Thursday, March 12, 2009
Jelly Beans, Free
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Zinnia, Free
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Lacy Smiley Face, Free

Copyright © by Susan Mrenna 2006 Knit A Little http://knitalittlestore.blogspot.com/
One ball of cotton yarn, size 7 needles Cast on 43 Stitches, K = knit, p = purl,
k2tog = knit 2 together, yo = yarn over. X means to repeat the stitches in parentheses as many times as the number before the x.
Stitches in [ ] are border stitches, you may substitute the border of your choice.
This pattern is a tiny bit wider and shorter than my usual patterns.
You will always have 43 stitches every row. The stitch count does not change from row to row. Yarn overs (yo) count as a stitch.
Row 1-5) [Knit across]
Row 6 and all even rows) [k3], p37, [k3]
Row 7) [k3], k37, [k3]
Row 9) [k3], k12, (k2tog, yo), 6x k13, [k3]
Row 11) [k3], k9, k2tog, yo, k15, yo, k2tog, k9, [k3]
Row 13) [k3], k6, k2tog, yo, k 21, yo, k2tog, k6, [k3]
Row 15) [k3], k4, k2tog, yo, k25, yo, k2tog, k4, [k3]
Row 17) [k3], k14, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k15, [k3]
Row 19) [k3], k2, k2tog, yo, k8, k2tog, yo, k9, yo, k2tog, k8, yo, k2tog, k2, [k3]
Row 21) [k3], k10, k2tog, yo, k13, yo, k2tog, k10, [k3]
Row 23) [k3], k1, k2tog, yo, k6, k2tog, yo, k15, yo, k2tog, k6, yo, k2tog, k1, [k3]
Row 25) [k3], k1, k2tog, yo, k3, (k2tog, yo) 2x, k17, (yo, k2tog) 2x, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, [k3]
Row 27) [k3], k1, k2tog, yo, k5, k2tog, yo, k17, yo, k2tog, k5, yo, k2tog, k1, [k3]
Row 29) [k3], k1, k2tog, yo, k9, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k9, yo,k2tog, k1, [k3]
Row 31) [k3], k1, k2tog, yo, k8, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k8, yo, k2tog, k1, [k3]
Row 33) [k3], k11, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k11, [k3]
Row 35) [k3], k2, k2tog, yo, k7, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k7, yo, k2tog, k2, [k3]Row 37) [k3], k12, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k12, [k3]
Row 41) [k3], k6, k2tog, yo, k21, yo, k2tog, k6, [k3]
Row 43) [k3], k9, k2tog, yo, k15, yo, k2tog, k9, [k3]
Row 45) [k3], k12, (k2tog, yo) 6x, k13, [k3]
Row 47, 49) [k3], k37, [k3]
Row 50-55) [Knit across]
Bind off and weave in ends.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Baby Hearts, Free
Lots of Love in these sweet little hearts. Wouldn't they look cute in an afghan? Sample knitted by Marie.
Free PDF here. Baby Hearts with chart Copyright © by Susan Mrenna 2007 Knit A Little http://knitalittlestore.blogspot.com/ One ball of cotton yarn, size 7 needles Cast on 40 Stitches, K = knit, p = purl. This pattern is not suited for using a different border. Print only the pages you need. Row 1-9 and all odd rows) Knit across Row 10) k9, p2, k6, p2, k2, p2, k6, p2, k9 Row 12) k8, p4, k4, p8, k4, p4, k8 Row 14) k7, p6, k3, p8, k3, p6, k7 Row 16) k6, p8, k3, p6, k3, p8, k6 Row 18) k6, p8, k4, p4, k4, p8, k6 Row 20) k7, p2, k2, p2, k6, p2, k6, p2, k2, p2, k7 Row 22, 24) knit across Row 26) k9, p2, k6, p2, k2, p2, k6, p2, k9 Row 28) k8, p4, k4, p8, k4, p4, k8 Row 30) k7, p6, k3, p8, k3, p6, k7 Row 32) k6, p8, k3, p6, k3, p8, k6 Row 34) k6, p8, k4, p4, k4, p8, k6 Row 36) k7, p2, k2, p2, k6, p2, k6, p2, k2, p2, k7 Row 38, 40) knit across Row 42) k9, p2, k6, p2, k2, p2, k6, p2, k9 Row 44) k8, p4, k4, p8, k4, p4, k8 Row 46) k7, p6, k3, p8, k3, p6, k7 Row 48) k6, p8, k3, p6, k3, p8, k6 Row 50) k6, p8, k4, p4, k4, p8, k6 Row 52) k7, p2, k2, p2, k6, p2, k6, p2, k2, p2, k7 Row 53-60) Knit across Bind off and weave in ends.
Guardian Angel, Free

The sample was knit by Lynne.
Guardian Angel with Chart
Copyright © by Susan Mrenna 2007 Knit A Little http://knitalittlestore.blogspot.com/
One ball of cotton yarn, size 7 needles Cast on 40 Stitches, K = knit, p = purl.
Stitches in [ ] are border stitches, you may substitute the border of your choice.
Print only the pages you need.
Row 1-6) [Knit across]
Row 7 and all odd rows) [k4], k32, [k4]
Row 8, 10) [k4], p32, [k4]
Row 12) [k4], p2, k2, p7, k10, p7, k2, p2, [k4]
Row 14) [k4], p2, k3, p6, k10, p6, k3, p2, [k4]
Row 16) [k4], p2, k4, p5, k10, p5, k4, p2, [k4]
Row 18) [k4], p2, k5, p5, k8, p5, k5, p2, [k4]
Row 20) [k4], p2, k6, p4, k8, p4, k6, p2, [k4]
Row 22) [k4], p2, k7, p3, k8, p3, k7, p2, [k4]
Row 24) [k4], p2, k8, p3, k6, p3, k8, p2, [k4]
Row 26) [k4], p2, k9, p2, k6, p2, k9, p2, [k4]
Row 28) [k4], p2, k10, p1, k6, p1, k10, p2, [k4]
Row 30) [k4], p2, k28, p2, [k4]
Row 32) [k4], p2, k28, p2, [k4]
Row 34) [k4], p2, k28, p2, [k4]
Row 36) [k4], p2, k11, p2, k2, p2, k11, p2, [k4]
Row 38) [k4], p2, k10, p2, k4, p2, k10, p2, [k4]
Row 40) [k4], p2, k9, p3, k4, p3, k9, p2, [k4]
Row 42) [k4], p2, k8, p4, k4, p4, k8, p2, [k4]
Row 44) [k4], p2, k7, p6, k2, p6, k7, p2, [k4]
Row 46) [k4], p2, k6, p16, k6, p2, [k4]
Row 48) [k4], p2, k5, p7, k4, p7, k5, p2, [k4]
Row 50) [k4], p4, k2, p8, k4, p8, k2, p4, [k4]
Row 52) [k4], p32, [k4]
Row 54) [k4], p32, [k4]
Row 55-60) [Knit across]
Bind off and weave in ends.
This pattern also available in PDF form at www.ravelry.com
The PDF includes a chart.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Flower Power, Free

Flower Power
Copyright © by Susan Mrenna 2006 Knit A Little http://knitalittlestore.blogspot.com/
One ball of cotton yarn, size 7 needles Cast on 40 Stitches, K = knit, p = purl.
Stitches in [ ] are border stitches, you may substitute the border of your choice.
Print only the pages you need.
Row 1-6) [Knit across]
Row 7 and all odd rows) [k4], k32, [k4]
Row 8) [k4], p32, [k4]
Row 10) [k4], p7, k7, p5, k6, p7, [k4]
Row 12) [k4], p6, k9, p3, k8, p6, [k4]
Row 14) [k4], p5, k11, p1, k10, p5, [k4]
Row 16) [k4], p4, k12, p1, k11, p4, [k4]
Row 18) [k4], p4, k12, p1, k11, p4, [k4]
Row 20) [k4], p5, k11, p1, k10, p5, [k4]
Row 22) [k4], p7, k9, p1, k8, p7, [k4]
Row 24) [k4], p5, k3, p2, k6, p1, k5, p2, k3, p5, [k4]
Row 26) [k4], p3, k7, p3, k1, p4, k1, p3, k7, p3, [k4]
Row 28) [k4], p2, k10, p8, k10, p2, [k4]
Row 30) [k4], p2, k9, p10, k9, p2, [k4]
Row 32) [k4], p2, k9, p10, k9, p2, [k4]
Row 34) [k4], p2, k10, p8, k10, p2, [k4]
Row 36) [k4], p2, k10, p1, k1, p4, k1, p1, k10, p2, [k4]
Row 38) [k4], p3, k7, p2, k8, p2, k7, p3, [k4]
Row 40) [k4], p5, k3, p2, k12, p2, k3, p5, [k4]
Row 42) [k4], p9, k14, p9, [k4]
Row 44) [k4], p9, k14, p9, [k4]
Row 46) [k4], p9, k14, p9, [k4]
Row 48) [k4], p10, k12, p10, [k4]
Row 50) [k4], p11, k10, p11, [k4]
Row 52) [k4], p13, k6, p13, [k4]
Row 54) [k4], p32, [k4]
Row 55-60) [Knit across]
Bind off and weave in ends.
This pattern is also available as a free PDF on Ravelry, www.ravelry.com , and the PDF includes a chart.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Brick Patio Chart and Pattern

Jami did a wonderful job knitting it for me and also found several mistakes. I must learn to count!
Brick Patio
Copyright © by Susan Mrenna 2006 Knit A Little http://knitalittlestore.blogspot.com/
One ball of cotton yarn, size 7 needles Cast on 40 Stitches, K = knit, p = purl.
The x means to repeat the action in parentheses that many times.
Stitches in [ ] are border stitches, you may substitute the border of your choice.
Print only the pages you need.
Row 1-7) [Knit across]
Row 8) [k5], (k2, p1) 4x, k8, p1, (k2, p1) 2x, k3, [k5]
Row 9) [k5], p3, (k1, p2) 2x, k1, p8, (k1, p2) 4x, [k5]
Row 10) [k5], p6, k2, p1, k2, p10, k2, p1, k2, p4, [k5]
Row 11) [k5], (p1, k2) 3x, k1, p8, (k1, p2) 2x, k1, p5, [k5]
Row 12) [k5], k5, (p1, k2) 2x, p1, k8, (p1, k2) 2x, p1, k3, [k5]
Row 13) [k5], k19, p2, k1, p2, k6, [k5]
Row 14) [k5], k5, (p1, k2)5x, p1, k9, [k5]
Row 15) [k5], k1, p8, (k1, p2) 5x, k1, p5, [k5]
Row 16) [k5], p15, k2, p1, k2, p10, [k5]
Row 17) [k5], k1, p8, (k1, p2) 2x, k1, p8, (k1, p2) 2x, [k5]
Row 18) [k5], (k2, p1) 2x, k8, (p1, k2) 2x, p1, k9, [k5]
Row 19) [k5], k10, p2, k1, p2, k10, p2, k1, p2, [k5]
Row 20) [k5], (k2, p1) 2x, k8, (p1, k2) 4x, p1, k3, [k5]
Row 21) [k5], (k1, p2) 5x, k1, p8, (k1, p2) 2x, [k5]
Row 22) [k5], k2, p1, k2, p19, k2, p1, k3, [k5]
Row 23) [k5], (k1, p2) 2x, k1, p8, (k1, p2) 5x, [k5]
Row 24) [k5], (k2, p1) 5x, k8, p1, k2, p1, k3, [k5]
Row 25) [k5], (k1, p2) 2x, k10, p2, k1, p2, k9, [k5]
Row 26) [k5], k8, (p1, k2) 2x, p1, k8, p1, k2, p1, k3, [k5]
Row 27) [k5], (k1, p2) 2x, k1, p8, (k1, p2) 2x, k1, p8, [k5]
Row 28) [k5], p9, k2, p1, k2, p16, [k5]
Row 29) [k5], p6, (k1, p2) 5x, k1, p8, [k5]
Row 30) [k5], k8, (p1, k2) 5x, p1, k6, [k5]
Row 31) [k5], k7, p2, k1, p2, k18, [k5]
Row 32) [k5], (k2, p1) 3x, k8, p1, (k2, p1) 2x, k6, [k5]
Row 33) [k5], p6, (k1, p2) 2x, k1, p8, (k1, p2) 3x, [k5]
Row 34) [k5], p3, k2, p1, k2, p10, k2, p1, k2, p7, [k5]
Row 35) [k5], (k1, p2) 4x, k1, p8, (k1, p2) 3x, [k5]
Row 36) [k5], (k2, p1) 3x, k8, (p1, k2) 3x, p1, k3, [k5]
Row 37) [k5], k1, p2, k19, p2, k1, p2, k3, [k5]
Row 38) [k5], (k2, p1) 6x, k8, p1, k3, [k5]
Row 39) [k5], k1, p2, k1, p8, (k1, p2) 6x, [k5]
Row 40) [k5], p12, k2, p1, k2, p10, k3, [k5]
Row 41) [k5], k1, p2, k1, p8, (k1, p2) 2x, k1, p8, k1, p2, [k5]
Row 42) [k5], k2, p1, k8, (p1, k2) 2x, p1, k8, p1, k3, [k5]
Row 43) [k5], k13, p2, k1, p2, k10, p2, [k5]
Row 44) [k5], k2, p1, k8, p1, k2) 5x, p1, k3, [k5]
Row 45) [k5], p3, (k1, p2) 5x, k1, p8, k1, p2, [k5]
Row 46) [k5], k2, p19, k2, p1, k2, p4, [k5]
Row 47) [k5], p3, (k1, p2) 2x, k1, p8, (k1, p2) 4x, [k5]
Row 48) [k5], (k2, p1) 4x, k8, (p1, k2) 2x, p1, k3, [k5]
Row 49) [k5], k4, p2, k1, p2, k10, p2, k1, p2, k6, [k5]
Row 50) [k5], k5, (p1, k2) 2x, p1, k8, (p1, k2) 2x, p1, k3, [k5]
Row 51) [k5], (k1, p2) 3x, k1, p8, (k1, p2) 2x, k1, p5, [k5]
Row 52) [k5], p6, k2, p1, k2, p19, [k5]
Row 53) [k5], k1, p8, (k1, p2) 5x, k1, p5, [k5]
Row 54) [k5], k5, (p1, k2) 5x, p1, k9, [k5]
Row 55-60) [Knit across]
Bind off and weave in ends.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Scrubbles
Cast on twenty stitches with acrylic yarn. (these are for scrubbing and rather thick so the acrylic is the better fiber choice as cotton would never get dry)
Knit in the front and back of each stitch to make forty stitches.
Knit using desired stitch pattern till piece is four inches long.
Knit two stitches together across to make twenty stitches.
Cut yarn, leaving a good twelve inches of tail.
Thread a needle with the tail and pass it through all twenty stitches on the knitting needle. Cinch it up tight. I make a knot here so the cinched stitches don't slip.
Still using the tail yarn, sew up the side seam. I then tie a knot to the cast on tail.
thread the needle and yarn through the cast on stitches and pull up tight. Tie to cast on tail again.
Poke needle all the way through the middle till it comes out the other side. Move it over a stitch or so and theread it back to the side it started on. Tie it again to the cast on tail and weave in both ends.
This makes a round scrubbie about four inches across for scrubbing up the stuck on stuff on your dishes. It is not a washcloth and is not meant to be absorbent.
The Scrubbles on top was made doing garter stitch.
The Scrubbles on the bottom is k1, k2tog, yo across, ending k1.
Experiment with different stitch patterns and share what you come up with.
More Scrubbles
The top one is seed stitch. If you make one in seed stitch do the increase row as k1, then kfb for the rest of the stitches to give you a count of 39. Then you can k1, p1 on every row without having to think about it.
The bottom one is garter stitch in two colors. Do the cast on row and the increase row with color one and the two rows with color two, two rows with color one, etc. Finish with two rows of color one, then the decrease row also with color one. Carry the unused yarn up the side and don't cut till the end.




