Although I learn to knit years ago it was only recently that I picked it up again. Not that I was ever very good. I only managed to learn to knit, purl, cast on and off but thanks to Julie's help I have managed pick up some new skills, like cabling! It wasn't nearly a hard as I thought it would be!
Project #1 was the Burberry Inspired Cowl Neck Scarf by Julianne Smith. Mine turned out a bit different since adjustments had to be made to accommodate the bulky yarn I wanted to use (left overs from a hat I made for a baby shower but had to use a different yarn). This pattern was supper easy, even for me, and it knitted up fast.
Now that I could cable I started to play around with it.
Project #2: Inspired by Hurley Sashimi and the Hollis Rope Chain I came up with my own simple rope using the left overs the cowl.
Cast on 10 stitches
Rows 1 - 8: stockinette stitch (knit odd rows, purl even)
Row 9: knit 1, slip 4 onto cable needle (hold to front), k4, k cable needle, k1
Repeat pattern to desired length, seam ends together.
It's the perfect length for the wee one.
After this I was out of yarn so I decided to make some out of scrap knit. It is really easy to do, just cut the scrap in a zig zag or spiral if using an old t-shirt and pull the resulting length to make them curl on themselves. (see image below)
Project #3: I ended up making another cowl with my knit yarn. This one is much like project #2 but wider and more cables.
Cast on 22 stitches
Rows 1 - 10: stockinette stitch (knit odd rows, purl even)
Row 11: knit 1, slip 5 onto cable needle (hold to front), k5, k cable needle, slip 5 onto cable needle (hold to front), k5, k cable needle, k1
Repeat pattern to desired length, seam ends together.
The trickiest thing was dealing with the "yarn". It stretches over the needles so I ended up having to use a much larger gauge needed then the end product looked like I did.
All in all I am very happy to be knitting again and even happier to have the skills to make more then just scarves. Now on to pictures and pdfs!
