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So today, as my 4th project to share, you'll find a knitted one … …. oh yes !!!! Have you ever tried to knit some bowls ??? You can find the photo tutorial + pattern right  HERE , over at  Cut Out & Keep Superstars  !!!!!! As you can see from the above picture, my  5 Petals Knitted Flower  is a lovely embellishment for the centre of the bowl !!! ;oD What will be next ????? Still 3 projects to go …… !!!!!!! xxxx Alessandra

I still can't believe it!!!!!!! At the beginning of last November, I received a kind email from Cat Morley : Hey Alessandra, We love your projects and were wondering if you'd be interested in being one of our  Knit & Crochet Superstars  on craft community  Cut Out + Keep ? Knit & Crochet Superstar is a feature where showcase patterns from celebrity stitchers and the big names in knitting & crochet. You can see an example of the feature here:  http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/superstars/knit-crochet Let me know if you fancy it and I can tell you more! Thanks, Cat …. So I worked on 5 new crochet projects for the occasion!!!! And today you will find my  Stripy Wrist Warmers  !!!!!! I hope you will like them!!! This week, every day from Monday till Sunday, one project of mine will be featured (5 crochet + 2 knitting projects!!!!) and you can read about myself, too : I'm  Knit & Crochet Superstar #38 !!!!! These projects ...

Well, well, well......it's time for another tutorial and some knitting fun!! I'll show you how to knit a five petals flower. Before we start, you need to group the followings: a pair of straight knitting needles 3 1/2 mm or 4 mm 2 cotton yarn balls in different colours a pair of scissors a tapestry needle And you need to know these basics : slip knot and cast on method knit (k) and purl (p) slip stitch yarn over (yo) purl 2 stitches together (p2tog) knit 2 stitches together (k2tog) You have to stick to this pattern: cast on 57 stitches (that is : slip knot plus 56 stitches) row 1 : k all stitches row 2 : k2 stitches, [ k1 and place it back on your left needle, then lift 8 stitches over the  k1 stitch, yo twice,             k3 stitches, the first one of these is the k1, that has to be knitted again ! ] . Repeat the pattern in the            ...