Resolution 2013
My New Years' resolution for 2013 is to actually publish the back log of patterns I've been dreaming up for years now. At the beginning of each month in 2013 I'll release a new pattern available for free as a KAL for one month; and for purchase the month after. I'll also release it as an update to this eBook. If you'd like to join the KAL for the year, download the eBook at any point and you'll get updates for all the patterns.
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Mountain Resolution - 2013 January - Freya
Freya _- page 1 @2013 Carisa Chang - Stranded Freya is a beautifully versatile scarf designed to showcase bulky yarn in a simple lace pattern with a variety of finishing options. She is easy to knit, quick to work up, and warm on winter days and mornings and nights year-round. Freya is the first pattern in my Resolution - 2013 eBook, a series of 12 patterns released monthly in 2013. The pattern will be made available for free as a KAL on January 1st, 2013. An updated pattern with images will be uploaded after the KAL and available for purchase on February 1st, 2013. Materials: 140 yards bulky weight yarn (1 skein Cascade Covington) Size 10 knitting needles, straight or circular 3 buttons- %"-1" diameter (optional) Cast on 23 stitches. Cast on provisionally if you plan to graft ends together to form an infinity scarf. P2tog-b=p2togtbl Row 1: \*K1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1\*, (k1, rep \* to \*) twice Row 2: \*p2tog-b, yo, p3, yo, p2tog\*, (p1, rep \* to \*) twice Row 3: \*K1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1\*, (k1, rep \* to \*) twice Row 4: \*p2, yo p3tog, yo, p2\*, (p1, rep \* to \*) twice Repeat rows 1-4 until you reach your desired length. I knit until I used an entire skein of Cascade Covington yarn, about 140 yards. Finish: Simple scarf: cast off. Buttoned scarf: cast off. Attach buttons at even spacing on one end of scarf - 1 button at each % of the width of the scarf, as pictured. Infinity scarf: place live stitches from provisional cast on on separate needle. Graft ends together using Kitchener stitch - Knitty.com has a particularly useful tutorial here: http://knitty.com/IsSUEsummer04/FEATtheresasum04.html Block loosely and enjoy! Resolution - 2013 February - Mountain
Mountain
Mountain is a simple take on the classic beanie. An overall stitch pattern is a variation on basket weave stitches, with a purl background lending some softness to the structure and intermittent knit stitches providing direction and tiny pockets of air underneath to hold in warmth. The crown decreases are worked in a no slant double decrease, pulling the pattern inward in a gentler spiral than the typical k2tog decrease method. Worked in DK weight yarn, Mountain is a warm but not-too-warm hat for brisk Fall and Spring days. Or, if you're in the Pacific Northwest, the entire year! Stitch pattern looks best in solid or slightly variegated yarn, but is lost in highly variegated yarn (such as self-striping yarn). Mountain is the second pattern in my Resolution - 2013 eBook, a series of 12 patterns released monthly in 2013. The pattern will be made available for free as a KAL on February 1st, 2013. An updated pattern with images will be uploaded after the KAL and available for purchase on March 1st, 2013.
Materials:
120-130yds DK weight yarn - Misti Alpaca Tonos Pima Silk in Truffle used for hat in photos Size 2 US needles: DPN or long circulars for magic loop yarn needle for finishing
Gauge:
20 stitches = 3"/7.5cm in pattern Size: XAdult Cast on 120 stitches. Join to work in the round. Work %-1" p3, k1 ribbing, depending on desired band width. Hat in photos has a %" band, the next one I make will have a 1"band, I think I'd prefer a clearer separation from the overall pattern.
Stitch pattern:
Rows 1-3: \*p1, k1, p2\* repeat till end Rows 4-6: \*p3,k1\* repeat till end Work stitch pattern until hat measures 4.5-5" from cast on, ending with Row 3.
Decrease:
dec = slip 1, p2tog, psso Row 1: \*dec, K1, (p3, K1) x4\*, repeat \* to \* till end Row 2: \*p1, k1, (p3, k1) x4\*, repeat \* to \* till end Row 3: \*dec, k1,(p3, k1) x3, p2\* repeat \* to \* till end Row 4,8, 12, 16: \*p1, k1, p2\* repeat \* to \* till end Row 5: \*dec, k1, (p3, k1) x3\* repeat \* to \* till end Row 6: \*p1, k1, (p3, k1) x3\* repeat \* to \* till end Row 7: \*dec, k1, (p3, k1) x2, p2\* repeat \* to \* till end Row 9: \*dec, k1, (p3, k1) x2\* repeat \* to \* till end Row 10: \*p1, k1, (p3, k1) x2\* repeat \* to \* till end Row 11: \*dec, k1, p3, k1, p2\* repeat \* to \* till end Row 13: \*dec, k1, p3, k1\* repeat \* to \* till end Row 14: \*p1, k1, p3, k1\* repeat \* to \* till end Row 15: \*dec, k1, p2\* repeat \* to \* till end Row 17: \*dec, k1\* repeat \* to \* till end
Finishing:
Cut yarn at least 6" from hat, use yarn needle to thread yarn through the remaining stitches and pull tightly to close.Weave in ends. Block lightly. To prevent creasing while blocking you can either rotate the hat as it dries flat, or block it on a rounded objectsuchas a ball or balloon.
