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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Free Knit Pattern

Recently joined Ravelry and lordy lordy there sure is some talent there.

Have tested a pattern or two for some amazing designers. It's always a pleasure to help out. Course I like how this makes me a better knitter. If you hang with those who do stuff better than you it helps sharpen your brain. Or not. I wanna be smart. Har...

If I actually ever sell patterns I'll probably be great for beginners. Har Har...

My way of creating is to discover a stitch and run it into the ground working it into as many different things as I can. And I do not like gauge. Yar Mate...

                     Skinny Summer Scarf: Free Knit Pattern

                                                                    sorry about the date. i swear i'll fix it. someday

Stitch: An even multiple of 3 plus 1.
Yarn: One 100 gram hank of Cascade Ultra Pima color #3742. A lovely shade of light green.
Tools: Straight knitting needles size 4; crochet hook size F or G; scrap yarn for provisional cast on.
Talents: Able to jump tall buildings in a single bound. No. Just a bit of crochet.

You will cast on 25 sts by way of a crocheted chain and use the bumps located on the bottom of chain. Go ahead and make the chain 27 or 28 with the scrap yarn. Turn chain over and with the Ultra Pima and a knitting needle, pick up the 25 sts. 8x3=24+1=25. Even multi of 3 plus 1.

Begin: *k3, p3* repeating across ending with the last stitch as k1.

Now repeat this row (over and over and over) until you have a small ball of yarn left, about 6 grams. Don't cast off. This left over yarn will be for the crocheted off edging. Though I actually forgot how much yarn I saved for the trim. But it really doesn't take much.

I am bad for not writing down the instrux as I go. Shame on me.

Now the Edging: You have not cast off and sts are still on needle. Grab the crochet hook in your right hand (course if you're a south paw...) and knitting needle in the left (...you'd probably do the opposite) and prepare to crochet the sts off the needle. Simply slip first 3 sts onto hook, yo and pull through these 3sts, chain 8; *slip next 3 sts to hook, yo, pull thru the 3 sts, chain 8*; repeat this until you have 4 sts left. Just (catch 2 sts, yo, pull thru and ch 8) twice. One end complete.

Working Opposite End: Carefully remove the crochet chain, one st at a time, picking up each st with the knitting needle. 25 sts. Repeat as for other edging.

Weave in ends. You're done.

3 comments:

  1. Wow..what a great post!!

    Its an informative one..
    I love your patterns..can I have it?
    Well, really your designs are great!

    This is great for knitting on the road -- you can't drop a needle when it's attached to your work!

    Happy Knitting!

    http://www.circularknittingneedles.org/

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  2. sorry, I am a little confused about the k1 stitch at the end of the row 1. when the work is turned do I knit the stitch again before I start k3p3 pattern row? will that extra k1 end up being at the beginning of the row for the rest of the pattern? I love how your scarf looks, so light and springy! ty for sharing pattern. AJ dillondoll@gmail.com

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  3. A good question because it is a strange little pattern. You do not knit that first stitch again when you turn your work. Begin with the K3, P3 repeating across as described above until you have that last stitch which you will then knit at the end of the row. This causes an nice springy ribbing because it is a type of broken rib stitch.

    I will mention that one woman on Ravelry changed the K1 at the end to P1. She seemed to like how the stitch layout worked this way.

    I hope this helped! Once you just go for it you will see how crazy this stitch is. Let me know how it worked out.

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