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Friday, 26 December 2014

3x Cable Knitted Scarf

This Christmas I also knitted a special scarf and hat set for my Kris Kringle.

Patterns Below:

3X Knit Cable Scarf

Materials:
4.5 mm needles
Pattons DK weight yarn
Cable hook
Darning needle

Pattern:
CO 52 stitches

Row 1: K3 P3 K3 P3 K6 P5 K6 P5 K6 P3 K3 P3 K3
Row 2: K6 P3 K3 P6 K5 P6 K5 P6 K3 P3 K6
Row 3: Same as Row 1
Row 4: Same as Row 2
Row 5: Same as Row 1
Row 6: Same as Row 2
Row 7: K3 P3 K3 P3 <CB 3 K6 (cable back 3 stitches)> P5 <CB 3 K6>  P5 <CB 3 K6> P3 K3 P3 K3
Row 8: Same as Row 2

Repeat pattern until desired length is reached :)

CO
Weave in all ends with darning needle

I blocked this scarf by soaking it in luke warm water with wool soap and stretching it out on an old sheet, leaving to dry for 24 hours. 



Simple Slouch Hat

Materials:
Patons DK weight yarn
4 dpns 3.75mm
darning needle


Pattern:
CO 88 stitches on to one dpn
Separate among 3 dpns- 30, 29, 29
Join
Round 1: *P1, K1* repeat for entire round
Repeat round 1 until desired length of brim- this hat is 2.5 inches
Last round of brim: Do one more *P1, K1* round except increase one stitch every 10 stitches- increase 8 stitches only
Knit next round
Continue to knit round until hat is about 8-10 inches (desired length) then move to decrease rounds

Decrease Rounds (should have 96 stitches)
Round 1: *K6 K2tog* repeat from * to * for entire round
Round 2: *K5K2tog* repeat from * to * for entire round
Round 3: *K4 K2tog* repeat from * to * for entire round
Round 4: *K3 K2tog* repeat from * to * for entire round
Round 5: *K2 K2tog* repeat from * to * for entire round
Round 6: *K1 K2tog* repeat from * to * for entire round
Round 7: *K2tog* repeat from * to * for entire round

Continue to K2tog until there are 6-8 stitches left
Use darning needle to pull through remaining stitches- pull hard- knot in the inside of the hat
Weave in all ends


Christmas Gifts- More Knitted Shawls


For Christmas I knitted two shawls. One for my nonna and one for my mother.  These shawls are very time consuming, but well worth it! Happy Holidays.