Knitting Galore: valentine's

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Hi there, welcome to my blog! and thankyou for stopping by. I have designed this blog to share with you knitting patterns that are my favourites and, i'll be trying out some new ones along the way. I also hope to help knitters new and old (i don't mean your age LOL) by sharing information, handy hints and tips, answering quieries and helping solve your knitting problems. Before you go, please help me by making a comment and suggest any knitting project you'd like to see.

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Dianne

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Saturday Stitch : Heart To Heart Eyelet.

Every Saturday I will share with you a new stitch.
Today's stitch is: Heart to Heart Eyelet.

Still feeling the love after Valentines day here is the Heart to Heart stitch which is a basic eyelet/lace heart that can be used as a single motif as an all over pattern. Below you'll find instructions for both - the stitch and the single motif.
Single heart motif: You need a number of stitches multiple of 11. Work rows 1 through 12.

Heart to Heart stitch: You need a number of stitches multiple of 11 + 2 edge stitches. Repeat the pattern between the * as many times as you like. Repeat rows 1 through 14.

Instructions :

Single Motif

Row 1: k4, k2tog, yo, k5
Row 2 & all wrong side rows: purl across
Row 3: k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, sl1kw, k1, psso, k3
Row 5: k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, sl1kw, k1, psso, k2
Row 7: k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, sl1kw, k1, psso, k1
Row 9: k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, sl1kw, k1, psso
Row 11: k2, yo, sl1kw, k2tog, psso, yo, k1, yo, k3tog, yo, k2
Row 13: k2, (k2tog, double yo, sl1kw, k1, psso) x 5, k2

Heart To Heart

Row 1: edge st, * k4, k2tog, yo, k5, repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 2 & all wrong side rows: purl across
Row 3: edge st, * k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, sl1kw, k1, psso, k3, repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 5: edge st, * k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, sl1kw, k1, psso, k2, repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 7: edge st, * k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, sl1kw, k1, psso, k1, repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 9: edge st, * k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, sl1kw, k1, psso, repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 11: edge st, * k2, yo, sl1kw, k2tog, psso, yo, k1, yo, k3tog, yo, k2, repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 13: edge st, knit across to last st, edge stitch

Repeat rows 1 through 14.

sl1kw - slip 1 knitwise.

Difficulty level: Easy

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Saturday, February 9, 2013

Saturday Stitch : XOXO Cable

Every Saturday I will share with you a new stitch.
Today's stitch is: XOXO Cable

Give lots of hugs and kisses with the XOXO cable stitch at Valentines day or any time of the year. Great for hats, sacrves, sweater, throws, baby blankets etc. You need a stitch number multiple of 8 + 2 edge stitches. Repeat the pattern between the * as many times as you like.

Instructions :

Row 1: edge stitch, knit across to last st, edge stitch
Row 2 & all wrong side rows: edge stitch, purl across to last st, edge stitch
Row 3: edge stitch, *c4f, c4b, c4b, c4f, repeat from * to last stitch, edge stitch
Row 5: edge stitch, knit across to last st, edge stitch
Row 7: edge stitch, * c4b, c4f, c4f, c4b, repeat from * to last st, edge stitch

Repeat rows 1 through 8.

C4B (slip 2 stitches onto cable needle and hold in back of work; knit 2, knit 2 from the cable needle)

C4F (slide 2 stitches onto cable needle and hold in front of work; knit 2, knit 2 from the cable needle)

Difficulty level: Easy

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