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Claire Cowl Pattern

Before you begin,

1. Buy a pair of #8 Clover wooden needles at L&B. They’re inexpensive ($4.79 I think) and THE ONLY way to knit successfully with Kidsilk Haze.
2. Buy one 25 gram ball of Kidsilk Haze for one cowl or one ball of the super size (50 gram) Kidsilk Haze for two cowls.
3. Look in your stash for a small ball of waste yarn (solid, light color works best) and a medium size crochet hook.

To start:

“Provisional cast on” sounds scary, but it’s very simple. With the waste yarn and crochet hook, make a slip knot and chain 39 stitches. Cut thread and pull through last chain. Turn the chain over so you can see the “bumps” on back side. Using crochet hook, pull Kidsilk Haze through the 4^th or 5^th chain from the end and put stitch on #8 knitting needle. This is your first stitch of the cowl. Continue to pick up stitches until you have 29 on the needle. There will be a few waste yarn stitches left over. Let them dangle.

Pattern:

Knit 3, *yarn over, purl 2 together, knit 5; repeat from * to last 5 stitches, then yarn over, purl 2 together, knit 3. Repeat this row until you have 42 inches.

Finishing:

1. Carefully, unknot an end of the provisional cast on and gently pull the yarn out, putting the 29 live stitches on a spare needle. With something other than Kidsilk Haze, the waste yarn would rip out easily (like the old flour bags used to do), but Kidsilk Haze is reluctant to let go and has to be treated gently.
2. Holding right sides of the cowl together and with a third #8 needle, do a 3-needle bind-off.

Enjoy!

Self-Fringing Shawl Pattern

Yarn: Customer Choice (shown in Rowan Purelife “Revive,” 4 skeins)

Fiber: Customer Choice

Needles: Yarn Calls For (sample knit with size 6 needle, which is what the yarn called for)

Yards:  Customer Choice 250 + Yards

Step 1: CO 6

Step 2: K 6

Step 3: P 6

Step 4: (RS) K4, PM, M1 K to end*

Step 5: (WS) P entire row*

Step 6: Repeat steps 4 & 5: Continue until piece is at desirable length

Step 7: (RS) K4, PM, K2tog K to end

Step 8: Purl

Step 9: Repeat steps 7 &8 until 6 sts remain

Step 10:  BO 1 st on WS and pull tail through remaining stitch. You will still have 4 live sts on needle.

Step 11: Drop 4 remaining sts and unravel for fringe.

Lumpy Bumpy Fingerless Gloves

Needle Size: US 10 double points or 40″ circular if you want to use the magic loop method

Yarn: Farmhouse Yarn Lumpy Bumpy by Charlene

Cast on 24 st, join to knit in round being careful not to twist

Rows 1-6: K1, p1 ribbing.  Remember to knit the knit stitches and purl the purl stitches!

Rows 7 & 8: K

Row 9: K1 front & back, k 12, k1 front & back, knit 11 (26 sts).

Row 10: K

Row 11: K1 front & back, k 12, k1 front & back, knit 12 (28 sts).

Row 12-17: K

Row 18-21: This is the thumb hole! Knit in stockinette without knitting in the round.  Purl first row, knit the second, purl the third, and knit the fourth.  On the last stitch of the fourth row: k front & back

Row 22-25: Join again to knit in the round and k all rows

Row 26: K2tog, k 12, k2tog, k 13

Row 27: K 13, k2tog, k 13

Row 28-29: K

Rows 30-35: k1, p1 ribbing

Bind off

Weave in tails.

Summer Apron

Materials:  5 Balls Mission Falls 1824 Cotton

CO 131

Knit 4 rows

Row 1: K 4 st, K1 *p1,k3* to last 4 st K 4

Row 2: K4 st, p all st to last 4 st, K4

Row 3: K4 st, K3 *p1,k3* to last 4 st K4

Row 4: K4 st, p all st to last 4 st, K4

Repeat these 4 pattern rows until piece measures 14 inches long BO.

Waistband:

CO 14

Knit for 52 inches long BO

Finishing:

When both pieces are complete, fold each piece to find center (center is fold) place marker.  You will need to measure the waist from each side of hips to center.  This will determine where to place the apron on the waistband.  On apron piece, from side to center fold, make gathers evenly on each side.  Place and pin pieces together, matching center makers and stitch together.  Now fold waist band over and whip stitch it closed.  This makes the finished product tidy.  The waistband is open where it is not joined to the apron making for a cute tie in the back.

Stuffed Owl

Needles: Size 7-32”-40” Circular

Material: MC-1 Skein Manos Del Uruguay Cotton Stria

Partial Skein of Orange, Partial Skein of White

Felt for Eyes, Stuffing

Body

Using Magic CO method CO 30 sts per needle (60 sts total)

Note: Owl will be knitted in the round using magic loop

K 3 rounds

K1 inc f&b, k to 2^nd to last st on needle, inc f&b k1continue on 2^nd needle

K 8 rounds

Repeat last 2 steps 4 times

K 1 K2tog k to 3^rd to last st on needle k2tog k1

K 2 rounds

Repeat last 2 steps until 32 st remain on each needle

K 10 rounds

Stuff

BO using 3 needle BO

Tack ears

Eyes

CO 6 sts divide on 2 needles using magic loop method

K 1 round

Inc in every st by inc front & back (12 sts)

K 1 round

K 2 inc front & back repeat for entire round

K 1 round

K3 inc front & back repeat for entire round

K1 round

K4 inc front & back repeat for entire round

K1 round

K5 inc front & back repeat for entire round

K1 round

BO

Nose

CO 3

Inc front & back, k1, inc front & back

Inc front & back, k3, inc front & back

Inc front & back, k5, inc front & back

BO

Legs

Make 2-18” 5 st i-cords

Make 2 pom poms attach to bottom of legs

Sew eyes, nose, and legs to body, glue felt eyes to white eyes.

Wine Cozy

Mission Falls 1824 Wool (2 skeins)

Size 8 US Needles Double Points

CO 40 (Divide Sts on 4 needles)

Work in round for 10 inches (includes for the Stst roll)

*K 6 K2tog* repeat across round (30sts)

*K2, P2* repeat for 2 rounds

*YO, K2tog* evenly across 30 sts 5 times (30sts)

*K2, P2* repeat for 4 inches

BO 30 sts

Crochet a 30 inch chain and weave through the YO as a tie.

Spiral Scarf

Materials:

Yarn: 2 Hanks of Twinkle Soft Chunky

Hook Size: P

Pattern

Step 1: Ch 100

Step 2: Dc 3 times in each stitch across row

Step 3: Weave ends into scarf

Headbanda

Headbanda

Supplies

Mission Falls 1824 Cotton X2

7 US 16” circulars

Set of size 7 US Double Pointed Needles

Stitch marker

Directions

Cast on 3 stitches with circular needle

Row 1- Purl

Row 2- KFB 1^st st, Knit to last st, KFB

Repeat rows 1 and 2 until piece measures 15” or desired length from behind ears

Note- Purl all odd numbered rows and increase on all even number rows

End on a purl row. Cut a 6 inch tail. Leave live stitches live on circular needle and set aside.

With remaining yarn and 2 Double point needles-

Cast on 4 st.

Knit I-cord for 15”

I –cord directions- Cast on 4 st. Slip the st to the right needle tip. Bring yarn across the back of the st and knit. Repeat without turning work.

Take the live stitches on the circular needle and 4 stitches on double point.

Knit 3 st from I-cord

Knit 4^th I-cord and 1^st of the live tog

Repeat I-cord and live cord bind off until all are bound off to last st.

With last live st. continue I-cord repeat until other tie measures 15”.

Slip Stitch Crochet Picot-

Size G hook

(Chain 4 sl. st. in same st. ( 1^st Picot) Sl. st. next 4 st  .) Repeat

Abbreviations-   sl- Slip

st.- stitch

kfb- knit in front and back

tog- together

Lumpy Bumpy Teapot Cover

Yarn: 1 Hank Farmhouse Yarns Lumpy Bumpy

Needles: Size 9 Needles

Cast on 50

Join in the round be careful not to twist.

K for 10 rows

K 25 st. put remaining st on holder

Work remaining 25 st in stockinette unitl rows measure 6 in.

YO every 5 st.

Continue working in stockinette stitch dropping yo until rows measure 8in

BO

Repeat same steps on other 25 sts.

BO

Weave in ends

Make crocheted chain for tie.

Linen Stitch Scarf

Materials

• 300 yards Manos Silk Blend (DK weight)
• Size 7 needles (4.5mm)

Abbreviation:

CO – Cast on; Sl stitch – Slip stitch; hyif – hold yarn in front; hyib – hold yarn in back,

K – Knit, P – Purl; RS – Right side; WS – Wrong side; BO – Bind off

CO 320 stitches using long tail cast on.

RS row: *K1, hyif, sl stitch*, repeat till end. The row should end with a slipped stitch and yarn held in front.

WS row: *P1, hyib, sl stitch*, repeat till end.

Repeat till about 3 yards left, BO loosely. Weave in ends.

Tension tricks:

It is very easy to get this scarf really tight. Something to do with the fact that you’re only knitting half of the stitches in every row. I find it helps if you let the yarn that is held in front or held in back to be slack over the stitch it helps keep your fabric from bunching up.

Also, if you bind off and the bind off side of your project is always tighter, try going up a needle size when you bind off. This helps to make the bind off as stretchy as the cast on side.