Dear knitters,
So sorry that I have been occupied by work and homework and couldn't manage to blog and share my long-finished pattern....Op. 18...Why the dinosaur? er.......... I like the contrast in color....er...
By the way, it's 2014 already. How're you guys doing? I hope the warm weather doesn't stop you from knitting. (Well, it's always cold in SF so I can actually knit throughout the seasons)
Last November I used some leftover yarns in diverse textures to knit a children's hat. I would call it uni-sex, so it fits either boy or girl under 6 years old.
Here is a reward for all your hard work last year: the Op. 18 toddler's hat pattern.
Please note that the Mochi Plus I used is in rainbow color way. By chance it is red when I knit Op. 18. You may want to replace with solid red yarn. Red does look good in this section though.
Material:
Yarn A ~ Lamb's Pride Worsted ~ Colorway 17 (Heather Grey) ~ 22 yards
Yarn B ~ Mochi Plus ~ Colorway 555 ~ 15 yards
Yarn C ~ Rowan Felted Tweed Aran ~ Colorway 720 (Pebble) ~ 60 yards
Yarn D ~ Malabrigo Wosted ~ Colorway 27 (Bobby blue) ~ 30 yards
Tools: US #7 (4.5mm) double-pointed needles
US #8 (5.0mm) double-pointed needles
Size: 32 (34)cm head size
Gauge: 20 stitches X 27 stitches = 10cm X 10cm
Skills Needed:
Circular knitting, knit, purl, slip with yarn in front, knit 2 together, Bind off
Abbreviation:
K = Knit
P = Purl
K... = Knit for the whole round
K2tog = Knit 2 together
wyif = With yarn in front
Slip = Slip a stitch
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Instruction:
Cast on 60 stitches with Yarn A in round.
Repeat the following pattern for 5 rounds:
<K2, P2> X15
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Change to Yarn B
Repeat the following pattern for 4 rounds:
<K2, P2> X15
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Change to Yarn C and start knitting with US #8 double-pointed needles
Repeat the following pattern for 15 rounds:
K...
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Repeat the following pattern for 2 times:
Round 1: <wyif, sl1, K> X30
Round 2: K...
Round 3: <K, wyif, sl1> X30
Round 4: K...
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Repeat the following pattern for 7 rounds:
K...
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Change to Yarn D
Start the decreasing section:
Round 1: K...
Round 2: <K2, K2tog, K2, P3, K2, K2tog, K2> X4
Round 3: <K5, P3, K5> X4 (52 stitches)
Round 4: <K5, P3, K5> X4
Round 5: <K1, K2tog, K2, P3, K2, K2tog, K1> X4
Round 6: <K4, P3, K4> X4 (44 stitches)
Round 7: <K4, P3, K4> X4
Round 8: <K4, P3, K4> X4
Round 9: <K4, P3, K4> X4
Round 10: <K1, K2tog, K1, P3, K1, K2tog, K1>X4
Round 11: <K3, P3, K3> X4 (36 stitches)
Round 12: <K3, P3, K3> X4
Round 13: <K3, P3, K3> X4
Round 14: <K3, P3, K3> X4
Round 15: <K2tog, K1, P3, K1, K2tog> X4
Round 16: <K2, P3, K2> X4 (28 stitches)
Round 17: <K2, P3, K2> X4
Round 18: <K2, P3, K2> X4
Round 19: <K2, P3, K2> X4
Round 20: <K2tog, P3, K2tog> X4
Round 21: <K1, P3, K1> X4 (20 stitches)
Round 22: <K1, P3, K1> X4
Round 23: <K1, P3, K1> X4
Round 24: <K1, P3, K1> X4
Bind off all 20 stitches.
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I hope you guys like this pattern.
HAPPY KNITTING
Hi Knitters,
The "awful" picture above is in fact the draft of Op. 4 scarf.
Yes, it is. I admit that I am never good at drawing.
I just bought the Rowan yarns from a local yarn store, then I didn't know what to do.
Hahaha...Then I decided to make a draft and test on the iPad app called SketchPro. It was fun.
Well, I did know that I wanna knit a scarf. Then I thought of making some bobbles. Yes, the dark dots you see represent bobbles. Then I wanna add some nice border. Cable knitting then came up to my mind. See the curves I drew..............
The result, as you can see here, is quite different. They are not even in scale. Ugly Duckling then became a Swan!!!
"I never dreamed of such happiness as this, while I was an ugly duckling."
I am surprised and very happy too. You may want to meet the swan here:
http://eatinglemonknitknitknit.blogspot.com/2012/12/op-4.html
P.S. I forgot to mention in previous blog that I knitted with my beloved Takumi Velvet needles.
Thank you very much and
HAPPY KNITTING
Hi knitters,
Just checked out a book called Knit Your Own Dog from library. Published in 2011, this stylish knitting book contains patterns of 25 Pedigrees. The dogs are just awesome, though not all of them resemble the real ones.
The majority of them requires US #2 double pointed needles as tool. Rowan, I suppose, maybe the sponsor for this book publishing as various of Rowan yarns are the materials for the knitted dogs. The instructions are rather clear and inspirational. Looping will be one big lesson we can learn from this book as there are several ways of loop techniques for different pedigrees. Cool.
If you ask me which one is my favorite from Knit Your Own Dog, my answer would be the English Bulldog. The photographs are just stunning. The bull shows affection towards knitters.....And I could recognize the pedigree with just one glace.
My favorite pedigrees in real life are Malamute and Cocker Spaniel. Disappointingly speaking, the previous one is not available in the book and the later does not resemble the image of Cocker as I expect.
Anyway, Knit Your Own Dog is a must have book for dog lovers and so-want-to-be dog owner.
I'm trying to squeeze some time to knit one dog. Hm.... Still working on a pair of hand warmers.
Happy Knitting and LOVE YOUR PETS
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Few minutes later...
Just found out the pattern for the English Bulldog is available for free as an except online:
http://www.canadianliving.com/crafts/knitting/knitting_pattern_how_to_knit_an_english_bulldog.php
