Hi Patsy, I just saw your posting on in this forum about the instructions to make a time out doll along with some pictures. I am not sure how old the posting is but if you still have these instructions, I would very much appreciate it if you could send them to me. I have been looking for instructions for quite some time. If Patsy is no longer on this forum, I would appreciate it if anyone who did received the pictures and instructions would send them to me as well. Thank you so much. Geri gezeee@yahoo.com

Good morning oilpainter. Thank you so much for sharing this pattern with me. I can't wait to make these for some of my grandchildren. With the autumn chill in the air this morning, I would say that they might be well appreciated very soon. Also, I wanted to let you know that I think your teddies and blankets are adorable. Your grandsons are very lucky to have you as a grandma! Thanks again, and have a blessed day! Bobbi

Woodsy- cute bunny. How do you get so much done? Bettyatp- I love the bumble bee! Lynette- Glad your eye is feeling better. Any one that knows about the eye patch is going to let you forget. Donna- Feel better soon. My husband does the same thing. Pulls me into one of his projects and then I can't get away. Kit- Hang in there on your trip. Did you take another project to work on? Marti8a- I go outside and goof off too. Mine is more of the feeding and watering animals and cleaning up after them. Biwako- Are the circles being done as snowball squares? Marty mo- How big is the quilt you put on the frame? Sometimes the big quilts can be a hassle. Cheryl- I've that about doing blocks of the months on my own but I would still be on Dec. 2006 Jennifer in VA- Looking forward to pictures. Dresden Plates is a beautiful pattern. Fran- Laying them out is half the battle for me sometimes. What pattern are the blocks? Sue- When do we see pictures? We are Girls with Goals! Suellen

Loralee asked, "What size of needles would you suggest to use?" I wrote, above, "... worsted weight yarn with a gauge of 5 stitches per inch / 7.5 rows per inch ..." It is impossible for me to recommend one needle size. The yarn requirement given by the knitting calculator is the yardage needed if the knitting has a gauge of 5 stitches per inch (horizontal) and 7.5 rows per inch (vertical). That's why knitting a gauge swatch is important. The most commonly used needle sizes with worsted weight yarn are (U.S.) sizes 7, 8, and 9. If a swatch is knitted and the gauge turns out to be more or fewer stitches per inch / rows per inch, then a new swatch should be knitted using a larger or smaller needle. Some folks knit rather tightly and would end up with more stitches per inch so they would need to use a larger needle. Other folks knit very loosely, and end up with fewer stitches per inch, so they'd need to use a smaller needle. Matching the gauge is very important if you want the finished item to be the size called for in the pattern. An example would be if you are knitting a sweater. Many baby blanket patterns will say that gauge doesn't matter because "it's just a blanket." While that is fairly true, if you are a tight knitter you will end up with a blanket that is a smaller than you intended.