Knitting Problems

Size :  Women's Medium Materials Size 10 DPNs 120 yards of your squishiest, chunkiest stash yarn Gauge 9 stitches and 9 rows = 2 inches in 1x1 rib Pattern  KTS: Knit 2nd stitch, leave on needle, knit first stitch, slip both stitches off needle. PTS: Purl 2nd stitch, leave on needle, purl first stitch, slip both stitches off needle. C1: Sl2 onto CN, H2F, k2, k2 off CN, k2 C2: K2, sl2 onto CN, H2B, k2, k2 off CN CO 60 Row 1: *K2, p2; repeat from * to end. Join in round Row 2: *KTS, PTS; repeat from * to end Repeat rows 1 and 2 until the brim measures 4". End on odd row. Rows 1 and 6: *KTS, p2, k6, p2; repeat from * to end Rows and 5: *K2, p2, k6, p2; repeat from * to end Row 3:*KTS, p2, C1, p2; repeat from * to end Row 7: *K2, p2, C2, p2; repeat from * to end Repeat rows 1-7 4 times, or until hat measures 8.5" Row 1: *K2tog, p2, k6, p2; repeat from * to end Row 2: *K1, p2, k6, p2; repeat from * to end Row 3: *SSK, p1, C1, p2; repeat from * to end Row 4: *K1, p1, k6, p2; rep...

Materials Yarn - Berroco Vintage Chunky Yarn in Tang, 4 skeins Needles - size 10 straight Gauge 8 stitches and 11 rows = 2” in Stockinette stitch Abbreviations CO - cast on sl - slip CN - cable needle H2B - hold to back H2F - hold to front BO - Bind off Patterns C1: Sl4 onto CN, H2F, k4, k4 off CN, k4 C2: K4, sl4 onto CN, H2B, k4, k4 off CN CO 34 Rows 1-7: Knit Rows 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, and 24: K4, P12, K2, P12, K4 Rows 9, 11, 15, 17, 21, and 23: Knit Row 13: K4, C1, k2, C1, k4 Row 19: K4, C2, k2, C2, k4 Repeat rows 13-24 until scarf measures 60" (or desired length) Rows 1-7: Knit BO Fringe Cut 48 9" pieces of yarn. Take 2 strands and thread all 4 ends through the needle. Pierce the bottom edge of the scarf from back to front and pull yarn partially through, forming a loop. Pull ends through the loop and pull together. Repeat across the bottom and top ends of the scarf 12 times each. 

Materials Yarn: Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool in Charcoal, 3 skeins (576.0 yards (526.7 meters), 5.29 ounces) Needles: Size 5 straight Gauge: 13 stitches and 18 rows = 2 inches in ST Size: Women's Small Back CO 110 Row 1: (RS) *P2, k2; continue from * to end, p2 Continue in 2x2 rib as established until tank measures 11” ending in WS row. Place marker in the middle of the row - between stitch 55 and 56 LC1: P2tog, sl2 onto CN, H2F, p1, k2 off CN RC1: sl1 onto CN, H2B, k2, p1 off CN, p2tog, k1 Row 1: (RS) LC1, p1, *k2, p2; rep from * 10 times (7 sts remain in front of marker), p1, RC1. Place stitches on left of marker on stitch holder.  Back Right Row 2: P1, k2, p2, k1, *p2, k2; rep from * 10 times, p2, k1, p2, k2 Row 3: LC1, *k2, p2; rep from * 10 times, k2, RC1 Row 4: P1, k2, p4, *k2, p2; rep from * 10 times, p2, k2 Row 5: LC1, k1, *p2, k2; rep from * 9 times, p2, k1, RC1 Row 6: P1, k2, p3, *k2, p2; rep from * 9 times, k2, p3, k2 Row 7: LC1, *p2, k2; rep from * 9 times, p2, RC1 Row 8:...

Materials : Yarn: Loops & Threads Cozy Wool in Harvest, 1 skein (90.0 yards (82.3 meters), 4.48 ounces) Needles: Size 11 circular CO 96 Row 1: *K3, P3; repeat from * to end. Join in the round. Continue in established rib pattern for 20 rows. BO Loosely. Weave in tails.

Size: Women's Medium Materials Size 10 DPNs 90 yards of your squishiest, chunkiest stash yarn (my favorite is on the right, Loops & Threads Cozy Wool in Harvest) Gauge 9 stitches and 9 rows = 2 inches in 1x1 rib Pattern  CO 60 Row 1: (RS) K in 1x1 rib, join in the round Continue in 1x1 rib until hat measures 7" Row 1: *SSK, K9 in rib; repeat from * to end Rows 2-3: *K1, K9 in 1x1 rib; repeat from * to end Row 4: *SSK, K8 in rib; repeat from * Row 5: *K1, K8 in rib; repeat from * Row 6: *SSK, K7 in rib; repeat from * Row 7: *K1, K7 in rib; repeat from * Row 8: *SSK, K6 in rib; repeat from * Row 9: *K1, K6 in rib; repeat from * Row 10: *SSK, K5 in rib; repeat from * Row 11: *K1, K5 in rib; repeat from * Row 12: *SSK, K4 in rib; repeat from * Row 13: *K1, K4 in rib; repeat from * Row 14: *SSK, K3 in rib; repeat from * Row 15: *K1, K3 in rib; repeat from * Row 16: *SSK, K2 in rib; repeat from * Row 17: *K1, K2 in rib; repeat from * Row 18: *SSK, K1 in rib; repeat from * Rows 1...

There's a picture of my dad that used to sit on my mom's bedside table - in the nebulous lore that is my dad's past, I would place it somewhere around the time he took a break from college and lived in Colorado, getting by teaching other sometime-college-students to ski. In this picture, he's leaning forward into the camera lens with a grin that tells you how perfectly aware he is of the power of his fluffy mane of 80's hair, and he's wearing the platonic ideal of the perfect fisherman's sweater.  There are two points here -  first, this is a man with standards, and second, I have wanted to knit this exacting man a perfect fisherman's sweater for the past 15 years. About 20 years ago, I had a babysitter who could knit. If my memory is at all reliable, she was a woman of no discernible age or facial features that would sit on our sofa while we watched Pixar movies on VHS and crank out stockinette stitch color-blocked scarves like it was nothing. Fast forw...