tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89235711733982012522024-02-25T00:15:12.917-08:00Sara's Colorwave BlogAn offering of ideas, inspirations, discussion, history, and speculative musings for the knit and crochet community. Oh yeah, and free patterns too.Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06513650087255844302noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923571173398201252.post-84491384479069183252015-11-18T17:07:00.001-08:002015-11-18T17:07:11.107-08:00<a href="http://fineartamerica.com/art/paintings/alcohol+ink" style="font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;">alcohol ink paintings for sale</a><br />
<br />Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06513650087255844302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923571173398201252.post-153197551025905132014-01-23T05:13:00.001-08:002014-01-23T05:13:51.436-08:00IN WHICH I SHIFT FOCUS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The drive to blend colors remains strong. I have found a great outlet for this, one in which my lack of skill at painting is not of great concern: playing with alcohol inks. The inks are similar to water colors, but they are much more independent and harder to control. My approach is to drop, blow, streak, and dapple the inks in a way that pleases me. Too much fun!<br />
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In the painting above I impressed a crocheted doily into the inks while they were still wet. (This proves that I haven't given up needlework yet, right?)<br />
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I have an Etsy store for my work, and have already sold a set of coasters, pictured below. A Four Seasons Quadtych. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/shbknits?ref=search_shop_redirect" target="_blank">HERE IS THE LINK</a> to the store. It's called Sara's Colorwave Dreams!<br />
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Our local yarn shop has closed for good. It took all summer to happen, but I am just now going into yarn withdrawal. I fantasize about driving halfway across the state to a big city with a yarn shop. I go up into the attic, where my stash is, and get balls of yarn out and caress them. I even went to our local Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft store and looked at trendy acrylic yarns and the very popular frilly scarf yarns. OK, so I couldn't pass them up. I have never tried one of the new ruffle yarns, so I picked up a few (very inexpensive) and gave them a whirl. Once I figured out the technique required, I found I could knit one of these scarves in four hours or less. One (#7) took only five minutes! (The latter reminded me of my mother's cooking style in the 1960's: go right for the finish line!)<br />
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From left to right above we have:<br />
1. Red Heart Boutique Trio Trifecta scarf<br />
2. Lion Brand Imagine, Rotini scarf<br />
3. Starbella flash<br />
4. Red Heart Boutique Sashay<br />
5. Red Heart Boutique Filigree<br />
6. Red Heart Boutique Sashay metallic<br />
7. Lion Brand Imagine, ball band directions (as simple as turning a sleeve inside out) <br />
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OK, I'm over it for now.
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The yarn is <a href="http://www.koigu.com/yarns/colourshandpainted.html">Koigu Painter's Palette Merino</a> sock yarn. It's too expensive for me to use very often, but I have made a few pairs of socks with it. I love knitting with it because it is so soft and springy and buttery, with beautiful colors. I found a few scraps left over from the socks in my stash and made them into hexipuffs. This is the perfect way to compare "new" (left) and "worn" (right) with the same yarn. The socks were always hand washed and drip dried. Click to embiggen the pictures.<br />
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The brown yarn has faded a good bit, but not so much the other two. The socks have gotten softer and softer with wear, and felted ever so slightly, but there has been little or no shrinkage. I haven't noticed any thinning, pilling, or holes (yet). They are still my favorite socks!<br />
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The only problem that I've had with Koigu is ordering it online- I've been unpleasantly suprised twice because what came in the mail wasn't at all what I thought I had ordered. Luckily I have a local yarn shop that carries it, and I buy it there because I can see what I am getting.
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After at least fifteen years of making socks, I have FINALLY discovered a wonderful pattern to use up my huge bin of sock remnant yarns. Some of these go back a long time. Some were even the result of my first yarn-dyeing experiments with Kool-aid dyes. I'm going to make the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-beekeepers-quilt" target="_blank">Beekeeper's Quilt</a>. Here are my first three "Hexipuffs":</div>
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I love the memories that come back to me as I pull out the yarns from socks made long ago. In a small way the socks that I make are like my children, and the hexipuffs are like photographs! It's like going through the baby albums-- lots of "aaawwwww" moments!</div>
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Of course now that I have introduced the new stitch pattern, I had to make a dishcloth. This one was over 44 stitches, and used <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/yarns/Dishie_Yarn__D5420207.html" target="_blank">Knitpicks Dishie</a> cotton in color "Azure". I used the chart for Majestic Ribbing in the previous post (MAKEOVER) with two slight changes: I spaced the little crosses closer together, so there are 5 regular rib rows in between instead of 7. I also added two more edge stitches.<br />
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Please be aware that the closer you space the ribbed crosses, the less elastic your ribbing will become. This is certainly not a problem with a dishcloth, but use caution with patterns that require a great deal of stretch, or you may not be able to get the sock/hat over your heel/head! Don't ask me how I know this!<br />
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About five years ago I made these now bedragged and sorry-looking slipper socks for my husband. He wore them a lot, and was so careful with them that he even wore socks underneath so that he wouldn't dirty them unnecessarily (how can you not love a man like that?). The yarn is <a href="http://www.yarn.com/webs-knitting-crochet-yarns-plymouth/webs-knitting-crochet-yarns-plymouth-encore/?gclid=CKW-mtH-8rQCFQyDnQoddTsAOw" target="_blank">Plymouth Encore</a>, and as you can see it did not hold up well. I used a generic sock pattern, and purchased leather soles. The soles are in fine shape, so I decided to do the tops again. A makeover.<br />
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The stitch pattern is my own invention. It is a juiced-up version of "Elegant Ribbing" from Barbara Walker's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/A-Third-Treasury-Knitting-Patterns/dp/0942018184/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1358549374&sr=8-3&keywords=barbara+walker+treasury+knitting" target="_blank">Third Treasury of Knitting Patterns</a>. Since mine is a bit more elegant than elegant, I shall call it "Majestic Ribbing".<br />
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Here is a chart for Majestic Ribbing with a multiple of eight stitches, plus two edge stitches (one at each edge). The red box shows the pattern repeat.<br />
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Here are the slippers after the makeover, this time with <a href="http://www.berroco.com/yarns/vintage" target="_blank">Berroco "Vintage"</a>. I left one sole off for the photo so you could see they are just regular old socks. </div>
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I was asked to make a pair of gloves for my father-in-law this year. Gloves are great because they knit up fast, and don't use much yarn (these are Dream in Color "Classy" worsted). Somehow I always end up making the ring finger first, so it looks like the gloves are for rude people only.
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This one is the Tasseled Fez from Charlene Schurch's book <b>Hats On</b>. Hopefully it will keep the head of my college boy warm this winter. More detail on the construction in a previous post here <a href="http://sarascolorwaveblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/bulletproof.html">HERE</a>.
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<a href="http://sarascolorwaveblog.blogspot.com/2012_10_01_archive.html">Nancy Marchant's Hostas scarf</a> (previous post) was a big hit with the college girl. These are her favorite colors.
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Those wonderfully cottony portable experiments in knitting have lost their intense grip on my mind, for now. The cooler weather has inspired my fingers to turn to soft woolly things. Not to mention that the usual demand for Christmas stockings has begun.<br />
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But for fun, I am making Nancy Marchant's wonderful scarf pattern, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hosta-brioche-scarf">Hostas</a>. I love the look and smooshy feel of Brioche stitch, and I love knitting it too (previous posts <a href="http://sarascolorwaveblog.blogspot.com/2010_05_01_archive.html">HERE</a> and <a href="http://sarascolorwaveblog.blogspot.com/2011_03_01_archive.html">HERE</a>).
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Yes, they are still flying off the knitting needles, and my mind is full of great ideas for the next one, and the next, and the next, etc. Pictured above are some of the newer ones. I have decided to quit posting the patterns on the blog, however-- sorry, folks! The patterns will be published, but probably as an e-book with Knitpicks, since I am using their yarn anyway. It's going to be "Ten Terrific Dishcloths", or possibly "Fifteen Fabulous Dishcloth Designs". I'll keep you posted.<br />
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Meanwhile, <a href="http://sarascolorwaveblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/knitting-camp.html">Knitting Camp</a> is in full swing. This year I made a bad decision about what yarn to start the girls knitting with. Usually I buy them cheap acrylic yarn in neon colors, but this year I opted for a wool blend in much softer and prettier colors. Easier on the hands and the eyes too. Unfortunately the new yarn is not working out well because it splits too easily. Some girls have such hot sweaty hands that the yarn actually felts while they are knitting it- I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it happen!
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I wish I knew the source for this charming little leafy pattern, but all I can tell you is that a friend of mine wore a commercially made sweater with this stitch, which fascinated me. I tossed it on the xerox machine so that I could figure it out. I was at a loss for names, but my husband suggested that the little columns resembled the fronds of <a href="http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/okwild/misc/maiden.html">maidenhair fern</a>. And so they do.</div>
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I used Knitpicks <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/yarns/Dishie_Yarn__D5420207.html">Dishie</a>. My cloth is about 9 inches wide. If you prefer a thicker yarn such as <a href="http://www.elmore-pisgah.com/">Peaches & Creme</a>, I would go up two needle sizes and make three columns of fronds rather than four. </div>
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With #4 needles cast on 46 stitches (33 for P&C). Knit four rows in garter stitch for the bottom border. Then keeping the side 3 stitches in garter stitch, follow the chart below until the cloth is square. Make a garter stitch border at the top too.<br />
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Parenthetical comment: I have been teaching myself to make knitting charts with Excel. I'm slow, but getting better. Today I figured out how to label things with text boxes.<br />
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This one is really called "Round Link Cables" in Barbara Walker's <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/A-Third-Treasury-Knitting-Patterns/dp/0942018184">Third Treasury of Knitting Patterns</a></i>, but mine came out more like the wheels on an old steam locomotive (OK- if you hold it sideways). The cloth is large, thick, and deeply textured. A bit of a handful for dishes, in my opinion, but it would make a capital washcloth.<br />
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I used Knitpicks <i><a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/cfyarns/yarn_display.cfm?ID=5420207">Dishie</a></i>. If you prefer to use a thicker yarn such as <a href="http://www.elmore-pisgah.com/">Peaches & Creme</a>, I would go up to knitting needles #6, and make the cloth with four cables rather than five. Otherwise it might turn into a bath towel!<br />
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With <i>Dishie</i> cotton and #4 needles, cast on 50 stitches (42 for P&C).<br />
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<b>Row 1:</b> (K1, P1) twice for side border, (P2, K2) across to the last 6 stitches, then P2, <span style="background-color: white;">(K1, P1) twice.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Row 2:</b> </span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">(K1, P1) twice for side border, (K2, P2) across to the last 6 stitches, then K2, </span><span style="background-color: white;">(K1, P1) twice.</span><br />
<b>Rows 3 and 5: </b>Repeat Row 1.<br />
<b>Rows 4 and 6: </b>Repeat Row 2.
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<b>Row 7: </b><span style="background-color: white;">(K1, P1) twice for side border, P2, *(K1, M1, K1, P1, M1, P1, K1, M1, K1, P2) repeat from * across to last 4 stitches, then </span><span style="background-color: white;">(K1, P1) twice. Now you should have 65 stitches (54 for P&C).</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Row 8 and all subsequent even numbered rows</b>: </span><span style="background-color: white;">(K1, P1) twice, *(K2, P9) repeat from * until there are 6 stitches remaining, then K2, </span><span style="background-color: white;">(K1, P1) twice.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Rows 9 and 11:</b> </span><span style="background-color: white;">(K1, P1) twice, *(P2, K9) repeat from * until there are 6 st remaining, P2, </span><span style="background-color: white;">(K1, P1) twice.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Row 13</b>: </span><span style="background-color: white;">(K1, P1) twice, P2, Make a 9-stitch cable cross as follows: slip 6 stitches to cable needle and hold in front, k3, then slip the center 3 sts from the cable needle back to left-hand needle; pass the cable needle with the reemaining 3 stitches to the back of work; k3 from left-hand needle, then k3 from the cable needle. </span><span style="background-color: white;">*(P</span><span style="background-color: white;">2, K9, P2, 9-st cable as before), repeat from * until there are 6 stitiches remaining, </span><span style="background-color: white;">P2, </span><span style="background-color: white;">(K1, P1) twice.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Row 15 and 17</b>: Same as Rows 9 and 11.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Row 19:</b> </span><span style="background-color: white;">(K1, P1) twice, *(P2, K9, P2, 9-st cable), repeat from * </span><span style="background-color: white;">until there are 6 stitiches remaining, </span><span style="background-color: white;">P2, </span><span style="background-color: white;">(K1, P1) twice.</span><br />
<b>Rows 21 and 23:</b> Same as Rows 9 and 11.<br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Repeat Rows 13-24 for pattern </b>until cloth is square, and you have just finished a cable row. Repeat Rows 8-12 one more time.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Decrease row</b>: </span><span style="background-color: white;">(K1, P1) twice for side border, P2, *(K1, K2tog, P1, P2tog, K1, k2tog, P2) repeat from * across to last 4 stitches, then </span><span style="background-color: white;">(K1, P1) twice. Now you should have 50 stitches (42 for P&C).</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Repeat Rows 1-6</b> for top border, then bind off in pattern.</span>
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This one is based on "Rasberries and Cream" from Barbara Walker's <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/A-Third-Treasury-Knitting-Patterns/dp/0942018184">A Third Treasury of Knitting Patterns</a></i>. My berries are floating in juice, not cream! The fabric tends to pull together, making a nice thick sturdy cloth. I have modified the original pattern to make a neater side edge. To prevent the top and bottom edges from flaring out I have used smaller-sized knitting needles and fewer stitches, but the berry stitch pattern can be worked on any multiple of 4 plus 1 stitches.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">I used Knitpicks "Dishie" cotton yarn, but if you use a thicker yarn such as Peaches & Creme, go up in needle size to #6 and #8.</span><br />
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Cast 42 stitches on knitting needles #4.
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Rows 1-4 with A:</b> Slip 1 with yarn in front, yarn back, knit across.</span><br />
<b>Row 2 with A: </b><span style="background-color: white;">Slip 1 with yarn in front, yarn back, knit</span><span style="background-color: white;"> 5, M1, </span><span style="background-color: white;">*K6, M1. Repeat from *. Now you should have 49 stitches. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Row 3 with A</b>: Slip 1, purl to last stitch, slip 1.</span><br />
Change to #6 knitting needles.
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Row 4 with B</b>: K1, *slip 3 wyib, (k1, yo, k1) in next st; repeat from *, end slip 3 wyib, k1.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Row 5 with B:</b> Slip1 wyif, *slip 3 wyif, k3, repeat from *, end slip 4. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Row 6 with A:</b> K1, *slip1-k2tog-psso, slip 3 wyib; repeat from *, end slip 1-k2tog-psso, k1. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Row 7 with A:</b> Slip 1 wyif, *(p1, yo, p1) in next st, slip 3 wyif; repeat from *, end </span><span style="background-color: white;">(p1, yo, p1) in next st, slip1. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Row 8 with B:</b> K 1, *slip 3 wyib, p3; repeat from *, end slip 3 wyib, k1.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Row 9 with B:</b> Slip 1 wyif, *slip 3 wyif, p3 tog; repeat from *, end slip 4 wyif.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Row 10 with A:</b> Knit across.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Row 11 with A:</b> Same as Row 3.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Row 12 with B: </b> K1, slip 1 wyib, k1, </span><span style="background-color: white;">*slip 3 wyib, (k1, yo, k1) in next st; repeat from *, end slip 3 wyib, k1, slip 1 wyib, k1.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Row 13 with B:</b> Slip 2 wyif, k1, </span><span style="background-color: white;">*slip 3 wyif, k3, repeat from *, end k1, slip 2 wyif.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Row 14 with A:</b> </span><span style="background-color: white;">K3, *slip1-k2tog-psso, slip 3 wyib; repeat from *, end slip 1-k2tog-psso, k3.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Row 15 with A:</b> </span><span style="background-color: white;">Slip 1 wyif, p2, *(p1, yo, p1) in next st, slip 3 wyif; repeat from *, end </span><span style="background-color: white;">(p1, yo, p1) in next st, p2, slip1. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Row 16 with B:</b> </span><span style="background-color: white;">K 1, slip 1 wyib, k1, *slip 3 wyib, p3; repeat from *, end slip 3 wyib, k1, slip 1 wyib, k1.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Row 17 with B:</b> </span><span style="background-color: white;">Slip 2 wyif, k1, *slip 3 wyif, p3 tog; repeat from *, end k1, slip 2 wyif.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Row 18 with A:</b> Knit across.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Row 19 with A:</b> Same as Row 3.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Repeat <b>Rows 4-19</b> for pattern until cloth is square, and you have just finished Row 10. Change to #4 needles. </span><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Decrease row:</b> Slip 1 wyif,* k5, k2tog, repeat from * (42 stitches). Repeat Rows 1-4 for border, bind off.</span><br />
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Here is a very clever pattern for a dishcloth with cables of 1 by 1 rib and seed stitch. It is completely reversible! Thanks to <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/reversibly-cabled-afghan-111lc">Lily Chin</a> for this amazing stitch pattern!<br />
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The chart below (click to enlarge) has shaded areas to make the seed stitch cables stand out. The unmarked squares are to knit on the right side, purl on the wrong side. The squares with the "O" are to purl on the right side, knit on the wrong side. Of course you have to be able to TELL which is the right or wrong side, not a straightforward task with a reversible pattern! I strongly suggest that you <b>mark the side facing you on even numbered rows</b> with a pin or paperclip. This is the RIGHT side.<br />
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Cast on 52 stitches with #4 needles, and knit the first four rows of the chart (two repeats). Note that there are two edge stitches which are kept in rib. The smaller needles are to help keep the ends of the cloth from flaring out. Slip the cloth to #6 needles and complete the 36-row chart, repeating back to Row #1, until your work is square, and you have just finished a cable row. Return the cloth to the smaller needles and knit until the row just before the next cable, then bind off.<br />
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I used Knitpicks <i><a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/yarns/Dishie_Yarn__D5420207.html">Dishie</a></i> for this cloth (7 inches square), but if you prefer a thicker yarn such as <a href="http://www.elmore-pisgah.com/">Peaches & Creme</a>, I would go up to knitting needles #6 and 8.<br />
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Note: If this chart looks different than the one you might have seen or printed before, it's because I updated it to make it prettier. It is the same chart!<br />
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This charming stitch pattern is based on the Portcullis Stitch from Barbara Walker's <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Second-Treasury-Knitting-Patterns-Barbara/dp/0942018176">A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns.</a> </i>It makes a cloth which is dense, nubby, sturdy, keeps its shape, and lies flat- in short, it resembles crochet.
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I worked hard to find a knitted bind-off method that would resemble the cast on edge. It's rather fiddly, and wasn't entirely successful. Of course, you can always bind off in the usual way. I really think this cloth would look best with a crocheted bindoff. Anyone out there want to invent a good one?<br />
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<b style="background-color: white;">SIZE: </b><span style="background-color: white;">About 8 inches diameter</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white;">MATERIALS: </b><span style="background-color: white;">Two</span><span style="background-color: white;"> balls of Knitpicks Dishie cotton in colors A and B</span><b style="background-color: white;">, </b><span style="background-color: white;">and knitting needles #4. If you prefer to use a thicker cotton yarn such as Peaches & Creme, I would go up to #6 needles and down to 41 stitches.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Cast on 53 stitches (or any multiple of 4 plus 1).</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white;">Row 1 with A</b><span style="background-color: white;">: Purl</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;">Row 2 with A</b><span style="background-color: white;">: K2 tog, *(k1, yo, k1) in the same stitch, (slip1, k2tog, psso), repeat from *, end (k1, yo, k1) in the same stitch, ssk. </span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;">Row 3 with B:</b><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">Repeat Row 1.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Row 4 with B</b>: Repeat Row 2.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Repeat these four rows until cloth is square and you have just finished Row 2 with A.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Bindoff prep row (with A)</b>: P2tog, *Purl in the front, back, and front of next stitch, (P2 tog but return this stitch to the LH needle, slip the second stitch over the one you just returned, then slip the stitch back to the RH needle), repeat from *, end P2tog.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Bind off with A as follows</b>: Knit 2, BO 1, k1, BO 1, *K2tog, BO1, (k1, BO1) twice, repeat from *end k1, BO 1, k2tog, BO 1.</span><br />
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This delightful stitch pattern from Barbara
Walker’s <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Second-Treasury-Knitting-Patterns-Barbara/dp/0942018176">Second Treasury of KnittingPatterns</a> </i>makes a charming and unconventional dishcloth. I have modified the
pattern to close the large holes that result from making the bobbles. If you
use a multicolored yarn the bobbles seem to enlarge and stretch out the colors
like a magnifying glass! <o:p></o:p></div>
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I wrote this pattern for Knitpicks cotton
yarn “Dishie”. If you prefer to use one of the thicker yarns such as Peaches
& Crème I would go up to a #6 needle, and reduce the stitches to 33.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If you find it cumbersome to turn your work
multiple times to make the bobbles, this dishcloth is the perfect vehicle to
teach yourself the technique called “knitting back backwards”. You can find a
good tutorial at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24jrEt7xX2s">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24jrEt7xX2s</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>SIZE: </b>About 8 inches diameter</div>
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<b>MATERIALS: </b>One
ball of Knitpicks Dishie cotton<b>, </b>and knitting needles #4<o:p></o:p></div>
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Cast on 43
stitches.<span style="font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Rows 1-4</b>:
With yarn in front, slip one stitch to the right hand needle as if to purl
(S1wyif), yarn back, knit across.</div>
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<b>Rows 5 and 7</b>:
Slip one as before, k2, purl to last three stitches, k3. </div>
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<b>Row 6:</b> Same as rows 1-4.</div>
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<b>Row 8</b>: S1, k8,
*(turn, p5, turn, k5) 3 times, pick up two stitches along the left side of the
bobble and place them on the left hand needle, then k3tog, k9, repeat from *
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<b>Row 9</b>: S1,
k2, p6, *pick up two stitches along the side of the bobble and place them on the
left hand needle, then p3tog, p 9, repeat from *, end k3.</div>
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<b>Row 10:</b> Repeat Row 1.</div>
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<b>Row 11</b>: Repeat Row 5.</div>
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<b>Row 12</b>: S1, k13, *(turn, p5, turn, k5
turn) 3 times, pick up two stitches along the left side of the bobble and place
them on the left hand needle, then k3tog, k9, turn, repeat from * end k8. </div>
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<b>Row 13</b>: S1, k2, p11, *pick up two
stitches along the side of the bobble and place them on the left hand needle,
then p3tog, p 9, repeat from *, end p5, k3.</div>
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<b>Row 14:</b> Repeat Row 1.</div>
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<b>Row 15</b>: Repeat Row 5.</div>
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Repeat Rows 8-15
for pattern. End with Row 11, then repeat Rows 1-4 for border. Bind off.</div>
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This charming stitch pattern is from Barbara Walker's <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Second-Treasury-Knitting-Patterns-Barbara/dp/0942018176">A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns</a></i>, p. 48. I have reproduced it for you below. For the dishcloth above I cast on 34 stitches and used #4 knitting needles, but I could have gone up to a #6. The cloth is about 7 inches wide.
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Two-Color Bind Stitch</i></span></b><br />
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Work this pattern with a light hand, being careful not to bind the stitches too tightly. "Squeezing" will spoil its appearance. The wrapped strands should be soft and reasonably loose, though not slack. The pattern is pretty, too, in three colors. Simply alternate the three colors continuously, giving 4 rows to each in turn.<br />
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Multiple of 4 sts plus 2. Colors A and B.<br />
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Cast on with Color A and purl one row.<br />
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<b>Row 1</b> (Right side)- With B, k1, * sl 2 wyif, put yarn to back and sl the same 2 sts back to left-hand needle, bring yarn to front and sl the same 2 sts wyif again, put yarn to back and k2; rep from *, end k1.<br />
<b>Row 2</b>- With B, p3, * sl 2 wyif, p2; rep from *, end sl 2, p1.<br />
<b>Row 3</b>- With B k3, * p2, k2; rep from *, end p2, k1.<br />
<b>Row 4</b>- With B, purl.<br />
<b>Row 5</b>- With A, k3, rep from * of Row 1; end last repeat k1 instead of k2.<br />
<b>Row 6</b>- With A, p1, * sl 2 wyif, p2; rep from *, end p1.<br />
<b>Row 7</b>- With A k1, * p2, k2; rep from *, end k1.<br />
<b>Row 8</b>- With A, purl.<br />
Repeat Rows 1-8.<br />
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Dishcloth mania has struck again! I wanted to try out the latest cotton yarn from Knitpicks, <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/yarns/Dishie_Multi_Yarn__D5420224.html">Dishie</a>.
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For those of you used to <a href="http://www.elmore-pisgah.com/pc_yarn_balls.htm">Peaches & Creme</a> or <a href="http://www.sugarncream.com/">Sugar'n Cream</a>, you will find it firmer, more tightly twisted, and thinner. That means that you can't combine Dishie with the other brands in your colorwork, because the gauge is not the same, but Dishie comes in pretty nice colors and is not expensive. It washes up well, remains soft, and is colorfast. The only bad thing I could say about it is that there was one knot in my 100g ball, but that's not too unusual with the others. <br />
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If you would like to download the free pattern for the Sunburst dishcloth pictured above, it is available <a href="http://site.sarascolorwaveyarns.com/sunburstdishclothptrn.html">HERE</a>.
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This wonderful little stitch pattern makes really cool eyeballs which bulge out at you! I have made several of the dishcloths (pattern available <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lizard-ridge-dishcloth">HERE</a>), but always thought they were a bit too wide for that purpose. So I just made the dishcloth a bit longer, added a topper to hang it from the fridge door, and voila: a lizard ridge hand towel!
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Directions for the topper:<br />
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<b>Row 1 (right side): </b>With the yarn in front, slip the first three stitches without knitting them, yarn back, knit 2, ssk, knit 8, ssk, knit 9, k2tog, knit 8, k2tog, knit 5.<br />
<b>Row 2 </b>(and all subsequent wrong side rows): Slip the first three stitches as before, knit across.<br />
<b>Row 3: </b>Slip 3 as before, yarn back, knit 2, ssk, knit 7, ssk, knit 8, k2tog, knit 7, k2tog, knit 5.
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<b>Row 5: </b>Slip 3, knit 2, ssk, knit 6, ssk, knit 7, k2tog, knit 6, k2tog, knit 5.
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<b>Row 7: </b>Slip 3, knit 2, ssk, knit 5, ssk, knit 6, k2tog, knit 5, k2tog, knit 5.
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<b>Row 9: </b>Slip 3, knit 2, ssk, knit 4, ssk, knit 5, k2tog, knit 4, k2tog, knit 5.
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<b>Row 11: </b>Slip 3, knit 2, ssk, knit 3, ssk, knit 4, k2tog, knit 3, k2tog, knit 5.
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<b>Row 13: </b>Slip 3, knit 2, ssk, knit 2, ssk, knit 3, k2tog, knit 2, k2tog, knit 5.
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<b>Row 15: </b>Slip 3, knit 2, ssk, knit 1, ssk, knit 2, k2tog, knit 1, k2tog, knit 5.
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<b>Row 17: </b>Slip 3, knit 2, ssk twice, knit 1, k2tog twice, knit 5.
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<b>Row 19: </b>Slip 3, ssk twice, knit 1, k2 tog twice, knit 3.<br />
<b>Row 21: </b>Slip 3, knit across (11 stitches).<br />
Repeat this row until strap is desired length.<br />
Make buttonhole: On the right side, slip 3, knit 1, bind off 3, knit 4. On the next row cast on 3 stitches (use the knitted cast on or backward loop method) to replace the ones that were bound off. Repeat Row 21 four more times.<br />
<b>Decrease row 1, right side: </b>Slip 3, ssk, knit 1, k2tog, knit 3.<br />
<b>Row 2:</b> Repeat row 21 (9 stitches).<br />
<b>Row 3:</b> Slip 3, knit 3 tog, knit 3 (7 stitches).<br />
Cut yarn, leaving at least a 6 inch tail. Thread darning needle with tail, pull all the remaining stitches together, and anchor yarn. Sew on button.<br />
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My family and I traveled to the mountains for a vacation recently. I had my knitting bag all ready to go, with the two summer tops and the patterns, extra yarn included. I left it on my recliner and went north without it. I have forgotten items many times on many trips, but NEVER NEVER NEVER have I forgotten my knitting bag!!
So what to do? Go to WalMart and pick up some cheap cotton yarn and knitting needles!<br />
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I have always enjoyed experimenting with Brioche stitch, so the dishcloth pictured above is a variation on a stitch that I call Brioche twist twist. (Yes, it is the same cloth but showing both sides). I tried this three-row pattern by switching the colors every <b>two</b> rows. If you are not familiar with Brioche stitch, don't try this in two colors to start!<br />
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Cast on any even number of stitches with Color A. I used #6 needles and 26 stitches.<br />
<b> Prep row</b> (do this only once): With A, *YO (yarn over), S1wyib (slip one stitch with yarn in back), K1 (knit 1)*. In other words, bring the yarn toward you, in front of your work. Insert your needle into the next stitch as if to purl and slip it to the right needle (S). Then as you knit the next stitch (K1), wrap the yarn over the right needle and to the back (this completes the YO or yarn over). For the next stitch bring the yarn forward again between the needles, slip as if to purl, and knit the next stitch while wrapping the yarn to the back. Repeat to the end.<br />
<b>Row 1 with B</b>: <span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;">*YO S K2tog* Do the same as in the prep row, but knit two stitches together (K2tog): both the next</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;">stitch and the wrap (YO) from the previous row are knitted together.</span><br />
<b>Row 2 with B:</b> Repeat row 1.<br />
<b>Row 3 (twist row) with A</b>: <span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;">*Purl 1, skip the next stitch, knit the YO from the previous row but don’t slide it off the left needle,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;">then knit the stitch you skipped and slide them both off together*</span><br />
<b>Row 4 with A</b>: Repeat row 1.<br />
<b>Row 5 with B:</b> Repeat row 1.<br />
<b>Row 6 with B:</b> Repeat row 3.<br />
<b>Row 7 with A</b>: Repeat row 1.<br />
<b>Row 8 with A</b>: Repeat row 1.<br />
<b>Row 9 with B</b>: Repeat row 3.<br />
<b>Row 10 with B:</b> Repeat row 1.<br />
<b>Row 11 with A</b>: Repeat row 1.<br />
<b>Row 12 with A</b>: Repeat row 3.<br />
Repeat these twelve rows for pattern until cloth is square.
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Bind off loosely in *K1, k2tog*
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These two lovely summer tops appeared in the last issue of <a href="http://www.knittinguniverse.com/K106/">Knitter's Magazine, Issue 106</a>. I loved both at once, and couldn't decide between. Finally I gave in and purchased the yarn for both of them. <a href="http://www.knitonecrochettoo.com/tydydots.htm">Ty-Dy Dots</a> for the one shown on the left: even though it is ridiculously expensive, I love the way the little dots on the yarn embellish the "dots" made by the crossed stitches. And it is <a href="http://www.cascadeyarns.com/cascade-UltraPima.asp">Cascade Ultra Pima</a> for the top on the right, but in rose pink. This yarn has a soft glow to it, and makes for a dressy garment. I also got some sweet little glass buttons to place where the beads are. (Click to enlarge) <br /><br />
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