Herringbone scarf

mini herringbone scarf, cotton

Knit-spirtaion: Cat sweaters

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Everybody knits: Joan Crawford

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Patterns: Cabled headband

These headband follow the same reversible cable pattern noted in the stitchionary post two weeks ago.
Using 4mm needles, cast on 40 stitches.
Rows 1 - 5 : K2, P2
Row 6: *K2, P2, place 4 stiches on cable needle (you can leave the holder in the back or pull it to the front, just be consistent), K2, P2, put the stitches from the cable needle back on your left needle, K2, P2,* repeat until you have 4 stitches left, K2, P2
I repeat the pattern 19 times, then knit a row 1, before casting off in K2, P2.

Stitchionary: Herringbone stitch

I learned this pattern from the purl bee. Their mini herringbone scarf is my favourite pattern of the moment!

Row 1: Slip 1 stitch from the left to the right needle. Knit the next stitch on the left hand. Then, pick up the 1st stitch (the one you slipped) from the right needle and carry it over the second stitch as though you were going to cast off, but before you pull it over completely, wind your yarn around your right needle (as though it was a regular knit stitch). Continue until the end of the row.

Row 2: Holding your needles in purl position, pick up two stitches and to purl them together. But before dropping the stitches off the left needle, knit back into the first stitch (the one closest to the end).

Cabled headband

Cabled headband, navy eco wool

Knit-spirtation: Collars

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Everybody knits: Katharine Hepburn

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Hemingway hat

Hemingway hat, eco-friendly alpaca

Knit-spiration: prints

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Everybody knits: Shirley Temple

source: knitting with sandra

For the birds mittens

Seed-stitched mittens knitted in navy eco-friendly wool.

Coco Mariniere sweater

This is an adorable summer sweater, made with Wool and the gang's super soft cotton. I bought one of their Coco mariniere kits this summer: pattern, yarn, and needles, all delivered to your doorstep!

Knit-spiration: Nautical knits

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Everybody knits: Russell Crowe

Project report: Hemingway hat

This is one of my favourite FREE patterns from NY knit designers Wool and the Gang. This one is stitched in the softest painted alpaca wool, and can be wound together in just a few hours. 

My sketchbook: Everything in seed stitch

I’ve been building a collection of seed-stitch mittens and scarves, but headbands, and a cable/seed scarf would be virgin territory.

Stitch-tionary: Reversible cables

This is my first attempt at cable knits, and it wasn't half as complicated as I thought it would be. The pattern is worked over 6 rows.

Rows 1 - 5 : K2, P2

Row 6: *K2, P2, place 4 stiches on cable needle, K2, P2, put the stitches from the cable needle back on your left needle, K2, P2,* repeat until you have 4 stitches left, K2, P2

I adapted this pattern from Silver's knitting patterns.

To gauge out your project, calculate the number of cables you want and multiply by 12 (you need 12 stitches for each cable section), then add 4 stitches to the end to complete the edge. My cowl has 76 stitches (6 cables x 12 stitches + 4 extra).

Knit-spiration: Afghans

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My mom has a modest stack of granny-square afghans passed down from grandma to grandma. Being a crochet novice, I thought a simple blanket would be a good way to ease myself into the craft – one slow square at a time. Mine’s a little less colourful than this whimsical throw, and I can only hope it doesn’t take a generation for me to finish it. 

Everybody knits: Cary Grant

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