Nifty Knitting

This is a super simple bracelet that takes no time to make. Don’t forget to make a mini purse and a jewel neck warmer out of the leftovers from only 1 skein of yarn!

Skill level: easy
Stitches Used: cast on, knit stitch, bind off
Measures: 8″ by 2 1/4
Gauge: in knit stitch, 10 stitches and 12 rows = 4″ by 4″

-Materials-

• 1 skein Patons Rumor, moon stone – 84 yds (84% acrylic 15% alpaca 1% polyester)
• size 11 knitting needles
• yarn needle

-Pattern-

1. Cast on 20 stitches.
2. Knit 6 rows.
3. Bind off leaving a long anough tail to sew with.
4. Sew the sides together.

-Pattern-

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″
Note: if desired, instead of knitting with the beads, you can sew the beads on after you have knitted the bracelet.

-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.

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″

-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, k2t, yo, k2t, yo, k2t, yo, k2t.
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, k2t, yo, k2t, yo, k2t.
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

Skill Level: easy
Stitches used: cast on, knit, knitting with beads, increase (knit through the front and back), 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.