Christine Guest Designs Blog - Interesting Patterns for you to Knit or Crochet

Woven corner with template and safety pins

Forest Blanket Edging

Dan (DH) commissioned me to make 2 blankets for our daughter in law’s family. He wanted North American yarn (We used Prairie Spun DK from Brown Sheep Yarns, it’s spun in Nebraska from Targee wool raised in the USA), and New England motifs. My DIL mentioned that red was her family’s favorite color.  That reminded me of the New Year Knots we gave out at her wedding, so I wanted to echo the look of the knots.

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Man wearing Herringbone Hexagonal Scarf over a leather jacket while standing near the railing of a canal.

Herringbone Hexagonal Scarf

The Herringbone Parallelogram Scarf and Herringbone Rectangular Scarf are my two most popular patterns. They have slightly quirky constructions with a knit/purl pattern written for

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Glad Heart

The knitting pattern for the Glad Heart Blanket is available for sale on Valentine’s Day. It is a charity pattern to benefit the Tenwek Hospital Cardio/thoracic unit, so it is appropriate that is features a heart.

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Merry Heart cloth shown on a white embroidered cloth with green tea pot and tea cup

Merry Heart

The knitting pattern for the Merry Heart washcloth is available for sale on Valentine’s Day. It is a charity pattern to benefit the Tenwek Hospital Cardio/thoracic unit, so it is appropriate that is features a heart.

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The Discerning Heart scarf worn on a cold day

Discerning Heart

The knitting pattern for the Discerning Heart Scarf is available for sale on Valentine’s Day. It is a charity pattern to benefit the Tenwek Hospital Cardio/thoracic unit, so it is appropriate that is features a heart.

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Crocus Petal Edging sample

Crocus Petal Edging

Download the Crocus Petal Edging pdf Description Crocus Petal Edging give the instructions for the folded, double reversible edging with built in holes to pick

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