Knit Archives at Jessie At Home

Crafty Love Link Party #21

Hello! Welcome to the May Crafty Love Link Party #21, hosted by Marie Segares and me. We are so excited to move forward from just knit patterns to all things crafty. We hope you enjoy it as well!

Be sure to share this link party with all your crafty friends so they can link up as well, and find new and fun craft projects around the web. Every month, the Crafty Love Link Party will open up on the first Thursday at 1:00 a.m. Eastern and close on the last Thursday at 11:55 p.m. Eastern. Share your latest crafts projects, patterns, tutorials, tips, and WIPS, and be sure to stop by and leave comments on other projects, too! Here are the 5 most clicked links from last month.

Twisted and Twirled eBooks

They are finally ready! The Twisted and Twirled eBooks are done. Now you can have 7 crochet necklace patterns or 7 knit necklace patterns, all together in one eBook. These necklaces make great holiday gifts, so if you are thinking about making some gifts this year, one or both of these books are a great way to get started!

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Twisted and Twirled Crochet Necklaces book cover

There are 2 eBooks: One for the 5 crochet necklaces from the MCAL plus these two additional crochet necklace patterns

Puffed Pastry – Twisted and Twirled MKAL #5

The fifth necklace in the Twisted and Twirled Knit necklace series features an interesting way of adding tucks into your knitting to make little puffs. It’s made with Aunt Lydia’s Baker’s Cotton, which is what brought about the name. It also has 4 twists in it to spin the puffs around. This necklace works up quickly with less than 70 yards of fingering/thread weight yarn.

Puffed Pastry ~ free knit pattern by Jessie At Home

Lace with a Twist ~ Twisted and Twirled MKAL #4

The fourth necklace in the Twisted and Twirled Knit necklace series is made with a diagonal lace stitch. It has 4 twists in it, which increases the motion of the pattern. This swirled necklace can be worked up in no time with less than 35 yards of lace weight yarn.

Lace with a Twist ~ free knit pattern by Jessie At Home

Kim Guzman Round Up

Many of you know of Kim Guzman as the Tunisian Crochet Queen. She certainly is one of the top Tunisian crochet designers out there, but did you know she has more “regular” crochet patterns then Tunisian? AND she designs knit patterns as well. Really, there aren’t many designers out there as skilled as Kim.

On top of that, Kim is a very kind and helpful individual. She is often answering questions from crocheters and designers. Kim has helped me along in my career more times than I could count. She is an amazing woman, and I am so happy to share some of her beautiful designs with you here.

Here are the names and links of each pattern, along with a little something about each one.

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Dueling Stripes – Twisted and Twirled MKAL #3

The third necklace in the Twisted and Twirled Knit necklace series is made with the linen stitch in the round. The linen stitch has a wonderful texture on both sides, yet both sides are different. The name: Dueling Stripes, comes from the fact that on what is usually considered the right side of the linen stitch the stripes of color wrap around the necklace, and on what is usually considered the wrong side of the linen stitch the stripes go up and down on the necklace. This necklace has 4 twists in it, showing off both sides of the stitch. This beautifully textural necklace can be worked up in no time with less than 40 yards of fingering weight yarn.

Dueling Stripes ~ free knit pattern by Jessie At Home

Auryn ~ Twisted and Twirled MKAL #2

Auryn

Twisted and Twirled Knit Necklace #2
Free Knit Pattern
Easy Skill Level
Designed by Jessie Rayot

The second necklace in the Twisted and Twirled Knit necklace series is made with stockinette stitch in the round, this means only knit stitches!. It has 3 twists in it, and rolls in on itself for lots of twisty, twirly fun! This swirly necklace can be worked up in no time with less than 35 yards of DK weight yarn. Auryn is named after the medallion in The Neverending Story ~ because Dragonfly fibers made me think of dragons which made me think of Falkor, the Luckdragon from The Neverending Story, but I wanted a name that sounded more female, so I went with Auryn (OR~in). Aren’t you glad you asked?

The yarn used in this sample was donated by Dragonfly Fibers for the Marly Bird Designer Dinner at the summer 2015 TNNA Needlearts Trade Show.

This necklace is part of the Twisted and Twirled MKAL (Mystery Knit ALong).

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Knotty ~ Twisted and Twirled MKAL #1

Knotty
Twisted and Twirled Knit Necklace #1
Knit Pattern
Easy Skill Level
Designed by Jessie Rayot

The first necklace in the Twisted and Twirled Knit necklace series is made with a simple garter stitch in the round, this means knit and purl stitches. It has 3 twists in it, and lots of fun hanging ends. This playful necklace can be worked up quite quickly with less than 30 yards of fingering weight yarn. It can be made with or without a knot at the end for a fun little detail.

The yarn used in this sample was donated by Miss Babs for the Marly Bird Designer Dinner at the summer 2015 TNNA Needlearts Trade Show.

This necklace is part of the Twisted and Twirled MKAL (Mystery Knit ALong).

Twisted and Twirled MCAL and MKAL

OK!! Are you ready for a fun summer of knitting and crocheting? I am!!

We will have Mystery Crochet ALong (MCAL) that will start next Monday and run every other Monday into September. The week after that we will start a Mystery Knit ALong (MKAL) that will run every other Monday into September. So all summer long Mondays will alternate between the MCAL and the MKAL.

Each week will be an entire pattern. The patterns will be a series of “Twisted and Twirled” necklaces. So, you can make just one, all of them, or any number in between.

Braided Cable Bracelet

Braided Cable Bracelet
Free Knit Pattern
Intermediate Skill Level
Designed by Jessie Rayot

This braided cable bracelet is a fun and quick accessory, and a great way to practice cables. In addition to the written pattern, there are lots of process photos and video! It can be made with a seam, or it can be grafted together using the Kitchener stitch to make a continuous bracelet. You can even make it really long to make a headband!!

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