Stitches and Thrills

Today was a beautiful day ( after a rainy morning ) for the Open Day of the animal shelter in Leiden : Stevens h age . Many animals have found a new home today ! = ^ x ^ = Other highlights : the always delicious pancakes , beautiful face paint and I saw many balloon animals pass by . I raised a nice amount for the animal shelter (107 euros ) and got a chance to promote Miss Minoes ​​. Photo of the Day:

Another FREE pattern you can use to join our knitting forces for KATTENMUTSEN VOOR JAPAN (Kitty Hats For Japan) This one is very easy, you just have to know how to knit and purl. And you don't need circular needles. The added colour design is optional. If you want to add colour, but not do fair isle, go for stripes =^x^= SQUARE CAT HAT (pattern) Materials: Knitting needles:   metric (European) size 3 ½ en 4 ½ /   US size 4 and 7 Tapestry needle Main yarn colour: 1 skein 100 gr Additional colour for ears : leftover yarn Gauge: 10x10 cm = 17 stitches to   25 rows Sizes:   (child: 46cm=18”) - teen: 52/54cm=21” – (adult: 60 cm=23”) Please take into account that the hat will stretch less if you apply a fair isle pattern (like the windmills) The knitting pattern: The front and back of the hat are knitted separately. FRONT: Rim: cast on ( 34) - 42 – (50) stitches on needle 3 ½ (US 4). Knit 10 rows 2   kni...

For "Kattenmutsen voor Japan"(=Kittyhats for Japan) we are hoping to collect a lot of kittyhats. For a kitty hat pattern in English I will direct you to the godmother of all kitty hats: Kittyville Here's the hat I made. I added  the cross stitch heart for the Japan relief theme. You can also make a fair isle knit pattern. In this case you will add 4 stitches after the seed stitch border divided over the whole round. So you will have 88 stitches before you start the pattern. After the pattern you will knit 2 together for 4 times to get 84 again. Tomorrow I will add more free kitty hat patterns. I will also post one that is on regular knitting needles and more suitable for the beginning knitter. Enjoy knitting! =^x^= Ama