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It's Alpaca Sunday, July 18!!

Meet at Soft 'n Sassy at 1 p.m. and we will drive to a nearby Alpaca Farm. The tour includes a discussion with breeder Rick Kall, a closeup look at the animals and a skein of their yarn. It is going to be great fun!!! Call 440-746-9650 to register and save YOUR spot!!!

Alpacas in Broadviiew Heights

Mobius Headbands
Designed by: Sarah Barbour
using Soft Linen by Classic Elite
35% linen, 35% wool, 30% baby alpaca
Soft Linen, a smooth DK weight yarn in
a blend of alpaca, wool and linen, is the
perfect year-round yarn. It works equally
well for lace, colorwork or textures. Both soft
and sturdy, pieces worked in Soft Linen will
hold their shape while remaining soft to the
touch. Available in a palette of 19 sophisticated
colors.

Soft Linen Crochet Headbands
Designed by: Sarah Barbour
SIZE: One size.
Finished Measurements:
Waves: 19" circumference and 2" wide;
Splash: 18" circumference and 3" wide;
Current: 18" circumference and 21/
/2" wide.
MATERIALS:
Soft Linen by Classic Elite (35% linen, 35%
wool, 30% baby alpaca; 50 gram ball =
approx 137 yards)
• 1 ball 2246 Persian Teal
Crochet Hook:
• One size US F/5 (3.75 mm)
Or size to obtain gauge.
CROCHET STITCHES:
mfch: (mobius foundation chain) Ch2, sc into
the 2nd ch from hook, insert hook into LH
loop of st just made and work sc; rep until the
specified number of sts is reached. Twist this
foundation row 180 degrees and join with a sl
st. Beg working Rnd 1. Each st worked in the
second half of the rnd will be worked into the
bottom of the corresponding st from the first
half of the rnd, creating a mirror image.

ABBREVIATIONS
approx: approximately
ch: see Crochet Stitches
dc: see Crochet Stitches
rep: repeat
rnd(s): round(s)
mfch: see Crochet Stitches
sc: see Crochet Stitches
sk: skip
sl st: see Crochet Stitches
sp: space
tch: turning chain
sl st: (slip stitch) Insert crochet hook in the
indicated stitch, yarn over and draw through
both the stitch and the loop on the hook.
ch: (chain) Wrap the yarn around the crochet
hook (yarn over) and draw it through
the loop on the hook to form the first chain.
Rep this step as many times as instructed.
(The loop on the hook is never included
when counting the number of chains).
sc: (single crochet) Insert crochet hook in
indicated stitch, yarn over and pull up a
loop; yarn over and draw through both loops
on hook.
dc: (double crochet) Yarn over hook, insert
hook into indicated st, yarn over and pull up
a loop; [yarn over and draw through 2 loops
on hook] 2 times.

View more information about this design on our website: www.classiceliteyarns.com/WebLetter/144/Issue144.php
WAVES
Mfch 77.
Rnd 1: Ch 2, sk 2 mfch, (dc in next mfch)
twice, ch 2, sk 2 mfch, (sc in next mfch) 5
times; rep from * around. Turn
Rnd 2: Ch 5, (counts as 1 dc and ch 2), 1 dc
into first st, [ch 1, sk 1 st, dc in next st] twice,
ch 1, 1 dc in next ch 2 sp, sk 2 dc, 5 dc in next
ch 2 sp, ch 2, 1 dc in next st; rep from joining
last dc to 3rd ch of ch 5. Turn.
Rnd 3: Work as for rnd 2 — work 5 dc in ch
2 sp and (dc, ch1, dc, ch1, dc, ch 1, dc)
evenly spaced between 5 dc clusters.
Fasten off.
SPLASH
Mfch 84.
Rnd 1: Sc into mfch, ch 5, sk 3 mfch, sc into
next mfch; rep from , working sc at the join
into the bottom of first ch 5 and working last
sc into same st as first sc. Sl st to join into each
of the first 3 mfch sts of the first ch 5.
Rnd 2: Work 5 dc into next ch-5 arch, sc into
next ch-5 arch, ch 5, sc in next ch 5 arch; rep
from around, sl st into first sc to join.
Rnd 3: Ch 1, work a picot of [1 dc into next
dc, 3 ch, sl st into dc just made] between the
sc and first dc, then into each of the next 5
dc, then between the last dc and the sc, sc
into next arch; rep from around, sl st into first
dc to join.
Fasten off.
CURRENT
Mfch 77.
Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as dc), [dc, ch 1, 2 dc]
into the same mfch used to join the previous
rnd, sk 3 mfch, [2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc] in next
mfch, sk 3; rep from and sl st into top of tch
to join.
Rnd 2: Sl st into next dc, sl st into ch-1 sp, ch 3,
[dc, ch 1, dc 2] into same ch-1 sp, [dc 2, ch
1, dc 2] into next ch-1 sp; rep from around,
sl st into top of tch to join.
Rnd 3: Rep rnd 2.
Fasten off.Join Our Spring Knitalong and Be Entered to Win a $200 prize basket of Classic Elite yarns and Accessories.

PLUS
Purchase the yarn for the Firefly scarf, complete it by July 15 and be entered to win a $200 prize basket of yarns and accessories.

Soft ‘n Sassy

Clever Kids Classes

Tuesdays 10 – 11 a.m

Participants will go home with a completed project each week. Fee is $10 and includes instruction and supplies. Must pay at time of registration.

Children ages 6 – 9 10 – 11 a.m.

June 22 Beaded bracelet

June 29 Kool aid yarn dyeing

July 6 Decorative Felted soap

July 13 Butterfly Loom coaster

July 20 Yarn Octopus

July 27 Knitting on a loom

August 3 pot pourri

Children 9 – 12 11 a.m. – noon