Beaded Braclet

April 21st, 2009 1 Comment 1 Skein · Accessories · Easy
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Beaded Bracelet

Beaded Bracelet

Skill Level: easy
Stitches Used: cast on, knit, knitting with beads, bind off
Measures: 7 1/2″ long and 2 ” wide
Gauge: in knit stitch, 16 stitches and 28 rows = 4″ by 4″

-Materials-

  • 1 skein Red Heart Super Saver, brown – 364 yds (100% acrylic) (or leftover worsted weight yarn)
  • size 9 knitting needles
  • 3 alphabet beads
  • 6 black pony beads
  • clasp

Bracelet

  1. String on the yarn, 3 pony beads, 3 alphabet beads, and 3 more pony beads.
  2. Cast on 30 stitches.
  3. Knit 4 rows.
  4. K 4, bring down a bead, k 3, bright down a bead, k 3, bring down  a bead, k 2, bring down a bead, k 3, bring down a bead, k  3, bring down a bead, k 2, bring down a bead, k 3, bring down a bead, k 3, bring down a bead, k4.
  5. Knit 4 rows.
  6. Bind off.
  7. Weave in ends.
  8. Sew clasps onto both sides.

Lace Belt and Headband

February 12th, 2009 2 Comments 1 Skein · Accessories · Easy
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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.

Headband

  1. Cast on 7 stitches.
  2. Knit 1, yo, decrease, yo, decrease, yo, decrease.
  3. Repeat number 2 till piece measures 15″.
  4. Bind off.
  5. Sew the bind off and cast on edges together.
  6. Weave in ends.

Beaded Wrap

February 12th, 2009 Write Comment 1 Skein · Accessories · Easy
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Beaded Wrap

Beaded Wrap

Skill Level: easy
Stitches used: cast on, knit, knitting with beads, increase, bind off
Measures: 12″ wide and 7″ long
Gauge: in knit stitch, 10 stitches and 8 rows in knit stitch = 4″ by 4″

-Materials-

  • 1 skein Yarn Bee Beguile, light pink – 75 yds (100% polyester)
  • size 15 knitting needles
  • yarn needle
  • about 370 shiny, light pink pony beads

-Pattern-

  1. Cast on 2 stitches, increase in both stitches.
  2. Increase, bring down a bead, increase.
  3. Increase, bring down a bead, knit 1, bring down a bead, increase.
  4. Keep on increasing on each edge and bringing down a bead every other stitch till piece measure 7″.
  5. Bind off.
  6. Weave in ends.
  7. Fold the wrap in half. Join the edges together. sew the next 3 stitches.

Triangle Scarf

February 12th, 2009 2 Comments 1 Skein · Accessories · Easy · Scarf
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Triangler Scarf

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

-Pattern-

Triangle

  1. With 2 strands of yarn cast on 2 stitches stitches
  2. Knit a increase in both stitches.
  3. Purl 1 row.
  4. Knit a increase in the first stitch. Knit till there is 1 stitch left, increase.
  5. Repeat numbers 3 and 4 till piece measures 8″.
  6. Bind of in knit.
  7. Weave in ends.
Scarf (make 2)

  1. With 2 strands of yarn cast on 7 stitches.
  2. Knit 1 row.
  3. Purl 1 row.
  4. Repeat numbers 2 and 3 till pieces measures 21″.
  5. Bind of in knit.
  6. Weave in ends.
  7. Sew both scarf pieces onto the opposite side of the triangle.
  8. Weave in ends.

Fast and Easy Ribbon Headband

February 12th, 2009 Write Comment 1 Skein · Accessories · Easy
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Fast and Easy Ribbon Headband

This headband is made out of a beautiful ribbon yarn on big needles. You can knit one of these up in no time!

Skill level: easy
Stitches used: cast on, knit, yarn over, decrease, bind off
Abbreviations: yarn over (yo)
Measures: 16″ long and 2″ wide
Gauge: in knit stitch 14 stitches and 5 rows = 4″ by 4″

-Materials-

  • 1 skein Caron Pizazz, dusk  – 28 yds (100% Nylon)
  • size 15 knitting needles
  • yarn needle

-Pattern-

  1. Cast on 7 stitches, knit 1 row.
  2. Knit 1, yo, decrease, yo, decrease, yo, decrease.
  3. Decrease, yo, decrease, yo, decrease, yo, knit 1.
  4. Repeat number 3 till piece measures 16″.
  5. Knit 1 row.
  6. Bind off in knit stitch. Weave in ends.
  7. Cut two 7″ long strips of ribbon yarn.
  8. Knot 1 strand onto the center of each end of the headband.