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“Lambspun’s Whodunnit Shell   Very Easy Knit with Bulky Yarn GAUGE: 2 sts/in   MATERIALS: US size 15 needles (or size to obtain gauge), 14-inch straight Very bulky yarn with gauge of 2 sts per inch   INSTRUCTIONS:     BACK: With yarn required for gauge, CO 40, 44, 46, 50, 52 sts. Work in garter stitch, (knit every row) or if you like an edge that rolls, work in stockinette (knit one row, purl one row) throughout garment. Continue in garter or stockinette until piece measures 8, 8.5, 9, 9, 9 inches or desired length to armhole. At armhole edges BO 3 sts once, 2 sts once, 1 st once. Work on remaining 28, 32, 34, 38, 40 sts until piece measures 14.5, 15, 15.5, 16, 16.5 inches.   NECK SHAPING: Work 11, 12, 12, 14, 15 sts. Join second ball of yarn and bind off center 6, 8, 10, 10, 10 sts. Work remaining sts, turn. Working both sides at once, bind off 1 st from the neck edge 3 times. Continue working on reaming sts until piece measures 17, 18, 18.5, 19, 19.5 inches. Place remaining 8, 9, 9, 11, 12 sts on holders.   FRONT: CO 39, 43, 45, 49, 51 sts. Work in garter stitch, (knit every row) or if you like an edge that rolls, work in stockinette (knit one row, purl one row) throughout garment. Continue in garter or stockinette until piece measures 8, 8.5, 9, 9, 9 inches or desired length to armhole. At armhole edges BO 3 sts once, 2 sts once, 1 st once. Work on remaining 28, 32, 34, 38, 40 sts until piece measures 14.5, 15, 15.5, 16, 16.5 inches.   NECK SHAPING: Same as for back.   FINISHING: Join shoulders with three-needle bind off. Single crochet around every edge. Hand seam sides together. Pattern courtesy of Lambspun of Colorado, Fort Collins, Colorado.”
― Maggie Sefton, Double Knit Murders

“personal”
― Maggie Sefton, Unraveled

“When’s your birthday, Eric?” Lisa asked. “This August,” he said. “You and Cassie both have summer birthdays,” Kelly observed. “She’s in late August.” “You two are both turning sixteen,”
― Maggie Sefton, Only Skein Deep

“asked her that and offered to suggest instructors for her. Bridget didn’t mention any instructors and said she’d already given the gun to her brother. She said he collects”
― Maggie Sefton, Dyeing Up Loose Ends

“Megan and Marty’s nine-month-old daughter with a mop of red curls.”
― Maggie Sefton, Knit to Be Tied

“No, my dad and I moved here six years ago after my mom died. We lived in Wisconsin”
― Maggie Sefton, Knit to Be Tied

“dollar. It sickened me to watch it. I tried to warn anyone who”
― Maggie Sefton, Scandals, Secrets, and Murder