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It’s Time for Project 7 of the Gift-Along!
Well, everyone, we’ve made it to November and Project 7 of our Gift-Along. If you’ve been with us from the beginning, you have 6 fantastic gifts at this point – wooohooo! If you are just jumping in, Project 7 works up quickly and makes a stunning gift in no time!
Crocheters – you have a treat in store, if I do say so myself. Ha ha ha – this is my design, and it is suuuuuuper quick and easy. And, best of all, it makes a great gift for just about anyone on your list!
Nifty Gifty Cowl
The texture is lovely on both the “outside” and the “inside,” so there are options for how to wear it. I end up making a bunch of these for last-minute gifts or quick gifts for teachers, gift exchanges, etc.
Share your project progress photos/questions/finished photos with the hashtag: #FandomGAL #GALProject7 #FKCGAL on Facebook, in our Facebook Group or on Instagram. Be sure to tag @fandom.knitting.crochet on Insta! I’d love to repost some projects.
Project 7: Knit: Gwen Stacy by Hailey Knits
There is just about nothing I love more than a lovely knitting pattern with fandom inspiration! Gwen Stacy by Hailey Knits is the perfect use of fandom and fiber arts!
Also, this hat is just really lovely. It may take a tad longer to knit up the a super-basic beanie, but the result is worth it!
Share your project progress photos/questions/finished photos with the hashtag: #FandomGAL #GALProject7 #FKCGAL on Facebook, in our Facebook Group or on Instagram. Be sure to tag @fandom.knitting.crochet on Insta! I’d love to repost some projects.
I’m really looking forward to seeing all of your projects, so be sure to share, share, share in the Facebook group or on Instagram! Happy gifting!
Photo credits: Osage County Crochet; Fandom Knitting + Crochet
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Welcome to Project 5 of the Gift Along!
Hi Gift-Alongers! We are plugging away with our gift-making, and we are kicking off October with some super-fun, quick makes. If you have been working along with us, this will be the fifth gift to add to your pile (it feels gooood to make progress on gifts early, rights?). If you haven’t been gifting along, now’s a great time to hop in with this 1-week project.
Project 5: Crochet: Giant Amigurumi Alien Ragdoll Pattern by Osage County Crochet
For Project 5 the crocheters have a super fun design to work up, courtesy of my friend Sadie from Osage County Crochet.
Photo: Osage County Crochet
This giant alien is so fun and makes a cozy companion for anyone on your gift list!
And, as a bonus just for us Gift-Alongers, you can snag the pattern for only $1.oo! Just enter the code ALIEN in her Ravelry shop! Get the pattern here.
Download the pattern HERE, using the code ALIEN to get it for only $1.00.
Share your project progress photos/questions/finished photos with the hashtag: #FandomGAL #GALProject5 #FKCGAL on Facebook, in our Facebook Group or on Instagram. Be sure to tag @fandom.knitting.crochet on Insta! I’d love to repost some projects.
Project 5: Knit: Wizard School Spirit Scarf by Fandom Knitting & Crochet.
This is one of my latest designs, inspired by our favorite Wizard School Houses. It is a classic, long ribbed scarf made in any two colors of your choosing. It’s available for free on the blog right HERE, or you can get a print-friendly PDF download for a small fee at my Etsy shop right here: Get the pattern here.
Share your project progress photos/questions/finished photos with the hashtag: #FandomGAL #GALProject5 #FKCGAL on Facebook, in our Facebook Group or on Instagram. Be sure to tag @fandom.knitting.crochet on Insta! I’d love to repost some projects.
I’m really looking forward to seeing all of your projects, so be sure to share! Happy gifting!
Celtic Weave Fingerless Gloves, photo courtesy of Over the Apple Tree; Bella’s Mittens, photo courtesy of subliminalrabbit on Flickr
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Welcome to Project 2 of the Gift Along!
Hey there, Gift-alongers! I’m so happy you are crocheting or knitting along with us for the 2019 Fandom GAL. At this point, you may have already made Project 1, which was a quick Wizard School Spirit Beanie.
For Project 2, we are making some truly stunning handwear. (Yep, I’m going to pretend “handwear” is a thing.) The two patterns are equally beautiful in their own ways, and I’m super thrilled to make and gift these this year! We will spend two weeks making these, as mittens or fingerless gloves can take a little time, especially if you are newer to making handwear.
The crochet pattern is Celtic Weave Fingerless Gloves by Laura Diaz. This one is a free pattern over on her blog. Get the pattern here.
The knitting pattern is Bella’s Mittens by Marielle Henault. This one is also free, and you can snag it on Ravelry. Get the pattern here.
Share your project progress photos/questions/finished photos with the hashtag: #FandomGAL #GALProject1 #FKCGAL on Facebook, in our Facebook Group or on Instagram. Be sure to tag @fandom.knitting.crochet on Insta! I’d love to repost some projects.
Share your project progress photos/questions/finished photos with the hashtag: #FandomGAL #GALProject1 #FKCGAL on Facebook, in our Facebook Group or on Instagram. Be sure to tag @fandom.knitting.crochet on Insta! I’d love to repost some projects.
I’m really looking forward to seeing all of your projects, so be sure to share! Happy gifting!
August 5-12: Wizard School Spirit Beanies (Knit & Crochet)
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Welcome to the 2019 Fandom Knitting + Crochet Gift-Along!
I’m so happy you are here to knit and crochet along with me and a group of fantastic yarny friends! This is going to be a long journey, and it all starts right here with a delightful little stash-buster, the Wizard School Spirit Beanie.
What’s great about this pattern is that it is available as a knit or crochet pattern (the crochet version is a little slouchier than the knit, however), and you can customize the colors to suit your Hogwarts house, the gift recipient’s Hogwarts house, or even sports team colors. There are no rules here – so go crazy!
There are also instructions written up for 5 different sizes, so no matter the gift recipient’s age, there is a beanie for that person.
These patterns are both my designs, and they are free on the Fandom Knitting + Crochet blog. If you want to support me and the blog by purchasing the PDF download, you can do so for a low cost at the links to my Etsy shop. Totally not necessary – but if you do get the download, you’ll have a nice printer-friendly PDF that is easy to take with you and follow along.
Project 1: Crochet – Crochet Wizard School Spirit Beanie
Get the printer-optimized PDF download of the pattern right HERE.
Share your project progress photos/questions/finished photos with the hashtag: #FandomGAL #GALProject1 #FKCGAL on Facebook, in our Facebook Group or on Instagram. Be sure to tag @fandom.knitting.crochet on Insta! I’d love to repost some projects.
Project 1: Knit – Wizard School Spirit Beanie
Get the printer-optimized PDF download of the pattern right HERE.
Share your project progress photos/questions/finished photos with the hashtag: #FandomGAL #GALProject1 #FKCGAL on Facebook, in our Facebook Group or on Instagram. Be sure to tag @fandom.knitting.crochet on Insta! I’d love to repost some projects.
I’m really looking forward to seeing all of your projects, so be sure to share! Happy gifting!
Photo credits: B. Crochet-tive Designs, Fandom Knitting & Crochet, Osage County Crochet
Welcome, friends to the first ever Fandom Knitting & Crochet Gift-Along! We are so excited to knit and crochet all these fabulous, gifty projects with fellow crafters to keep us company (and accountable) as we march toward the holiday season.
What you’ll find here is a basic guide to getting started and taking part in all the fun. We’ve got the master schedule of all the knitting and crochet projects. We’ve also got some tips on how to participate along the way.
The main goal of all of this is to have fun making gifts with your yarn-y friends. So, always feel free to work ahead, fall behind, skip projects, make extras, and so on. This is a “no real rules” zone.
Getting Started with the Gift-Along
The first thing you’ll want to do is make sure that you are part of our online community over on facebook. That’s where you will be able to really interact and share with other gift-alongers. So, if you haven’t already join that group, you can do so right here: Fandom Knitting + Crochet Facebook Group
Are you signed up for the email newsletter? That is where I’ll send of updates and progress reports as we go along. So, if you haven’t already done that, drop your email in right here: JOIN THE GIFT-ALONG NOW!
Get social with us! Are you on Instagram? Follow @fandom.knitting.crochet and use the following hashtags to link up to this gift-along: #FandomGAL #FKCGiftAlong
Bookmark this page so you have easy access to all the patterns and the schedule.
Check out the schedule of projects below, gather your supplies, and begin on Project 1!
2019 FKC Gift-Along Schedule
Well…we are tackling a lot of projects here. 10 Knitting Projects and/or 10 Crochet Projects. If you are ambitious, however, you’ll have 10 awesome gifts by the end of this journey. So…without further ado…here are the projects we’ll tackle.
Some of the patterns are my designs, some are from other designers. Most are free, and if not, we have a special discount code for the paid patterns! So, you might want to hang tight on purchasing anything until we get closer and I’ll send out those coupon codes via email before that project is up. 🙂
The knitting projects and schedule are first – keep scrolling for the crochet projects and schedule.
KNITTING PROJECTS – SCHEDULE
Photo Credits: Shawl: Kate Whiting Designs, Mittens: subliminalrabbit, All Others: Fandom Knitting & Crochet
Specific weekly details will be given out project by project. Be sure to sign up for the FKC mailing list to get all the weekly KCal updates.
Sharing & Support
Throughout the process, no matter the stage, I highly encourage you to share and get support in the Fandom Knitting & Crochet Facebook Group. We’re in this together, after all, so if you need help, have tips, or simply want to share pics of your progress, be sure to do so! I’d love to see it (and so will the rest of the group).
Photo credits: B. Crochet-tive Designs, Fandom Knitting & Crochet, Osage County Crochet
One of our absolute FAVORITE things to do in the Fandom Knitting + Crochet Facebook Group is a knit or crochet along! What you have here is our BIGGEST and BEST one ever – The 2019 FKC Gift-Along!
So glad you asked! This gift-along is for knitters and crocheters, and it is a way to make 10 gifts between August 5th and Christmas. The best part? You will be working along with fellow yarny friends to keep you on track and share in the fun!
What’s involved?
10 Knitting Patterns (a mix of free and discounted for us)
10 Crochet Patterns (a mix of free and discounted for us)
A schedule to keep you on track
Email updates with links to patterns and the schedule
A community of fellow knitters and crocheters to work along with you and
Who should participate?
Anyone who knits and/or crochets! There are 10 knitting patterns and 10 crochet patterns, and the schedule is designed to do either a knit project or crochet project following the schedule. So, at the end of the gift-along, you should have 10 gifts!
Do you have to make all 10? Absolutely not. You can do as many or as few as you want. 🙂
When does it start?
It all officially kicks off on August 5th and go until December 15. There is a mixture of 1-week projects and 2-week projects with some breaks in there to play catch-up or rest. You can jump in at any point, as well. There are no real rules here.
The hope is to try to stick to the schedule, though, so we can keep on track and all finish all our gifts on time.
A specific schedule will be provided, including the length for each project and which project will happen at which dates.
Why sign up?
There are plenty of reasons, but I’ll give you a few of the biggies –
Stay on track with gift-making
Work alongside friends and fellow knitters/crocheters
Patterns are tried-and-true, many of them free
Paid pattern discounts just for our participants
Recommendations, tips, support and encouragement from our community
Specific weekly details will be given out project by project. Be sure to sign up for the FKC mailing list to get all the weekly KCal updates.
How do I sign up?
We’ll be sending the schedule and updates via email throughout the process. You can join right here:
Sharing & Support
Throughout the process, no matter the stage, I highly encourage you to share and get support in the Fandom Knitting & Crochet Facebook Group. We’re in this together, after all, so if you need help, have tips, or simply want to share pics of your progress, be sure to do so! I’d love to see it (and so will the rest of the group).
Welcome to the kickoff of the Fandom Knitting & Crochet GoT Shawls Knit/Crochet-along! This week, we begin work on some lovely, dragon wing-inspired creations, either the “Lizard” crochet shawl or the “Martinmas” knit shawl.
If you are new to this and haven’t selected a pattern, go back to the original Knit/Crochet-along post to see the options and get all the specifics.
Also, if you landed on this page and haven’t already joined the Knit/Crochet along, you can do that by signing up right here to get all the updates: JOIN THE KCAL NOW!
So, let’s do this thing!
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Week 1 Schedule: March 4-10th
Have your pattern selected? Your yarn ready? Your hook or needles in hand? Then you are ready to start the Week 1 portion of the patterns. In other words, this is the fun part!
For “Lizard”:
For Week 1 on “Lizard,” work Rows 1-19 of the pattern.
I highly recommend using the written translation instead of/in addition to the chart. I like to print my patterns out, so that’s what I did to begin.
Even with the written-out instructions, “Lizard” can be a bit confusing at first. It is not written in the same manner as other patterns I’ve seen, so it took a bit of deciphering.
Helpful things to note:
The instructions don’t say to turn at the beginning of each row (they do, but only at the top fo the pattern, rather than within each row’s instructions. So, don’t forget to turn.)
The instructions will indicate things like “DC in the last dc from Row 1.” It might help to think of that as the “first DC” facing you.
ALWAYS check your counts at the end of each row. For instance, if the pattern indicates “total of 6dc and 5 ch spaces” make sure that is what you have. If not, go back and see where you went wrong. You will want an accurate count.
The turning chain is counted as a stitch throughout the pattern.
Here’s what my progress looked like after completing the first 19 rows. I did use fingering weight yarn and an E-4 hook, as recommended in the pattern. I love the way it is looking so far!
Are you working on the “Lizard” pattern? Be sure to share with us in the Fandom Knitting & Crochet Facebook Group. We’d love to see all of these fantastic shawls in progress!
For “Martinmas”:
For Week 1 on “Martinmas,” complete the Setup and Section 1.
This may not sound like much, but “Martinmas” is a bear to cast-on and setup. You are starting with the bottom of the shawl, which is the largest number of stitches. So, it is an undertaking right from the get-go.
Yarn and Sizing Notes
I worked my “Martinmas” is medium weight yarn. So, the pattern recommends fingering weight (or light fingering, even), but I went with the gorgeous Lion Brand Heartland yarns in Badlands and Black Canyon (which I recommended in an earlier post) because I couldn’t resist the color combo and because it would make a larger shawl. I did size up the needles, too, to a size US 9. With the larger yarn and needles, I opted to work the “small” version of the shawl, knowing it will work out to be pretty sizable.
Helpful things to note:
You will need looooooong circular needles. The pattern calls for 40″ circular needles, and I was all, “no one needs that long of a circular cord.” But, turns out it is very challenging to squeeze all the cast on and setup stitches onto a 29″ cord. So, do yourself a favor and go with at least a 36″ cord.
You will need stitch markers. 3 to be exact (and more in a contrasting color if you are worried about keeping track of all those stitches). It will be very hard to keep track of where you are and what you are doing without them.
The pattern suggests using a cable cast-on. I am solely a long-tail cast-on gal, so I just pulled out about 10 yards worth of yarn before starting my long-tail cast on. It may have been a bit excessive, but I would much rather have too much yarn pulled out than not enough and have to start over.
Here’s what my progress on the “Martinmas” looks like after the cast on, and first four rows of Section 1 (before the repeats and color changes). Hard to tell what it will look like at this point, but I am hopeful!
ARE YOU WORKING ON THE “Martinmas” PATTERN? BE SURE TO SHARE WITH US IN THE FANDOM KNITTING & CROCHET FACEBOOK GROUP. WE’D LOVE TO SEE ALL OF THESE FANTASTIC SHAWLS IN PROGRESS!
The Inspiration: The Dragons!
My Lizard shawl is very much a Viserion-inspired color and the Martinmas is all Drogon. Sorry, Rhaegal. Maybe next time.
If you are on Instagram, share your pics with the hashtags #gotshawls #fkcal #fandomkal or #fandomcal. Follow me there to see my photographic updates, too: @fandom.knitting.crochet
Again, if you haven’t already signed up for the email list, you will want to do that to get all the official KAL/CAL updates and weekly schedule. Also, be sure to join the Fandom Knitting & Crochet Facebook Group to share your progress and interact with your fellow stitchers throughout the process!
By popular demand in the Fandom Knitting + Crochet Facebook Group, here is the unveiling of the Spring 2019 GoT Shawls FKC Knit/Crochet-along. That is a mouthful, no? How about GoTFKCal, for short?
Because these are shawls, gauge is not as important as in other projects. So, if you are not a fan of fingering weight yarn and want to size up, go for it! Just increase or decrease the hook or needle sizes to get the look you want for your yarn. I strongly recommend just making a swatch to see if you like the way the stitches look and the size of them.
For “Lizard,” the recommendations are:
Fingering weight yarn ( Category 1), 776 yards.
Size E-4 (3.5 mm) crochet hook.
I’ll try to put out some specific yarn recommendations based on GoT, too, so keep an eye out.
For “Martinmas,” the recommendations are:
Light fingering/Fingering weight yarn (Category 1), 350-420 yards each of two different colors.
Just as for the crochet pattern, I’ll have some ideas on specific yarns to share with you, too, if you aren’t sure what to use. Remember – if you don’t want to work with fingering weight yarn, you can always size up with shawls!
Timeline
Kickoff March 4th working on sections each week for 6 weeks until April 14th.
As you may know, I’m seriously not big into having a lot of “rules” for our group or our K/Cals. No change to that philosophy now. But, I’m happy to give some guidelines so we can try to keep on pace with one another and have the fun of working along with our fellow Fanatics.
Of course, you can work at your own pace, faster or slower than this suggested schedule. I just thought it might be helpful to break the patterns down a bit to help people stay on track. So, we have a 6-Week timetable, which is designed to make it a comfortable pace for people to keep up but still get this baby done by the April 14 Game of Thrones premiere!
Specific weekly details will be given out week by week. Be sure to sign up for the FKC mailing list to get all the weekly KCal updates.
Throughout the process, no matter the stage, I highly encourage you to share and get support in the Fandom Knitting & Crochet Facebook Group. We’re in this together, after all, so if you need help, have tips, or simply want to share pics of your progress, be sure to do so! I’d love to see it (and so will the rest of the group).
The time has come to begin the FKC Summer 2018 Knit/Crochet-Along! We’ve been planning for weeks, and it is time to start stitch
ing. If you haven’t already downloaded or printed out your pattern, be su
re to go back to the original KAL/CAL page to find the links. Our awesome pattern options are: Reyna (knit), Secret Paths (crochet), and Power Wave Scarf (knit or crochet versions).
Suggested Schedule
I’m seriously not big into having a lot of “rules,” and this is our first K/CAL, so I’m definitely learning as I go to a large extent, but I thought it might be helpful to have a general timeline for working through the shawl patterns. Of course, you can work at your own pace, faster or slower than this suggested schedule. I just thought it might be helpful to break the patterns down a bit to help people stay on track. So, we have an 8-Week timetable, which is designed to make it a comfortable pace for people to keep up.
So, here’s what I had in mind for each shawl:
Reyna
Week 1 (May 25-May 31): Cast-on through Row 28
Week 2 (June 1-7): Rows 29-48
Week 3 (June 8-14): Rows 49-72
Week 4 (June 15-21): Rows 73-104
Week 5 (June 22-28): Rows 105-136
Week 6 (June 29-July 5): Rows 137-140
Week 7 (July 6-12): Catch up (if needed) and Bind-off
Week 8 (July 13-20): Weave in loose ends and block
Share your work! Post to the Fandom Knitting & Crochet Facebook Group.
Secret Paths
Week 1 (May 25-May 31): Rows 1-8
Week 2 (June 1-7): Rows 9-18
Week 3 (June 8-14): Repeat Rows 5-9
Week 4 (June 15-21): Repeat Rows 10-18
Week 5 (June 22-28): Repeat Rows 5-9
Week 6 (June 29-July 5): Repeat Rows 10-16
Week 7 (July 6-12): Catch up (if needed) and Edging
Week 8 (July 13-20): Weave in loose ends and Block
Share your work! Post to the Fandom Knitting & Crochet Facebook Group.
Power Wave
If you are making either the knit or crochet versions of the Power Wave Scarf, I’d suggest just trying to hit the half-way mark by the end of Week 4.
Sharing & Support
Throughout the process, no matter the stage, I highly encourage you to share and get support in the Fandom Knitting & Crochet Facebook Group. We’re in this together, after all, so if you need help, have tips, or simply want to share pics of your progress, be sure to do so! I’d love to see it (and so will the rest of the group).
