Nifty Knitting

This ribbed scarf is great for using up random skeins of worsted weight yarn.

Skill Level: easy
Stitches Used: cast on, knit, purl, bind off, changing colors
measures: 3″ wide and  57″ long
Gauge: 28 stitches and 16 rows = 4″ by 4″

-Materials-

• (A) Caron Natura, lace – (100% acrylic)
• (B) Red Heart Super Saver, forest green – (100% acrylic)
• (C) Caron Simply Soft, dark country blue – (100% acrylic)
• (D) Caron Simply Soft, raspberry – (100% acrylic)
• (E) Red Heart Super Saver, frosted green – (100% acrylic)
• (F) Caron Simply Soft, Light pink – (100% acrylic)
• (G) Red Heart Super Saver, raspberry – 100% acrylic)
• (H) Simply Soft, soft yellow – (100% acrylic)
• (I) Red Heart Super Saver, light blue – (100% acrylic)
• (J) Red Heart Super Saver, white – (100% acrylic)
• size 10.5 knitting needles
• yarn needle

The Lace Belt and Headband are super fast to knit! It can  be worn the belt in the summer or as a scarf in the winter.

Skill level: easy
Stitches Used: cast on, knit, decrease, yarn over, bind off
Measures: belt: 4″ wide and 49″ long, headband: 15″ circumference
Abbreviation: yarn over (yo)
Gauge: in pattern, 9 stitches and 8 rows = 4″ by 4″
Notes: decrease means knit two together

-Materials-

• 1 skein Bernat Baby Coordinates, light purple – 431 yds (75.2% acrylic) (22.2% rayon) (2.6% nylon)
• or 1 skein James C. Brett Marble, pink – 240 yds (100% acrylic)
• size 13 knitting needles yarn needle

-Pattern-

Belt/Scarf

1. Cast on 9 stitches.
2. Knit 1, yo, decrease, yo, decrease, yo, decrease, yo, decrease.
3. Repeat number 2 till piece measures 49″. (or desired length)
4. Bind off.
5. Weave in ends.

-Pattern-

1. Cast on 44 stitches, knit 1, Purl 1 to end. (ending in purl 1)
2. Knit 1, Purl 1, to end.
3. Repeat number 2 five times. (total of 6 rows of ribbing)
4. Knit 1 row.
5. Purl 1 row.
6. Repeat numbers 4 and 5 till piece measures 10″.
7. Decrease, knit till there are 2 stitches left, decrease. (42 stitches)
8. Purl 1 row.
9. Decrease, knit 18, bind off 6 stitches, knit 15, decrease.
10. Purl 17, place the other 17 stitches on a stitch holder.
11. Knit till there are 2 stitches left, decrease.
12. Purl 1 row.
13. Repeat numbers 11 and 12 till piece measures 12″.
14. Purl 1 row.
15. Knit 1 row.
16. Repeat numbers 14 and 15 till piece measures 15″.
17. Bind off in purl stitch.
18. Place the stitches from the stitch holder back a the needle.
19. Purl 1 row.
20. Decrease, knit to end.
21. Repeat till piece measures 12″.
22. Purl 1 row.
23. Knit 1 row.
24. Repeat numbers 22 and 23 till piece measures 15″.
25. Bind off in purl stitch.
26. Weave in ends.

1. Cast on 44 stitches, knit 1, purl 1 to end. (ending in purl 1)
2. Knit 1, purl 1 to end.
3. Repeat number 2 five times (total of 6 rows of ribbing)
4. Knit 1 row.
5. Purl 1 row.
6. Repeat numbers 4 and 5 till piece measures 10″.
7. Decrease, knit till there are 2 stitches left, decrease.
8. Purl 1 row.
9. Repeat rows 7 and 8 till piece measures 12″.
10. Purl 1 row.
11. Knit 1 row.
12. Repeat numbers 10 and 11 till piece measures 15″.
13. Bind off in purl stitch.
14. Weave in ends.

1. Cast on 28 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, to end. (ending in purl 1)
2. Knit 1, purl 1, to end.
3. Repeat number 2 five times. (total of 6 ribbing rows)
4. Knit 1 row.
5. Purl 1 row.
6. Repeat numbers 4 and 5 till piece measures 11″.
7. Increase, knit till there is 1 stitch left increase.
8. Purl 1 row.
9. Repeat numbers 7 and 8 till piece measures 12″.
10. Bind off in knit stitch.
11. Weave in ends.

1. Using mattress stitch, sew up the front ad back till it begins to decrease, sew the next 2 stitches.
2. Using mattress stitch, sew the each sleeve.
3. Using mattress stitch, sew the sleeves onto the sweater.
4. Weave in ends.

1. Beginning on the right side of the neck opening bring up loop in every stitch across. (29 loops)
2. knit 1 row.
3. Purl 1 row.
4. Repeat until piece measures 8″.
5. Knit 12, knit 2 decreases, knit to end.
6. Purl 13, purl 2 decreases, purl to end.
7. Work 3 needle bind off across, ending with 1 extra stitch. bind off the extra stitch.
8. Weave in ends.
9. Bring up a stitch along the neck opening and the hood. (do not bring up a loop on the 3 needle bind off row)
10. Knitting all the rows as you would with straight needles, knit 1, purl 1, to end. (ending in purl 1)
11. Repeat number 10.
12. knit 1, purl 1 till there are 3 stitches left, bind off the last 2 stitches that you made, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.
13. knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, yo, *knit 1, purl 1* to end.
14. Repeat number 10  two times. (total of 6 ribbing rows)
15. bind off in purl stitch.
16. Weave in ends.

1. Sew Button in place under the button hole.

Triangle Scarf

Skill Level: easy
Stitches Used: Cast on, knit, purl, increase, bind off
Measures: 12″ wide and 31″
Gauge: In stockinette stitch, 7 stitches and 11 rows= 4″ by 4″

-Materials-

• 1 skein Bernat Softee Chunky, bright green- 164 yds 3.5 oz (100% acrylic)
• size 15 knitting needles
• yarn needle