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Where have I been??
Well everyone, I went on insulin June 22nd, found out I have kidney disease right after that. Then from Aug 1st thru Aug 10th I was in the hospital (4 days in intensive care) with pneumonia. I've had ups and downs since then. Not a fun summer, 2006!

I just wanted everyone to know that I had not dropped off the face of the earth, just felt like it. I'll be posting patterns, soon.

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Joyce

“Purple Passion” CD Coaster
Copyright © Joyce A. Hodnett, 2004
All Rights Reserved

MATERIALS: Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn: MC 1 oz.; CC a few yards; size H hook; 1 CD.

Beginning V-St: Chain 4, dc in same stitch.
V-St: (dc, ch 1, dc) in space or stitch indicated.

Make 2

Rnd 1: With MC ch 4 and join to form a ring.

Rnd 2: Ch 3 in joining st, (make 9 more dc in ring) around.
Join to top of beginning ch-3. (10)

Rnd 3: Ch 4, work 1 more dc in same st (Beg. V-St made). Work a V-St in each dc around. Join in the 3rd ch of the beginning ch-4.

Rnd 4: Sl st into the next ch-1 sp. ch 3, make a dc in the same sp., (ch 1, make 2 dc in the ch-1 sp of V-Stitches) around. Join with sl st to the 1st dc made, ending off MC, and joining CC in the same stitch.

BORDER
With wrong sides together, check to see that the CD will fit properly.

Rnd 5: With CC you just joined and working through both thicknesses, join the two pieces together being careful that the stitches correspond.
Ch 1, (sc in the next dc and in each sp and dc) around . Stop joining when there is approximately 4 inches left, insert the CD at this point. Continue joining as before. Join to the first sc.

Rnd 6: (Ch 3, dc in next sc, sk next sc, sl st in next sc) around. Join to beginning ch-3. Finish off and weave in ends.

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Blue Clutch Bag

Joyce A. Hodnett, Copyright © 2005

Materials: Cotton Yarn, 1 ball, size G hook, tapestry needle, Velcro
Finished Size: Approx. 8 inches long X 6 inches high, folded

Special Stitches Used:
Beginning V-Stitch: Chain 4, dc in same space.
V-Stitch (V-St): Dc, ch 1, dc in space indicated.
Beginning Shell: Ch 3, 2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc in space indicated.
Shell: 3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc in space indicated.
HDC Decrease (hdc dec): YO hook, insert hook into stitch indicated, draw up a loop, insert hook
in next stitch, YO and draw thru all loops on hook.
Back Loops Only: BLO

Rnd 1: Chain 30, 3 sc in 2nd chain from hook, sc in the next 27 chains, 3 sc in last ch (33)
Working along opposite side of beginning ch, sc in the next 27 chs; do not join; mark the beginning of each round (60 sc)

Rnd 2: *(sc in the next sc) 3 times, *sc in the next 28 sc; repeat between * once more, 2 sc in the next 26 sc. Do not join rounds (68)

Rnd 3: *(2 sc in the next sc) 6 times, *sc in the next 27 sc; repeat between * once more, sc in the next 27 sc. (78)

Rnd 4: Sc in each sc around. (78)

Rnd 5: Sc in the BLO of the next 4 sc, *2 sc in BLO of the next sc, sc in the BLO of the next 4 sc, 2 sc in BLO of the next sc*, sc in the next 34 stitches. Repeat between *, sc in the next 28 sts.
Join with slst in both loops of the next stitch.

Rnds 6-9: Sc in each sc around. Join with sl st in the next st. (83)

Rnd 10: Ch 4, dc in the same stitch (Beginning V-St made), skip the next 2 sc, *work dc, ch 1, dc in the next sc (V-st made). Skip the next 2 sc, repeat from *around. Join in the 3rd ch of beg. ch-4. (28 V-Sts).

Rnd 11: Sl st into the next ch-1 sp, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc (Beg Shell made), in the same sp, *work 1 sc in the next V-St sp. In the next V-St sp work a shell (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc). Repeat from * around. Join to the 1st ch of beginning ch-3.

Rnd 12: Sl st into the 1st ch-1 sp, ch 1, sc in the same sp, ch 1, *work a V-St in the next sc, ch 1, sc in the next ch-1 sp, ch 1. Repeat from *around, join to the beginning sc.

Rnd 13: Ch 4, dc in the same ch-1 sp, ch 1, (make a sc in the next V-St, ch 1, make a V-St in the next sc, ch 1) around. Join with sl st in the 3rd ch of the beginning ch-4.

Rnd 14: Sl st in the sp of the next V-St, make a beginning shell, (sc in the next sc, shell in the next V-St) around. Join with sl st to the top of the beginning ch-3.

Rnd 15: Sl st into the next ch sp, ch 1, sc in the same sp, (ch 1, make a V-St in the next sc, ch 1, sc in the next ch-1 sp) around, ch 1, join with a sl st to the 1st sc.

Rnd 16: Sc in each sc, each sp, and each dc around. Join with a sl st to the beginning sc.

Rnd 17: Ch 2, (hdc in the next sc) around. Join with sl st to beginning ch-2. (84).

Rnd 18-22: Ch 2, hdc in each hdc around. Join as before. Finish off. Weave in ends.

FLAP:
Row 1:
Fold the purse body so that the front and back are even across the top.
Flatten it so that both sides are also even and the back is facing you.
Attach yarn with a sl st at the 1st st at the top right side edge (the back of the purse is still facing you), and hdc across so that you will stop where it will be even at the left side edge (approximately 40 hdc across).
This makes the beginning of the Flap. [You will understand when you get to that point].
At the end this Row 1, chain 2 and turn.

Rows 2-4: Hdc in each hdc across the back Flap, making a hdc in last chain 2. Ch 2, turn.

Row 5: Hdc in each hdc across with the last hdc in the ch 2. Ch 2, turn.

Rows 6-8: Work a hdc decrease over the first 2 hdc, hdc across to the last 2 hdc, hdc decrease in the last 2 hdc. Ch 2, turn.

At the end of Row 8, ch 1, turn.

Row 9: With the Flap open and right side facing you, work sc evenly across the Flap and around entire bag opening edges. Sl st in the beginning ch 1 to join. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

CLOSURE:
I used Velcro as closures for this bag: Sew approximately a 1 inch square of Velcro near each end edge and at the center on the wrong side of the Flap and to the outside face of the bag to correspond in placement.

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Enjoy!

"SPIFFY" CD HOT PADS

Southwest Colors ~~~~ Green Has Slightly Different Edging

Materials: Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn, any colors you like; size H crochet hook, one old CD

This Mat is the Green has a 2nd round of Edging.

Make two for each one Hot Mat

Chain 5, join with s sl stitch to form a ring.

Rnd 1: Chain 3, make 15 dc in ring, join with sl st in the 3rd ch of the beginning ch-3. (16)

Rnd 2: Ch 4, (dc in the next dc, ch 1) around, join with sl st in the 3rd ch of beginning ch-4.

Rnd 3: Sl st into the 1st ch-1 sp, ch 3, 2 dc in the same sp, make (3 dc in next ch-1 sp) around, join with a sl st in the 3rd ch of beginning ch-3.

Rnd 4: Ch 2, hdc in each dc around, join with a sl st in the 3rd ch of beginning ch-3.

Rnd 5: Ch 5, skip next dc, (dc in the next dc, ch 2, skip next dc) around, join with a sl st in the 3rd ch of beginning ch-5. Finish off and weave in ends.

Make a second piece the same, then follow joining instructions below.

JOINING:

Rnd 1: Holding together the wrong sides of both pieces, and working through both spaces, attach a contrasting (CC) with a sl st in any ch-2 space. Ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in the same space, ch 1, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 1. Work (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in the next ch-2 sp, ch 2, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 1) around. When you reach about 3/4th the way around in joining, slip in the CD. Finish joining around. Join in the 3rd ch of the beginning ch-3.

You may end here as in the "Southwest" design, OR, add on a 2nd round as in the "Green" Hot Mat design. The Green version has an edging that sticks out more.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same stitch as in joining, (sc in each sc, each space and dc) around. Join to the beginning sc. Finish off and weave in ends.

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Poinsettia Coaster

Copyright (c) by Joyce A. Hodnett, 2005

Materials: Crochet cotton #10 thread: Gold, Red and Green; Size 6 hook.

Finished Size: Approx. 5 inches across

Stitch Guide:
Beginning Decrease: Ch 2, YO, insert hook in next stitch, YO, pull up a loop, (YO, draw through 2 loops on hook) twice.
Decrease: *YO, insert hook in next st, YO, pull up a loop, YO, draw through 2 loops on hook, repeat from * once more. YO, draw through all 3 loops on hook.
Beginning Cluster: Ch 2, *YO, insert hook in next dc, YO, pull up a loop, YO, draw through 2 loops on hook, repeat from * once more, YO, draw through all 3 loops on hook.
Cluster: *YO, insert hook in next dc, YO, pull up a loop, YO, draw through 2 loops on hook, repeat from * 2 times more, YO, draw through all 4 loops on hook.

With GOLD, chain 10, join to form a ring.

Rnd 1: Chain 1, make 24 sc in the ring, join in the first sc.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in the same st, &ch 6, skip next sc, sc in next sc, repeat from * around to the last sc, ch 2, skip the last sc, trc in the first sc to form the last chain-6 space. (as ch-6 loops & 12 sc)
Rnd 3: Cut the GOLD and attach RED with a slip st in any ch-6 sp, ch 3, make 4 dc in same ch-6 sp, skip next sc, 5 dc in the next ch-6 sp, *ch 2, sk next sc, (5 dc in next ch-6 sp) twice, ch 2, (5 dc in next ch-6 sp) twice, repeat from *around, ch 2, join with sl st in top of beginning ch-3. (60 dc)
Rnd 4: Work a beginning decrease, dc in next 3 dc, sc in space before the next dc, dc in next 3 dc, decrease, ch 4, *decrease, dc in next 3 dc, sc in space before next dc, dc in next 3 dc, decrease, ch 4, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 4. Repeat from *around, join with sl st to first dc.
Rnd 5: Work beginning decrease, dc in next 5 sts, decrease, ch 5, (sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 5) twice, *decrease, dc in next 5 sts, decrease, ch-5, (sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 5) twice. Repeat from *around, join with sl st to first dc.
Rnd 6: Work beginning decrease, dc in next 3 dc, decrease, ch 6, (sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 6) 3 times, *decrease, dc in next 3 dc, decrease, ch 6, (sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5) 3 times. Repeat from *around. Join with sl st in the first dc.
Rnd 7: Work beginning decrease, dc in the next dc, decrease*, ch 5, (sc in the next ch-5 sp, ch 5) 4 times, decrease, dc in next dc, decrease, repeat from *4 times more, (ch 5, sc in next ch-5 sp) 4 times, ch 4, dc in first dc to form the last ch-5 space.
Rnd 8: Cut the RED and attach GREEN with a sl st in any ch-5 sp, ch 1, sc in same ch-5 sp, (ch 6, sc in the next ch-5 sp) around, ch 3, dc in the first sc. End off. Weave in all ends.

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BABY BOOTIES
Copyright © 2002, Joyce A. Hodnett

Finished Size: Sole length: 4”; Tall = 3”

Materials:
Small size foot: Sport Weight Yarn and Size F Hook
Larger foot: Worsted Weight yarn and G Hook

This pattern is worked in rounds, joined with a slip stitch (but not turned).

With Size desired hook, chain 15.

Rnd 1: Sc in the 2nd chain from the hook and in each of the next 12 stitches.
Make 3 sc in next chain. (16 total) Continue to sc around the back of the foundation chain in the next 12 chains. (28 chains) Make 3 sc in next chain, join with slip stitch. Do not turn. (31 sts)
Rnd 2: Sc in the next 13 sc, make 3 sc in next stitch. (16) Make sc in the next 15 sc, make 3 sc in next stitch. (18 sts) Join with slip stitch in next st. Do not turn. (34 sts)
Rnd 3: Sc in the next 15 sc, make 3 sc in the next stitch. (18 sts) Sc in the next 18 sc, slip stitch to join. Do not turn. (36 sts)
Rnd 4: Sc in each sc around, slip stitch to join. Do not turn. (36 sts)
Rnd 5: Sc in the next 32 sc, make a sc decrease over the next 3 sts. (33)
(To make a 3 sc decrease: Insert hook in 1st sc, pull up a loop, insert hook in the 2nd sc, pull up a loop, insert hook in the 3rd sc, pull up a loop. Now yarn over and pull through all loops at the same time). Sc in the next 2 sc. Slip st to join. Do not turn. (35 sts)
Rnd 6: Sc in next 30 sc, make a sc decrease over next 3 sts. (31) Sc in the next 2 sc, slip stitch to join. Do not turn. (33 sts)
Rnd 7: Sc in next 10 sc. Work a sc decrease over the next 2 sts. (11) Sc in the next 12 sc, work a sc decrease over the next 3 sc. (24) Sc in the next 2 sc, slip stitch to join. Do not turn. (26 sts)
Rnd 8: Sc in the 26 sc around, join with sl st. (26 sts)
Rnd 9: Chain 4, * skip 1 sc, hdc in next sc, ch 1, repeat from * around. Join with a slip st in the 3rd chain of the beginning chain-4. (14 hdc stitches and 14 ch-1 spaces around.)
FINISHING ROUND:
Chain 3, (dc in each hdc and in each ch-1 sp) around. Join to the 1st dc with a sl st.

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