Another WIP

This is going to be for a future stocking.  It's Shy Violet's "Airplane" colorway with some matching blue Cestari Superfine.  I'm knitting it into some Bayside Britches and have some super cute matching custom buttons from Corina of Ayarina's Designs. 

It's a pot roast day!

With this cooler fall weather coming, I decided to throw a pot roast in the crock pot and take it easy today.  I had to rip 8 inches back on the custom blue/white romper that I was knitting.  I forgot that the customer had requested cables down the sides.  Sucks to be me!  It will look so darling when it's done.  

I have finished the pair of longies that I was knitting and also knit up a cute little beanie hat for my neice.  She's only about a month old.  Love knitting the itty bitty things.  Pics to come soon.  It's rainy and ugly outside so the camera will not be coming out today.

 

Is it fall already???

Wow!  I haven't posted on my blog since February???  I need to get better at this.  What I've been working on...

A custom pair of longies that I dyed.  The colors are black, avacado, butter and navy blue.  I quite like the way these are turning out. 

I also have this set stocked in my store!

The colorway is Pixie Stix with custom buttons from Ayarina's Designs. 

Butterfly Sundress almost ready for release!

I'm super excited to introduce my Butterfly Sundress.  Look for the pattern to be released very soon!

Butterfly Stitch in the round TUTORIAL

I've seen a few tutorials on how to knit the butterfly stitch flat but none on how to knit it ITR.  This was frustrating to me when I would need it and couldn't figure out how to get those loose strands knit instead of purled.  Well, when I finally did figure it out, I had to take pictures and share!

I hope this helps someone in the knitting world.  Enjoy!

Butterfly Stitch "in the round" Tutorial.  Here is the pattern portion of it

For rounds 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9

 *Starting at marker, bring yarn to front of work.  With working yarn in front, slip 5 stitches purlwise.  Bring yarn to back of work.  Knit 5 stitches.  Repeat from * to end

For rounds 2, 4, 6, and 8  Knit

Round 10

Knit 2, *knit the loose strands and the next stitch together, knit 7.  Repeat from * to last 7 stitches, k7.

For rounds 11, 13, 15, 17, and 19

*Knit 5, bring yarn to front of work.  With working yarn in front, slip 5 stitches purlwise.  Bring yarn to back of work.   Repeat from * to end

For rounds 12, 14, 16, and 18  Knit

Round 20

Knit 7, knit the loose strands and the next stitch together, *k9, knit the loose strands and the next stitch together.  Repeat from * to last 2 stitches, k2

And the picture tutorial:

Make sure you have enough stitches on your needles to be divisible by 10.  PM and join your knitting.

 


1.  After you place your marker, bring your working yarn forward as if you were going to purl-but don't purl.




2.  Slip the next 5 stitches "purlwise" and "wrap" your yarn around those stitches by bringing your yarn to the back of your work as if you were going to knit.




3.  Knit the next 5 stitches.  In the picture, I've shown only the next stitch knit, but knit 5 :)



4.  You will be knitting every other round




5.  This is what it will look like before you begin to butterfly your loose strands.




6.  Take your right needle and insert it under the loose strands as if to knit



7.  And insert the right needle into the next stitch to knit it and the strands together
(I started to get lazy....I stopped numbering my pictures!)




8.  Wrap the stitch to knit it




9.  (it gets tricky here)  Bring your needle with the new stitch on it (the right needle) back down through the loose strands and slip the stitch on the left needle off.  If you don't slip that stitch off the left needle, you'll be creating an extra stitch.




10.  When you bring your right needle back up, it'll have that beautiful little stitch on it!

See how pretty it is?

TIPTOE HAT knitting pattern!

*edited on 12-29-2010 to fix the extra stitch in the earflap
*edited on 12-29-2010 to adjust the position of the skp

Tiptoe Hat

Designed and written by Jennifer Pimentel

Materials needed:

Size US 7 (4.50mm) 16” circular needles

Size US 8 (5.00mm) 16” circular needles

Three double pointed needle size US 8

One stitch marker

One darning needle

200-500 yards worsted weight yarn

Techniques Used:

CO=Cast On

BO= Bind Off

Linen Stitch=Knit 1, slip 1 with yarn in front

skp-slip one stitch purlwise, knit the following stitch, pass the slipped stitch over the knit stitch

K2tog=knit two stitches together

Inc=increase one stitch

Gauge:

5 stitches per inch on size US 7 Linen Stitch

Measurements (head circumference in inches)

14” (16”, 18”, 20”, 22”)

*it’s important to measure your little one’s head correctly because the linen stitch in this pattern does not provide a lot of stretch.

Sizes: newborn (baby, toddler, child/teen, adult)

PATTERN

Earflaps:

Make 2-use solid color yarn

With size US7 16” circular needles or dpn, CO 4 (4, 6, 9, 9) stitches

Row 1 KFB, knit to last stitch, KFB

Row 2 KFB, knit to last stitch, KFB

Row 3 Knit

Row 4 KFB, knit to last stitch, KFB

Row 5 KFB, knit to last stitch, KFB

Row 6 Knit

Row 7 KFB, knit to last stitch, KFB

Row 8 Knit

Row 9-20 Knit

Snip yarn on first flap, continue onto the body of hat from the second flap

Stitches on each flap 14 (14, 16, 19, 19)

Body of hat:

Using solid colored yarn

From the second earflap, CO 25 (31, 34, 36, 41) stitches, knit stitches from earflap 14 (14, 16, 19, 19), CO 16 (20, 23, 25, 30)

PM and join in the round being sure not to twist work

Total stitches on needle 69 (79, 89, 99, 109)

Knit one round

Purl one round

Switch to Main Colorway

Begin Linen Stitch

R1: *k1, s1wyif* R2: *s1wyif, k1*

Continue Linen stitch until your hat reaches 2.5 (2.5, 3, 3, 3.5) inches from cast on edge

Switch to US 8 16” (5.00mm) circular needles

Switch to solid color yarn

Knit one round

Knit second round increasing one stitch for a total of 70 (80, 90, 100, 110) stitches

Continue knitting until hat reaches 4.5 (5, 5, 5.5, 6) inches from cast on edge

Crown Shaping:

If you would like colorway on the crown portion, switch to the colorway on row 7.

Row 1: *k2tog, knit 6, skp* to the end of round (56, 64, 72, 80, 88 sts)

Row 2-5: knit

Row 6: *k2tog, knit 4, skp* to the end of round (42, 48, 54, 60, 66 sts)

Row 7-9: knit

Row 10: *k2tog, knit 2, skp* to the end of round (28, 32, 36, 40, 44 sts)

Row 11: knit

Row 12: *k2tog, skp* to the end of round (14, 16, 18, 20, 22 sts)

Row 13: knit

Row 14: k2tog to the end of round (7, 8, 9, 10, 11 sts)

Row 15: FOR CHILD AND ADULT SIZES ONLY k2tog to the end of round. This will leave 5 stitches for a child/teen size and 6 stitches for the adult size.

Snip yarn and thread through remaining stitches. Pull lightly to close hole and weave in end.

Edging (optional):

Can be done in solid or colorway

With US 7 16” needles, pick up stitches along the front of the hat, along earflap, along back and along second earflap.

Purl one round

BO loosely knitwise

Braided Ties:

Cut 12 strands of yarn 40” long each.

Separate into two piles with 6 strands in each pile.

Pull 6 strands through the center of the earflap just above the edging. Double these strands over to make each side 20 “

Make sure the ends are even.

Take two strands from front and two strands from back (three times to make three strands)

Braid together

Tie a knot at the bottom and trim ends evenly.

I need I need I need

I am in need of testers for my larger size Bayside Britches pattern.  Let me know if you are available to knit this within the next month.  Sizes 12-18 mos, 18-24mos and 2T. 

Thanks so much!  My goal is to get this out before Xmas but it's a very busy time of year so I'm not sure I'll be able to.