Valentine Sables

Made with Strawberry Jam

Theres-No-Place-Like-Home Baby Booties

Inspired by Dorothy's red slippers from The Wizard Of Oz

Project Date: 5th February 2012

Knitting Pattern

4.5 mm needles

Red Yarn

Cast on 27 Stitches

1st  Row: (WS). Knit.
2nd Row: K1. yfwd. K12. yfwd. K1. yfwd. K12. yfwd. K1. 31 sts.
3rd  Row: Knit

4th  Row: K1. yfwd. K14. yfwd. K1. yfwd. K14. yfwd. K1. 35 sts.

5th Row: Knit
6th row: K1. yfwd. K16. yfwd. K1. yfwd. K16. yfwd. K1. 39 sts.

Knit 11 rows (garter st).

Shape toe , dividing instep:

(Unlike the First Baby Booties, you don't need to pick up stitches, pattern incoporates this)

1st  Row: K15. K2tog. K5. Sl1. K1. psso. Sl1. yf. Turn.
2nd Row: K2tog. K5. Sl1. K1. psso. yf. Sl1P. Turn.
3rd Row: K2tog. K5. Sl1. K1. psso. Sl1. yf. Turn.
4th Row: As 2nd row.
5th Row: K2tog. K5. Sl1. K1. psso. Sl1. Turn.
6th Row: P2togtbl. P5. P2tog. Sl1P. Turn.
7th Row:  As 5th row.

8th rows: As 6th row.
9th row: K2tog. K5. Sl1. K1. psso. Knit to end of row. 21 sts.
10th row: Purl.

Continue in garter st for 2 inches, ending with a WS row. Cast off.
Sew sole seam. Sew back seam, reversing seam 1½ins from cast off edge for turn back.

Strawberry Baby Hat

Strawberry Baby Hat for Dimple's Baby

Project Date: 1st February 2012

Knitting Pattern

4.5 mm needles

Red Yarn

Green Yarn

Black Yarn

Cast on 72 st with red yarn

Work Stockinette Stitch for 26 rows

K1 black stitch every 10 stitches in row 9 , 14 , 19, 24

Continue Stockinette Stitch using Leaf Chart:



Leaf Chart



Or follow Leaf Pattern as follows:

Row 27: *K1, K7*

Row 28:  P1 *P5, P3* end on P2

Row 29:  K3 *K3, K5* end on K2

Row 30:  P3 *P1, P7* end on P3

Row 31:  K3 *K1, K7* end on K3

Work only in Green Yarn:

Row 32: Purl

Row 33: *K6, K2tog* (63)

Row 34: *P5, P2tog * (54) 

Row 35: *K4, K2tog*  (45)
Row 36: *P3, P2tog*  (36) 

Row 37: *K2, K2tog*  (27) 

Row 38: *P1, P2tog*  (16) 

Row 39: *K2tog* (9) 

Rows 40-45: Work in Stockinette Stitch
Row 46: *P2tog *

Bind off, sew sides together.

Dee's Baby Shower Cupcakes

I used a Daisy cutter for the Flowers, pastel coloured cases.

Mini Tiramisu Pot



Cola Cupcakes

I used vanilla buttercream icing and cola sweets.

Party Polka Cupcakes

I used Buttercream Icing, red food colouring and Polka dot sprinkles.