My Finished KAL ~ Rachel's Knitting Room!

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Well, here is my finished KAL(knit~a~long) ~ Luv Bug, done with Bernat Handicrafter Cotton (Hot Orange) and size 4mm knitting needles.

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For this KAL, we decided that some of us would try knitting a "mini" to go with our regular cloth. For my "mini" I used size 10 crochet cotton thread and size .5mm dollmaking darning needles...the finished square was a little to tight for my liking probably because of the size of cotton used, so next one I make I will be trying a smaller cotton...perhaps size 20 or 30. Isn't it cute though?

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And here they are together so you can get some kind of idea just how small the mini really is...it actually measures 3 1/8" x 2 3/4". I love the idea of mini knitting...it was definitely someting fun and different to try, but I have to admit that my fingers and eyes are so ready to take a little break from it for a while! .

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:o)

Rach

More Miniature Knitting in Rachel's Knitting Room!

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Insane?...I'll let you be the judge of that...

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Well, here is the "mini" mystery KAL (knit~a~long) that I've been hosting in Rachel's Knitting Room! I think we've all gone MAD!!! We've all been trying different sizes of needles and types of yarn for our minis. I've discovered through trial and error that I HATE using the embroidery floss, but I LOVE using the crochet cotton thread...I've been using size 10 but I think I've got to go smaller with these needles (in photo) that dear hubby purchased for me the other day! They are darning needles for "doll making" I believe...but they work real well, they're the perfect length for what we've been doing here lately. Can you tell what the picture will be in the mini? It's a mystery...we're all knitting a regular one as well with our regular needles and yarn...so I guess it's safe to say, we haven't completely lost it!! I can't wait to see ALL the finished KALs, both regular and mini!!

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:o)

Rach

Miniature Knitting in "Rachel's Knitting Room"!

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I was recently inspired by all the miniature knitting on "Knit one, Purr... too's" Blog:

http://lluest.blogspot.com/2007/01/lets-knit-shall-we.html

I tried it out for myself with 1mm needles and embroidery thread. I created this cute little pattern called, "Diamond in a Square" and it can be found in Rachel's Knitting Room. There are a lot of our members trying to challenge themselves with this adorable type of knitting now! It's really kinda fun! So go on and give it a whirl...use anything you have on hand...pins, needles, toothpicks...whatever does the trick!

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Rachel’s Mini Knitting ~ “Diamond in a Square”

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Materials:

Embroidery thread

Darning Needle

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Measurements:

1 7/16” x 1 3/16”

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Instructions:

Cast on 20 sts.

Row 1 – 3: knit across.

Row 4: k3, p14, k3

Row 5 and all odd rows: knit across.

Row 6: k3, p2, (k2, p2)x3, k3.

Row 8: k3, p2, k1, p2, k4, p2, k1, p2, k3.

Row 10: k3, p4, k6, p4, k3.

Row 12: k3, p3, k8, p3, k3.

Row 14: k3, p2, k10, p2, k3.

Row 16: k3, p3, k8, p3, k3.

Row 18: k3, p4, k6, p4, k3.

Row 20: k3, p2, k1, p2, k4, p2, k1, p2, k3.

Row 22: k3, p2, (k2, p2)x3, k3.

Row 24: k3, p14, k3.

Rows 25, 26, & 27: knit across.

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Cast off and Weave in your ends!