{"id":2407,"date":"2014-01-30T23:50:11","date_gmt":"2014-01-31T05:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/?p=2407"},"modified":"2014-01-30T23:50:11","modified_gmt":"2014-01-31T05:50:11","slug":"october-2012-hospice-batch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/2014\/01\/30\/october-2012-hospice-batch\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2012 Hospice Batch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nYes, that says 2012. I really am more than a year behind posting these. 2013 was a hard year for me, and I&#8217;m sincerely hopeful that things will be better in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>For October 2012 I sent twelve lap blankets with the batch of items for hospice.<\/p>\n<p>These eight are made with my own patterns:<\/p>\n<p>[grid width=&#8221;600&#8243; cols=&#8221;*, *&#8221; mode=&#8221;borderless and vcentered&#8221;]<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/DoubleV200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"DoubleV200\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/DoubleV200.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>|This yarn is Knitting Fever King Tut, a mercerized cotton yarn. The pattern is <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/2012\/08\/07\/double-v-stitch-ripple-blanket\/\" target=\"_blank\">Double V-stitch Ripple Blanket<\/a>.~ <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/eyes200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"eyes200\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/eyes200.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>|This was a stash buster I made in several Aran weight scraps. The pattern is <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/2012\/07\/05\/the-blanket-has-eyes\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Blanket Has Eyes<\/a>.~ <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/fanspansies200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"fanspansies200\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/fanspansies200.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>|This also made from Knitting Fever King Tut. The pattern is <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/2012\/07\/18\/fans-and-pansies-ripple-blanket\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fans and Pansies Ripple Blanket<\/a>.~ <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/spider200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"spider200\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/spider200.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>|This also made from Knitting Fever King Tut. The pattern is <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/2014\/01\/26\/spider-lace-throw\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spider Lace Throw<\/a>.~ <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/lacyshell200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"lacyshell200\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/lacyshell200.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>|This is made from a discontinued yarn from my stash, Caron SnoSpun. The pattern is <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/2012\/09\/08\/no-beginning-chain-lacy-shell-afghan\/\" target=\"_blank\">No Beginning Chain Lacy Shell Afghan<\/a>.~ <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/nbcqs200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"nbcqs200\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/nbcqs200.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>|I made this one with two stands of DK weight yarn. The pattern is <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/2012\/09\/19\/no-beginning-chain-quick-shell-afghan\/\" target=\"_blank\">No Beginning Chain Quick Shell Afghan<\/a>.~<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/shellvstitchroundripple200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2414\" alt=\"shellvstitchroundripple200\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/shellvstitchroundripple200.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/shellvstitchroundripple200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/shellvstitchroundripple200-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/shellvstitchroundripple200-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>|This blanket is made with Hobby Lobby I Love This Yarn! Dark Country Blue. The pattern is <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/2012\/07\/28\/shell-and-v-stitch-round-ripple-blanket\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shell and V-stitch Round Ripple Blanket<\/a>.~<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/WavySquares200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2418\" alt=\"WavySquares200\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/WavySquares200.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/WavySquares200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/WavySquares200-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/WavySquares200-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>|This also made from Knitting Fever King Tut. The pattern is <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/2012\/09\/29\/wavy-squares-afghan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wavy Squares Afghan<\/a>.~[\/grid]<\/p>\n<p>These four are made with other patterns:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/whiteshell.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2419\" alt=\"whiteshell\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/whiteshell.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/whiteshell.jpg 600w, http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/whiteshell-300x285.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/whiteshell-105x100.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This one is made with two strands of Bernat Softee Baby. The pattern is #137 in the book The Complete Book of Crochet Stitch Designs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/Heathers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2420\" alt=\"Heathers\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/Heathers.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/Heathers.jpg 600w, http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/Heathers-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/Heathers-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I had a spool of discontinued Peaches &amp; Creme in my stash and used it to make Crochet Heathers Throw by Melissa Leapman.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/staggered.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2416\" alt=\"staggered\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/staggered.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/staggered.jpg 600w, http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/staggered-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/staggered-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This one is made with two strands of Bernat Softee Baby. The pattern is #256 in the book The Complete Book of Crochet Stitch Designs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/superquick.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2417\" alt=\"superquick\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/superquick.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/superquick.jpg 600w, http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/superquick-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/files\/superquick-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I used two stands of Knitting Fever King Tut to make this one. The pattern is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redheart.com\/free-patterns\/super-quick-throw\" target=\"_blank\">Super Quick Throw<\/a> by Marilyn Coleman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Yes, that says 2012. I really am more than a year behind posting these. 2013 was a hard year for me, and I&#8217;m sincerely hopeful that things will be better in 2014. For October 2012 I sent twelve lap blankets with the batch of items for hospice. These eight are made with my own [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2407"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2460,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407\/revisions\/2460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}