Monday, October 31, 2016

Acorn Stitch

Sample knit with bulky weight yarn on US 10 needles

Multiple of 6 + 2

Row 1: k4 *p3, k3; rep from * end last rep with k1
All Even Rows: knit the knits, purl the purls - knit the yarn overs
Row 3: k4 *p3, k3; rep from * end last rep with k1
Row 5: k1 *yo, k3tog, yo, k3; rep from * end last rep with k4
Row 7: k1 *p3, k3; rep from * end last rep with k4
Row 9: k4 *yo, k3tog, yo, k3; rep from * end last rep with k1
Don't forget Row 10 - knit the knits, purl the purls and knit the yarn overs

Repeat from Row 3 for pattern

Happy Knitting!


Friday, October 28, 2016

Lace Checkerboard

Sample knit with worsted weight wool on US 6 needles
Multiple of 6

Row 1: *k3, p3
Row 2 and all even Rows: knit the knits, purls the purls - purl the yarn overs
Row 3: *k1, yo, k2tog, p3
Row 5: *p3, k3
Row 7: *p3, k1, yo, k2tog
Don't forget Row 8 - same as Row 2  :-)

Repeat these 8 rows for the pattern


Happy Knitting!


Sunday, October 23, 2016

Easy Slip Stitch

Sample knit with worsted weight yarn on US 6 needles

Multiple of 3

You may need to add selvage stitches, depending on how you are using the stitch

Row 1 (RS): sl 1 wyib, k2
Row 2: p2, sl 1 wyif
Row 3: k1, sl 2 wyif
Row 4: purl

Repeat these four rows for pattern

Happy Knitting!


Sunday, October 16, 2016

Gull Wing Lace Panel

Sample knit with Merino Dream Fingering on US 6 needles

7 stitch panel

Row 1: purl
Row 2: k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1
Row 3: purl
Row 4: k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk

Repeat these 4 rows for panel pattern

My sample has 2 reverse stockinette stitches between the panels; you can space the panels as wide or narrow as you like, and you can also use garter stitch, stockinette, seed stitch or even a cable between the panels.  Depending on how you are using the panel, you may want to add one or more stitches to the beginning/end of the row to neaten things up.

Happy Knitting!