Clink!

CLINK
a great new hat pattern
by Ellie Ellis the 
Vermicious Knit!

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Happy I LOVE Yarn Day!

Snow Bank Cowl

a free pattern from LYS

Today is I LOVE YARN Day!  Celebrate with a free cowl pattern from Lancaster Yarn Shop!  Knit in the round on a great big needle, this simple stockinette cowl uses one skein of Snuggle.  We've got a bulky wooden cable needle from Brittany holding ours in place.

Available FREE on Ravelry.com--download now & get your knitting out! 

Happy Knitting!

  

LYS KAL! Free Pattern from LYS

Lancaster County Blend

a basic sock recipe
by Wendy Ellis

Materials

100 grams Alpaca Yarn Co. Paca Peds HT

1 set No. 1(2.5mm) or 2(3mm) needles or as needed for gauge

Gauge:  7 sts=1"; 11 rnds=1"

Instructions 

Cast on 64 sts.  Divide onto three needles as follows: Needle 1:  24 sts; Needle 2:  20 sts; Needle 3: 20 sts.  Join, being careful not to twist sts and work K1, P1 rib for 1 1/2". 

Establish pattern for leg:

Rnd. 1:  Knit.

Rnd. 2:  K2, P2 around.

Repeat these two rounds until leg measures 7" from start, ending with rnd. 2.  
Set up heel:  with Needle 3, K across first 14 sts of needle 1.  Turn and P across 30 sts for heel.  Slip remaining 34 sts onto two needles for instep.

Heel:  
Change to mini skein semi-solid color for heel.

Row 1:  *Sl 1, K1, repeat from * across.

Row 2:  Purl.

Repeat these two rows until heel measures 2 1/4", usually 32 rows, ending with a K row.

  

Turn Heel: 

Row 1:  P across 17 sts, P2 tog, P1, turn.

Row 2:  Sl 1, K5, sl 1, K1, psso, K1, turn.

Row 3:  Sl 1, P6, P2 tog, P1, turn.

Row 4:  Sl 1, K7, sl 1, K1, psso, K1, turn.

Row 5:  Sl 1, P8, P2 tog, P1, turn.  

Continue to decrease in this manner, having 1 more st between decs. each row until all sts are worked and 18 sts remain, ending on a K row.  Slip all Instep sts onto 1 needle.  Divide sts of heel onto 2 needles.  

Gusset & Shaping:
Change to MC.

Needle 1:  Pick up & K 16 sts along side of heel.  

Needle 2:  Work in pattern across Instep sts.

Needle 3:  Pick up & K 16 sts along other side of heel & K remaining 9 heel sts onto this needle.  

Rnd 1--Needle 1:  K to last 3 sts, K2 tog, K1.  Needle 2: Work in pattern.   Needle 3:  K1, sl 1, K1, psso, K to end.  

Rnd 2--Needles 1 and 3:  Knit.  Needle 2:  Work in pattern.

Repeat these two rounds until 15 sts remain on needles 1 & 3.  

Foot:  Work even on 64 sts, keeping pattern on needle 2 only until foot measures 1 3/4" less than desired finished length.  Arrange sts on needles as follows:  Needles 1 & 3:  16 sts.  Needle 2:  32 sts.  

Toe: 

Change to mini skein semi-solid color for toe.Rnd. 1:  Needle 1:  K to last 3 sts,  K2 tog, K1.  Needle 2:  K1, sl 1, K1, psso, K to last 3 sts, k2 tog, K1.  Needle 3:  K1, sl1, K1, psso, K to end.

Rnd. 2:  Knit around.

Repeat these 2 rnds until 24 sts remain.  With Needle 3 knit across needle 1.  Cut yarn leaving 20".

Finish with Kitchener stitch.

pattern copyright & all rights reserved Wendy Ellis, 2010

not to be sold, please share link freely

Ribbon-Drop Scarf

ribbon drop scarf

a free pattern from LYS

designed/'unvented' by Wendy Ellis

sizes: narrow (wide)

approximate dimensions: narrow: 5" x 45"; wide: 7" x 39"

yarn: Knit One, Crochet Too Tartelette (50% cotton, 50% nylon; 50 gram ball = approx 75 yards) 2 balls in color 222, or approximately 150 yards in a comparable yarn

needles: One set US #9 (5.5 mm). Or size to obtain gauge.

gauge: 16 sts = about 4" in stockinette, not terribly important for this project.

abbreviations:

WS: Wrong Side

RS: Right Side

yo: Yarn Over (an increase)

pattern:

Cast on 20 (26) stitches using long-tail cast on method.

Knit 5 rows, ending on RS. Place removable marker to denote RS.

Begin drop stitch pattern:

Row 1: (WS) K1, *yo twice, K1; repeat from * to end.

Row 2: *K1, drop yo's from needle; repeat from * to last stitch, K1.

Row 3-6: Work in garter stitch (knit every row).

You will have 3 garter ridges between dropped stitches. Yarn overs will always be worked on a RS row. Yarn overs will be dropped on a WS row.

Work in drop stitch pattern until nearly out of yarn ending with Row 5 & binding off.

Weave in ends. Block lightly if needed, do not iron.

This is a great pattern for ribbon yarns. The garter drop stitch pattern is widely known & is interpreted here for use with K1,CToo's Tartelette yarn.

pattern copyright Wendy Ellis, 2010

Mistake Rib Scarf

Free Pattern from Lancaster Yarn Shop

This cozy scarf knits up quickly with one skein of super soft Snuggle in a bulky weight. At 3 stitches per inch on a US size 11 needle, Mistake Rib is a bouncy, fun stitch pattern.

Size Information
Length: 31 in. (79 cm)
Width: 4"-6" (10-15cm)

Requirements
Yarn & Notions
* 1 x 100g (104 yds) hank Alpaca Yarn Company SNUGGLE (pictured in shade 6873)

Needles & Equipment
*8 mm needles (US #11)

Tension/Gauge
Not important for this project, but approximately 3 st=1" over rib pattern


Instructions
CO 23 stitches.
*Knit two, purl two across, ending with knit two, purl one.*
Repeat this row for pattern.
Continue knitting until you nearly run out of yarn.
Bind off in pattern with tension to match cast on.

pattern copyright Wendy Ellis 2009
http://www.lancasteryarnshop.com/