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BJ's Afghan Pattern by Jody Zuehlke
Homespun Afghan by Gina B. Ahrens
Garter Bar Dishcloth by Rebecca Stewart
Round Dishcloth by Grace Petersen
Drawstring Evening Bag by Gina B. Ahrens
Santa Hat (Bond) by Ann Yotter
BJ's Afghan Pattern by Jody Zuehlke
Ok all. Here is the pattern for the afghan I've been working on for what seems like forever. Life kept getting in the way of knitting. This is my first try at typing out a pattern, so if there is anything that isn't clear, let me know and I'll try to explain. I call it "BJ's Afghan" because it is for my 16 year old son (BJ).
I used 4 cones of Sugar'N'Creme
2 each of Blue and Red
Finished dimensions appox. 70 in wide X 96 in long
Cast on 25 st. (I used 25 because that was the width of the cards) using e-wrap and Blue. Knit 401 rows with KP 4. Cast off using backstitch.
Next panel do exactly the same using Red. Using "Seam as you go" except
turn the Blue panel so the knit side is facing you.
I made a total of 9 panels. Each 25 st wide and 401 rows long. Turning with each panel so that the knit and purl sides alternate. Because the panels are so narrow and they alternate knit and purl, curling is kept to a minimum.
This was very simple to do. And it looks really great even if I do say so myself. My son wanted it to fit his queen-size waterbed, that's why the large size.
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Homespun Afghan by Gina B. Ahrens
Needed:
6 skeins lion brand homespun in Tudor
5 skeins lion brand homespun in rococo
Keyplate: dot 4
Gauge: 10st x 18 r = 4 inches
Directions:
Bring forward 91 needles......Push EON back to NWP......Cast on remaining needles with a closed edge cast on using the Tudor color......Don’t forget to hang the weighted hem and you may need to add a bit of extra weight to get it to knit smoothly......K 117
R......switch colors to rococo and K 117 R more......Switch one last time to Tudor and K 117 R.....cast off using back stitch........
Start the next row with rococo....use the same method as above...switching colors every 117 rows.....Be sure to attach the first row to the second at the beginning cast on using the seam as you go technique described in the beginners pattern book....Cast off in back stitch.....
Start the third and last row with Tudor.....use the seam as you go technique to attach the first two rows to the last one.....switch colors every 117 rows...BO using back stitch......
FINISHING:
Do two to three rows of single crochet in Tudor around the edges of the afghan.....make fringe from the Tudor and rococo to add to two of the edges....Block if edges are really curly.....
OPTIONS:
Instead of switching colors do this pattern in all on color say a variegated one....No fancy stitches are needed with this beautiful yarn......Finish as above.......Enjoy.......
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Garter Bar Dishcloth by Rebecca Stewart
Really, my dishcloth was a practice swatch, but when it came out looking so neat, I decided to make it a dishcloth. I only used 40 needles, since the whole purpose was to practice with one section of the garter bar. For another, I will go to 48-52 needles.
Keyplate 4
1 skein Sugar & Cream 100% cotton (I used one of the flecked yarns, very nice coloring)
Hang hem over 40 needles, k6 rows waste yarn, one row ravel cord, push behind latches.
E-wrap cast on (loose) over 40 needles
k 3 rows
turn work with garter bar
k3 rows
Turn work with garter bar
continue k3, turn, k3, turn for a total of 42 rows. (more if you use more needles)
knit last row with extra weight (pull down on fabric) so loops are looser - cast off with chain stitch cast-off. (IN REFERENCE TO RECENT POSTINGS, DO THIS CAREFULLY )
pull fabric to set stitches (diagonal, length, width) I blocked by dampening the cloth, laying it flat on a towel and pulling into shape, with even edges. When dry, I very lightly steamed it. The edges didn't curl at all.
This pattern took slightly more than 1/2 skein of the S&C.
Copyright Rebecca Stewart, 1998. For personal use only. Email: rsstew@aol.com.
Round Dish Cloth for ISM by Grace Petersen
This pattern uses short-row shaping to form six wedges into a circle. Each of the six wedges has three scallops on the outside edge.
1 ball Sugar & Cream, or any similar weight 100% cotton Yarn
short hem weight
claw weights
Cast on 15 sts with waste yarn, and knit several rows, ending COR. Switch to MC. Knit 1 row. COL.
Wedge - Repeat from [[ to ]] six times.
[[1st Scallop - Repeat 3 times from ** to **:
**Using 3-prong transfer tool, move the 3 leftmost stitches one needle over to the left. This leaves the fourth needle from the left empty. Open the latch on this needle - an eyelet will be formed here. Move the rightmost needle into NWP.
Knit 2 rows. COL. **
Bind off 3 leftmost stitches. First scallop made. There should be 3 sts NWP on rightmost side of work.
2nd Scallop - Repeat 3 times from ** to **:
**Using 3-prong transfer tool, move the 3 leftmost stitches one needle over to the left. This leaves the fourth needle from the left empty. Open the latch on this needle - an eyelet will be formed here. Move the rightmost needle into NWP.
Knit 2 rows. COL. **
Bind off 3 leftmost stitches. First scallop made. There should be 6 sts NWP on rightmost side of work.
3rd Scallop - Repeat 3 times from ** to **:
**Using 3-prong transfer tool, move the 3 leftmost stitches one needle over to the left. This leaves the fourth needle from the left empty. Open the latch on this needle - an eyelet will be formed here. Move the rightmost needle into NWP.
Knit 2 rows. COL. **
Bind off 3 leftmost stitches. First scallop made. There should be 9 sts NWP on rightmost side of work.
Move all nine rightmost stitches into HWP - 15 sts to be worked. Knit 2 rows. COL. One wedge made.]]
Work several rows of waste yarn. Rehang the first and last rows of the dishcloth on 15 needles with the right sides facing each other. Bind off with crochet or backstitch. Using yarn tail from the first row, weave through and draw op to close center hole. Weave in loose ends
Copyright 1998 Grace Petersen. Permission is granted for personal noncommercial use, providing all copies carry this notice. No commercial use or publication of this pattern is permitted. It may not be sold, used to produce items for sale, or used in a compilation or archive of any kind without the expressed written permission of the designer. Please contact gdpetersen@yahoo.com.
Drawstring Evening Bag by Gina B. Ahrens
Materials: Bernat Magic Sport 1 skien in Navy, Various colored Piallettes (UK = sequins) (see note below)
Gauge:18 st x 24 r = 4 inches
Keyplate: 3 or dot 3
Cast on with WY and K 6 rows........Leaving a 2 foot length at the start change colors to main color and K 4 rows..... *Starting on the third stitch in from the left Bring forward every third stitch........Hang Piallettes on these needles....Push the piallettes back against knitting and move needles to FWP......Make sure all latches are open.....Knit first row slowly, pushing carraige with one hand while holding piallettes back with the other and keeping a close eye on those latches that they stay open....Knit one more row....Starting at the second needle from the left bring forward every third needle......Hang Piallettes..... .Push the piallettes back against knitting and move needles to FWP......Make sure all latches are open.....Knit first row slowly, pushing carraige with one hand while holding piallettes back with the other and keeping a close eye on those latches that they stay open....Knit one more row .......repeat from * until row counter reads 26 rows.....Knit 4 rows.....Move every sixth stitch, starting on the fifth stitch in from the left, over one needle to the right.....Leave empty neeedles in working possition with latches open.... .Knit one row slowly making sure to catch the yarn on all of those empty needles.....Knit three more rows....Back stitch bind off......Remove work from machine and reomve hem......Gather live stitches at the WY end and stitch this opening closed........Remove waste yarn.......Continue with stitching up the side of the purse.........Hide all thread ends....... Using a size F crochet hook make a chain stitch cord or use a silken cord from the fabric store to thread threw all the eyelet holes.......Make 1 five foot length and thread it through the holes twice ending in the hole just before the one you started with.....Tie thread ends together and hide yarn ends.......Pull the cord from opposite sides to close the purse.....Enjoy
Note - If you cannot find piallettes with a large hole then you will need to make a large hole in them with a single hole paper punch...
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Santa Hat (Bond) by Ann Yotter
Use KP3 and worsted weight yarn in red and a fuzzy type yarn in white, like Dazzelaire or white Jiffy, I think there is a fuzzy white Woolease. a 4 oz skein of red should be enough, but I did run out with one I had and had to bob the tail of the hat a little.
I never remember this when I start knitting or doing a pattern, but if you leave 12" of white at the end of using it, you can seam the white area with white instead of red when you sew the seam. Just knot them tog inside and leave the ends maybe 3" inside the hem. Leave plenty red at the beginning so you can work back from there to do the last section of red on the inside in red. (like 8", not 2!)
Cast on 78 sts with open method. Just start knitting after hanging the hem.
You are going to knit 60 rows. The first 15 will be red, the next 15 will be fuzzy white and the last 30 will be red. Then hang the first row of sts on the needles so there are 2 on each needle. It is easiest to do this by pulling out a needle at each end about 3 needles over and hanging an empty hem loop on them. Push the work behind the latches first so it doesn't pop off the needles, but the needles don't need to be clear out to HP. Using your single prong tool, lift the loops where they cross the plastic hem sections and hang on the needles. Push all the work against the bed, put the needles into FWP and carefully knit the next row. Do it by hand if you have a lot of trouble losing sts. Your yarn brand will affect this. Some I never lose and others I just work by hand here. After row 61, your hem is fastened down. Make a decrease at each end of the row by moving the 2 outer sts in one needle with the tools. This makes the decrease in from the edge. Easier to seam later so you can see the bumps. Decrease at each end every other row until you get down to 6 sts. Cut a tail twice the length of the seam (don't forget the doubled hem), and run it thru the 6 sts with a needle and draw them up tight. Then seam down the length of the hat, matching the bumps along the edge and overcastting thru them. When you get to the doubled area, go down the all red side first, then work up the white as far as you can. Do the last 10 or so sts from the outside. Tie the yarn end to the starting tail and pull them inside the hem with a crochet hook. Make a white pompom and fasten to the tail. Brush the white to raise the fuzz.
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