Beaker Button Blog

I've been doing lots of knitting patterns in the blog so far, so this time I thought I'd give you all a button pattern.  I've just launched the first Beaker Button mini skein club, which is going great guns, and this pattern is perfect for one of my mini skeins. The button pattern I've given you is called Simple Yarrell Pendant and a link to the PDF can be found under the photo. Simple yarrell pendant Click here for the PDF last months mini skeins I also thought you'd like to see some of the yarn bombing hearts I told you about last week, in case you missed them on FaceBook.  These were left on the bridge in Andover for people to take away.  They all had little notes saying Happy valentines.

As some of you know I belong to a yarn bombing group called the Spitfire Knitters.  Mainly we make things and hang them round the town of Andover for people to take home.  We're up to no good again next weekend so I thought I'd share some yarn bombs from the past and give you a really easy heart pattern I've written for your own yarn bombing use.  If you'd like a PDF download you can find it on Ravelry here Really Easy Garter Stitch Heart www.beakerbutton.co.uk   ©Jen Best 2015 I used Adriafil Knitcol double knit for this star, and 3.5m needles. He came out about 10cm across.  You will also need some stuffing, a small length ribbon and a yarn needle for sewing up. Make 2 Cast on 3 Knit Kfb, kfb, K1 Knit Kfb, knit to last 2 sts, kfb, K1 Repeat last 2 rows until you have 25 sts. Knit 6 rows K2tog tbl, knit to last 2 sts, K2tog Knit K2tog tbl, knit to last 2 sts, K2tog  Repeat last row K2...