Materials Yarn: Queensland Collection Rustic Merino Sport in Shamrock, skeins (equal to yards/ meters, ounces) Needles: US 6 straight US 6 DPN US 8 straight Gauge Size needles Stockinette st 36 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches Abbreviations TS – K 2nd st, leave on needle, k first st, slip both stitches off needle SSKContinue reading “Beach Sweater”
Category Archives: Patterns
Asparagus Sweater Dress
I started this dress six years ago with a vague idea of a cable that grew outwards to fill a pleated skirt. The problem is that once I started cabling, the midsection was only slightly wider than my thigh. If I had started over at the time, maybe even stretched myself to do a littleContinue reading “Asparagus Sweater Dress”
A Tale of Two Sweaters
The week before Thanksgiving 2011, I grabbed the top of my mannequin and molded some cables around it. I pictured myself in a jaw-dropping neon orange sweater saying “this old thing? I made it myself.” Objectively, that isn’t a great reason to do anything. In my case, it set me up for disappointment. I wasContinue reading “A Tale of Two Sweaters”
Cabled Hat
Size: Women’s Medium Materials Size 10 DPNs 120 yards of your squishiest, chunkiest stash yarn Gauge 9 stitches and 9 rows = 2 inches in 1×1 rib Pattern KTS: Knit 2nd stitch, leave on needle, knit first stitch, slip both stitches off needle. PTS: Purl 2nd stitch, leave on needle, purl first stitch, slip bothContinue reading “Cabled Hat”
Braided Cable Scarf
Materials Yarn – Berroco Vintage Chunky Yarn in Tang, 4 skeins Needles – size 10 straight Gauge 8 stitches and 11 rows = 2” in Stockinette stitch Abbreviations CO – cast on sl – slip CN – cable needle H2B – hold to back H2F – hold to front BO – BindContinue reading “Braided Cable Scarf”
Double V Ribbed Tank
Materials Yarn – Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool in Charcoal, 3 skeins (576.0 yards (526.7 meters), 5.29 ounces) Needles: Size 5 straight Gauge – 13 stitches and 18 rows = 2 inches in ST Size: Women’s Small Back CO 110 Row 1: (RS) *P2, k2; continue from * to end, p2 Continue reading “Double V Ribbed Tank”
Ribbed Circle Scarf
Materials: Yarn: Loops & Threads Cozy Wool in Harvest, 1 skein (90.0 yards (82.3 meters), 4.48 ounces) Needles: Size 11 circular CO 96 Row 1: *K3, P3; repeat from * to end. Join in the round. Continue in established rib pattern for 20 rows. BO Loosely. Weave in tails.
Tank Top to Sweater
I’ve had a longer relationship with this fair-isle tank top than I have with any man I’ve dated. It’s been with me for three moves and five Christmases, always at the bottom of my knitting basket. It’s pretty obviously unwearable – the neckline is unfinished, the bottom rolls up, and it’s for that very specificContinue reading “Tank Top to Sweater”
Simple Stash Beanie
Size: Women’s Medium Materials Size 10 DPNs 90 yards of your squishiest, chunkiest stash yarn (my favorite is on the right, Loops & Threads Cozy Wool in Harvest) Gauge 9 stitches and 9 rows = 2 inches in 1×1 rib Pattern CO 60 Row 1: (RS) K in 1×1 rib, join in the round Continue inContinue reading “Simple Stash Beanie”
Big Sweater Smaller Sweater
There’s a picture of my dad that used to sit on my mom’s bedside table – in the nebulous lore that is my dad’s past, I would place it somewhere around the time he took a break from college and lived in Colorado, getting by teaching other sometime-college-students to ski. In this picture, he’s leaningContinue reading “Big Sweater Smaller Sweater”
