DRUNKENLACESCARFANDHAT
This simple concept was born of my desire to drink while playing with some lovely thick and thin yarn I just had lying around. I had been toying around with the idea of making some kind of chunky lace thing with it...but lace requires sober concentration. That is, unless it's drunken lace. Seriously..the scarf is about as mindless as you can get and the hat is only slightly harder. The yarn itself dictates the pattern so there's no chart required! So bust out the keg and get knitting!
Just in case you can't resist doing your own thing, here are some suggestions for customizing the pattern: Any thick and thin yarn will do...but it does need to be thick and thin. The length and width of the scarf are up to you...but be sure to consider the amount of yarn needed if you make these kinds of changes.
Materials:
1 (or more) skein Sensations Licorice (87yds/80m), 100% wool, color #119, bulky weight. Size 13 straight needles. (or 2 skeins Moda Dea Cartwheel (77yds), 100% wool, color # 9748 Neapolitan, worsted weight.
Gauge:
10 st. x 17 rows = 4 in.in drunken garter lace pattern on size 13 needles. Gauge is not critical.
Stitch Glossary:
Yo:yarnover K2tog: knit two stitches together. Drunken garter lace pattern: Knit every row, but when the yarn gets thin, YO then K2tog. Repeat the (YO, K2tog) pair until the yarn becomes thick again. Over thick sections, just knit. Never work YO, K2tog at edges of scarf.
Notes:
Be sure to block when finished. The will open up the lace work and help the scarf to lie flat. ?The moda dea yarn is apparently discontinued, but still available at places such as Ebay. Measurement and gauge info above is for the sensations yarn. Slip the first stitch of each row throughout. Do not work drunken lace pattern into the first or last two stitches of each row.
Pattern:
Cast on 16. Slip the first stitch of each row, throughout. Work 2 rows in garter stitch Work as many rows as desired in drunken garter lace pattern. Work last 2 rows in garter stitch. BO. Weave in ends. Block aggressively to open up lace!
Drunken Lace Hat Pattern:
Measurements: Head circumference: 21in. Depth: 7 % in.
Materials:
2 skeins Sensations Licorice (87yds/80m), 100% wool, color #119, bulky weight. Size 11, 16 in circular needles Size 11 DPNs Markers
Gauge:
9 st. x 16 rows = 4in. in drunken lace pattern on size 11 needles.
Stitch Glossary:
Yo:yarn over K2tog: knit two stitches together Kfb: knit one stitch each into the front and back loops of the next stitch. Drunken lace pattern: Knit every round, but when the yarn gets thin, YO then K2tog. Repeat the (YO, K2tog) pair until the yarn becomes thick again. Over thick sections, just knit. Never work YO, K2tog over increases or decreases. Note: This is knit every round because the hat is knit circularly. To work this flat, you would purl on wrong side rows.
Notes:
· Drunken lace pattern is worked throughout hat, but never across increases or decreases.
Pattern:
Cast on 48. Join without twisting to work in the round, place marker. Change to dpns when necessary. Work 3 rounds in K2, P2 rib. Rd 4: \*K1, Kfb, K1\* repeat to end. (76 st) Rd 5: \*K2, Kfb, K1\* repeat to end. (96 st) Rd 6-18: Work even in drunken lace pattern. Rd 19: \*K5, K2tog, K\* repeat to end. Rd 20:\*K1, K2tog, K4\* repeat to end. Rd 21: Work one round even in pattern. Rd 22: \*K3, K2tog, K\* repeat to end. Rd 23: Work even in pattern. Rd 24: \*K3, K2tog\* repeat to end. Rd 25: Work even in pattern. Rd 26: \*K, K2tog, K\* repeat to end. Rd 27: Work even in pattern. Rd 28: \*K1, K2tog\* repeat to end. Rd 29: Work even in pattern. Rd 30: \*K2, K2tog\* repeat to end. Rd 31: Work even in pattern. Rd 32: \*K2tog, K\* repeat to end. 12 stitches will be left on needles. Cut yarn and pull through remaining stitches to cinch. Weave in ends.
Pattern & images @ 2010 Virginia Newman. Contact Nonconformknits@gmail.com
