Fall is Coming! I can feel it!

 Fall is on the way.  The nights are getting cooler, the sun is setting earlier and rising later.  I love waking up to crisp air in the morning.  Joe and I are still trying to finish up our summer projects.  We have finished digging all the holes for the post for the goats pen.  Hopefully, in the next couple of days we will finish the rails and field fencing. Lexi, loves to hang out and watch us work.   I sometimes get distracted petting her and giving her kisses when I'm supposed to be working :0)

 The turkeys seem to be visiting every morning.  I just love the little ones pecking around the back yard.  Although, I don't like it when Abby rolls in their poop and tries to come into the house :0)

 Finally, my gladiola's are finally blooming. I have always planted some where ever I live in loving memory of my green-thumb grandma.  I know she would have loved it here in North Idaho.

Still trying to get stuff done!

Joe and I are still trying to dig holes for the 6" poles for the goats pen.  It was raining and lightening yesterday, so we only got two holes dug.  AAAAHHHHHH....I just want it done!

Pattern for Dr. Joy's Solomon Wrap

Dr. Joy’s Solomon Knot Wrap

August 2013

For this project I used

Yarn: Caron Simply Soft …I think I used 4 skeins :0)…sorry I should have kept better track.

Color: Sticks and Stones

Hook: Size H-8 US hook size for wrap and Size I-9 US hook size for beginning chain.

Stiches:

1. Chain: ch
2. Single crochet: sc
3. Double Treble Crochet: dtr

4. Solomon’s Knot Stitch (SK):

Step 1: Work one chain and lengthen it to about ½ inch.

Step 2: Wrap the yarn around the hook and pull through, keeping this loop to a normal size.  Hold the lengthened first chain separate from the yarn leading to the new loop.

Step 3: Insert the hook under this separate yarn, wrap the yarn around the hook, and pull through the first loop.

Step 4: Wrap the yarn around the hook again and pull through both loops to complete the knot.

*I know the SK sounds hard, but once you get the hang of it, it really goes quite quickly…don’t give up! :0)

Foundation Chain: Use multiples of 4 ch +2, until you get the desired width of your rectangular shaped wrap.  I chained 94 with I-9 hook.

Wrap: Use H-8 US hook.

Row 1: 1 sc in 2^nd ch from hook, *2 SK, skip 3 ch, 1 sc in next ch, repeat from * to end, turn.

Row 2: 5 ch, 1SK, skip [first sc, 1SK], *1 sc in closing sc of next SK, 2 SK, skip [loop of same SK, 1sc, 1SK], repeat from *, ending 1 sc in closing sc of last SK, 1 SK, 1 dtr in sc, turn.

Row 3: 1 ch, 1 sc in closing sc of first SK, *2 SK, skip [loop of same SK, 1 sc, 1 SK], 1 sc in closing sc of next SK, repeat from *, working last sc in 5^th of 5 ch, turn.

Repeat rows 2 and 3 until you have the desired length, don’t bind off.

Edging:

You will now have 2 longer sides (lengths) and 2 shorter sides (widths),

Begin in the corner working in the direction of one length (this side you will wear around your neck area) evenly space out a row of sc along the entire wrap, when you get back to where you began, sc back across the beginning length of sc.  Bind off.

(Basically you will have three sides with a single row of sc, and one length of two rows of sc.)

For the other three sides:

I stung 600 miyuki cubes, 4mm, transparent dark brown on the remaining yarn.  (yes this takes awhile)

Row 1: Attach at the corner of the two rows of sc and one width with the wrong side facing you. 

Ch 3 and slip 3 beads close to the hook. Ch 1 to join beads, then ch 3 more.  Skip 1 sc, then work 1 sc in the next available sc.  Repeat this pattern around all three remaining sides.  Bind off.