Quick Wrap
A simple dropstitch pattern to make a very quick wrap ready for summer evenings. I used Cygnet Grousemoor aran weight yarn and 6.5mm needles but it could be made using any weight yarn and the appropriate needles. Some of the shiny ribbon yarns would probably work well for a more glamorous evening wrap.
Glasses Case
My old spectacle case was looking decidedly worse for wear, so I decided to spend a few hours knitting myself a case that I’d actually enjoy using. Now at least I get to handle alpaca and silk yarn on a daily basis… I also felted my case slightly but bear in mind that this will reduce the size (especially the length) of the case a little. So bear this in mind when working out how many stitches you need to cast on and how many inches you need to work.
Recycled Sari Silk Bag
I recently bought 100 gms of recyled sari silk to try out. Can’t say I was impressed. The yarn was very stiff & rough (even after gentle washing) and seemed, to me, to be rather fragile. Since it was too rough for a scarf, I decided it wanted to be a bag. But, bearing in mind its fragility, I though it would be a good idea to combine it with a fine but strong yarn (such as mohair). The strap was crocheted using 100% cotton on the grounds that it would be reversible, wouldn’t stretch as much as a woollen…
Dropstitch Scarf
What do you do with a couple of odd balls of Sirdar Medici? In my case, it seemed to me that the yarn would make for a nice, loose and relatively unstructured, scarf. Since I wanted the final scarf to be as loose as possible, I opted for a dropstitch pattern that my mother taught me when I was about 12 and wanted to knit a 6 foot scarf inside a week! She called it “French Knitting“. I just called it “Really, Really, Fast Knitting“. So as well as giving me the looseness I wanted, this dropstitch also had the…
Funky Fur Scarf
- 100gms fun fur or eyelash yarn (e.g. Stylecraft’s Eskimo)
- 5mm needles
Cast on 20 stitches.
Knit every row until you reach the desired length (100gm should result in a scarf at least 6 foot long).
Bind off.
That’s about as easy as it gets.
Seamless Slippers
Finished size: Adult Based on the seamless version of Anne’s Slippers, these slippers have the same finished pattern throughout and a shaped toe.
Wide Cabled Headband
If it’s a really cold day, you might want something a little wider than the original cabled headband. This pattern creates three cable — two thin outer cables and a thicker inner cable.
Finished width: 5 inches
Cabled Headband
Something to keep your ears a little warmer on a cold day.
Finished width: 3 inches
Materials:
- Approx 40gms DK yarn (2 strands used throughout)
- 5mm straight needles
