worked on two needles | ||
worked with short rows | ||
any wool / any size needles (will just give different sizes) | ||
i used 2 strands of dk wool on size 8 (4mm) needles | ||
simple design using short row shaping | ||
good way to learn short rows | ||
short row shaping | ||
the short row section is repeated (10 times here) | ||
each section is like one of the coloured pieces of a beach-ball : fatter in the middle | ||
rows are knitted only partway to the end and then the knitting is turned | ||
the wool is twisted round a stitch (otherwise holes appear) slip stitch onto right hand needle without knitting pass the wool round the stitch and then slip the stitch back onto the left hand needle : wool is now wrapped around the stitch. | ||
on the final row the twists are knitted together with the stitch | ||
each row is either knit or purl | ||
each section is the same | ||
each section begins and ends with a stitch change to give the pumpkin "slices" | ||
PATTERN | ||
using 2 strands of double knitting and no 7 needles | ||
cast on 31 stitches | ||
the next 12 rows are the first pumpkin section | ||
row 1 | Slip 1 purlwise, K28, (till 2 stitches remain on needle) wrap yarn around next stitch, turn (leaving 1 stitch unknitted ) | |
row 2 | Slip 1 (3rd st) purlwise, k26, (till 2 stitches remain on needle) wrap yarn around next stitch, turn (leaving 1 stitch unknitted ) | |
row 3 | Slip 1(3rd st) purlwise, p24, (till 4 stitches remain) wrap yarn around next stitch, turn (leaving 3 stitches unknitted ) | |
row 4 | Slip 1 (5th st) purlwise, k22, (till 4 stitches remain) wrap yarn around next stitch, turn (leaving 3 stitches unknitted ) | |
row 5 | Slip 1 (5th st) purlwise, p20, (till 6 stitches remain) wrap yarn around next stitch, turn (leaving 5 stitches unknitted ) | |
row 6 | Slip 1 (7th st) purlwise, k18, (till 6 stitches remain) wrap & turn (leaving 5 stitches unknitted ) | |
row 7 | Slip 1 (7th st) purlwise, p16, (till 8 stitches remain) wrap & turn (leaving 7 stitches unknitted ) | |
row 8 | Slip 1 (9th st)purlwise, k14, (till 8 stitches remain) wrap & turn (leaving 7 stitches unknitted ) | |
row 9 | Slip 1 (9th st)purlwise, p11, (11 stitches remain) wrap & turn (leaving 10 stitches unknitted ) | |
row 10 | Row 10: Sl1 (12th) purlwise, k8, wrap & turn (leaving 10 stitches unknitted ) | |
row 11 | Row 11: Sl1 purlwise, p to end (19 sts), purling wraps with stitches. | |
row 12 | Row 12: Sl1 purlwise, P to end (30 sts), purling all wraps with stitches. | |
repeat these 12 rows 9 times more | ||
cast off | ||
stuff pumpkin and sew cast on edge to cast off edge | ||
sew wool through ends and pull tight | ||
stalk | ||
using green wool cast on 28 stitches | ||
k5 k2tog repeat to end ( 24 stitches ) | ||
p4 p2tog repeat to end ( 20 stitches ) | ||
k3 k2tog repeat to end ( 16 stitches ) | ||
p2 p2tog repeat to end ( 12 stitches ) | ||
k2tog repeat to end (6 stitches ) | ||
p to end | ||
k to end | ||
repeat last 2 rows until stalk measures about 3" | ||
sew sides together and attach to top of pumpkin | ||
cut face out of felt and sew into place | ||
knitting with guinea pigs
Tuesday 8 October 2013
halloween pumpkin / jack o'lantern
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