Crafty Girl with Ruffle

A Work in Progress

I've been working on this rug for awhile now using a different pattern for each square.  I've been knitting the squares in long strips and then joining them together.  I've nearly finished the third panel.

I discovered this book at the Library, extended it the loan three times and realised I just had to have it.  This stitch dictionary has an amazing range of both knitting and crochet stitches.  Fantastic for dishcloth knitting.  I've been working on this rug for quite sometime and nearly all the stitch patterns come from ths book.

The dog asked me to include stitches from these two pages.......

Knitting for Peace

 I decided that this year is Charity Knitting year.  I really like the thought of keeping someone warm this winter with something special.  Mixtape Zine did a review on the book Knitting for Peace and I had to go out an buy it.  This inspirational book is written by an American author but the concept is the same.  There are some great patterns that knit up quickly and are inexpensive to make.  Having said that, I found the biggest thing to make in the whole book.  The "Warm Up America Blanket" is a blanket made of knitted squares with different stitch patterns.  I've decided to knit my squares in strips and sew the strips together.  I will bundle the blanket up with a softie on its completion and send it to a Women's Shelter.