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Sam Cowl: FREE Knitting Pattern

By: Dezzyloops This cowl is named after the Korean number three “삼” which is close to the pronunciation of “Sam”. I wanted to give it this name because this cowl is made using three different beautiful stitch patterns full of texture. Website: https://dezzyloops.blogspot.com/ Hashtag: #dezzyloops on Instagram for Wips/ FO's For Questions: dezzyloops@gmail.com Materials: 1 skein, 300 yards DK weight yarn US 6, 16-inch circular needle Scissors Yarn needle Stitch Markers (16) Measuring tape Gauge:   20sts and 32 rows = 4 in (10cm) Finished Sizing: 11”/28cm high by 11 ½”/29cm wide, lying flat and blocked Stitches Used:  co-cast on pm- place marker k-knit   k tbl- knit through back look p- purl  rep- repeat Pattern Notes:  -Read the full pattern before beginning  - the german twisted cast on  - If you want the cowl to be longer then repeat each stitch pattern one more t...

Publishing a Free Pattern on Ravelry

As a beginner designer, I was really confused about selling patterns on Ravelry. There were not many youtube tutorials and many of them seemed to skip over the information I needed (or wanted) to know. So today I am going to try my best to show you how to publish FREE patterns on Ravelry. I capitalized the word free because as of the day I have no patterns that cost money because I have not set-up a PayPal account to be able to link to Ravelry to have my patterns cost money. 1. Uploading a pattern to Ravelry Go to Ravelry.com and log-in or make an account if you are new. Look at the top right corner and you will see forums, notebook, messages and your profile picture. Click on "my notebook" Then click on contributions You will then see two sentences. One sentence says " Add a pattern to Ravelry" and the other will say " Add yarn to Ravelry" . Click "do it" on Add a pattern to Ravelry. Once in you will be asked to sear...

6 Podcasts I Watch While Knitting and Crocheting

6 Podcasts I Watch While Knitting and Crocheting 1. GGmadeit 2. Grocery Girls Knit 3. The Blue Mouse Podcast 4. Stranded Podcast 5. Fruity Knitting 6. Chelsea Purls Podcast with bonus number 7 at the end What do you watch while knitting or crocheting? I watch movies, k-dramas, listen to music, watch podcasts or just craft in peace and quiet, it's very calming. I am doing a 4 part series where I highlight a few of my favorite, movies, podcasts, songs and k-dramas I watch while knitting and crocheting. Kicking the series off with my favorites is Podcasts. 2019 is the year where I really got into the online world of crafting. I've always knitted or crocheted to myself and didn't post anything about it but 2019 everything changed. I have been introduced to some of the most talented, creative and inspiring people online and if I could list them all, this post would be 3 days worth of reading. In no particular order the first podcaster  GGMadeit ...