Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Kid Silk Scarf

Kid Silk Scarf
US size 8 needle; 1 Skein of Rowan kidsilk haze,
CO 40sts
1.Knit first row. 
2.Knit 5 sts, yo, k2tog, till last five sts, knit (Maintain the garter stittch border over five sts) 
3.Knit across.
repeat rows 2 and 3 till desired length and end with a purled row on the RS of the work.

Cable Hat Pattern

Materials: Chunky Weight yarn 150-200yards, US size 9 needle, one stitch marker, and one tapestry needle
CO 112
K2, P2 for 1”
Pattern:
K6, P8
C3B, P8 (repeat on every 8th row)

Hermione Sweater Pattern

Hermione Sweater


Improvising this. which should be simple.
Doing the body in one piece, and the sleeves on straight needles.
For size 36/38bust Casting on 164sts
2x2 rib and place two marks on marking the beginning and the front of the piece, and the other in a different color to mark the back of the piece. do the ribbing for 2.5” in the gray. Working 2 rows of rainbow colors, and 7-8 rows of gray.
Stst till 14” long; BO10 stitches at each marker.
Back: k1, k2tog, K-last 3sts, ask k1; purl one row. Repeat 2 more times. work even in Stst till 8.5-9” long.
Front: 4rows into the gray start neck decrease after the red row) BO center 32sts working with two balls of yarn. knit for 3 rows then decrease as follows: knit to last 3 sts, k1, k2tog, second side k1, ssk, knit to end. Purl on wrong side work till same size as back. BO all sts.
Sleeve (make 2):
With smaller needles, cast on 42 (42, 46, 46, 50) sts. Work in K2, p2 Rib until piece measures about 3 in. (7.5 cm) from beg, end with a WS row.
Change to larger needles.
Next (Inc) Row: K2, kfb, (inc made) work in St st to last 3 sts, kfb (inc made), k2.
Continue in St st, rep Inc Row every 4 rows 13 (13, 14, 12, 14) more times, then every 6 rows 4 (4, 4, 6, 5) times – 78 (78, 84, 84, 90) sts.
Work even until piece measures 18 (18, 18, 19, 19) in. (45.5 (45.5, 45.5, 48.5, 48.5) cm) from beg, end with a WS row.
Shape Cap
Bind off 5 (5, 5, 6, 6) sts at beg of next 2 rows – 68 (68, 74, 72, 78) sts.
Bind off 2 sts at beg of next 4 rows – 60 (60, 66, 64, 70) sts.
Next (Dec) Row: K1, k2tog, k to last 3 sts, ssk, k1.
Next Row: Purl.
Rep last 2 rows until 44 sts rem.
Bind off 3 sts at beg of next 8 rows.
Bind off rem 20 sts.
Collar: pick up and k90sts, 2x2 rib for 1.5” BO.
Color sequence for Body:
Light blue(white)
Darker blue
Pink
Dark purple
green
yellow
light purple
red
Light blue(white)
Darker blue
Pink
Dark purple
green
yellow
light purple
red(4rows into the gray start neck decrease after the red row) BO center 32sts working with two balls of yarn. knit for 3 rows then decrease as follows: knit to last 3 sts, k1, k2tog, second side k1, ssk, knit to end. Purl on wrong side)*
light blue
darker blue
pink
Color sequence for Arms:
Light purple
red
light blue(white)
darker blue
Pink
Dark purple
green
yellow
light purple
red
light blue(white)
darker blue
green
yellow
light purple
red