Machine Knit Christmas Wreath

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Christmas Wreath

@2012 By N Banks

Sample was made on an SK700

Wreath is about 6 ½ inches

Materials needed:

Tamm 3 ply Astracryl in white, red, and Green

1 4 inch Christmas type bow

Strong bendable wire, appx ½ yard.

Wire cutters

Yarn needle

Shape long eyed needle to fit through the top of the bells.

6 to 8 Small gold bells

 

1. RC 0: With green, and * leaving a long tail, e-wrap the 10 center stitches. (5-0-5). Knit 8 rows. Pull long tail through the opposite side of stitches at bottom. Hold on to this, moving your hand up as needed, knit 200 rows. The strip will curl into itself along the sides.  This is what you need it to do. Bind off around the gate posts, and pull the long tail through at the top like you did the bottom edge. Set aside.*

2. Repeat from * to * above, with the other two colors.



Photo 1

3. Thread the yarn needle with each of the long tails from the three strips.

4. Holding the white in the center, place red and green strips to each side, hold and sew in place. See picture 1.

5. Braid or twist the strips together, making sure the back (where it curls into itself) stays at the back of the wreath.



Photo 2

6. Thread yarn needle with tails again, sew bottom together just like you did the top. Lay piece flat, form circle and ties ends together. See picture 2. This is front side, and where you tied it will be the top of the wreath.

 

7. Turn piece over, and insert wire into back of wreath running it in and out the wreath, making sure it does not show on the front of the wreath. Twist the wire in back and using the wire cutters, cut off excess. Shape wreath into a circle.  See Photo 3.
 




Photo 3

8. Tie a bell to each end of the tails; tie three times to hold the bell in place. Cut each tail a different length.  Cut excess yarn from the bell. These will hang in center of the wreath from the top. Turn wreath over.

 

9. Tie bow at top and on back form a loop for hanging.

You can also make a bigger wreath, just knit more than the 200 rows, try 300 or 400 rows and see what happens. You can use this same pattern and make belts, hot pads, whatever you want.  For a belt, make the strips are the same size of your waist, braid the strips together, and then the tails. Use the tails to tie the belt in place. 

 



Photo 5

For a hot mat, try using 12 stitches (6-0-6) placing cording inside the strips, then sew the strips starting in the middle and just keep going until you have it the size you need Just remember the bigger the cording the wider your knitted strip (more stitches) should be



Photo 4

 

Inserted the cording into the knitted strip (photo 4) and sew it in place. (photo 5)



I’ve used a darker thread so you can see it in the photo; you would use the same color as your knitted strip. The beginning base strip should be about 2 inches long, turn it so that it is beside the next part of the same strip and   sew it place. Now just keep going until you have it the size you want for the hot mat, or bowl base. If you want the hot mat, finish off by sewing the end to the base with several stitches. If you want a bowl, just keep the base flat, then start up the sides for the height of the bowl.



Photo 6

 



 



 



 

Machine Knit Candy Cane Ornament

Machine Knit Candy Cane Ornament 

@2012  by N Banks.

 

This is a knitting machine pattern, fast and fun to make.

Sample was knit on an SK700

Materials needed:

  Tamm 3 ply Astracryl in white, red  

  Green ½ wide ribbon, about ½ yard

  Shape pointed yarn needle

  Pipe Cleaner

Ten 6, RC 0: With Red, leaving a long tail, e-wrap 4 stitches in center of machine, (2-0-2) knit 132 rows. Bind off around gate posts, put aside.

Ten 6, RC 0: with white, leaving a long tail, e-wrap 4 stitches in center of machine, (2-0-2) knit 132 rows. Bind off around gate posts, put aside.

Holding the two strands together, twist (or wrap) them around the pipe cleaner, sew in place with the long tails of yarn at top and bottom of cane.

Bend into candy cane shape and tie with green ribbon, tie a bow in center of cane.

 

Elf Christmas Stocking November 2015 Pattern of the Month Machine Knit

November 2015 Pattern of the Month Machine Knit

Elf Christmas Stocking

@2012 by N. Banks

I wanted some useful patterns while I re-learned to knit on my knitting machine. This one pattern was a mistake and I liked it so much, I keep working with the pattern. Hope you enjoy it.

Sample knit on a Studio SK 700

 Singer Knitting machines are the same as the old studio machines. 

Materials needed:

Tamm 3 ply Astracryl in white (main), red or green.  (2^nd color) or colors of your choice.

1 small bell

Red, Green or white ribbon ¼ wide about 1 yard.

Thread to match the main color of your sock.

Sewing needle

Yarn needle

Silver Reed Punch Card 254A

With Red, Green or White E-wrap cast on 60 stitches (30-0-30)

1: RC O: Tension 6.  Knit 5 rows, hang weights. I used four.

2:  Knit 32 rows.  COR. Be sure and move your weights up.

3: Ten 10, hang hem. Knit 1 row to left.

4: Ten 6, knit 2 row.

5:  Ten 7. COL. Starting from the left, transfer every 3rd stitch to next needle, having 2 needles at left and right ends in work.  Leave

Silver Reed Card #254A

empty needles in working position. You will have 2 stitches on left and 3 stitches on the ends. Knit 1 row to right.

6: Ten 6 knit 1 row to left.

7:  COL.  RCO. Ten 6. Insert Silver Reed card number 254A into the machine and set for Fair lsle (knit in) per manual page 24, order 1. Be sure and recheck your settings before you knit. Knit 1 row to the right.

8: COR Insert 2^nd yarn into feeder and move weights up. Set machine as per manual to order number 2. Recheck your settings. If you get into a habit of this, it will save you a lot of headaches later on. Hold yarn with your hand while you move the carriage slowly to the left, attach yarn to the weights and remember to move your weights up.

9: RC0. Ten 6. Knit 47 rows. Remember to move your weights up.

10:  Cut 2^nd yarn, set machine to plain knit and knit 2 rows.

11: E-wrap 2 needles each side of the carriage 4 times, for a total of 68 stitches. Move weights up each time.

12: RC 53. COR. E-wrap 12 stitches on carriage side two times for a total of 92 stitches. Re-hang weights at each end each time you add the 12 stitches.

13: RC 55. COR.  Knit 5 rows.

14: RC 60. COL. Transfer 1 stitch on carriage side to next working needle. Leave empty needle out of work. Be sure and move your weights up so you do not drop stitches, until you have a total of 80 stitches left. RC 71.

15: Bind off. Weave in the ends of the yarn. Sew bottom and sides together. Turn inside out.  Sew bell to top of toe.

16: Weave ribbon through the eyelets holes at top below the cuff and make a hanger, tie a bow to the front.

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Machine Knit 12” Toy Soldier Nutcracker

©2015 by N Banks

 

Quick, simple, easy to knit toy soldier nut-cracker. It has no shaping, so it is suited for a beginner.  The sample was knit on a Studio SK 700 4.5 machine.

Materials:

3/11 or 2/11 yarn small amounts of

Black, Pale Pink, Blue and Yellow

3 yards or less of Lion Brand Fun Fur in color 304 Strips Night Sky

Yarn needle and a shape yarn needle.

1. With black, and leaving a long tail, cast on with e-wrap 54  ( 27 – 0- 27 ). Set machine

    to plain knit.  Ten 10 RC 0, knit 20 rows.

2. Run a yarn marker in this last row.

3. Ten. 10, RC 0, knit 10 rows. Hang hem on the marked row. Knit 1 row. Fasten off

   black.

4. Ten 10, RC 0 with Blue knit 20 rows. Fasten off blue.

5. Ten 10, RC 0 with red, knit 26 rows.   Fasten off red.

6. Ten 10, RC 0, with pale pink, knit 16 rows. Fasten off pale pink. 

7. Ten 10, RC 0, with black, knit 20 rows. Hang hem to first row of black.  

8.  Ten 10, RC 0, knit 20 rows.

9.  Move 2 end stitches both sides of knitting to next to 2 needles ( 50 stitches). Leave 4

     needles out of work.

10. Ten 10, RC 0, knit 5 rows. Bind off, leaving a long tail.

         11.  With knit side in, sew top of hat closed, sew sides of hat closed, sewing inside the hat brim first, then the out side.

 

 

12. With pale pink, sew head closed. With red, sew chest closed. With Blue, sew legs

     closed. With Black, sew first inside, then outside of boot cuff, then rest of boots.

 

 

   

13. Turn right side out. Stuff hat firmly, then stuff rest of body firm. Center seam at

     back, sew bottom of boots closed.

14. With black sew center of boots and cuff to up to the pants (blue). Sew with blue the

      pants about half up. 

15. With red, at waist, run red at line just  above the blue and pull up a bit. With red

     at top of shirt, run red and pull up tight to shape head.

16. Starting about ½ down from top of shirt at right side of doll, sew arms and hand.

 

  

 

17. Belt. With black, leaving a long tail, cast on with e-wrap 8 stitches ( 4 – 0 – 4 ).

      Ten 10. knit 70 rows. Bind off. Set aside.

18. Buckle. With yellow, cast on with e-wrap 4 stitches ( 2 – 0- 2) knit 14 rows. Bind off,

     leaving a tail. With knit sides facing, sew seam closed. Turn right side out, and slip

     on belt, center at middle of belt.

19. Put belt on doll with buckle centered in front, and sew seam at back closed.

 

20. Eyes, with black sew over 2 stitches with 3 times placing eye as per picture. Repeat

     for second eye. 

21. Nose, with pale pink, thread yarn needle with four strands of yarn. Sew nose four  

      rows under eyes centered on 3 center  stitches. Sew three times.  

22. Ears. At sides of head about ¼ inch from bottom of hat brim, sew with four strands,

      3 times.  

 

 

23. Beard: Thread yarn needle with about a yard and half of the long eyelash yarn.  Start ½ inch above the shoulder below the ear, and taking tiny stitches using every  two knit stitches across the lower part of the face working to-wards the other ear.   Work in an up side down C shape and pull the eyelashes out of the stitches as you work up  towards just under the nose. I used the yarn needle to pull the lashes  out of the stitches, then brushed the beard with it.  Hope you enjoy this pattern as much as I did making it.

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