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Saturday, November 27, 2010

avaElongated Hat - Free Knitting Pattern

When I created the avaElongated Scarf a few weeks ago I immediately started making plans for a companion hat. This stitch pattern is elegant and easy to work up so it is a total win. In fact, the pattern would be a perfect way for new knitter's to venture into the world of eyelet/lace patterns. The avaElongated Hat has a beautiful seed stitch brim and a slight medium slouch. I will be creating beanie and tam versions of this hat some time in the future.

This is pattern #9 of the 14 free weekly patterns I'm posting through December.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

twistedBurl Slouchy Hat - Free Pattern

   This week's creation was totally one of necessity. I have been struggling through this fall season with only one hat and I had reached my breaking point. I know, I know. I'm supposed to be creating patterns *and* getting holiday gifts done (two birds, one stone & all that) but I just couldn't take it any more. And I am so glad that I used my own desperation as inspiration because this hat turned out great! I wanted a slouchy simple hat that is easy to wear and twistedBurl fits the bill perfectly.

   The slouch on this hat is pretty mild because I don't think I'm quite cool enough to pull off the full slouchy hat. So if you want an extreme slouch you'll need to add more rows before you start the decreases -- I'd recommend one extra loop through the pattern rows 1-10. Oh! One more pattern note, I intentionally worked this pattern on needles that are a little big for the yarn so that the fabric created would be a little floppy. So if you want a chunkier hat then use a bulkier yarn on the same size needles. ;)

This pattern is #5 of the 14 free weekly patterns that I will be posting here on this blog. Check out this post to learn more.

twistedBurl

Yarn: Lion Brand – Nature’s Choice Organic Cotton
Needles: Size 10 circular (16” or 24”), Size 10 dpns (or needed to obtain gauge)
Gauge: 3.5 sts & 4 rows per inch in Stockinette Stitch

p3tog: purl next 3 sts together
k2tog: knit next 2 sts together
ssk: sl1 knit-wise, sl1 knit-wise, slip these 2 sts back to left needle & knit together through back loop.

   <the following twists are easily done without a cable needle by using this method>
RT: slip st to cable needle & hold in back of work,
       k off left needle, k st off cable needle.
LT: slip st to cable needle & hold in front of work,
       k st off left needle, k off cable needle.

Cast on 65 sts

Work 6 rows in 3x2 rib (k3, p2 to end)

Increase row: k9, m1* to 2 sts from end, k2

Set-up row: *p2, k6, p2, k2* to end.

Work Pattern:

                Row 1: *p2, RT, k2, LT, p2, k2* to end
                Row 2: *p2, k2, RT, k2, p2, RT* to end
                Row 3: *p2, k6, p2, k2* to end
                Row 4: * p2, k1, RT, LT, k1, p2, k2* to end
                Row 5: *p2, k6, p2, RT* to end
                Row 6: *p2, RT, k2, LT, p2, k2* to end
                Row 7: *p2, k2, LT, k2, p2, k2* to end
                Row 8: *p2, k6, p2, k2* to end
                Row 9: *p2, k1, RT, LT, k1, p2, k2* to end
                Row 10: *p2, k6, p2, k2* to end

Repeat rows 1-10
Work rows 1-4 again

Decrease:
<switch to dpns when needed>

                Row 1: *p2, k6, p2, k2tog* to end   (66 sts)
                Row 2: *p2, RT,k2, LT, p2, k1* to end
                Row 3: p2, *k2, LT, k2, p1, p3tog, p1* to end,
   the last *p3tog & p1* will use the first two stitches of the next row. ( 54 sts)
                Row 4: *k6, p3* to end
                Row 5: *k1, RT, LT, k1, p3* to end
                Row 6: *k6, p3* to end
                Row 7: *RT, k2, LT, p3tog* to end (42 sts)
                Row 8: *k2, RT, k2, p1* to end
                Row 9: *k6, p1* to end
                Row 10: *k1, RT, LT, k1, p1* to end
                Row 11: *k2, k2tog, k2, p1* to end (36 sts)
                Row 12: *RT, k1, LT, p1* to end
                Row 13: *k5, p1* to end
                Row 14: *k2tog, k1, ssk, p1* to end (24 sts)
   Row 15: *k3tog, p1* to end (12 sts)

Cut yarn, thread through live sts and pull to close. Weave in ends. Enjoy!

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Free Zaggity Hat Pattern

I decided I wanted to make a less girly hat to balance the eyeleted Ava Lynne hat, so here it is... Zaggity! I worked this up with sock weight yarn (2 strands held together) and worsted weight. I was able to get the same gauge with both yarn weights and size 5 dpns. The zaggity stitch pattern is basically a purl zig-zag with slip stitch borders.

Enjoy!

Zaggity

Gauge: 5st/inch & 7rows/inch in Zaggity Stitch
Needles: Size 5 double pointed needles, or size needed to obtain gauge.
You may also be able to use a circular needle for larger sizes.
Yarn: Debbie Norville, Serenity Garden (2 strands yeld together) or Red Heart Eco Ways
Any yarn/needle combo to obtain gauge will work. J

Sizes: NB (6M, 12M, 2-3, 4-6, 7-10)
Approx Finished Circ: 12” (14”, 15.5”, 17”, 19”, 21”)

Stitches:

M1: pick up the bar between stitches and knit into the back of it.

sl2 wyif: Slip the next 2 stitches, while holding the yarn in front of work.

2x2 Rib St:
Row 1: *k2, p2* to end
Repeat row.

Cast-On: 60 (72, 76, 84, 96, 108)

Work 4 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7) rows in 2x2 Rib.

Set-Up Row: Knit, increasing 0 (0, 2, 0, 0, 0) stitches evenly across row, using m1 to create new stitches (or whichever increase you prefer).

Zaggity Stitch:

Row 1: *k4, sl2 wyif, p4 (4, 5, 4, 4, 4), sl2 wyif* to end
Row 2: *k3, sl2 wyif, p4 (4, 5, 4, 4, 4), sl2 wyif, k1* to end
Row 3: *k2, sl2 wyif, p4 (4, 5, 4, 4, 4), sl2 wyif, k2* to end
Row 4: *k1, sl2 wyif, p4 (4, 5, 4, 4, 4), sl2 wyif, k3* to end
Row 5: *sl2 wyif, p4 (4, 5, 4, 4, 4), sl2 wyif, k4* to end
Row 6: Repeat Row 4
Row 7: Repeat Row 3
Row 8: Repeat Row 2
Row 9: Repeat Row 1
Row 10: *sl1 wyif, k4, sl2 wyif, p4 (4, 5, 4, 4, 4), sl1 wyif* to end
Row 11: * sl2 wyif, k4, sl2 wyif, p4 (4, 5, 4, 4, 4)* to end
Row 12: *p1, sl2 wyif, k4, sl2 wyif, p3 (3, 4, 3, 3, 3)* to end
Row 13: *p2, sl2 wyif, k4, sl2 wyif, p2 (2, 3, 2, 2, 2)* to end
Row 14: *p3, sl2 wyif, k4, sl2 wyif, p1 (1, 2, 1, 1, 1)* to end
Row 15: *p4 , sl2 wyif, k4, sl2 wyif, p0 (0, 1, 0, 0, 0)* to end
Sizes 12M ONLY: *p5, sl2 wyif, k4, sl2 wyif* to end
Sizes 12M ONLY: *p4, sl2 wyif, k4, sl2 wyif, p1* to end
Row 16: Repeat Row 14
Row 17: Repeat Row 13
Row 18: Repeat Row 12
Row 19: Repeat Row 11
Row 20: Repeat Row 10

Work Zaggity Pattern for 20 (24, 31, 35, 40, 47) total rows.

Decreases:

Newborn:
                       Row 1: *k1, k2tog, k1, sl2 wyif, p4, sl2 wyif* to end     (55 sts)
                       Row 2: *k2, sl 2 wyif, p4, sl 2 wyif, k1* to end
                       Row 3: *k1, sl2 wyif, p4, sl2 wyif, k2*
                       Row 4: *sl2 wyif, p1, p2tog, p1, sl2 wyif, k3*    (50 sts)
                       Row 5: *k1, sl2 wyif, p1, sl2 wyif, k4
                       Row 6: *k2, sl3 wyif, k5

6M:
                       Row 1: *sl2 wyif, p4, sl2 wyif, k1, k2tog, k1* to end   (66 sts)
                       Row 2: *k1, sl2 wyif, p4, sl2 wyif, k2* to end
                       Row 3: *k2, sl2 wyif, p4, sl2 wyif, k1* to end
                       Row 4: *k3, sl2 wyif, p1, p2tog, p1, sl2 wyif* to end    (60 sts)
                       Row 5: *k4, sl2 wyif, p1, sl2 wyif, k1*
                       Row 6: *k5, sl3 wyif, k2*

12M:
                       Row 1: *sl1 wyif, k1, k2tog, k1, sl2 wyif, p5, sl1 wyif* to end  (72 sts)
                      Row 2: *sl2 wyif, k3, sl2 wyif, p5* to end
                       Row 3: *p1, sl2 wyif, k3, sl2 wyif, p4* to end
                     Row 4: *p2, sl2 wyif, k3, sl2 wyif, p1, p2tog* to end    (66 sts)
                       Row 5: *p3, sl2 wyif, k3, sl2 wyif, p1* to end
                       Row 6: *p2 tog, sl2 wyif, k5, sl2 wyif* to end   (60 sts)
                       Row 7: *sl2 wyif, k7, sl1 wyif* to end

2-3Y:
                       Row 1: *p3, sl2 wyif, k1, k2tog, k1, sl2 wyif, p1* to end   (77 sts)
                       Row 2: *p2, sl2 wyif, k3, sl2 wyif, p2* to end
                       Row 3: *p1, sl2 wyif, k3, sl2 wyif, p3* to end
                       Row 4: *sl2, wyif, k3, sl2 wyif, p1, p2tog, p1* to end    (70 sts)
                       Row 5: *sl1 wyif, k5, sl2 wyif, p1, sl1 wyif* to end
                       Row 6: *k7, sl3 wyif* to end

4-6Y:
                       Row 1: *k1, k2tog, k1, sl2 wyif, p4, sl2 wyif* to end     (88 sts)
                       Row 2: *k2, sl 2 wyif, p4, sl 2 wyif, k1* to end
                        Row 3: *k1, sl2 wyif, p4, sl2 wyif, k2*
                        Row 4: *sl2 wyif, p1, p2tog, p1, sl2 wyif, k3*    (80 sts)
                        Row 5: *k1, sl2 wyif, p1, sl2 wyif, k4
                        Row 6: *k2, sl3 wyif, k5

7-11Y:
                         Row 1: *k2tog, k1, sl2 wyif, p4, sl2 wyif, k1* to end     (99 sts)
                         Row 2: *k3, sl2 wyif, p4, sl2 wyif* to end
                         Row 3: *sl1 wyif, k3, sl2 wyif, p4, sl1 wyif* to end
                         Row 4: *sl2 wyif, k3, sl2 wyif, p1, p2tog, p1* to end    (90 sts)
                         Row 5: *sl1 wyif, k5, sl2 wyif, p1, sl1 wyif* to end
                         Row 6: *k7, sl3 wyif* to end

ALL SIZES:

                                Row 1: knit all sts
                                Row 2: *k8, k2tog* to end
                                Row 3: *k7, k2 tog* to end
                                Row 4: *k6, k2tog* to end
                                Row 5: *k5, k2tog* to end
                                Row 6: *k4, k2tog* to end
                                Row 7: *k3, k2tog* to end
                                Row 8: *k2, k2tog* to end
                                Row 9: *k1, k2tog* to end
                                Row 10: *k2tog* to end       5 (6, 6, 7, 8, 9) sts remaining

Cut yarn, pull through live stitches to close. Weave in ends. :D

Friday, October 1, 2010

Upcoming Pattern Preview...

Before I get to the upcoming pattern, I just want to say that I am beyond excited that people seem to be liking my first pattern, Ava Lynne. My goal is to try to get at least 2 free patterns up on this blog per month. I believe that, at its core, knitting is a community activity. We are taught to knit by friends and family; we share technique and patterns with our knitting groups (virtually & in person). Websites like Ravelry and Knitty have both contributed to creating an online community of knitters (the ultimate knitting group). These free patterns are my meager way of trying to give back to this community that I have been in a lurking in for years.

Whoa! Enough of that. On to pattern details. Soon I will be putting up a pattern for another hat, Ziggity (pictured below). This hat is shown in newborn but I plan to create the pattern for sizes up to older children (preteen). The stitch pattern on this hat is a combination of zig-zagging purls & slipped stitches. I am a big fan and I hope you all are too. ;)

I am also working on an adult version of Ava Lynne & a scarf worked in an elongated adaptation of the Ava Lynne Eyelet. Keep checking back here for details on upcoming patterns or, for you Ravelers, you can watch the j_erin knits designs page on Ravelry.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Ava Lynne Baby Hat

A few weeks ago my cousin gave birth to her third child, a girl, named Ava Lynne. She is a beautiful little girl and as soon as I saw a picture of her I was inspired to create my first baby hat pattern. As you can see, I even named it after her. This hat has a fairly simple eyelet pattern with decreases that are worked in so the little squiggles go up to the crown of the hat.

I have included sizing for Preemie up to 4 years old (newborn size pictured below), but I haven't tested all the sizes yet so if you see an error let me know.

Enjoy!

Ava Lynne

Worsted Weight Yarn – I used Lion Brand Vanna's Choice.
Size 5 DPNs (or size needed to obtain gauge).

Gauge: 5 sts/inch in Eyelet Stitch

Sizes: Preemie (Newborn, 3-6 Months, 6-12 Months, 2 yrs, 3yrs, 4 yrs)
Approx. Finished Hat Circumferences: 11” (12”, 13”, 14”, 16”, 17", 18”)

Pattern Repeats: 9(10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16)

Seed St:

Row 1: *K1, P1* repeat to end
Row 2: *P1, K1* repeat to end

Eyelet Stitch:

Row 1: *yo, k4, k2tog* to end
Row 2: *k1, yo, k3, k2tog* to end
Row 3: *k2, yo, k2, k2tog* to end
Row 4: *k3, yo, k1, k2tog* to end
Row 5: *k4, yo, k2tog* to end
Row 6: *ssk, k4, yo* to end
Row 7: *ssk, k3, yo, k1* to end
Row 8: *ssk, k2, yo, k2* to end
Row 9: *ssk, k1, yo, k3* to end
Row 10: *ssk, yo, k4* to end

Cast-On: 54 (60, 66, 72, 78, 84, 96) & join to work in the round.

Work Seed Stitch for 4 (4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 6) rows.

Work in Eyelet stitch to 2.5" (3", 3.5", 4.5", 5", 5.25", 5.5”) from cast-on edge.

Decrease:

Work next row in the Eyelet St, but skip the yarn-overs (yo).
Follow chart below to find starting point on 1^st Decreased Eyelet.
*If you decreased on row 3 of the eyelet, then start on row 4 of the Dec Eyelet.*

DecRow	Start DecEyelets
1	2
2	3
3	4
4, 5, 6	5
7	6
8	7
9	8
10	1

Work 3 Rows of 1^st Decreased Eyelet.

1^st Decreased Eyelet:

Row 1: *yo, k3, k2tog* to end
Row 2: *k1, yo, k2, k2tog* to end
Row 3: *k2, yo, k1, k2tog* to end
Row 4: *k3, yo, k2tog* to end
Row 5: *ssk, k3, yo* to end.
Row 6: *ssk, k2, yo, k1* to end.
Row 7: *ssk, k1, yo, k2* to end.
Row 8: *ssk, yo, k3* to end

Work another decrease row – next row in First Decrease Eyelet St, skipping the yarn overs (yo).

Use chart below to find place in 2^nd Dec Eyelet

DecRow	Start DecEyelets
1	2
2	3
3, 4, 5	4
6	5
7	6
8	1

Work 1 row of 2^nd Decreased Eyelet.

2^nd Decreased Eyelet:

Row 1: *yo, k2, k2tog* to end
Row 2: *k1, yo, k1, k2tog* to end
Row 3: *k2, yo, k2tog* to end
Row 4: *ssk, k2, yo* to end
Row 5: *ssk, k1, yo, k1* to end
Row 6: *ssk, yo, k2* to end

Work Remaining Decrease rows as follows:

If you left off on Rows 1-3 of 2^nd Dec Eyelet, then:

Row 1: *k2, k2tog* to end
Row 2: *K1, k2tog* to end
Row 3: *k2tog* to end

<2yr, 3yr, 4yr only>
Row 4:

Size 2y: *k2tog* to last st, k1

Size 3y: *k2tog* to end

Size 4y: *k2tog, k1, k2tog* to end

If you left off on Rows 4-6 of 2^nd Dec Eyelet, then:

Row 1: *ssk, k2* to end
Row 2: *ssk, k1* to end
Row 3: *k2tog* to end

<2yr, 3yr, 4yr only>
Row 4:

Size 2y: *k2tog* to last st, k1

Size 3y: *k2tog* to end

Size 4y: *k2tog, k1, k2tog* to end

Cut yarn and pull through live stitches to close. Weave in ends. :D