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Katherine C. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Knit, coffee, garden, repeat... This space is for slowing down for health & well-being. Test-knitting, sample knitting, handknit repairs

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No Attention Span pattern by Molly HatChick I designed this hat years ago as a pattern to keep your attention with it’s constantly changing rows that aren’t overly complicated…and then it somehow now longer held my attention when it came time t...

Do you control your "attention"? I moved reading the news/social media (written to grab your attention) to later in my morning so I start off on a good note.
There are 26 🧢 matches, 20 knit, 6 crochet
Here's another thing to grab your attention #patternwordoftheday - www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

22.04.2025 18:18 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pope pattern by Monika Tadewicz βšͺ Please note that this is a crochet PATTERN (PDF file), but not a FINISHED ITEM. The file will be available for download immediately after purchase.

Learning of the Pope's passing I did #patternwordoftheday for Pope and found 6 🧢 matches, all crochet (there were 10 others matches due to designer name)
rest in peace
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

21.04.2025 13:32 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Easter Hot Cross Buns pattern by Bottletop Boy This listing is for a pattern designed by Bottletopboy to make crochet hot cross buns!

Happy Easter to those who celebrate - Easter has <gulp> 3,989 matches, okay...next #patternwordoftheday

Hot Cross Bun has 24 🧢 matches 9 knit, 15 crochet

mmm, and these would be gluten free for me!
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

20.04.2025 15:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Confusion Illusion Cushions pattern by Steve Plummer An illusion - in more ways than one!

Long weekends mess me up, what day is it? When are stores open or closed?
#patternwordoftheday is Confusion & there are 13 🧢 matches, 7 knit, 6 crochet (including various of confused, confusing...)
I might need a cushion for a bit of a lie down
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

19.04.2025 19:35 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Casual Friday Sweater pattern by Sonja Otto This is the final pattern in my series 12 Days of Winter Wear.

Good Friday...and #patternwordoftheday "Friday" gets us 146 🧢 matches (good got us 908, and there was 0 with the two words together)
104 knit, 41 crochet, 1 machine
Oh, a crochet sweater (as a knitter, I'm always intrigued...) www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

18.04.2025 13:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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At Your Service Knit Cloth pattern by Yarnspirations Design Studio From Pattern website:

I missed yesterday due to routine car service that took significantly longer than estimated! They were really nice, but got my car confused with another exactly like it.
#patternwordoftheday is 'Service' and there are 72 🧢 matches, 48 knit, 24 crochet
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

17.04.2025 13:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Immersive Flow Mosaic pattern by Dawn Spence Immersive Flow

Almost my lunchtime! I'm attending an "Immersive Focus" day to explore meaningful work without interruption - a tool from TimeCrafting by Mike Vardy

#patternwordoftheday is Immersive and we have 1 🧢 crochet match (Rav also gave me 4 immersion matches)
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

15.04.2025 18:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The top left socks are Alegria by Rebekah Mauser (52 Weeks of Socks, Vol II)- start at heel, knit flat sole, edges are picked up as you knit top of foot, then in round for leg - it was an unusual construction but fun

15.04.2025 18:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I love socks and these projects don’t make me sweaty knitting in summer 🀭

15.04.2025 14:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gray/grey - shall we start with our family’s hand knit socks for #showmeyourknits theme this week? TBH I did pretend gray was silver in December 🧢

14.04.2025 17:53 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I have a shawl ebook from @ravenknits.bsky.social but haven’t dug into it yet

14.04.2025 17:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Elements In Balance pattern by Raven Knits Design Elements in Balance is a rectangular shawl with the shape representing unity of the whole. Worked as a sampler stole, each of the body motifs are motifs used in one of the previous five shawls in the ...

I chose "Elemental" as my word today (thinking of Judi Dench's character in Chronicles of Riddick)
Rav search gives me 262 🧢matches (including element, so there's that) 115 crochet, 145 knit, 1 loom
and this shawl name is a good #patternwordoftheday www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

14.04.2025 13:41 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Bearly Scary Beanie pattern by Ashlea Schumaker Materials:

Balance meditation app has a single called "Sunday Scaries" so #patternwordoftheday is Scaries - but it gives me 93 🧢 matches for "scary" (we'll go with it) - 31 knit, 62 crochet
This is just so adorable... www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

13.04.2025 22:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My Favorite Weekend hat pattern by Natasha Sills This hat combines the classic simplicity of ribbing with a hint of brioche to create a unique, textured pattern. You can achieve several different looks based on color choices and reversibility. Fits ...

It's the weekend! #patternwordoftheday = weekend!
There are 662 🧢 matches, 447 knit, 171 crochet, 1 machine, 3 loom
I've had this hat in my queue since December 2023!
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

12.04.2025 21:12 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Shield Against Grief pattern by Francoise Danoy Pay What Works: In an effort to find a

I've been struggling, so not afraid to say I sought support through video counselling.
Today's #patternwordoftheday is "GRIEF" - there are 10 🧢 matches, 7 knit, 3 crochet. and I loved the background for this one - we may need to knit it for a few people www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

11.04.2025 15:19 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Belated Handwarmers pattern by Lisa R. Myers Lisa designed and knit these handwarmers as a birthday present for her daughter. They were a little late, so they started calling them the β€œBelated Handwarmers”! These are basic handwarmers that fit s...

Forgot to post this morning and now I forget my word...so #patternwordoftheday will be "Belated"
There are 4 🧢 matches, all knit - and funny story...
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

10.04.2025 22:15 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
why knot pattern by Susan Venable Why NOT knit this WHY KNOT cowl?

Morning feeling = 'Why bother' but it has 0
So 'why' found me 42 🧢 matches, 26 knit, 16 crochet, with quite a few "why (k)nots". so I'll keep plugging away
#patternwordoftheday

www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

09.04.2025 13:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

oops, forgot #patternwordoftheday

08.04.2025 14:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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No Friction No Shine pattern by Strings and Stories This shawl is made out of two halves – the Friction side and the Shine side, bordered by a k2-yo edge.

Good Tuesday morning - I started a course on creating a custom time management system - goal is to reduce "friction" in my day
There are 3 🧢 matches, all knit
This is a good mindset for me today www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

08.04.2025 14:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Routine Hat pattern by Luciana Lopez Routine Hat, a simple knitting in the round design, that relies on repeating a stitch to generate its texture. A sequence of loose strand that generate a defined column routine. A different way of wor...

I'm doing more things that necessitate a change in my routines - not sure how it'll play out yet 🫀
"Routine" has 2 🧢 #patternwordoftheday matches, both knit

www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

07.04.2025 13:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hardly pattern by Lynne Sosnowski For in-between seasons, when it’s merely a little bit chilly, when you barely need an extra layer on, but you begrudgingly admit that you’re not quite warm enough … a collection of luscious, lightweig...

Today I decided to look at the 75 Hard program - build my mental resilience - so #patternwordoftheday is "Hard"
There are 93 🧢 matches, 62 knitting, 31 crochet

This Hardly cowl would be perfect for my outdoor walks - its certainly an in between season (rainy today)
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

06.04.2025 16:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Benign Signs pattern by Yoko Suzuki (ιˆ΄ζœ¨ι™½ε­) Skill level = Challenging

My brain is overwhelmed and doesn't want to think any more, so I granted it a rest and decided to use the Merriam-Webster word of the day for #patternwordoftheday
"Benign" has only 1 🧢 match, in crochet
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

05.04.2025 14:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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huge huge King Penguin Pillow pattern by AKAHOSHI Tomoka

I didn't believe what I heard, I have to go look this up, it has to be a mistake...
but I learned a bit from the wikipedia page on Heard Island and McDonald Islands
"Penguin" is today's #patternwordoftheday and there are 1,982 🧢 matches
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

04.04.2025 14:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Focus Pocus pattern by Sammich Stitches Focus Pocus doesn’t need an incantation to completely charm his way into your heart. This cute little eyeball wizard will make a great Halloween buddy - or keep the hat removable and decorate this lit...

Today I'm going to focus...I have a lot of writing to do and no meetings, so head down, focus is #patternwordoftheday
There are 47 🧢 matches - 12 crochet, 35 knit
and the lovely @sammichstitches.bsky.social created this pattern
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

02.04.2025 13:58 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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April Fool's Socks pattern by Star Athena These socks are both really simple and really unusual. The prank here is that a simple pair of socks emerge in the strangest fashion. Because the pair is knit all at once, there will be no second sock...

What is real? What isn't? I don't need the added confusion...

"April Fool" has 9 🧢 matches, 3 crochet, 6 knit
#patternwordoftheday

Interesting sock construction or funny cowl? which is it?
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

01.04.2025 17:15 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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As You Wish: An Inconceivable MKAL pattern by Mary Annarella Enjoy 25% off the pattern--no coded needed--through Feb. 21st (the day before the first clue drops).

I experienced the Princess Bride with a full orchestra last evening. It hits alot differently - WOW...so much so I literally burst into tears with Grandfather Falk saying "As you Wish" #patternwordoftheday

There are 10 🧢 matches, 1 crochet, 9 knit
From 2022 - www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

31.03.2025 14:01 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dammit Jim Socks pattern by Laura Fahlin How many times did Bones McCoy say β€œDammit Jim! I’m a doctor, not a (fill in the blank)! A companion sock to my Boldly Go Socks.

Hmmm, did you know about dammit dolls? I didn't until I needed to rip back what I'm knitting and figured #patternwordoftheday could be "dammit"

There are 7 🧢 matches, 5 crochet, 2 knit - 6 are versions of dammit dolls, but the 7th is 🧦
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

29.03.2025 14:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Journal Cowl pattern by Beatrice Perron Dahlen Knitting - a simple act - continues to amaze me. There have been times that the yarn and needles running through my hands are so deeply embedded in my memory that I can remember the very stitches I ma...

I've been trying to do a daily journal and the habit seems to be based upon my 'seeing' the journal
"Journal" has 33 🧢 matches, 14 crochet, 18, knit, 1 loom #patternwordoftheday
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Its so true, I can look at a project & remember the time/place where I knit it

28.03.2025 14:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Birdsong Lace Shawl pattern by Hayley Tsang Sather A formatted for Knit Companion version of Protea Shawl is also available on Create2Thrive.

Listening to a bird singing as I drink my coffee in silence...

"Birdsong" has 15 🧢 matches, 4 crochet, 10 knit, 1 machine knit #patternwordoftheday

www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

27.03.2025 13:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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oh, the drudgery pattern by Elizabeth A. Smith I wanted a super simple no brainer knit flat and seam feltable sleeve cozy cover pattern for my nook color, so I did the math. Enjoy!

Just not feeling it today - looked up if there would be a 🧢 match for "Drudgery" and yes, there was one knit pattern so #patternwordoftheday is
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

26.03.2025 14:32 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0