Little Leaves Baby Hat.



Designed by Alana Baig for WOOL-TYME Kingston 

SIZE: 12-18 months

MATERIALS: 50g Fingering weight yarn in MC.
Scraps of green fingering weight yarn for the leaves.
-2.5mm double pointed needles and/or circular needles- 16”

Tension: 28sts=4” in St st

DIRECTIONS:

Cast on 112 sts. Do not join in a round
Rows 1 and 2: *K2, P2. Repeat from * to the end of the row.
Rows 3 & 4: *P2, K2. Repeat from * to the end of the row.
Repeat these 4 rows for 2.5cm or until edging is as long as you like.
Next row:*K13, increase in next stitch. Repeat from * to the end of the round. 120 sts.

Join the stitches into a round being careful not to twist the stitches around the needle. Place a marker to indicate the beginning of the round. Begin to knit in the round until the hat measures 10cm (or desired length) from the Cast On edge.

Hat’s top shaping:
1st round: *K13, K2tog. Repeat from * to the end of the round. 112 sts.
2nd and all even numbered rounds: Knit.
3rd round: *K12, K2tog. Repeat from * to the end of the round. 104 sts.
5th round: *K11, K2tog. Repeat from * to the end of the round. 96 sts.

Continue decreasing in this manner, having 1 less stitch between the decreases on every other row until 16 sts remain. If you are using a circular needle, change to double points when required.

Last Row: K2tog 8 times. 8 sts.

Work on the 8 sts for 1cm or to the desired length of the stem. Cut the yarn leaving a 40 cm tail and thread it on to a tapestry needle. Draw the yarn tail through the remaining stitches and tighten to close. Thread the yarn to the inside of the stem and fasten off.

For Leaves:
With green yarn, leave a 20cm tail and cast on 3 sts.
Row 1 and all odd numbered rows (WS): Purl.
Row 2: K1, M1, K1, M1, K1. 5 sts.
Row 4: K2, M1, K1, M1, K2. 7 sts.
Row 6: Knit.
Row 8: K3, K2tog, K2. 6 sts.
Row 10: K2, K2tog, K2. 5sts.
Row 12: K2, K2tog, K1. 4 sts.
Row 14: K1, K2tog, K1. 3 sts.
Row 16: K2tog, K1. 2 sts.
Row 18: K2tog.

Cut yarn leaving a 20 cm tail and thread it on to a tapestry needle. Draw the yarn tail through the last stitch. Weave tail on the under side of the leaf to secure. Use the cast on tail to attach leaf to the hat.




Copyright 2011 Alana Baig

Ridged Baktus Scarf

adapted for WOOL-TYME Kingston by Alana Baig.

Although this pattern calls for DK weight yarn, it works equally well with sock weight yarn too. For best effect, choose space dyed yarns of strong contrasting colours that have a long colour repeat so that the ridges of colour will show up well. You can also use a single 50g ball of a solid colour alternated with a 50g ball of patterned or space dyed yarn. The thickness of the 2 yarns should be fairly close.

MATERIALS:     2- 50g balls DK weight yarn. (Note: if yarn is in 100g ball format, divide it into 2 smaller balls as precisely as possible)
                            One pair of size 4mm knitting needles.


ABBREVIATIONS:
K1tbl = Knit stitch through the back loop.
SL1= Slip 1 stitch.
PSSO=Pass the slipped stitch over the last stitch knit.

DIRECTIONS;
Cast on 4 stitches.
Rows 1 & 2: with 1st ball of yarn, knit to the last stitch, K1tbl.
Row 3: with 2nd ball of yarn, knit to the last stitch and increase by knitting through the front and back of this stitch.
Row 4: with 2nd ball of yarn, knit to the last stitch, K1tbl.

Repeat these 4 rows until approximately ½ of each ball has been used or until knitting measures at least 20 inches from the cast on edge. ( Store sample was knit in Riot DK- 300m and was increased to 60 sts.)

Decreases:
Rows 1 & 2: with 1st ball of yarn, knit to the last stitch, K1tbl.
Row 3: with 2nd ball of yarn, knit to the last 2 stitches, SL1 purlwise, K1tbl, psso.
Row 4: with 2nd ball of yarn: Knit to the last stitch, K1tbl.

Repeat these 4 rows until only 4 stitches remain. Cast off knitwise and sew in all ends. Block gently if necessary.

Bulky Earflap Hat

SIZE: Finished head Circ. 20” 22” 24”.

Note that all sizes follow the same instructions but use different sized needles to achieve a bigger hat.

MATERIALS: - 100m Noro HITSUJI or any bulky weight yarn
- 8mm needles for smallest size, 10mm for med., 12mm for large.
- 2 stitch holders.

GAUGE : Small 11sts = 4”, Med. 10sts = 4”, Large 8sts = 4”.

DIRECTIONS:
Earflap – make 2:

Cast on 4 sts. Knit 1 row
1st inc. row: Mark as the right side. K1, inc. in next 2 sts by knitting into the front and the back of each,. K1. (6sts)
*Knit 3 rows.

2nd inc. row: K1, inc in next stitch, Knit to 2 sts from the end, inc. in next stitch, K1. (8 sts) Repeat from * until there are 12 stitches on the needle.
Knit 3 rows. Cut yarn and put stitches on a stitch holder.

Hat:
Cast on 5 sts, work across the right side of one of the earflaps. Turn your work so that the earflap is in the left hand and cast on 20 stitches. Turn your work back and knit across the right side of the 2nd earflap. Turn your work and cast on a final 5 stitches. (54 sts)

Knit 4 rows. Purl 1 row.

Work in Stocking stitch (knit one row, purl one row) until hat measure 5”(Small), 5 ½ “(Med), 6”(Large) from the cast on row at the front, ending with a purl row.

Crown:
1st dec. row: K2, (K3, K2tog) 10 times, K2. (44sts)
Next and every wrong side row: Purl.

Next dec. row: K2, (K2, K2tog) 10 times, K2. (34 sts)

Next dec. row: K2, (K1, K2tog) 10 times, K2. (24 sts)

Next dec. row: K2, (K2 tog) 10 times, K2. (14 sts)

Next dec. row: K2tog across. (7sts).

Cut yarn at approx 18” and thread through a tapestry needle.

Draw the needle and the yarn through the 7 remaining sts and pull up to close the gap. Sew back seam and weave in all ends. Fashion 2 woolen braids of the leftover yarn and attach to end of earflaps.

Copyright: WOOL-TYME Kingston, Anne Woodall 2011.

Double Cable Mohair Scarf

This scarf and the mohair of which it is made has become one of the favourites at our yarn tasting sessions of new yarns for winter 2011.
Easy yet elegant cables on both sides worked in Estelle's KIDLUXE chunky mohair that has a range of gorgeous colours AND exhibits minimal shedding!
Enjoy!

Materials:
200g of chunky weight mohair (or any chunky yarn really).
6mm needles.
Cable needle

Size:
Approx 10"x72"

Abbreviations:
C6B: Slip the next 3 sts onto a cable needle and hold at the back of the work. K the next 3 sts from the left hand needle, then knit the 3 sts from the cable needle.

Directions:
Cast on 54 sts loosely.
Row 1: *K6, P6. Repeat from * to last 6 sts. K6
Row 2: *P6, K6. Repeat from * to last 6 sts. P6
Rows 3 and 4: Repeat rows 1 and 2.
Row 5: K6, P6, *C6B, P6. Repeat from * to last 6 sts. K6
Row 6: As row 2.
Rows 7-10: Repeat row 1 and 2 twice.
Row 11: As row 1.
Row 12: P6, *C6B, P6. Repeat from * to last 6 sts. P6.
Rows 13 & 14: Repeat rows 1 and 2.

Repeat these 14 rows until the yarn is nearly all gone, ending with row 3 or row 10.
Cast off loosely in pattern.

Wooly Bully Cowl

About a week before Christmas, my youngest daughter asked if Mrs Claus might be able to make her a cowl with big loose stitches that would drape around her neck twice but if wrapped 3 times would choke her. Estelle's WOOLY BULLY fit the bill perfectly and it was so fast and easy to knit that I -oops, I mean Mrs Claus made 3 of them before the day.

Materials: 1 skein of WOOLY BULLY or any combination of yarns that would knit to about 8 sts / 4 inches.
12 mm needles.

DIRECTIONS:
Cast on 20 sts loosely.
Row 1 (RS): K1 P1. Repeat across to the end of the row.
Row 2: Purl.
Repeat rows 1 and 2 until the yarn is almost all gone.
Cast off loosely and sew together the cast on and cast off edges.

NOTES: This pattern is written so that anyone, including our very beginner knitters can make this fast and easy cowl.
However, for those of you who want to perfect it, you can use a provisional cast on and graft the 2 ends together.
Blocking, although not really necessary, does make it look a whole lot nicer in a gift box, but it will still roll slightly once it has been worn, so don't bother with blocking if it's for you.

Copyright WOOL-TYME Kingston, Anne Woodall, 2011.