Knitting Problems

Diamond Lattice Scarf by Leila Jacob  from  60 Quick Luxury Knits,  published by Sixth&Spring Books. Photography by Jack Deutsch and text copyright © 2014 by Sixth&Spring Books. Used by permission. 60 Quick Luxury Knits comes out in August, and features one of my patterns! Well, I say features, really includes. Very likely coming to a bookstore near you!

  Maybe a sweater?

I've been wanting to knit Tom Baker's classic scarf ever since I learned there were doctors before Christopher Eccleston , but I wanted to do it right, and I couldn't justify spending that much for yarn. Until recently, when a family friend commissioned one for her husband's anniversary present. The pattern I followed can be found here .

This is the once-beautiful skein of ultra-soft yarn that resided at the bottom of a yarn stash for an undermined amount of time with no tag to indicate yardage, die lot, company name, or anything else indicative of where to go to buy more, how long ago it was made, or how much there is. The last time I was in possession of such a hopeless tangled mess it was a skein of worsted I bought at Target when I was nine. I was knitting a pillow at the time so I just shredded it and used it for stuffing. But this is nice stuff. Materials : 1 Skein of bulky yarn Size 11 circular needles. Loosely CO 96 sts Row 1: *K3, P3; repeat from * to end. Join in the round. Rows 2-3: *K3, P3; repeat from * to end. Rows 4-6: *P3, K3 repeat from * to end. Repeat rows 1-6 until you run out of yarn. BO. Weave in tails. 

Here's an old pattern from the archives. GAUGE: 13 sts/18 rows = 2 inches SIZE: Women's Medium MATERIALS: 1 Skein Galway Size 6 double pointed needles DIRECTIONS: CO 120 sts on double pointed needles place marker and join in the round, being careful not to twist Rows 1-10: Knit in 2x2 rib Row 11: P1, K17, P1, K2, P1, K17, P1, K2, P1, K17, P1, K2, P1, K17, P1, K2, P1, K17, P1, K2, P1, K14 Row 12: K1, P1, K15, P1, K4, P1, K15, P1, K4, P1, K15, P1, K4, P1, K15, P1, K4, P1, K15, P1, K4, P1, K13 Row 13: K2, P1, K13, P1, K6, P1, K13, P1, K6, P1, K13, P1, K6, P1, K13, P1, K6, P1, K13, P1, K6, P1, K12 Row 14: K3, P1, K11, P1, K8, P1, K11, P1, K8, P1, K11, P1, K8, P1, K11, P1, K8, P1, K11, P1, K8, P1, K11 Row 15: K4, P1, K9, P1, K10, P1, K9, P1, K10, P1, K9, P1, K10, P1, K9, P1, K10, P1, K9, P1, K10, P1, K9, P1 Row 16: K5, P1, K7, P1, K12, P1, K7, P1, K12, P1, K7, P1, K12, P1, K7, P1, K12, P1, K7, P1, K12, P1, K7, P1, K1 Row 17: K6, P1, K5, P1, K14, P1, K5, P1, ...

  Finished Dimensions:  3" by 10 1/2" Gauge:  13 stitches and 19 rows - 2" Materials: Dreambaby DK in white (MC) Knitting Fever Dazzle 105 Purple (CC) Scrap Black for Eyes Size 4 DPNs Abbreviations P - Purl K - Knit Kf&b - Knit front and back of next stitch SSK - Slip 2 stitches knitwise, knit both together K2tog - Knit two stitches together P2tog - Purl two stitches together Head Co 2 in MC Row 1: Kf&b twice Row 2: Pf&b to end Row 3: *Kf&b, K1; repeat from * to end Row 4: *Pf&b, P2; repeat from * to end Row 5: *Kf&b, K3; repeat from * to end Row 6: *Pf&b, P4; repeat from * to end Row 7: *Kf&b, K5; repeat from * to end Row 8: *Pf&b, P6; repeat from * to end Row 9: *Kf&b, K7; repeat from * to end Row 10: *Pf&b, P8; repeat from * to end Rows 11, 13, 15: Knit Rows 12, 14, 16: Purl Row 17: *Kf&b. K9; repeat from * to end Rows 18, 20, and 22: Purl Rows 19 and 21: Knit Row 23: K22, SS...

Materials Size 3 DPNs Light Green Encore Worsted (MC) Black Encore Worsted (CC1) Forrest Green Encore Worsted (CC2) Light Blue Encore Worsted (CC3) Gauge 25 stitches and 33 rows = 4" in Stockinette stitch CO 66 with MC Rows 1-3: K in Round Row 4: K 50 Rows 5-23: K4 in ST st Row 24: K to end Rows 25-28: K Row 29: K in CC1 Rows 30-31: K in CC2 Row 32: K in CC1 Rows 33-36: K in MC Row 37: K in CC1 Row 38: K in CC3 Row 39: K in pattern Rows 40-41: K in CC2 Row 42: K in CC1 Rows 43-46: K in MC Row 47: K in CC1 Rows 48-51: K in pattern Row 52: K in CC1 Rows 53-56: K in MC Row 57: K in CC1 Rows 58-61: K in pattern Row 62: K in CC1 Rows 63-66: K in MC Row 67: K in CC1 Rows 68-69: K in CC3 Row 70: K in CC1 Rows 71-74: K in MC Row 75: K in CC1 Row 76: K in CC2 Row 77: K in pattern Rows 78-79: K in CC3 Row 80: K in CC1 Rows 81-84: K in MC Rows 86-89: K in pattern Row 90: K in CC1 Rows 91-94: K in MC Row 95: K in CC1 Rows 96-...