A Gift for Anna

 

My niece, Anna, had a birthday at the end of October, for her present, she requested a new hat. After I made her the hat, I made another (due to the fact that I didn't write down the pattern), then made my sister stand out in the cold to have her picture taken.  Thank you Ellie!

A cozy knit, this soft squishy cabled hat is a quick project to make.


Materials:

1 skein Lionbrand Heartland, color Yosimite
Size US 8 double pointed needles
Size US 8 16 inch circular needles
Cable Needle
Marker

Finished Measurements

Height: 9 inches
Circumference: 22 inches

Gauge: 20 stitches by 20 rows = 4 inches in cable pattern

Abbreviations:
k: knit
p: purl
m1: make a stitch
1x1 rib: knit one stitch, then purl the next, repeat k1,p1 across the entire row.
C4F: Slip 2 stitches onto the cable needle and hold at the front of the work, knit 2, knit 2 from cable needle.
 k2t: knit 2 stitches together

Instructions:
CO 76

Join in the round, placing marker between the first and the last stitches.

Rows 1-5 :1x1 rib

Cable Pattern:

Row 1: [C4F, p2] Repeat from [ to ] until there are 10 stitches before the marker.  [C4F, p1, m1] 2x (there should now be 78total stitches)

Row 2: [k4, p2] around the row

Row 3: as row 2

Row 4: as row 2

Row 5: [C4F, p2] around the row

Row 6: as row 2

Row 7: as row 2

Row 8: as row 2

Repeat rows 5-8 five more times.

Decreases:

Change to double pointed needles when needed.

Row 1: [k 4, k2t] repeat round row

Row 2: k

Row 3: [k 3, k2t] repeat round row

Row 4: k

Row 5: [k 2, k2t] repeat round row

Row 6: k

Row 7: [k1, k2t] repeat round row

Row 8: k

Row 9:[ k2t] around the row

Break yarn leaving a long tail.  thread the yarn through all the remaining stitches, pull tightly, weave in ends.

Enjoy!

Peggy V

 

 I find half of the time I knit, I am knitting prayer shawls; I would classify a prayer shawl as a shawl knit with the prayer that peace and strength comes to those who wear it. A friend of mine once told me, that getting a prayer shawl was like receiving a "knitted hug", I love that analogy.  This particular shawl I knit for my Aunt Peggy, after she lost her twin sister.  Having two sisters myself, I cannot imagine the grief my Aunt carries.



Pattern Notes:
Peggy V is an edged triangle shawl with a climbing diamond pattern at the center; starting at a point, the right border is knit, followed by a set of straight stitches before finishing with the left border.  On each right side row, a stitch is added by the right border to create the length of the triangle.  At the center of the shawl a diamond pattern is knit; after the diamond pattern is finished, the shawl decreases while maintaining the border stitch pattern. This shawl is perfect for fending off the cool air without suffocating you with warmth.

Materials: 2 skeins Misti Alpaca Pima Silk Hand Paint Yarn, in color 05, Fuchsia

US size 6 needles
markers

Gauge: 20 stitches by 27 rows = 4 inches

Finished Measurements: wingspan 66 inches by 24 inches in length


 


 Abbreviations:
k: knit
p: purl
WS: wrong side of work
RS: Right side of work
pm: place marker
sm: slip marker
 yo: yarn over
k2t: knit 2 stitches together
k3t: knit 3 stitches together
m1: make one stitch
ssk: slip slip knit; slip 2 stitches onto your needle, knit them together (decreases 1 stitch)
sk2p: slip a stitch knit wise, knit two stitches together, pass slipped stitch over the two stitches knitted together






Peggy V:

CO 19
Set up Row (WS): p

Increase Section:

Row 1 (RS): yo, k 3, k3t, k 2, yo, pm, m 1, k 1, pm, yo, k 2, ssk, k 4, p 2
Row 2 (and all even rows): k 2, p to end of row, slipping markers as you go
Row 3: yo, k 2, k3t, k 2, yo, k 1, sm, m 1, k to  marker, sm, k 1, yo, k 2, ssk, k 3, p 2
Row 5: yo, k1, k3t, k 2, yo, k 2, sm, m 1, k to marker, sm, k 2, yo, k 2, ssk, k 2, p 2
Row 7:yo, k3t, k 2, yo, k 3, sm, m 1, k to marker, sm, k 3, yo, k 2, ssk, k 1, p 2

repeat increase rows 1-8 until you have 93 stitches between the markers 

Center Panel:

Row 1: yo, k 3, k3t, k 2, yo, sm, [k 3, k2t, k 2, yo, k 1, yo, k 2, ssk, k 3] 6x, k 3, sm, yo, k 2, ssk, k 4, p 2  

Row 2 (and all even rows): k 2, p to end of row

Row 3: yo, k 2, k3t, k 2, yo, k 1, sm, [ k 2, k2t, k 2, yo, k 3, yo, k 2, ssk, k 2] 6x, k 3, sm, k 1, yo, k 2, ssk, k 3, p 2

Row 5: yo, k1, k3t, k 2, yo, k 2, sm, [k 1, k2t, k 2, yo, k 5, yo, k 2, ssk, k 1] 6x, k 3, sm, k 2, yo, k 2, ssk, k 2, p 2

Row 7: yo, k3t, k 2, yo, k 3, sm, [k2t, k 2, yo, k 7, yo, k 2, ssk] 6x, k 3, sm, k 3, yo, k 2, ssk, k 1, p 2

Row 9: yo, k 3, k3t, k 2, yo, sm, [ssk, k 2, yo, k 7, yo, k 2, k2t] 6x, k3, sm, yo, k 2, ssk, k 4, p 2

Row 11: yo, k 2, k3t, k 2, yo, k 1, sm, [m1, ssk, k 2, yo, ssk, k 3, k2t, yo, k 2, k2t, m1] 6x, k 3, sm,
k 1, yo, k 2, ssk, k 3, p 2

Row 13: yo, k1, k3t, k 2, yo, k 2, sm, [k 1, m 1, ssk, k 2, yo, ssk, k 1, k2t, yo, k 2, k2t, m 1, k1, ] 6x, k 3, sm, k 2, yo, k 2, ssk, k 2, p 2

Row 15: yo, k3t, k 2, yo, k 3, sm, [k 2, m 1, k 2, ssk, yo, sk2p, yo, k 2, k2t, m 1, k 2] 6x, k 3, sm,
k 3, yo, k 2, ssk, k 1, p 2

Decrease Section:

Row 1: yo, k 3, k3t, k 2, yo, sm, ssk, k to marker, sm, yo, k 2, ssk, k 4, p 2
Row 2 (and all even rows): k 2, purl to end of row
Row 3: yo, k 2, k3t, k 2, yo, k 1, sm, ssk, k to  marker, sm, k 1, yo, k 2, ssk, k 3, p 2
Row 5: yo, k1, k3t, k 2, yo, k 2, sm, ssk, k to marker, sm, k 2, yo, k 2, ssk, k 2, p 2
Row 7: yo, k3t, k 2, yo, k 3, sm, ssk, k to marker, sm, k 3, yo, k 2, ssk, k 1, p 2

Repeat decrease rows 1-8 until there are  19 stitches on the needles.

Bind off all stitches.

Weave in ends and block to finished measurements.



A special thanks to my lovely sister Ellie for modeling for me.

Honeycombs and Ruffles, Hope for Peace and Strength

This is a repeat post in loving memory of Davey Warsen, Pat Feeks and all aboard the Ozzie 72, shot down in Afghanistan in August 2012.  I have repeated this post twice now and it does not get easier.





A year ago last week, a Black Hawk was shot down.  All lives were lost, for each of those men there was a family whose world stopped.  This is the shawl I made for one of their mothers.

A honeycomb shawl with ruffles on both ends.  Originally, I knit this with Berroco Remix, the photographed shawl is knit with Rowan Savannah.  I would love to knit this with Crystal Palace Cuddles, although I think any acrylic would work well.

You can buy the pattern here.

100% of the sales will go to the David Warsen Legacy fund.

Davey, you are missed and loved, so very very much.

knit.purl Fall/Winter 2015 Preview!

This is happening!!!!!!!!!!!  All of these patterns are gorgeous and I am stoked that my Soundcheck  Scarf made the cut!  Check out the knit.purl Fall/Winter 2015 magazine, there are some gorgeous knits in here.

Photo Credit:  Harper Point Photography

knit.purl Fall/Winter 2015