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Showing posts with label leaf stitch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label leaf stitch. Show all posts

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Saturday Stitch: Embossed Vine Leaf Stitch.

Every Saturday I will share with you a new stitch.
Today's stitch is: Embossed Vine Leaf Stitch.




 It's great for  sweaters and jackets etc. worked over 26 stitches. 

Instructions :

Row 1 (WS) K5, p5, k4, p3, k9.
Row 2 P7, p2tog, k inc, k2, p4, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p5-28 sts.
Row 3 K5, p7, k4, p2, k1, p1, k8.
Row 4 P6, p2tog, k1, p inc, k2, p4, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, p5-30 sts.
Row 5 K5, p9, k4, p2, k2, p1, k7.
Row 6 P5, p2tog, k1, p inc, p1, k2, p4, ssk, k5, k2tog, p5-28 sts.
Row 7 K5, p7, k4, p2, k3, p1, k6.
Row 8 P4, p2tog, k1, p inc, p2, k2, p4, ssk, k3, k2tog, p5-26 sts.
Row 9 K5, p5, k4, p2, k4, p1, k5.
Row 10 P5, yo, k1, yo, p4, k2, p4, ssk, k1, k2tog, p5.
Row 11 K5, p3, k4, p2, k4, p3, k5.
Row 12 P5, [yo, k1] twice, k1, p4, k1, M1, k1, p2tog, p2, S2KP, p5.
Row 13 K9, p3, k4, p5, k5.
Row 14 P5, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p4, k1, k inc, k1, p2tog, p7-28 sts.
Row 15 K8, p1, k1, p2, k4, p7, k5.
Row 16 P5, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, p4, k2, p inc, k1, p2tog, p6-30 sts.
Row 17 K7, p1, k2, p2, k4, p9, k5.
Row 18 P5, ssk, k5, k2tog, p4, k2, p1, p inc, k1, p2tog, p5-28 sts.
Row 19 K6, p1, k3, p2, k4, p7, k5.
Row 20 P5, ssk, k3, k2tog, p4, k2, p2, p inc, k1, p2tog, p4-26 sts.
Row 21 K5, p1, k4, p2, k4, p5, k5.
Row 22 P5, ssk, k1, k2tog, p4, k2, p4, yo, k1, yo, p5.
Row 23 K5, p3, k4, p2, k4, p3, k5.
Row 24 P5, S2KP, p2, p2tog, k1, M1, k1, p4, [yo, k1] twice, k1, p5.
Rep rows 1-24.

S2KP sl 2 knitwise, k1, pass 2 slipped sts over k1.
K inc (knit increase) knit into front and back of stitch.
P inc (purl increase) Purl into front and back of stitch.



Difficulty level: MEDIUM

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Saturday Stitch: Garlands of Leaves

Every Saturday I will share with you a new stitch.
Today's stitch is: Garlands of Leaves.

Ready for Autumn a gorgeous eyelet stitch with ribs looking like leaf garlands. Suitable for sweaters, scarves, throws etc.





Instructions

You need a stitch number multiple of 10 + 2 edge stitches. Repeat the pattern between the * as many times as you like.
Row 1: edge st, * p2, k4, k2tog, yo, p2; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 2 & all other wrong side rows: edge st, * k2, p6, k2; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 3: edge st, * p2, k3, k2tog, k1, yo, p2; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 5: edge st, * p2, yo, sl1kw, k1, psso, k4, p2; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 7: edge st, * p2, yo, k1, sl1kw, k1, psso, k3, p2; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Repeat rows 1 through 8.
sl1kw - slip one knitwise
Difficulty level: Medium



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Saturday, September 8, 2012

Saturday Stitch - Wheat Blowing In The Wind


Every Saturday I will share with you a new stitch.

Today's stitch is: Wheat Blowing in the Wind


 A beautiful knitting stitch with eyelet wheat ears blown to one side the wind. Suitable for knit  throws, pillow covers or for your scarves, sweaters etc.




Instructions

You need a stitch number multiple of 12 + 1 + 2 edge stitches. Repeat the pattern between the * as many times as you like.
Rows 1 & 3: edge st, * p1, k11; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 2 & all other wrong side rows: edge st, purl across to last st, edge st
Row 5: edge st, * p1, k1, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, sl1kw, k1, psso, k4; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 7: edge st, * p1, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, sl1kw, k1, psso, k3; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 9: edge st, * p1, k3, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, sl1kw, k1, psso, k2; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 11: edge st, * p1, k4, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, sl1kw, k1, psso, k1; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Repeat rows 1 through 12.
sl1kw - slip 1 knitwise
Yo - yarn over
psso - pass slip stitch over
Difficulty level: Easy




You can find this stitch and more at craft cookie