Saturday, February 16, 2008

iPod socks















Materials:
4 size three double pointed needles
any color acrylic yarn
place marker
size f crochet hook or blunt large eye needle

For 1st or 2nd generation Nano:

CO 24 stitches on one needle
put 6 stitches on one needle and 8 on another
the third needle will have 10 stitches
place the marker at the end of the six stitches
k1, p1 from the needle with 10 stitches onto the needle with 6 stitches
using the fourth needle, continue a k1, p1 ribbing for 6 rows
knit for about 25 rows or until sock is long enough to fit iPod
bind off final row, leaving a 6 inch tail
turn inside out and sew together with crochet hook or needle, using the tail

3rd Generation Nano:
CO 30 stitches
put 8 stitches on one needle and 10 on another
the third needle will have 12 stitches
place the marker at the end of the six stitches
k1, p1 from the needle with 12 stitches onto the needle with 8 stitches
using the fourth needle, continue a k1, p1 ribbing for 4 rows
knit for about 18 rows or until sock is long enough for iPod
bind off final row, leaving a 6 inch tail
turn inside out and sew together with crochet hook or needle, using the tail


stripes and checkers can be done by working a fair isle pattern:
knit in a second color, alternating every stitch
for stripes, knit on the same color
for checkers, knit on the opposite color; for this you will have to knit the same color twice in a row for the final stitch of one row and the first stitch of the next row

Friday, February 8, 2008

Butterfly Cable Scarf Pattern


Materials:
Size 9 straight needles
1 skein 5 oz yarn (natural fibers work best)

Cast on 32 stitches
4 rows of seed stitch (k1, p1 across row: k on p and p on k on the other rows)
begin and end every row with 4 seed stitches

pattern:

row 1, 3: k4, p16, k4
row 2, 4, 6: p4, k16, p4
row 5: pat 1, p16, pat 2
row 7: k2, pat 3, p12, pat 3, k2
row 8: p2, k2, p2, k12, p2, k2, p2
row 9: k2, p2, pat 3, p8, pat 4, k2
row 10: p2, k4, p2, k8, p 2, k4, p2
row 11: k2, p4, pat 3, p4, pat 4, p4, k2
row 12: p2, k6, p2, k4, p2,k6, p2
row13: k2, p6, pat 3, pat 4, p6, k2
row 14: p2, k8, p4, k8, p2
row 15: pat 3, p6, k4, p6, pat 4
row 16: k2, p2, k6, p4, k6, p2, k2
row 17: p2, pat 3, p4, pat 1, p4, pat 4, p2
row 18: k4, p2, k4, p4, k4, p2, k4,
row 19: p4, pat 3, p2, k4, p2, pat 4, p4
row 20: k6, p2, k2, p4, k2, p2, k6
row 21: p6, pat 3, pat 1, pat 4, p6
row 22, 24: k8, p8, k8
row 23: p8, pat 2, pat 1, p8
row 25: p6, pat 4, k4, pat 3, p6
row 26: k6, p2, k2, p4, k2, p2, k6
row 27: p4, pat 4, p2, pat 1, p2, pat 3, p4
row 28: k4, p2, k4, p4, k4, p2, k4
row 29: p2, pat 4, p4, k4, p4, pat 3, p2
row 30: k2, p2, k6, p4, k6, p2, k2
row 31: pat 4, p6, pat 1, pat 3
row 32, 34: p2, k8, p4, k8, p2
row 33: k2, p8, k4, p8, k2
row 35: k2, p6, pat 4, pat 3, p6, k2
row 36: p2, k6, p2, k4, p2, k6, p2
row 37: k2, p4, pat 4, p4, pat 3, p4, k2
row 38: p2, k4, p2, k8, p2, k4, p2
row 39: k2, p2, pat 4, p8, pat 3, p2, k2
row 40: p2, k2, p2, k12, p2, k2, p2
row 41: k2, pat 4, p12, pat 3, k2
row 42: p4, k16, p4

repeat rows 5-42 until desired length is reached


to finish: pat 2, p16, pat 1, work rows 2-4
4 final rows of seed stitch


Key:
k= knit
p= purl
cn=cable needle
pat 1=put next k2 on cn in front, k2, k2 from cn
pat 2=put next k2 on cn in back, k2, k2 from cn
pat 3=put next k2 on cn in front, p2, k2 from cn
pat 4=put next p2 on cn in back, k2, p2 from cn