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This Weeks Art Class

Self Portrait - Watercolour on Watercolour paper.

My desire to paint is picking up momentum and it is fantastic, I hope to get a portrait of Oscar started this weekend, which is really exciting (for me at least lol).
Have A Lovely Weekend Everyone
Valerie
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Blooms

passing time

Taking Part In Red Nose Day

Waiting In The Que At Teddy's Baker Shop

Wearing All Of His Sisters Jewelry

Swinging Regardless Of The Weather

Making Ice Sculptures

And, Bouncing On His Mama's Bed In his Bare Bottom Whilst Wearing A Fur Hat

Soulmate

Sorry if it is dull, but here is another 2 hour watercolour painting, of my husband.

"Soulmate"

Watercolour On Watercolour Paper

Have A lovely Weekend, I intend to slack on the housework and do some painting instead.
Valerie
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This Weeks Art Class

Portrait

Watercolour & Ink on Watercolour Paper

Inspired by Agnes Cecile
Valerie
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shopping & weather

Done

Put pencil to paper in a room full of strangers while they all watch - 

DONE

Valerie
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morning break

FREE KNITTING PATTERN - Vintage Skaters Hat

I will try and put this into a pdf format soon, but for now, here is my pattern for a Vintage Style Skaters Hat.

Vintage Style Skaters Hat

Free Knitting Pattern

Materials

Chunky Yarn in your choice of colour 
7mm Straight Needles And 5mm Double Pointed Needles

Pattern : Seed Stitch

Seed stitch is , Knit, Purl, Knit, Purl (cont across row), on row 1, and on row 2 you Purl the Knit stitches and Knit the Purl Stitches
(instructions and image here - http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-knit-the-seed-stitch.html )

Using 5mm DP Needles
Cast On 3 Stitches
Make an i-cord aproximatley 18cm long (instructions for i-cord are at the end)
Change to 7mm Needles
Next Row [RS] : Knit 1, Knit Front and Back and Front again of next stitch, Knit 1 = 5 stitches
Next Row [WS]: Slip 1, Knit 1, Knit 1, Knit 2
Next Row [WS]: Slip 1, Knit Front and Back of next stitch, Knit 1, Knit Front And Back of next stitch, Knit 1 = 7 stitches
*Next Row [WS]: Slip 1, Knit 1, Purl the Knit Stitches and Knit the Purl stitches, until you reach the last 2 stitches, Knit 2 (all increase Wrong Side rows will be knitted like this)
Next Row [RS]: Slip 1, Knit 1, Knit Front and Back of next stitch, Knit the Purl stitches and Purl the Knit stitches until you reach the last 3 stitches , Knit Front And Back of next stitch, Knit 2 = 9 stitches* (all increase Right Side rows will be knitted like this)

You will have a 2 stitch Knit border, an increase stitch, Seed stitch in the middle, and increase stitch, then a 2 stitch Knit border at the other edge.

Repeat The [WS] and [RS] increase rows until you have 15 (for a medium sized head) or 17 (for a larger sized head) stitches in total, ending with a [WS] row.

You will now continue in Seed Stitch without increases
[RS] and [WS] Rows, Slip 1 Knit 1, Knit the Purl stitches and Purl the Knit stitches until you reach the last 2 stitches, Knit 2 stitches.
Continue until work measures 20cm from the start of the increases (end of the i-cord).

You now need to Decrease

[RS] and [WS] : Slip 1, Knit 1, Knit 2 together, Knit the Purl stitches and Purl the Knit stitches until you reach the last 4 stitches, Knit 2 together, Knit 2 stitches.
Once you have 7 stitches you will knit together the 1st and 2nd stitch and then the 6th and 7th stitch will be knit together, = 5 stitches, on the next [RS] row knit together 1st and 2nd stitch and then the 4th and 5th stitch will be knit together, 

Once you have 3 stitches, switch to 5mm DP Needles, you now need to make an i-cord the same length as the one on the other side, approximately 18cm.
Cast Off 3 stitches and sew in ends.

i-cord instructions are Here

** I am not a professional knitter so if there are any errors or if the instructions are not explained plainly enough, please let me know **

Valerie
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