Freitag, 22. August 2014

Through Thick and Thin

Free Knitting Pattern: Through Thick and Thin Scarf
This light-weight "garter-stitch
only" scarf - knitted from side to side and shaped with short row triangles. The difference in texture is achieved by switching needle sizes between
triangles.

After blocking the finished scarf measures about 170 cm from side to side and 24 cm at its widest point.

Eine deutsche Version dieser Anleitung gibt es hier.
A German version of this pattern can be found here.


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This work by Knitting and so on is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.





Materials
  • about 80 grams of fingering weight yarn
  • 3mm knitting needles
  • 6mm knitting needles
  • a tapestry needle to weave in ends

Techniques

Aside from knit stitches, all you need to know is how to knit short rows. Currently, my favorite technique are "German short rows": when you turn, bring yarn to the front and pull it back so that a sort of "double-stitch" is created, then knit back as usual - when you have to knit the double-stitch, be careful to knit it as one stitch (see also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6n561SMZXQ); this method has the advantage the no picking up of stitches is necessary. In the pattern, this stitch will be called t+p (turn and pull).
Here's a video that shows how to work double stitches in garter stitch: http://youtu.be/PsBkXPmjgaE


Instructions

With 3mm needles CO10.

Set-up wedge (3mm needles):

Generally in 3mm-wedges, rows are shortened by 4 sts, i.e. each row is 4 sts shorter than the one before.
Row 1 (RS): k to end
Row 2 (WS): k to end
Row 3 (RS): k to 3 sts before end (i.e. there are still 3 stitches on your left-hand needle), t+p (=turn and pull, see Techniques section)
Row 4 (WS): k to end
Row 5 (RS): k to 4 sts before last double stitch; t+p
Row 6 (WS): k to end
Row 7 (RS): k to end
Row 8 (WS): k to end
Row 9 (RS): k to end
Switch to 6mm needles

6mm-Wedge (6mm needles)
Generally in 6mm-wedges, rows are shortened by 3 sts, i.e. each row is 3 sts shorter than the one before.
Row 1 (WS): k to end
Row 2 (RS): k to end
Row 3 (WS): k to 2 before end t+p
Row 4 (RS): k to end
Row 5 (WS): k to 3 before last double-stitch t+p
Row 6 (RS): k to end
Repeat rows 5 and 6 until there are 3 sts or less on the row back (RS row)
Knit 3 rows - switch to 3mm needles

3mm-Wedge (3mm needles) - Increasing
During the increasing part, at the beginning of a 3mm wedge each 6th sts is doubled.
Row 1 (RS): * k5 kfb repeat from * until there are 5 sts or less left, k to end
Row 2 (WS): k to end
Row 3 (RS): k to 3 before end t+p
Row 4 (WS): k to end
Row 5 (RS): k to 4 before last double-stitch t+p
Row 6 (WS): k to end
Repeat rows 5 and 6 until there are 4 sts or less on the row back (WS row)
Knit 3 rows - switch to 6mm needles

Repeat 6mm-wegde and 3mm-wegde (increasing) 11 times (i.e. you have 12 3mm-wedges and 11 6mm-wedges)

Knit another 6mm-wedge

3mm-Wedge (3mm-needles) - Neutral
Row 1 (RS): * k5 kfb repeat from * until there are 5 sts or less left, k to end
Row 2 (WS): k to end
Row 3 (RS): k to 3 before end t+p
Row 4 (WS): k to end
Row 5 (RS): k to 4 before last double-stitch t+p
Row 6 (WS): k to end
Repeat rows 5 and 6 until there are 4 sts or less on the row back (WS row)
Knit 2 rows
Last row (RS): *k 5 ssk repeat from * until there are 5 sts or less left, k to end
Switch to 6mm needles

Free Knitting Pattern: Through Thick and Thin Scarf


6mm-Wedge (6mm needles) (No change to the increasing part)
Row 1 (WS): k to end
Row 2 (RS): k to end
Row 3 (WS): k to 2 before end t+p
Row 4 (RS): k to end
Row 5 (WS): k to 3 before last double-stitch t+p
Row 6 (RS): k to end
Repeat rows 5 and 6 until there are 3 sts or less on the row back (RS row)
Knit 3 rows - switch to 3mm needles

3mm Wedge (knitted with 3mm needles) - Decreasing
During the decreasing part, at the end of a 3mm wedge each 7 sts are reduced to 6.
Row 1 (RS): k
Row 2 (WS): k to end
Row 3 (RS): k to 3 before end t+p
Row 4 (WS): k to end
Row 5 (RS): k to 4 before last double-stitch t+p
Row 6 (WS): k to end
Repeat rows 5 and 6 until there are 4 sts or less on the row back (WS row)
Knit 2 rows,
Last row: *k 5 ssk repeat from * until there are 5 sts or less left, k to end
Switch to 6mm needles

Repeat 6mm-wedge and 3mm-wedge (decreasing) until there are only 10 stitches on your needles.
Knit one more 6mm-wedge

3mm Wedge (knitted with 3mm needles) - Last Wedge
Row 1 (RS): k
Row 2 (WS): k to end
Row 3 (RS): k to 3 before end t+p
Row 4 (WS): k to end
Row 5 (RS): k to 4 before last double-stitch t+p
Row 6 (WS): k to end
Repeat rows 5 and 6 until there are 4 sts or less on the row back (WS row)
Knit 2 rows,
Last row: bind off loosely

Weave in ends and block.

If you follow the instructions above, your stitch count will increase up to the neutral wedge as well as the number of rows per wedge - afterwards both will decrease. The table on the right lists the number of stitches and ridges that should appear.


Sonntag, 10. August 2014

Shaping with Short Rows

I'm really looking forward to have it finished and blocked ... and to see how it looks then. I quite like how the triangles add up to the crescent shape.

Samstag, 2. August 2014

Wellengang Short Row Scarf

This slim elegant scarf is made from one skein of fingering weight yarn. It's easy to knit - the pattern consists of only 8 rows to repeat. The wave pattern is achieved by stacks of short rows - with an offset of two stitches for each row. "Wellengang" is the german word for sea state or swell.

Wellengang Short Row Scarf: Free Knitting Pattern by Knitting and so on




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A German version of this pattern can be found here.
Diese Anleitung gibt es hier auch auf Deutsch.

Materials
  • 100 grams of fingering weight yarn
  • 3.75mm needles (3.5mm or 4mm needles will do as well)
  • stitch markers
  • a tapestry needle to weave in ends
Knitting and so on: Wellengang Short Row Scarf - Free Knitting Pattern

Techniques and Notation
  • German short rows: when you turn, bring yarn to the front and pull it back so that a sort of double-stitch is created, then knit back as usual - when you have to knit the double-stitch, be careful to knit it as one stitch (see also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6n561SMZXQ); this method has the advantage the no picking up of stitches is necessary. In the pattern, this stitch will be called t+p (turn and pull).
    For purposes of this pattern, this pulled stitch will NOT be counted after turning.
  • Drop Stitches/Elongated Stitches: In the first row insert the right hand needle into the next stitch and wrap the yarn around it 3 times - in the next row drop all your extra wraps, i.e. only knit one stitch per three wraps. Here are some YouTube videos that show this technique see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_PtbMLkty4 or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN0sbky-3IE)
    I personally prefer the method of doing yarn overs (2 yo's in case of this pattern) inbetween the stitches - the result is the same. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a video in English for this - this one is in German: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqcnTlwYzTQ
  • Since both sides look the same, it may be helpful to mark the RS.
  • Notations: Since I'm lazy, I will use the following abbreviations - please note that this refers to the current knitting direction, i.e. on RS M2+1 is a different stitch than on WS. 
    • "k to M2+1" means: nit to M2 and then k1 
    • "k to M2-4" means: knit to four stitches before M2

Instructions

CO52
Set-up row: k6 pm (this marker will be called M5) k10 pm (this marker will be called M4) k10 pm  (this marker will be called M3) k10 pm  (this marker will be called M2) k10 pm  (this marker will be called M1) k6

Row 1: (RS) k all stitches
Row 2: (WS) k to M4, t+p
  (RS) k to end
  (WS) k to M4-2, t+p
  (RS) k to end
  (WS) k to M4-4, t+p
  (RS) k to end
  (WS) k to M4-6, t+p
  (RS) k to end
  (WS) k to M4-8, t+p
  (RS) k to end
  (WS) k to M5 (i.e. k M4-10), t+p
  (RS) k to end;

  (WS) k to M2, t+p
  (RS) k10 (i.e. k to M3+1) t+p
  (WS) k8 (i.e. k to M2-2) t+p
  (RS) k10 (i.e. k to M3+3) t+p
  (WS) k8 (i.e. k to M2-4) t+p
  (RS) k10 (i.e. k to M3+5) t+p
  (WS) k8 (i.e. k to M2-6) t+p
  (RS) k10 (i.e. k to M3+7) t+p
  (WS) k8 (i.e. k to M2-8) t+p
  (RS) k10 (i.e. k to M3+9) t+p
  (WS) k8 (i.e. k to M2-10 = M3) t+p
  (RS) k10 (i.3. k to M3+11 = M4+1) t+p

  (WS) k to end
  (RS) k to M1+1, t+p
  (WS) k to end
  (RS) k to M1+3, t+p
  (WS) k to end
  (RS) k to M1+5, t+p
  (WS) k to end
  (RS) k to M1+7, t+p
  (WS) k to end
  (RS) k to M1+9, t+p
  (WS) k to end
  (RS) k to M1+11 (i.e. to M2+1), t+p
  (WS) k to end;



Row 3: (RS) k all stitches as elongated stitches
Row 4: (WS) k all stitches dropping all additonal wraps


Row 5: (RS) k to M3+1, t+p
  (WS) k10 (i.e. k to M2), t+p
  (RS) k8 (i.e. k to M3-1), t+p
  (WS) k10 (i.e. k to M2+2), t+p
  (RS) k8, (i.e. to M3-3), t+p
  (WS) k10 (i.e. k to M2+4), t+p
  (RS) k8 (i.e. to M3-5), t+p
  (WS) k10 (i.e. k to M2+6), t+p
  (RS) k8 (i.e. to M3-7), t+p
  (WS) k10 (i.e. k to M2+8), t+p
  (RS) k8 (i.e. k to M3-9), t+p
  (WS) k10 (i.e. k to M2+10 = M1), t+p

  (RS) k to M5+1, t+p
  (WS) k10 (i.e. k to M4), t+p
  (RS) k8 (i.e. to M5-1), t+p
  (WS) k10 (i.e. k to M4+2), t+p
  (RS) k8, (i.e. k to M5-3), t+p
  (WS) k10 (i.e. k to M4+4), t+p
  (RS) k8 (i.e. to M5-5), t+p
  (WS) k10 (i.e. k to M4+6), t+p
  (RS) k8 (i.e. to M5-7), t+p
  (WS) k10 (i.e. k to M4+8), t+p
  (RS) k8 (i.e. k to M5-9), t+p
  (WS) k10 (i.e. k to M4+10 = M3), t+p
  (RS) k to end

Row 6: (WS) k all stitches

Row 7 = Row 3
Row 8 = Row 4

Repeat rows 1 to 8 until you run out of yarn or until your scarf is long enough. To make both ends look alike, end with rows 1 and 2; then BO loosely.

Weave in ends and block.

Free knitting pattern: Wellengang Short Row Scarf (http://knitting-and-so-on.blogspot.com)


This pattern has been featured on the Pinbellish Link Party #43. Thank you!

Wellengang Schal

Gratis-Strickanleitung: Wellengang Schal (http://knitting-and-so-on.blogspot.com)
Für diesen schmalen Schal braucht
man etwa ein 100-Gramm-Knäuel Garn in Sockenwoll-Stärke (4-fach).

Er ist einfach zu stricken, denn das Muster besteht aus nur acht Reihen und fast nur aus rechten Maschen; die Wellenform wird mit verkürzten Reihen erzeugt; dazwischen werden langezogene Maschen gestrickt (auch Fallmaschen genannt).

This pattern is also available in English. Eine englische Version gibt es hier.



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Material 
  • 100g Garn in Sockenwollstärke (4-fach oder "fingering weight) 
  • 3.75mm Stricknadeln (3.5mm oder 4mm Nadeln tun es aber auch) 
  • 5 Maschenmarkierer 
  • Nähnadel, um die Fadenenden zu vernähen


Techniken und Notation

  • Verkürzte Reihen mit Doppelmasche: Man strickt bis zu der in der Anleitung angegebenen Masche und dreht die Arbeit. Das Garn liegt jetzt vor der Arbeit. Mit der rechten Nadel wird in die letzte Masche wie zum linksstricken eingestoche und das Garn wird dabei vollständig nach hinten gezogen, so dass es auf der Nadel wie doppelt aussieht (daher "Doppelmasche"). Eine sehr gute Erläuterung dieser Technik mit Fotos gibt es hier: http://alpistrickbuch.blogspot.ch/2009/09/verkurzte-reihen.html.
    Diese beiden Videos zeigen verkürzte Reihen mit Doppelmasche: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-cVsSgT-E4 und http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDN4zGqjBf0
    In der Anleitung wird dafür jeweils die Abkürzung d+z (drehen und ziehen) verwendet. Die dabei entstehende Doppelmasche wird in der Folgereihe nicht gezählt.
  • Fallmaschen (oder langezogene Maschen): Fallmaschen werden durch zusätzliche Umschläge gebildet, die in der nächsten Reihe wieder fallen gelassen werden. Für diesen Schal habe ich jeweils zwei Umschläge zwischen den Maschen gemacht.
    Ein Tutorial dazu findet sich hier: http://alpistrickbuch.blogspot.ch/2009/11/fallmaschen.html
    Die Methode wird in diesem Video gezeigt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqcnTlwYzTQ
  • Da beide Seiten gleich aussehen, ist es hilfreich, die vordere Seite zu markieren.
  • Hier noch ein paar Abkürzungen, die in der Anleitung verwendet werden: 
    • "re M bis M1+x" bedeutet, dass man bis M1 und dann noch x Maschen stricken soll 
    • "re M bis M1-x" bedeutet, dass man bis x Maschen vor M1 stricken soll 
    • HR: Hinreihe 
    • RR: Rückreihe
Knitting and so on: Wellengang Schal - Gratis Strickanleitung


Anleitung

52 Maschen anschlagen
Reihe 0: 6 M re, Maschenmarkierer einsetzen (dieser wird im folgenden M5 genannt), 10 M re, Maschenmarkierer einsetzen (-> M4), 10 M re, Maschenmarkierer einsetzen (-> M3), 10 M re, Maschenmarkierer einsetzen (-> M2), 10 M re, Maschenmarkierer einsetzen (-> M1), 6 M re

Reihe 1: (HR) alle M re
Reihe 2: (RR) re bis M4, d+z (d.h. die Arbeit drehen und eine Doppelmasche machen)
     (HR) re M bis zum Ende
     (RR) re M bis M4-2, d+z
     (HR) re M bis zum Ende
     (RR) re M bis  M4-4, d+z
     (HR) re M bis Ende
     (RR) re M bis M4-6, d+z
     (HR) re M bis Ende
     (RR) re M bis M4-8, d+z
     (HR) re M bis Ende
     (RR) re M bis M5 (bzw. bis M4-10), d+z
     (HR) re M bis Ende;

     (RR) re M bis M2, d+z
     (HR) 10 re M (bzw. re M bis M3+1), d+z
     (RR) 8 re M (bzw. re M bis M2-2), d+z
     (HR) 10 re M (bzw. re M bis M3+3), d+z
     (RR) 8 re M (bzw. re M bis  M2-4), d+z
     (HR) 10 re M (bzw. re M bis M3+5) d+z
     (RR) 8 re M (bzw. re M bis M2-6) d+z
     (HR) 10 re M (bzw. re M bis M3+7) d+z
     (RR) 8 re M (bzw. re M bis  M2-8) d+z
     (HR) 10 re M (bzw. re M bis M3+9) d+z
     (RR) 8 re M (bzw. re M bis  M2-10 = M3) d+z
     (HR) 10 re M (bzw. re M bis M3+11 = M4+1) d+z

     (RR) re M bis Ende
     (HR) re M bis M1+1, d+z
     (RR) re M bis Ende
     (HR) re M bis M1+3, d+z
     (RR) re M bis Ende
     (HR) re M bis M1+5, d+z
     (RR) re M bis Ende
     (HR) re M bis M1+7, d+z
     (RR) re M bis Ende
     (HR) re M bis M1+9, d+z
     (RR) re M bis Ende
     (HR) re M bis M1+11 (i.e. to M2+1), d+z
     (RR) re M bis Ende;



Reihe 3: (HR) alle M re stricken und zwischen den Maschen jeweils zwei zusätzliche Umschläge
Reihe 4: (RR) alle M re und dabei die zusätzlichen Umschläge fallen lassen.



Reihe 5: (HR) re M bis M3+1, d+z
  (RR) 10 re M (bzw. re M bis M2), d+z
  (HR) 8 re M (bzw. re M bis M3-1), d+z
  (RR) 10 re M (bzw. re M bis M2+2), t+p
  (HR) 8 re M (bzw. re M bis M3-3), d+z
  (RR) 10 re M (bzw. re M bis M2+4), d+z
  (HR) 8 re M (bzw. re M bisM3-5), d+z
  (RR) 10 re M (bzw. re M bisM2+6), d+z
  (HR) 8 re M (bzw. re M bisM3-7), d+z
  (RR) 10 re M (bzw. re M bisM2+8), d+z
  (HR) 8 re M (bzw. re M bisM3-9), d+z
  (RR) 10 re M (bzw. re M bis M2+10 = M1), d+z

  (HR) re M bis M5+1, d+z
  (RR) 10 re M (bzw. re M bis M4), d+z
  (HR) 8 re M (bzw. re M bis M5-1), d+z
  (RR) 10 re M (bzw. re M bis M4+2), d+z
  (HR) 8 re M (bzw. re M bis M5-3), d+z
  (RR) 10 re M (bzw. re M bis M4+4), d+z
  (HR) 8 re M (bzw. re M bis M5-5), d+z
  (RR) 10 re M (bzw. re M bis M4+6), d+z
  (HR) 8 re M (bzw. re M bis M5-7), d+z
  (RR) 10 re M (bzw. re M bis M4+8), d+z
  (HR) 8 re M (bzw. re M bis M5-9), d+z
  (RR) 10 re M (bzw. re M bis M4+10 = M3), d+z
  (HR) re M bis zum Reihenende

Reihe 6: (RR) alle M re

Reihe 7 = Reihe 3
Reihe 8 = Reihe 4

Den Musterrapport (Reihen 1 bis 8) so lange wiederholen bis der Schal lang genug ist oder die Wolle zu Ende geht. Damit beide Enden des Schals gleich aussehen, sollte man mit den Reihen 1 und 2 enden und anschliessend lose abketten.

Die Enden vernähen und den Schal spannen.

Knitting and so on: Wellengang Schal - Gratis Strickanleitung

Sonntag, 20. Juli 2014

Summer Scarf

What if ... I combined short rows with drop stitches ... this scarf idea looks promising.

Dienstag, 15. Juli 2014

Pieces of Eight Mitts - Deutsche Version

Renate Schattschneider (wwmaid bei Ravelry) hat sich die Mühe gemacht, die Anleitung für die Pieces of Eight Mitts ins Deutsche zu übersetzen - und sogar noch eine zweite Version für 6-fädiges Garn zu schreiben.

Vielen lieben Dank!



Diese deutschen Anleitungen finden sich bei Ravelry:

The english version of this pattern is available here.

Freitag, 11. Juli 2014

Corinne Cardigan

Quite proud that I finished my Corinne cardigan - pattern from knitty.com. I love that I found buttons that match perfectly.