Seed Stitch Neck Tie by Christopher Lizama
Materials: 100 yards (1.5 ounces) of worsted weight yarn. Brown Sheep Nature Spun Worsted or Brown Sheep Lanaloft Worsted both work quite well. #6 knitting needles, straight. Gauge: 5 stitches per horizontal inch on US #6 needles in seed stitch Lined Seed Stitch: P2, (K, P) repeat parenthetical
Instructions:
Cast on 11 stitches and work lined seed stitch for 21 inches. P2, ssk, P, K, P, k2tog, K, P Work pattern for 7 inches. P2, ssk, P, k2tog, K, P Work Pattern for %2 inch P, ssk, P ,k2tog, P Work 1x1 ribbing for 21 inches Bind off. Adding the back strap: Pick up four purl bumps in a vertical row, one stitch from the edge. Knit seed stitch for 1.5 inches and sew on to the opposite column one stitch from the other edge. See photo below for example.
Abbreviations:
ssk: pass 2 stitches over to your right needle and knit them together by moving your left needle through the front of them k2tog: knit two together WP: work pattern, in this case lined seed-stitch
