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Simple Scarf Knitting Pattern
This is a very simple pattern and depending on thickness and length might not even take that long….
Needles 10mm
Wool used was 3 strands of double knit for super thickness .
Cast on 15 stitches (child) 20 stitches (adult)
St st until you get the length you want.
And there you have it.
G’s was only 30 inches long and [...]
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Wii got a Wii…
We got a Wii yesterday and Ooh! its great! But my arm hurts today after the bowling and mini golf on it…
But I do wonder if we would have been so quick off the mark to commit to one after hubby went online to read through all the Wii related injuries.
Although a lot of them [...]
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November 16, 1973 Nixon supports construction of the Alaskan oil pipeline
On this day in 1973, President Richard Nixon declares that America’s energy requirements have outpaced its production capacity and urges Congress to pass Senate Bill 1081, which would authorize the construction of a pipeline to access oil from the North Slope of [...]
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November 16, 1821 Becknell opens trade on the Santa Fe Trail
On this day, Missouri Indian trader William Becknell arrives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, sells his goods at an enormous profit, and makes plans to return the next year over the route that will become known as the
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November 16, 1849 Fyodor Dostoevsky is sentenced to death
On this day in 1849, a Russian court sentences Fyodor Dostoevsky to death for his allegedly antigovernment activities linked to a radical intellectual group. His execution is stayed at the last minute.
Dostoevsky’s father was a doctor at Moscow’s Hospital for the Poor, where he grew rich enough to buy [...]
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November 16, 1999 Construction begins on deadly bonfire
Construction begins on a giant bonfire at Texas A&M University on this day in 1999, the continuation of a tradition that began 90 years earlier. Two days later, the bonfire collapsed, killing 12 students and injuring another 27.
For nearly a century, students [...]
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November 16, 1957 Ed Gein kills final victim Bernice Worden
Infamous killer Edward Gein murders his last victim, Bernice Worden of Plainfield, Wisconsin. His grave robbing, necrophilia, and cannibalism gained national attention, and may have provided inspiration for the characters of Norman Bates in
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November 16, 1945 German scientists brought to United States to work on rocket technology
In a move that stirs up some controversy, the United States ships 88 German scientists to America to assist the nation in its production of rocket technology. Most of these men had served under the Nazi regime and critics in the United States questioned the [...]
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November 16, 1901 First American breaks minute mile
On this day, racer A. C. Bostwick became the first American racer to exceed the speed of a mile a minute on the Ocean Parkway racetrack in Brooklyn, New York. During a race sponsored by the
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November 16, 1776 Hessians capture Fort Washington
On this day in 1776, Hessian Lieutenant General Wilhelm von Knyphausen and a force of 3,000 Hessian mercenaries and 5,000 Redcoats lay siege to Fort Washington at the northern end and highest point of Manhattan Island.
Throughout the morning, [...]