Wound Up In Murder
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Row 14: Ch 2 (doesn’t count as first stitch), turn, hdc2tog with first two stitches, hdc across until last two stitches, hdc2tog—(17 stitches) (this is beginning of armhole).
Row 15: Repeat Row 14—(15 stitches).
Row 16: Ch 2 (doesn’t count as first stitch), turn, hdc in first 3 stitches (to make strap).
Row 17: Repeat Row 16.
Row 18: Repeat Row 16, fasten off.
Attach yarn to top of other side of Row 15 (to make other strap).
Row: 19: Ch 2 (doesn’t count as first stitch), hdc in 3 stitches.
Row 20: Ch 2 (doesn’t count as first stitch), turn, hdc in 3 stitches.
Row 21: Repeat Row 20, fasten off. Weave in ends.
Attach a bead to each strap to work as a button.
DRESS BACK
Put beads on yarn first; Using crochet hook, chain 21.
Row 1: Hdc in third ch from hook, hdc across—(19 stitches).
Row 2: Ch 2 (doesn’t count as first stitch), turn, hdc across—(19 stitches).
Rows 3–13: Repeat Row 2, adding beads randomly.
Row 14: Ch 2 (doesn’t count as first stitch), turn, hdc2tog first two stitches, hdc across until last two stitches, hdc2tog—(17 stitches) (this is beginning of armhole).
Row 15: Repeat Row 14—(15 stitches).
Row 16: Ch 2 (doesn’t count as first stitch), turn, hdc in first 3 stitches (to make strap).
Row 17: Repeat Row 16.
Row 18: Repeat Row 16.
Row 19: Repeat Row 16.
Row 20: Ch 2 (doesn’t count as first stitch), turn, hdc in first stitch, ch 2 and skip next stitch (for button loop), hdc, fasten off.
Attach yarn to top of other side of Row 15 (to make other strap).
Row 21: Ch 2 (doesn’t count as first stitch), hdc in 3 stitches.
Row 22: Ch 2 (doesn’t count as first stitch), turn, hdc in 3 stitches.
Row 23: Repeat Row 22.
Row 24: Repeat Row 22.
Row 25: Ch 2 (doesn’t count as first stitch), turn, hdc, ch 2 and skip next stitch (for button loop), hdc, fasten off.
Weave in ends.
Sew sides of dress together, slip on doll, and use button loops to fasten back to front.
Wanda’s Scarf
Supplies
Approx. 300 yds (275 m) assorted medium (4) weight yarn
Approx. 60 beads with holes big enough for yarn to pass through
U.S. size 10½ (6.5mm) knitting needles
Small piece of thin wire folded in half to thread beads onto yarn
Tapestry needle
Stitches Used
Cast on, cast off, knit, purl, yarn over, knit two together.
Approx. length of finished scarf is 5 feet without fringe.
Note: When changing yarn, make sure to thread beads onto yarn before attaching to work. Also best to change yarn at beginning of row.
Cast on 21.
Add beads as desired.
Row 1: Knit across (21 stitches).
Row 2: Knit across.
Row 3: Purl across.
Row 4: Purl across
Row 5: Knit across.
Row 6: Knit across.
Row 7: Knit across.
Row 8: Knit across.
Row 9: Knit 1, *yarn over, knit 2 together,* repeat from * to * across to last stitch, knit.
Row 10: Knit across.
Row 11: Knit across.
Row 12: Knit across.
Row 13: Knit across.
Row 14: Repeat Row 9.
Row 15: Knit across.
Row 16: Knit across.
Row 17: Knit across.
Row 18: Knit across.
Row 19: Purl across.
Row 20: Purl across.
Row 21: Knit across.
Row 22: Knit across.
Repeat sequence of rows, changing to new yarn as desired until scarf is approx. 5 feet long. Cast off and weave in ends. Use mixed yarn to make fringe.
Recipes
Flashback to the Sixties Cream Cheese Brownies
BROWNIE LAYER
6 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate, broken into pieces and chopped
3 tablespoons butter
2 eggs
1¼ cups organic sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon aluminum-free baking powder
¾ cup chopped walnuts
CREAM CHEESE LAYER
8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
⅔ cup organic sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line a 9-by-13-inch pan with parchment paper.
Melt chocolate in microwave. (Put in small microwave-safe bowl, microwave on high 30 seconds, stir, microwave for 30 seconds, stir. Continue microwaving in 10-second increments and stirring until chocolate is melted.) Stir in butter (heat of chocolate will melt it), and let cool.
In a large bowl, beat 2 eggs until foamy. Add 1¼ cups sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla and beat until slightly thickened. Add chocolate mixture and beat. Combine 1 cup flour, salt and baking powder and add to mixture. Stir in nuts. Batter will be very stiff. Spread ⅔ of mixture in pan. Pressing with wax paper helps to spread batter. Set remainder aside.
In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, ⅔ cup sugar, 2 eggs, 2 tablespoons flour and 1 teaspoon vanilla until smooth. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over chocolate layer in pan. Drop spoonfuls of remaining chocolate mixture on cream cheese layer. Take a knife and swirl to give a marble effect. Bake approximately 40 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Makes about 32 brownies.
Out-of-Time Cinnamon Nut Square Muffins
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 cup organic sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons aluminum-free baking powder
½ cup chopped walnuts
¾ cup milk
2 eggs, beaten
½ cup butter, melted
paper baking cups (optional)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Grease an 8-inch-square pan.
Sift flour into a bowl and add sugar, cinnamon, baking powder and nuts. Stir to mix. In a separate bowl, combine milk, eggs and melted butter. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, and stir until just blended. Pour into pan. Bake about 25 to 30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool and cut into squares. If desired, put each square into a paper baking cup to serve. Makes about 12 squares.
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