Chain of Hearts Bookmark

I designed this bookmark, along with a few others when I had a little unanticipated extra time in my day. This sample is knit on US size 1 needles with size 10 cotton. It's about 1.25" wide. I made the sample in the picture shorter than I intended because I decided half way through it would look good sewn onto a piece of 1" white ribbon (which I have to buy).

If I knit this again I will use US size 2 needles, and size 3 cotton.

CHAIN OF HEARTS BOOKMARK

materials:

small amount of crochet cotton or fingering wt yarn

needles sized appropriate to yarn

special stitches:

K2tog- knit 2 sts together

SSK- slip next 2 stitches purlwise (individually), insert left needle into front of both sts and knit together

YO- yarn over

pattern:

*NOTE* unless otherwise stated, all odd rows are K2, P9, K2

Cast on 13 sts

1&2) K across

4) K5, K2tog, YO, K6

6) K4, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, ssk, K4

8) K3, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K3

*

10) K2, K2tog, YO, K5, YO, SSK, K2

12) K2, K2tog, YO, K1, K2tog, YO, K2, YO, SSK, K2

14) K2, K2tog, YO, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, YO, SSK, K2

16) K3, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K3

*

Repeat rows 10-17 until bookmark is desired length.

finishing:

Knit 3 rows, bind off, weave in ends.

Daquiri Dishcloth

!Thank you Linda, for pointing out my error in row 1. It has been corrected. That line should end with K3, not K1.

Well, I had been working on a dishcloth pattern designed to use up all the partial balls leftover from other dishcloths. I have a design in mind that I really like, but the test knitting has gone horribly. It will actually be a very quick and easy knit when the pattern is finished, but I keep changing one stitch here and there, in a very OCD fashion. I finally realized I had to put it to the side for a while, and work on something else. The scrap dishcloth is coming...eventually. In the mean time here's something cool for the summer!
I wanted a border that is more fun than garter stitch or seed stitch for this cloth. This border is included in the instructions. If you want a plain border remove the first and last 5 sts of each row, and rows 1-4, and60-63, and substitute your own border.

DAIQUIRI DISHCLOTH

materials:

US size 7 needles

1 ball worsted weight cotton

abbreviations:

S1-slip one stitch purlwise

Cast on 40sts

1) K1, [P4, K2]to last st, K3

2) S1, P2, [K4, P2] to last st, K1

3) S1, K2, P2, K1, P4, [K2, P4]4times, K1, P2, K3

4) S1, P2, K2, P2, [K2, P4]4times, K2, P2, K2, P2, K1

5) S1, P2, K34, P2, K1

6) S1, K2, P34, K3

7) S1, P2, K34, P2, K1

8) S1, K2, P10, K15, P9, K3

9) S1, K2, P2, K30 P2, K3

10) S1, P2, K2, P10, K11, P9, K2, P2, K1

11) S1, K2, P2, K30, P2, K3

12) S1, P2, K2, P14, K3, P13, K2, P2, K1

13) S1, P2, K34, P2, K1

14) S1, K2, P16, K3, P15, K3

15) S1, P2, K34, P2, K1

16) S1, K2, P16, K3, P15, K3

17) S1, K2, P2, K30, P2, K3

18) S1, P2, K2, P14, K3, P13, K2, P2, K1

19) S1, K2, P2, K30, P2, K3

20) S1, P2, K2, P14, K3, P13, K2, P2, K1

21) S1, P2, K34, P2, K1

22) S1, K2, P15, K5, P14, K3

23) S1, P2, K34, P2, K1

24) S1, K2, P14, K7, P13, K3

25) S1, K2, P2, K30, P2, K3

26) S1, P2, K2, P11, K9, P10, K2, P2, K1

27) S1, K2, P2, K30, P2, K3

28) S1, P2, K2, P10, K11, P9, K2, P2, K1

29) S1, P2, K34, P2, K1

30) S1, K2, P11, K13, P10, K3

31) S1, P2, K34, P2, K1

32) S1, K2, P10, K15, P9, K3

33) S1, K2, P2, K30, P2, K3

34) S1, P2, K2, P8, K15, P9, K3

35) S1, K2, P2, K30, P2, K3

36 ) S1, P2, K2, P8, K15, P7, K2, P2, K1

37) S1, P2, K34, P2, K1

38) S1, K2, P11, K13, P10, K3

39) S1, P2, K34, P2, K1

40) S1, K2, P11, K13, P10, K3

41) S1, K2, P2, K30, P2, K3

42) S1, P2, K2, P10, K11, P9, K2, P2, K1

43) S1, K2, P2, K30, P2, K3

44) S1, P2, K2, P10, K11, P9, K2, P2, K1

45) S1, P2, K34, P2, K1

46) S1, K2, P11, K13, P10, K3

47) S1, P2, K34, P2, K1

48) S1, K2, P10, K15, P9, K3

49) S1, K2, P2, K9, P2, K8, P1, K10, P2, K3

50) S1, P2, K2, P10, K1, P9, K2, P8, K2, P2, K1

51) S1, K2, P2, K7, P2, K10, P1, K10, P2, K3

52) S1, P2, K2, P10, K1, P11, K2, P6, K2, P2, K1

53) S1, P2, K7, P2, K7, P11, K7, P2, K1

54) S1, K2, P8, K9, P9, K2, P6, K3

55) S1, P2, K18, P7, K9, P2, K1

56) S1, K2, P10, K5, P19, K3

57) S1, K2, P2, K18, P3, K9, P2, K3

58)S1, P2, K2, P10, K1, P19, K2, P2, K1

59) S1, K2, P2, K30, P2, K3

60) S1, P2, K2, P1, [K4, P2] 4times, K4, P1, K2, P2, K1

61) S1, P2, K2, P2, K2, [P4, K2] 4times, P2, K2, P2, K1

62) S1, K2, P2, K2, P2, [K4, P2] 4times, K2, P2, K3

Bind off. Weave in ends

Flying Insect Dishcloth

I designed this dishcloth to use for an exchange with the Knitdishcloths group. The theme of the exchange was "bugs and critters"

This was the first picture dishcloth I designed, and it is knit side to side, not top to bottom. I did that to make it fit in the space I wanted to use, but a pleasant side effect is that the stitches really pop this way.


Flying Insect Dishcloth

materials:
1 ball worsted cotton
US size 7 needles

CO 42 sts

1. K all
2. K all
3. K all
4. K all
5. K all
6. K all
7. K3, P36, K3
8. K all
9. K3, P36, K3
10. K8, P2, K32
11. K3, P11, K4, P13, K4, P4, K3
12. K7, P4, K13, P5, K13
13. K3, P10, K6, P11, K5, P4, K3
14. K7, P6, K9, P7, K13
15. K3, P11, K7, P7, K7, P4, K3
16. K8, P6, K7, P6, K15
17. K3, P12, K7, P5, K7, P5, K3
18. K8, P8, K3, P8, K15
19. K3, P13, K7, P3, K7, P6, K3
20. K10, P7, K1, P7, K17
21. K3, P15, K6, P1, K6, P8, K3
22. K12, P5, K1, P5, K19
23. K3, P17, K4, P1, K4, P10, K3
24. K5, P2, K7, P2, K3, P2, K21
25. K3, P19, K1, P11, K1, P2, K1, P1, K3
26. K8, P1, K6, P3, K5, P3, K4, P3, K9
27. K3, P5, K5, P2, K5, P3, K5, P3, K2, P6, K3
28. K8, P4, K1, P7, K1, P15, K6
29. K3, P2, K31, P3, K3
30. K7, P31, K4
31. K3, P2, K31, P3, K3
32. K8, P4, K1, P7, K1, P15, K6
33. K3, P5, K5, P2, K5, P3, K5, P3, K2, P6, K3
34. K8, P1, K6, P3, K5, P3, K4, P4, K8
35. K3, P19, K1, P11, K1, P2, K1, P1, K3
36. K5, P2, K7, P2, K3, P2, K21
37. K3, P17, K4, P1, K4, P10, K3
38. K12, P5, K1, P5, K19
39. K3, P15, K6, P1, K6, P8, K3
40. K10, P7, K1, P7, K17
41. K3, P13, K7, P3, K7, P6, K3
42. K8, P8, K3, P8, K15
43. K3, P12, K7, P5, K7, P5, K3
44. K8, P6, K7, P6, K15
45. K3, P11, K7, P7, K7, P4, K3
46. K7, P6, K9, P7, K13
47. K3, P10, K6, P11, K5, P4, K3
48. K7, P4, K13, P5, K13
49. K3, P11, K4, P13, K4, P4, K3
50. K8, P2, K32
51. K3, P36, K3
52. K all
53. K3, P36, K3
54. K all
55. K all
56. K all
57. K all
58. K all
59. K all

Bind off, and weave in ends.

Flowering Vine Bookmark

This bookmark uses slipped stitches and easy cables, together with eyelets to create a picture . I've been wanting to incorporate some cables into my designs, and thought it would be best to start small. I'm glad I did because I tried several methods to do the same thing before I decided on the one I liked best. I'm sure the next time I design something with cables it will be much easier, but I am pleased with the way this turned out.

Flowering Vine Bookmark

materials:

small amout of size 10 crochet cotton

US size 1 needles

small cable needle (CN) or extra size 1 DPN

special stitches used:

SSK- slip, slip, knit
K2tog- knit 2 stitches together
YO-yarn over
S1- slip 1 stitch purlwise
T2R- twist 2 right- slip one stitch on CN, hold in back of your work, on right side knit one stitch from left needle, then knit stitch from CN, on wrong side purl next stitch from left needle, then purl stitch from CN
T2L- twist 2 left- slip one stitch onto CN, hold in front of your work, on right side knit next stitch from left needle, then knit stitch from CN, on wrong side purl next stitch from left needle, then purl stitch from CN.

Cast on 19 stitches

1. K ALL
2. K ALL
3. K9, S1, K9
4. K2, P15, K2
5. K9, S1, K9
6. K2, P15, K2
7. K7, T2R, S1, T2L, K7
8. K2, P4, T2L, P3, T2R, P4, K2
9. K5, T2R, K2, S1, K2, T2L, K5
10. K2, P15, K2
11. K5, S1, K3, S1, K3, S1, K5
12. K2, P15, K2
13. K3, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K1, S1, K1, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K3
14. K2, P15, K2
15. K4, K2tog, YO, K3, S1, K2, K2tog, YO, K5

Repeat rows 4-15 until bookmark is about one inch shorter than you want it to be. The bookmark in the photo has a total of 6 repeats (so 5 more times) and is about 6" long.
When bookmark is almost as long as you would like it to be, move on to these rows for the top of the vine, and the finishing.

1. K9, S1, K9
2. K2, P15, K2
3. K9, S1, K9
4. K2, P15, K2
5. K4, K2tog, YO, K2tog, YO, K2tog, YO, SSK, YO, SSK, YO, K5
6. K2, P15, K2
7. K7, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K7
8. K2, P15, K2
9. K6, K2tog, YO, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K6
10. K2, P15, K2
11. K5, K2tog, YO, K1, K2tog, YO, K2, YO, SSK, K5
12. K2, P15, K2
13. K8, K2yog, YO, K9
14. K2, P15, K2
15. K ALL
16. K2, P15, K2
17. K ALL
18. K ALL
19. K ALL
Bind off, weave in ends.

Science Lab Dishcloth

This is the first dishcloth I designed for Tiffany's science teacher gift. It really reminds me of old horror movies. The ones when it wasn't all about gore. I think I may ended doing some mad scientist cloths. Perhaps closer to Halloween.

Science Lab dishcloth
2oz worsted cotton
US size 7 needles
CO 41 sts
1. K all
2. K all
3. K all
4. K all
5. K3, P35, K3
6. K5, P2, K27, P2, K5
7. K3, P2, K2, P27, K2, P2, K3
8. K5, P2, K27, P2, K5
9. K3, P2, K2, P27, K2, P2, K3
10. K5, P2, K27, P2, K5
11. K3, P2, K31, P2, K3
12. K5, P35, K5
13. K3, P3, K1, P2, K4, P2, K1, P3, K6, P2, K1, P7, K1, P2, K3
14. K17, P4, K20
15. K3, P3, K1, P3, K2, P3, K1, P3, K6, P2, K1, P1, K1, P3, K1, P1, K1, P2, K3
16. K6, P3, K1, P3, K2, P8, K18
17. K3, P3, K1, P3, K2, P3, K1, P2, K8, P1, K4, P1, K4, P2, K3
18. K6, P3, K1, P3, K2, P8, K7, P1, K10
19. K3, P3, K1, P2, K3, P3, K1, P3, K6, P2, K9, P2, K3
20. K6, P3, K1, P3, K4, P4, K8, P3, K9
21. K3, P3, K1, P3, K1, P4, K1, P5, K2, P5, K3, P1, K3, P3, K3
22. K6, P3, K1, P3, K5, P2, K21
23. K3, P3, K10, P5, K2, P5, K1, P1, K1, P3, K1, P3, K3
24. K6,P1,K3, P1, K1, P1, K5, P2, K21
25. K3, P3, K10, P5, K2, P5, K1, P2, K1, P1, K1, P4, K3
26. K8, P1, K3, P1, K5, P2, K5, P10, K6
27. K3, P4, K8, P5, K1, P2, K1, P3, K1, P10, K3
28. K14, P1, K1, P1, K4, P1, K5, P6, K8
29. K3, P6, K4, P6, K1, P5, K1, P12, K3
30. K14, P1, K1, P1, K4, P1, K7, P2, K10
31. K3, P7, K2, P7, K1, P3, K1, P2, K1, P11, K3
32. K14, P1, K1, P2, K3, P1, K7, P2, K10
33. K3, P7, K2, P7, K1, P4, K2, P12, K3
34. K22, P1, K6, P2, K10
35. K3, P7, K2, P5, K1, P20, K3
36. K24, P1, K3, P1, K12
37. K3, P10, K1, P1, K1, P5, K20
38. K26, P1, K14
39. K3, P10, K1, P1, K1, P5, K1, P16, K3
40. K24, P1, K3, P1, K12
41. K3, P9, K1, P3, K1, P4, K1, P1, K2, P4, K1, P3, K1, P2, K5
42. K4, P2, K1, P1, K3, P1, K1, P2, K2, P1, K7, P1, K1, P1, K13
43. K3, P11, K1, P6, K1, P1, K2, P4, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P2, K3
44. K4, P2, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P2, K2, P1, K23
45. K3, P18, K1, P1, K2, P4, K2, P1, K2, P2, K5
46. K all
47. K3, P18, K1, P16, K3
48. K all
49. K3, P18, K20
50. K all
51. K3, P35, K3
52. K all
53. K3, P35, K3
54. K all
55. K all
56. K all
57. K all
58. K all
Bind off, weave in ends

Erlenmeyer Flask Dishcloth

This dishcloth is the second I designed for a fellow member of several of my knitting groups. Tiffany was looking for a dishcloth to make for a science teacher.

ERLENMEYER FLASK WITH EFFERVESCING LIQUID
1 ball worsted cotton
US size 7 needles
CO 41 sts
1. K all
2. K all
3. K all
4. K all
5. K3, P35, K3
6. K all
7. K3, P3, K29, P3, K3
8. K all
9. K3, P3, K29, P3, K3
10. K8, P25, K8
11. K3, P3, K29, P3, K3
12. K8, P25, K8
13. K3, P3, K29, P3, K3
14. K9, P23, K9
15. K3, P4, K27, P4, K3
16. K10, P21, K10
17. K3, P5, K25, P5, K3
18. K11, P19, K11
19. K3, P6, K23, P6, K3
20. K12, P17, K12
21. K3, P7, K10, P3, K8, P7, K3
22. K13, P4, K5, P6, K13
23. K3, P8, K7, P7, K5, P8, K3
24. K16, P7, K18
25. K3, P9, K2, P4, K7, P2, K2, P9, K3
26. K17, P5, K19
27. K3, P10, K2, P5, K3, P3, K2, P10, K3
28. K all
29. K3, P11, K2, P9, K2, P11, K3
30. K all
31. K3, P12, K2, P7, K2, P12, K3
32. K all
33. K3, P12, K2, P7, K2, P12, K3
34. K all
35. K3, P12, K2, P7, K2, P12, K3
36. K all
37. K3, P12, K2, P7, K2, P12, K3
38. K all
39. K3, P12, K2, P7, K2, P12, K3
40. K all
41. K3, P12, K2, P7, K2, P12, K3
42. K all
43. K3, P12, K2, P7, K2, P12, K3
44. K all
45. K3, P12, K2, P7, K2, P12, K3
46. K all
47. K3, P12, K11, P12, K3
48. K all
49. K3, P12, K11, P12, K3
50. K all
51. K3, P35, K3
52. K19, P3, K19
53. K3, P15, K5, P15, K3
54. K17, P7, K17
55. K3, P14, K7, P14, K3
56. K17, P7, K17
57. K3, P14, K7, P14, K3
58. K18, P5, K18
59. K3, P16, K3, P16, K3
60. K1O, P3, K28
61. K3, P24, K5, P6, K3
62. K8, P7, K26
63. K3, P23, K7, P5, K3
64. K8, P7, K26
65. K all
66. K all
67. K all
68. K all
Bind off. Weave in ends.

Skulls and Aliens

This is my one of my first attempts at multi-stranded colour knitting. I drew up the graph for the skull and alien to practice with, and I really like the way they turned out.


Here's the graph I used.








This graph is one I designed for my brother, Gerry. He loves mosaic knitting, and wanted a skull design. I tried to do something in more detail, but quickly realized it would have to be an afghan to fit all the stitches. Unfortunately the lines of the graoh dont show up here, but I think it can still be easily read.



Again, for my brother Gerry, I made this felted bag using the graph intended for potholders in The Happy Hooker by Debbie Stroller.

These potholders went along with the bag. The skull is from the same graph, and I made the alien to fit into the same size piece. I can't locate the graph right now, but will try to post it later.

Diamond Lace Bookmark

This was my very first original pattern. I designed it to use for an exchange with the Monthlybookmars group. Just recently the pattern was used as one of the group KALs.

The photo above is actually as scarf I made with the exact same pattern. I just increased the borders by 2 stitches on each side, and continued on with the pattern repeats

Diamond Lace Bookmark
Materials:
size 10 crochet thread
US size 1 needles

CO 21 sts
rows 1-4: K across
row 5 (and all odd rows): K2, P17, K2
row 6: K9, K2tog, YO, K10
row 8: K8, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K8
row 10: K7, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K7
row 12: K6, K2tog, YO, K5, YO, SSK, K6
row 14: K5, K2tog, YO, K7, YO, SSK, K5
row 16: K4, K2tog, YO, K9, YO, SSK, K4
row 18: K3, K2tog, YO, K11, YO, SSK, K3
row 20: K2, K2tog, YO, K13, YO, SSK, K2
row 22: k4, YO, SSK, K9, K2tog, YO, K4
row 24: K5, YO, SSK, K7, K2tog, YO, K5
row 26: K6, YO, SSK, K5, K2tog, YO, K6
row 28: K7, YO, SSK, K3, K2tog, YO, K7
row 30: K8, YO, SSK, K1, K2tog, YO, K8
row 32: K9, YO, sl1, K2tog, PSSO, YO, K9
row 34: K9, K2tog, YO, K10
row 36: K8, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K8
row 38: K7, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K7
row 40: K6, K2tog. YO, K5, YO, SSK, K6
row 42: K8, YO, SSK, K1, K2tog, YO, K8
row 44: K9, YO, sl1, K2tog, PSSO, YO, K9
rows 46-85: repeat rows 6-45
rows 86-115: repeat rows 6-35
rows 116-119: K all
Bind off, weave in ends.