I will be uploading the pattern on Ravelry today :)
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Project 3 - pattern
Here comes the pattern. This is my first pattern attempt!
Yarn: Trysil Garn - Superwash Ullgarn, colour: 203 lot: 1307 , 6 skeins
Needles: 5mm (8 U.S)
Gauge - before wash : 10cm x 10 cm : 35 rows / 17 1/2 garthers - 15 stitches
Gauge - after wash : 10cm x 10 cm 24 rows /12 garthers - 16 stitches
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS (after wash):
Size: to fit 3 year old (or my large 18 month old)
Chest circumference: 24,4” (62cm)
body length from underarm: 11,8” (30cm)
Sleeve length from underarm: 11,8” (30cm)
Body: Cast on 117 stiches, knit back and front (garther stich), knit until 26 cm (10,2 ")
Button holes, make sure to add a few button holes, I added 4 button holes (so that a total of 8 buttons will be added) at the end. I made them every 16th row, by knitting 2 , knitting2together and then wrapping yarn around. The first button hole was made after the 27th garter ( 52 rows). I only made two button holes for the body, before the sleeves were attached.
Sleeves: Cast on 28 stitches, knit garther stitch (back and forth, not in the round) , increase in both sides every 10th row, until there are 32 stitches (2 times). Knit until there are 26 cm (10,2"). Graft the sleeves together, put 5 stitches in the middle (graft) on a yarn of another colour and tie a knot (or some other method to keep these 5 stitches)
Shoulder: attach the sleeves to the body, still by knitting back and front (not in the round)
- knit 30 stitches (keep the next 5 stitches), attach the first sleeve (make sure the 5 stitches line up.
- knit rest of the sleeve
- knit 47 stitches (keep the next 5 stitches), attach the second sleeve
- knit rest of the sleeve
- knit 30 stitches
knit front and back (remember to have button holes at the end) now there are a total of 181 stitches on your needles.
The reason for the 60 stitches in the front , as opposed to the 47 in the back, is so that 12 stitches will be overlapping in the front..
Decreases: mark where you attached the sleeves, 4 marks. And decrease every other row in front of and behind of each of the mark . (remember button holes) In front of the mark pass one stitch over, knit 1, and slip the not knitted stich over, after the mark knit2together. Repeat these 8 decreases until you have only 3 stitches between the marks. Keep these 3 stitches and continue with the other decreases (total of 4) until you have from the beginning 34 cm or 59 stitches
Hood: Decrease 6 stiches even over the next round until you have 53 stitches. Decrease 1 stitch at the start of each round for 8 rounds (45 stitches). Increase 7 stitches even over the next round until 54 stitches. Knit until 19 1/2 cm (7,7 inches)
Finishing: Graft together the hood, crochet around the sweater , add buttons. Graft underarms (5 stitches).
Yarn: Trysil Garn - Superwash Ullgarn, colour: 203 lot: 1307 , 6 skeins
Needles: 5mm (8 U.S)
Gauge - before wash : 10cm x 10 cm : 35 rows / 17 1/2 garthers - 15 stitchesGauge - after wash : 10cm x 10 cm 24 rows /12 garthers - 16 stitches
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS (after wash):
Size: to fit 3 year old (or my large 18 month old)
Chest circumference: 24,4” (62cm)
body length from underarm: 11,8” (30cm)
Sleeve length from underarm: 11,8” (30cm)
Body: Cast on 117 stiches, knit back and front (garther stich), knit until 26 cm (10,2 ")
Button holes, make sure to add a few button holes, I added 4 button holes (so that a total of 8 buttons will be added) at the end. I made them every 16th row, by knitting 2 , knitting2together and then wrapping yarn around. The first button hole was made after the 27th garter ( 52 rows). I only made two button holes for the body, before the sleeves were attached.
Sleeves: Cast on 28 stitches, knit garther stitch (back and forth, not in the round) , increase in both sides every 10th row, until there are 32 stitches (2 times). Knit until there are 26 cm (10,2"). Graft the sleeves together, put 5 stitches in the middle (graft) on a yarn of another colour and tie a knot (or some other method to keep these 5 stitches)
Shoulder: attach the sleeves to the body, still by knitting back and front (not in the round)
- knit 30 stitches (keep the next 5 stitches), attach the first sleeve (make sure the 5 stitches line up.
- knit rest of the sleeve
- knit 47 stitches (keep the next 5 stitches), attach the second sleeve
- knit rest of the sleeve
- knit 30 stitches
knit front and back (remember to have button holes at the end) now there are a total of 181 stitches on your needles.
The reason for the 60 stitches in the front , as opposed to the 47 in the back, is so that 12 stitches will be overlapping in the front..
Decreases: mark where you attached the sleeves, 4 marks. And decrease every other row in front of and behind of each of the mark . (remember button holes) In front of the mark pass one stitch over, knit 1, and slip the not knitted stich over, after the mark knit2together. Repeat these 8 decreases until you have only 3 stitches between the marks. Keep these 3 stitches and continue with the other decreases (total of 4) until you have from the beginning 34 cm or 59 stitches
Hood: Decrease 6 stiches even over the next round until you have 53 stitches. Decrease 1 stitch at the start of each round for 8 rounds (45 stitches). Increase 7 stitches even over the next round until 54 stitches. Knit until 19 1/2 cm (7,7 inches)
Finishing: Graft together the hood, crochet around the sweater , add buttons. Graft underarms (5 stitches).
Project 3 - in progress
Pictures of the knitted sweater ( still missing is chrocheting and buttons) , I plan to finish the buttons to night, it should be ready tomorrow.
The sweater is way to big, I wanted it to last, but I think it will maybe not fit this sommer as intended.
I will be uploading the pattern for this at some point ( it is on a piece of paper at this moment)
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Project 2
Project 2 was a cowl, i needed a short project after the never ending sweater.
It is a Navia yarn recipie and it turned out ok, but it I don´t love the cowl, due to the pattern you can see the inside which is ok but I haven´t been using it a lot due to that.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Project 1
My first project was to use some of my stash yarn. I originally intended to follow the pattern "Barnetrøje i hulkrus by Helge Isager" but after knitting halfway through in 2010, I released that I would never ever finish it and it was a waste not to use the yarn for something else. I knew I wanted to do something with hearts but didn´t find a pattern that I liked. I therefore made one up, but found the hearts I liked in this pattern: http://istex.is/files/Skra_0039463.pdf
I did not write it thoroughly enough what I did, so I don´t think someone could follow my instructions (have now forgotten a lot). For my next project i have been writing everything down what I do as I go along. I therefore hope to have a free pattern here sometime (well at least in one size, the size I´m making).
Here is the first project in 2012, and I love it
I did not write it thoroughly enough what I did, so I don´t think someone could follow my instructions (have now forgotten a lot). For my next project i have been writing everything down what I do as I go along. I therefore hope to have a free pattern here sometime (well at least in one size, the size I´m making).
Here is the first project in 2012, and I love it
12 projects for 2012
I made a new years resolution to knit 6 projects in 2012, and at least one of these projects should be a sweater for me.
The project is going well so i decided to turn it into 12 projects for 2012. Where I tackle all sorts of projects. One project for each month. So this will not be a regular blog, just a way for me to keep track of all the projects and save the knitting patterns I make.
The project is going well so i decided to turn it into 12 projects for 2012. Where I tackle all sorts of projects. One project for each month. So this will not be a regular blog, just a way for me to keep track of all the projects and save the knitting patterns I make.
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