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My Valentine outfit is one of the early patterns I developed for for a
lawn goose. As you can see my goose did not have arms yet. Over
the years my patterns have evolved and now I am willing to try and make
almost any outfit or animal for my goose.
As some of you know I used to develop more traditional crochet patterns.
Many of my patterns have been published in magazines, one even made the
cover of Crochet World. Sometimes I miss the excitement of having a
pattern "make it" in a major magazine, but not very often. Knowing that
people from all over the United States and several other countries are
decorating their geese with my patterns is a special kind of fun for me.
Last month we mentioned that my next project is going to be circus
outfits. Now that I have started I think the animals all belong in a
ZOO. So I will be making zoo outfits for lawn geese. I have
developed sketches for 7 outfits. I have completed the Zebra prototype
and have almost finished an Elephant. It will take several months to
develop all of the patterns. The way I work is to crochet an outfit as I
see it in my mind's eye. Then I fine tune it. Once I am satisfied I go
through the outfit and write the pattern. I will keep you informed as to
my progress. Next month we will include photos of some of the
prototypes.
Thank you for your interest in my work.
Mary Sue
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You
can purchase a complete collection of Mary Sue's goose outfits as an
ebook or in printed form. Click below for information.
VISIT SUE'S WEBSITE
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A Note from Nancy
the
Fairy
Godmother...
I
think Mother Nature has been teaching us a lesson. A lot of people were
talking about what a mild winter we were going to have. The really smart
people said it was because of global warming. I think almost everyone in the
United States has been experiencing REAL winter weather. Hundreds of inches
of snow, record lows, and lots of storms and ice is being recorded around
the country.
 We all know that the weather is changeable and has been for years. The
lesson that I think Mother Nature is teaching us is to expect surprises,
plan on change, and don't be too quick to join up with new ideas. Let
history and your own intelligence be your guide...
Nancy
The following web site is
something that we found while surfing the web. We are not associated
with this site and are offering a link because we thought you would like
it.
Jenny King Designs
Jenny King
lives in Queensland Australia and and loves to crochet. She has
developed many beautiful patterns and has a flair for fashion. Click on
her photo to link to her site.
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We are
careful not to recommend "charity" sites on the internet because it is
hard to be sure that they are REAL. This site was mentioned on Wheel of
Fortune last week so I feel pretty good about it.
http://adoptaplatoon.org/new/index.htm
Check it
out, it looks like they have got a lot of good ideas about how to
support our troops.
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This months free pattern.....
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Materials Needed: 4 ply yarn, H hook, long craft stems, (pipe
cleaners) extra fuzzy pink craft stem
Cluster stitch: 1 cluster st (yo, insert hook, draw up a loop, yo, draw
through 2 loops) 3 times in the same st, yo, draw through 4 loops) ch 1,
sk 1, ch 45, sl st in the first st. Keep the chain straight.
1: ch 3, 1 dc in 3 sts, 2 dc in next st ( 1 dc in 4 sts, 2 dc next st)
Repeat 8 times, join with a st st in top of ch 3.( join the same way
throughout the pattern)
2: ch 3, 1 soft cluster st in first st, skip 1 st, cluster in the next
st, continue around (27clusters) join
3: ch 3, 1 dc in 4 sts, 2 dc in next st, ( 1 dc in 6 sts, 2 dc in 1 st )
7 times
4: ch 3, 1 cluster st in first st, sk 1 st, cluster in next st ( 31
clusters)
5: ch 3, 1 dc in each st around, join
6: repeat row 4
7: 1 dc in 4 sts, 2 dc in 1 st ( 1 dc in 5 sts, 2 dc in 1 st) 9 times, 1
dc in 3 sts
8 ch 3: 1 cluster st in first st, sk 1 st, 1 cluster st in next st sk 1
st , continue around 37 clusters.
9: repeat row 5
10: repeat row 8
11: 1 dc in 9 sts, 2 dc in 1 st, ( 1 dc in 10 sts, 2 dc in 1 st) 5
times, 1 dc in 10 sts, join
12: 1 cluster st in first st , sk 1 st, continue around (40 clusters)
join
13: ch 3, 1 dc in each st, join
14-20: repeat rows 12 & 13 at the end of row 20 fasten off, leaving a
tail of yarn to weave in.
Arms: ch 3, sl st to form a ring 1: 8 sc in ring, work in rounds
, do not join, place a marker here
2: (2 sc in 1 st, 1 sc in the next ) 4 times
3-7: 1 sc in each st
8: ( 2 sc in 1 st, 1 sc in next st,) continue around
9-31: 1 sc in each st. lightly stuff
32: 2 sc tog around
33: repeat row 32.
Hat: ch 31, 1 sc in 2nd st from the hook, 1 sc in each st across
2-8: ch1, turn, 1 sc in each st across
fasten off at end of row 8.
9: attach yarn at 9th st from the edge, ch 1, 1 sc in 13 sts, turn
10-20: ch 1 1 sc in each st across, turn
fasten off at end of row 20, fold the side pieces along the center
pieces sew into place
Ears: use double yarn, ( I left a little of the stem show at
beginning and end ,you can poke it through the hat and bend it to help
hold the ear In place)
1: work 24 sc sts over a craft stem folded in half turn
2:1 sc in 11 sts, 2 sc tog, 1 sc in 11 sts, turn
3: 1 sc in 10 sts, 2 tog, 1 sc in 10 sts, turn
4: 1 sc in 9sts, 2 tog, 1 sc in 9 sts, fasten off leaving a tail long
enough to sew the ear together at back.
Place the ears on the hat and sew into place with yarn and yarn needle.
ties: attach double yarn at front corner and chain 40 sts, fasten off
and repeat on the other side.
Fluffy tail: wrap double yarn around a 3 inch piece of cardboard
50 times, slip off and tie very tightly around the middle of entire
yarn, trim both ends fluff and trim
until you like the look.
Put the outfit on your goose and fasten the arms and tail into place.
Cut the pink fuzzy craft stem in half and fold to fit inside of the ear,
glue into place.
Bunny Bow Tie: 4 ply yarn
Neck band, ch 45 sts, sc in 2nd st from the hook, 1 sc in each remaining
sts across, fasten off leaving enough yarn to sew the ends together.
Front of tie
1: ch 12, 1 sc in the 2nd st from the hook, 1 sc in 10 sts, ch 1 turn
2-16: ch 1, 1 sc in each st across, turn at the end of row 16, fasten
off. Pinch together at center , sew or wrap yarn as tight as possible to
form the tie shape. Fasten the tie to the neck band, slip over the head.
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