Striped Prayer Shawl tutorial

Westport, CT

It's a very easy pattern that uses up odds and ends of yarn. I had about 450 g of yarn in total. I had more of the black (Color A) since it was used for the borders as well.

US Size 15 circular needle

With Color A (double stranded worsted weight BLACK), cast on 58 sts

Knit Garter Stitch border (knit every row) for 10 rows (5 ridges)

Switch to Color B (Homespun in charcoal gray) and knit in stockinette st for 8-10 rows

Switch to Color C (double stranded worsted weight gray mixtures) and knit in stockinette st for 8-10 rows

Continue in this pattern until shawl is approximately 5 feet from cast on edge.

Switch to Color A and knit Garter Stitch border (knit every row) for 10 rows (5 ridges). Bind off loosely.

Along side, pick up approximately 178 sts and knit Garter Stitch border (knit every row) for 10 rows (5 ridges). Bind off loosely.

Repeat side Garter Stitch border for other side.

Weave in all loose ends.

Free Pattern - Hand Knit Miniature Stocking Ornament.

It's the middle of November and that means everyone is franctically looking around for a free knitting pattern and quick knit ideas for the holiday.  Here's my holiday gift to you - a free pattern for a miniature Christmas stocking.  I hope you like it. 

Here's the free pattern.

Knitting wrist warm

Knitting and crochet poncho and scarf

   
 
 

knitting and crochet hat, beret, cap

Knitting hat for baby

Beauty knitting sweater

Deco lace jacket

Cute hat and scaf to knitting for teen

Scarf knitting patterns

 

Knitting

Beauty mtten to knitting

Kintting pearl mittens

Knitting shocks pattern

Shocks: Knitting pattern

Beuty knitting scarf for winter

Keep warrm

Knitting and crochet phoncho pattern

some pattern to choose

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Knitting sweater and cardigan pattern

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Beauty knitting pattern

Scarf knitting patterns

Leaf scarf diagram

Knitting hat and poncho pattern

Clothing knitting

Infinity Scarf Pattern tutorial

So here it is my first crochet pattern for the uber simple infinity scarf. I made mine in a little over an hour. It's great if you are just starting out working in rounds or if you want to go ahead and give rounds a try.

Yarn: 1 skein of Lion Bran Woolease Thick & Quick (Shown in Spice)

Hook Size: N
Other Materials: Yarn Needle to weave ends
                          Stitch Marker

Row 1: Chain 100, join with slip stitch. Try super hard not to twist your chain.
Row 2: Ch1, sc 100.
Row 3-10: Repeat Row 2. Fasten off and weave in you ends.

You'll have just a bit of yarn leftover and a big chunky infinity scarf.

But Brooke, What if I want a super extra chunky infinite scarf?

Tutorial: Coffee Break Wristers

To make the Coffee Break Wristers©:
(Make two)
Worsted weight yarn
#5 (US) double-pointed needles.
CO 40 stitches.
K2, P2 for 18 rounds.
On next round, BO 14 stitches for insert pocket, continue in established ribbing to end of round.
On next round, CO 14stitches in ribbing pattern, contiue in established ribbing to end of round.
K2, P2, for five more round.
BO in ribbing.
Turn wrister inside-out.
At the edge where you CO, pick up 14 stitches and follow ribbing pattern for 16 rows.
BO in ribbing.
Cut yarn.

Tutorial: some stitch pattern training

A colleague and I got chatting about alpaca jumpers. He told me that his white alpaca jumper always gets strange stains that seem to come out of nowhere and that another of his has got moth holes. I love alpaca and therefore, because you can’t let things go to waste, I offered to mend it. So he brought it in. I noticed it was a kind of Brioche stitch and said it would be difficult but doable. Sometimes I really don’t know what I’m letting myself in for. When I had a closer look at home I noticed it was some sort of honeycomb brioche (well, so I thought). I think I last knitted a brioche stitch more than 20 years ago and certainly not a complicated one like this. I wasn’t prepared to flaunt it, so I decided I had to undergo some training.  I first looked up the stitch pattern and did a little swatch, which wasn’t too painful, but wasn’t enough for me to really understand the pattern. I had to do something bigger.

Hungarian socks with embroidery

 

Hungarian socks with embroidery