.

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Machine Knit Cabled Cowl

machine knit cable cowl cabled hand manipulated cotton

As a knitter and crocheter I am always trying to think of ways to wear what I make during the spring and fall.  Something that adds just a little bit of warmth, but not bulky or too heavy for just slightly cool weather.  For this project I began with the fiber and yarn choice.  I chose a yarn that is one hundred percent cotton so that it would be of natural fibers but not have the warmth of wool.  The one I use is from Cindy’s Knitting Room in Minnesota and is three strands of 2/16 weight cone yarn.  You can order it with any combination of colors that you would like.  The one I used is all of the same gray color, my favorite color.  With the color and stitch definition that this yarn gives on a standard knitting machine I thought cables would be a nice design feature.  Plus, I love the traditional appearance that cables give, and they can give a little bit of structure to knits which sometimes can look a bit soft.  Not to mention, cables are everywhere right now, along with fair isle yoke sweaters.

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