July 2014 Stitch of the Month Knit

July 2014 Stitch of the Month Knit

                                               Vertical Drop-Stitch

(Multiples Of 8 + 4)

For sample cast on 28 ( 3 x 8 = 24 + 4 = 28)

Set up row (right side) K1, *p2, k1, yo, k1, p2, k2; rep from *, end p2, k1.

Row 1: P1, *k2, p2, k2, p3; rep from *, end k2, p1.

Row 2: K1, *p2, k3, p2, k2; rep from *, end p2, k1.

Row 3: (wrong side): P1, *k2, p2, k2, p3; rep from *, end k2, p1.

Row 4:  K1, *p2, k3, p2, k2; rep from *, end p2, k1.

Row 5: (wrong side): P1, *k2, p2, k2, p3; rep from *, end k2, p1.

Row 6: K1, *p2, k1, drop next st off needle and unravel down to the yo six rows

 below; k1, p2, k1, yo, k1; rep from *, end p2, k1.

Row 7: P1, *k2, p3, k2, p2; rep from *, end k2, p1.

Row 8: K1, *p2, k2, p2, k3; rep from *, end p2, k1.

Row 9: P1, *k2, p3, k2, p2; rep from *, end k2, p1.

Row 10: K1, *p2, k2, p2, k3; rep from *, end p2, k1.

Row 11: P1, *k2, p3, k2, p2; rep from *, end k2, p1.

Row 12: K1, *p2, k1, yo, k1, p2, k1, drop next st off needle and unravel six rows down as before, k1; rep from *, end p2, k1.

Rep Rows 1 to 12 for pattern or desired length. This would make a nice scarf, just keep knitting until it's about 60 or 70 inches long.

Tatted Edging # 4727

Tatted Edging # 4727

1 ball each white and red or colors of your choice 

Shuttle

If 2 colors are used wind color on shuttle and use white from ball.

Using shuttle and ball,

R, 4 ds, p, 2 ds, p, 4 ds, cl r, turn.

Ch, 6 ds, 3 p sep by 2 ds, 6 ds. turn.

*R, 4 ds, join to last p of last r, 2 ds, p, 4 ds, cl r, turn.  Ch, 6 ds, 3 p sep by 2 ds, 6 ds, turn.

Repeat from * once.

R, 4 ds, join to last p of last r, 2 ds, join to free p of 1st r, 4 ds, cl r, do not turn.

Ch, 6 ds, 3 p sep by 2 ds, 6 ds. turn.

R, 4 ds, join to center p of next to last ch made, 4 cls, cl r. R, 4 ds, 3 p sep by 2 ds, 4 ds, cl r. R, 4 cls, p, 4 ds, cl r, turn.

Ch, 6 ds, 3 p sep by 2 ds, 6 ds, turn.

R, 4 ds, p, 2 ds, p, 4 ds, cl r, turn.

Ch, 6 ds. p, 2 cls, join to p of next to last r made, 2 ds, p, 6 ds, turn.

Repeat from 1st * for length desired.  

 

June 2014 Stitch of the Month Crochet

June 2014 Stitch of the Month Crochet
 

 Row 1: ch 4 or 5, join, ch 3, (1 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) into loop, turn.

Row 2: Ch 3, skip first dc, 1 dc in back loop of next dc, (2 dc, ch 3, 2dc) in ch-3 sp, 1 dc in back loop of next dc, 1 dc in back loop of 3rd ch of turning chain,  turn.

Row 3: Ch 3, skip first dc, 1 dc in back loop of each dc, (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in ch-3 sp, 1 dc in back loop of each dc, with last dc in back loop of 3rd chain of turning chain, turn.

Repeat row 3 for length desired, with 4 dc added in each row.

Last row: ch 3, 1 dc in back loop of each dc, 6 dc in 3 ch sp, 1 dc in back loop of each dc, with last dc in back loop of 3^rd ch of turning ch, fasten off for sample.

Or you can use cotton yarn and keep going added 4 dc's each row until you have a dishcloth the size you would like.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entrelac scarves

Entrelac Scarves

Update:

I have made many scarves using this stitch, from 4 to 6 stitches. Love it.
I really like using the  variegated yarns for it. I just finished a scarf with
a matching hat. On the hat I used a 4 stitch repeat. The scarf I used a 5
stitch because of the yarn.

These are some entrelac scarves I made, some for a gifts and the other for myself. I had purchased a book called "Entrelac, The essential Guide to Interlace Knitting"  by Rosemary Drysdale so that I could learn to do this stitch. I started reading, and found out there are lots of stitches, plain, fancy, purl, knit, even lace ones. She gives very clear and easy to follow directions along with lots of pictures to help you learn the basic stitch and many projects using a few of the stitches. If you are wanting to learn this stitch, and its many uses, then this book is well worth the cost of $24.95.

 

The scarves are knit (main side) and purled on the back, I liked using a variegated yarn with this type of stitch, the stitch shows up really nice. I used a 6 stitch repeat, and not the 8 stitch the book had shown, but I think you could use any combine of stitches, five to even 10 and it would look great. I used the six stitches because of the size of needles and the thickest of the yarn. So it would depend on your yarn you use. I think if I did one of the lace stitches, I would want to use a plain yarn so that the lace would show up really nice. This one to the right is one I made for my self out of a baby yarn.

 

 I have made about four or five now, all using the six stitch repeat, and will make more maybe using either a 7 or 8 stitch repeat and maybe try one of the lace stitches. The one to the left is one I made for my granddaughter also using the 6 stitch. It was made using a thin 2 ply yarn and size 8 needles. The one below is a gift and also using the 6 stitch, I really think it looks nicer using it. It was made of sock yarn on size 9 needles.

Christmas gift for a friend

 

This is a Christmas gift for a friend. I am using a Entrelac 5 stitch

repeat and 10 1/2 wooden knitting needles. I am using Loops and

 Threads Charisma in Dragonfly. I got it on sale at Michaels for

$3.00 a skein. The scarf is longer now, about 32 inches, and I have

 used one skein so far. I ended up using 3 1/2 skeins so for less than 12.00
I had a scarf and matching end.

It's about 48 inches now, and I have used 2 skeins of yarn, just starting on the 3 skien, I want to make it a bit longer. I want to make a hat for it too,but will have to make it up as I go, no pattern.

Updated 4-17-1 16

I ended up making it 58 inches long. I used about 2 1/2 skeins. I started on the hat, using a 4 entrelac stitch, not sure what I am going to do,  but will work until it fits around the head. I have

some solid colored yarn in a hunter green to use with it.

updated 5-16-16
 Below is the hat.  I made it long enough to fit around the hat, then sewed the ends together. Then I picked up stitches around the top of the hat, and knit them long enough to fit over the very top of head. Closed it. I used a single crochet around the bottom of hat, then did a back
wards crochet stitch around it. I made the top and bottom of hat in a
hunter green.

Tatted Edging # 4726

Tatted Edging # 4726

I ball each Flamingo and Yellow or colors of your choice

Shuttle and ball.

Wind Flamingo on shuttle and use Yellow for ball.

R, 8 ds. p,  8 ds, cl r, turn.

Ch, 5 ds, 4 p sep by 5 ds, 5 ds. join to p of r, 5 ds, turn.

*R, 2 ds, 8 p sep by 2 ds, 2 ds, cl r, turn.

Ch, 5 ds, turn.

R, 8 cls, p, 8 ds, cl r, turn.

Ch, 5 ds. join to 1 st free p of opposite ch, 5 ds. 3 p sep by 5 ds, 5 ds, join to p of small r, 5 ds, turn.

Repeat from * for length desired. Sew to item.

 

May 2014 Stitch of the Month Knit

May 2014 Stitch of the Month Knit

 4x4 box stitch

Multiples of 8

For sample cast on 24 stitches

Row 1: Knit 4, Purl 4 across row.

Rows 2, 3, 4: repeat row 1

Row 5: Purl 4, knit 4

Rows 6, 7, 8: repeat row 5.

Repeat these 8 rows until desired length.

There are many combinations of the box stitch. Just reminder at if you want your box stitch 6 x 6, then you need multiples of 12.  For a 12 x 12 box stitch, then you need multiples of 24.

A 6 x 6 box stitch would read:

Row 1: knit 6, purl 6.

Rows 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 repeat row 1

Row 7: Purl 6, Knit 6

Rows 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 repeat row 7.

Just watch your rows and multiples and you can do any combination that you want.