Mouse Tracks Shawl
Yarn: Sport weight, sock weight, jumper weight, or fingering weight. 11 oz (312gm) or 850 – 900 yds (780m – 820m) Needles: U.S. Size 2 or 3 (2.75mm or 3.25mm), straight or circular (the shawl is knit back and forth) Pattern Features:
This variation of the vintage neck scarf pattern that crosses in the front through a channel to hold it closed includes strategically placed increases/decreases to lengthen the shawl in the back, and intermittent short rows to provide flare. The lace patterns (the diamond edge and the mouse prints neckline) are inspired by patterns in Gossamer Webs by Galina Khmeleva and Carol Noble, Interweave Press, 1998. This pattern includes instructions for altering the length of the shawl. Pattern: This 10-page PDF pattern is available for $9.50 USD at the Revelry pattern store or through participating retailers.
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Colorful Counterpane
Yarn: DK weight or worsted, 600 – 800 yards (549 – 732 m). Four colors are needed: beige or white, green and two shades of a floral color. The amount of yarn depends upon the size of the afghan or throw. Needles: US 3 (3.25 mm) 5-needle sock set and a circular needle that is 2 sizes smaller than the sock set. Select needle sizes appropriate for the weight of yarn. Pattern Features: Counterpanes are decorative bed covers. These were often knit using white or ecru cotton or linen thread. Heirloom samples are breathtaking in their beauty. They are also very heavy and fragile. In her book, Knitting Counterpanes, Traditional Coverlet Patterns for Contemporary Knitters, Mary Walker Phillips gives a thorough history of counterpanes. She then shares a number of knitting patterns for blocks and borders. Although this pattern was inspired by the antique counterpanes, its fiber content and techniques are different. It is knit in the round in blocks that have a selvage that makes seaming easy. Also, it is multicolored instead of white or ecru. Since this pattern was developed for a knitting techniques class, each block is designed to allow knitters to practice basic techniques beyond simply knitting and purling. Pattern: This PDF pattern is available for $6.50 USD at the Revelry pattern store or through participating retailers.
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Hearts and Flowers Socks
Yarn: Two colors of sock weight yarn Needles: US 1 (2.25 mm) or needle size appropriate for the weight of yarn. Gauge: 6 stitches and 7 rows = 1 inch Pattern Features: The stranded color design for these stockings was inspired by a stitch pattern in Alice Starmore’s book, Charts for Colour Knitting (1992). This pattern is charted and offers subtle variations from which the knitter may choose depending upon the knitter’s taste and skill level. The green sock is an improvised variation of the pattern to show the stranded design reversed. The heel is shaped with a pre-heel-turn gusset and short rows (non-stop heel). Pattern: This PDF pattern is available for $6.00 USD at the Revelry pattern store or through participating retailers.
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June Stocking
Needles: US 0 (2.0 mm), US 1 (2.25 mm), 0r US 2 (2.75 mm) Gauge: 9 stitches and 12 rows = 1 inch. Story: The inspiration for the June Stocking was a pair of thigh-high, hand knit, cotton stockings worn by my grandmother, Gertrude Chamberlain (1877–1962). Although her father, James (1836–1919), knit his own stockings all of his life and taught his offspring to knit, it is not known who knit the original stockings. Gertrude’s daughter (my mother), Rachel (1906–2001) also wore the lace stockings. She said they were pinned to her underwear in order to hold them up, and they were quite uncomfortable. The original stockings were knit flat then shaped into a tube with a hand sewn seam. The heels are garter stitch and not shaped with a heel turn. Pattern Features: I revised the original pattern in several ways. I used a sock-weight yarn instead of cotton, knit them in the round, and shaped them by making subtile changes in the lace pattern. Although this version uses a peasant or replaceable heel, another style heel would work as well. The directions are given for adult-size knee high stockings, but a shorter version can be knit with slight alterations to the pattern. Pattern: This PDF pattern is available for $5.00 USD at the Revelry pattern store or through participating retailers.
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Yarn: Sport weight, sock weight, jumper weight, or fingering weight.
July Sock
Yarn: Three colors of sock weight yarn—red, white and blue. Simply Socks Yarn Company in Fort Wayne, IN sells solid colors. Needles: US 1 (2.25 mm), US 2 – 2.75 mm, or needle size appropriate for the weight of yarn. Gauge: A worksheet is provided for figuring size according to gauge swatch. Pattern Features: The cuff and toe are worked in the round but the striped part is worked flat with rows running lengthwise rather than around as they usually do on socks. Pattern: This PDF pattern is available for $5.00 USD at the Revelry pattern store or through participating retailers.
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New Harmony Slippers
Yarn: Sport weight, sock weight, jumper weight, or fingering weight. Gauge: 14 stitches and 19 rows = 2 inches in stockinette Needles: US 2 (2.75 mm) Pattern Features: These slippers can also be worn in shoes like commercial footies or socks. The size is easily adjustable and the slipper toe can be knit in a decorative pattern. Plasti Dip or another synthetic laytex can be used to treat the soles if you intend these to be used as slippers instead of footies. These slippers
Pattern: This PDF pattern is available for $2.50 USD at the Revelry pattern store or through participating retailers. |
