Sunday, February 22, 2009

You're a Star Scarf

I had found the stitch pattern Star Stitch Pattern 1 in The Harmony Guides 440 more Knitting Stitches Volume 3 and had been meaning to make it into a scarf for my niece while she was in high school. I never got around to it but while flipping through the guide (page 76 in my book) it caught my eye again and I decided to try it out.

Materials:

1 Skein Malabrigo for button version (2 can be used for a long scarf, fringed or unfringed).
Size 9 needles
3 Buttons

Star Pattern:

Row 1 (RS) - Knit
Row 2 - P1, * make star, P1, rep from * to end.
Row 3 - Knit
Row 4 - P3, make star, *P1, make star, rep from * to last 3 stitches, P3.

Make Star – P3 tog leaving stitches on the needle, YO, Purl 3 stitches together again.

I cast on 41 stitches and repeated the 4 row pattern approximately 45 times or about 30 1/2 inches.

Then I made the buttonholes as follows:

Row 1 – Row 1 - K9, YO, K2TOG, K9, YO, K2TOG, K9, YO K2TOG, K8.
Row 2 – P1, * make star, P1, rep from * to end.
Row 3 – Knit
Row 4 – P3, make star, *P1, make star, repeat from * to last 3 stitches, P3

Or you could just knit a row or two after the buttonhole row.

Create ruffle:

Row 1 – K1, Inc, K1, Inc across row. I used the K in front and back of stitch to increase.
Row 2 – Purl
Row 3 – Knit
Row 4 – Purl
Row 5 – Knit
Row 6 – Purl
Row 7 – Knit
Row 8 – Purl
Row 9 – Bind Off in Knit.

Add buttons and you are done.

To use two skeins, just keep knitting the pattern without buttonholes or ruffle and knit till you run out or save some yarn and add fringe to each end.


Copyright 2009 Suzanne Barnes. All rights reserved.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Cable Cowl

The idea for this cowl came from a day of flipping through The Harmony Guides 450 Knitting Stitches Volume 2 book. I wanted to use one skein of Malabrigo to make a cowl and I wanted cables. So, I found the pattern in the guide called Cable Fabric (page 39 of my book) and just adjusted it to knit it in the round.

Matierals:

1 Skein Malabrigo
16 inch Size 9 Needles

Pattern:

Cast on 108 stitches (my cowl was approximately 20 inches around (when blocked), to make larger add stiches in multiples of 6)

Row 1 - Knit
Row 2 - Knit
Row 3 - *K2, C4B; rep from * to end
Row 4 - Knit
Row 5 - Knit
Row 6 - Knit
Row 7 - * C4F, K2; rep from * to end
Row 8 - Knit

C4B - Slip 2 stitches onto cable needle, hold at back, K2, K2 from Cable Needle.

C4F - Slip 2 stitches onto cable needle, hold to front, K2, K2 from Cable Needle.

For my cowl, I did 6 pattern repeats of the 8 row pattern. Then I bound off in Knit.

Blocked it slightly.

Copyright 2009 Suzanne Barnes. All rights reserved.

Monday, February 16, 2009

Silken Smoke Cowl

This is the Silken Smoke Cowl from Elann.com. I used some black Sublime Extra Fine Merino DK. It felt wonderful to knit. I haven't worn it yet. Not sure if I will save it for a gift for next year. I had thought of wearing it with my black ski jacket but I haven't even worn the jacket this winter. I have a brown longer jacket that I have been wearing instead.

I am finally on the sleeves of my mother's cardigan. The front bands and neck band are already done so once as the sleeves are done, that is it. Just will need to weave in the ends and sew on the buttons. I can't wait.

I have started a Branching Out scarf in some Silky Wool as my lunch project and I am over half done. Should finish before the end of February.