pineapple hat

Here is the latest offering from our expert knitter Juliet. Makes me hungry just looking at it...

Abbreviations:

K - Knit

P - Purl

Tog - Together

St st - stocking stitch

St - stitches

You will need some yellow and green yarn. (Rowan Pure Wool DK is great for this).

NOTE: It is the wrong side of the knitting that looks most like a pineapple.

Pineapple body

Cast on 29 stitches in yellow.

Row1 - K1

Row 2 - (P3tog P1 K1 P1 into the same stitch) repeat to end of row P1.

Row 3 -  K1 (K3tog K1 P1 K1 into the same stitch) repeat to the end of the row.

Repeat rows 2 and 3, 6 more times and row 2 once more.

Row 17 - (K2tog) repeat until last st K1 (15st)

Row 18 - (P2tog) repeat until last st P1 (8st)

Row 19 - (K2tog) across all stitches (4st)

Fasten off by threading yarn through 4st and drawing tight.

Leaves

Cast on 30st in green and work 4 rows in st st beginning with a knit row. This is the stalk.

Row 1 - K5 and turn leaving remaining stitches on a stitch holder.

Row 2 - P5 and turn.

Row 3 - K2tog K1 K2tog (3st)

Row 4 - P3

Row 5 - K3

Row 6 - P3tog fasten off.

Re-attach yarn to the stalk and work the second leaf on the next 5st.  Continue working leaves as above until you have made 6 leaves. Sew in ends.

Making Up

Sew up pineapple and roll up the stalk and sew to the top of the pineapple, arranging the leaves at a jaunty angle.

lapland hat

Juliet is our very own expert knitter (she's the lady who made this year's patterns for our new pattern booklet), and she sent us a pattern guide for this dear little lapland hat for you all to have a go at.

Nordic Hat

Abbreviations:

K - Knit

P -  Purl

M1 - Make 1 make one stitch by picking up horizontal loop before next stitch and knitting into back of it.

St st - Stocking Stitch

Tog - Together

St - Stitches

Using two colours, (A & B), makes this hat look really fun.  Try different colour combinations to match innocent smoothies.

Ear flap

Knit 2

Cast on 2 stitches in Colour A.

Row 1 - K1 M1 K1 (3st)

Row 2 - P1 M1 P2 (4st)

Row 3 - K1 M1 K3 (5st)

Row 4 - P1 M1 P4 (6st)

Continue in stocking stitch for 4 rows starting with a K row.

Keep each flap on a spare needle.

Main Hat

Row 1 - K6 stitches from first ear flap, cast on 10 stitches, K6 stitches from second ear flap.  Cast on 6 stitches (28st).

Continue in st st for 3 more rows in colour A.

Change to colour B for 4 rows of st st.

Row 9 - (K2 in colour A,

K2

in colour B) repeat until the end of the row.

Row 10 - (P2 in colour A, P2 in colour B) repeat until the end of the row.

Continue in colour B for 4 rows.

Row 15 - (K2tog K2) repeat until the end of the row (21st)

Row 16 - Purl

Row 17 - (K2tog K1) repeat until the end of the row (14st)

Row 18 - Purl

Row 19 - Knit

Row 20 - P2tog across all stitches (7st)

Row 21 - Knit

Row 22 - Purl

Row 23 - K2tog to last stitch K1 (4st)

Row 24 - P2tog twice.  Pass 1st st over 2nd st and Fasten off.

Making up

To finish sew up and attach multi colour plaits to the top of hat and bottom of each earflap.

funky fuchsia

Friday greetings to you fine knitting folk. Ready for another pattern? We thought so. It's quite advanced, but well worth persevering with.

Abbreviations:

K = Knit

P = Purl

Yo = Yarn over needle

St st = Stocking stitch (one row knit one row purl)

St = Stitches

Tog = Together

You will need two shades of pink and a little green yarn

Main part of flower:

Cast on 29 stitches in the darker pink

Row 1 - Knit

Row 2 - Purl

Row 3 - (K2tog, yo) repeat until last stitch K1

Work 11 rows in stocking stitch, beginning with a P row

Row 15 - (K2tog) repeat to last stitch K1 (15 st)

Row 16 - (P2tog) repeat to last stitch P1 (8 st)

Row 17 - K2tog across all stitches (4st)

Row 18 - P2tog across all stitches (4st)

Flower stalk:

Change to green yarn and transfer the 4 stitches form the right to the left needle. Pulling the yarn tight K4. Transfer from right to left, pulling the yarn tight and knit again. This is an I-cord and will create the flower stalk. Repeat until the stalk measures 3cm.

To finish, (K2tog) twice, pass the first stitch over the second stitch. Fasten off.

Top of flower:

In the lighter pink cast on 36 stitches.

Knit in stocking stitch starting with knit row for 4 rows.

Row 5 - (K2tog) repeat across all stitches (18st)

Row 6 - (P2tog) repeat across all stitches (9st)

Row 7 - (K1,K2tog) repeat to end (5st) cut yarn leaving about 20/25 cm for sewing up, thread this onto wool needle and slip through these 5 stitches removing the needle.

Cast off

Making up:

On the main part of the flower sew up the side seam. Fold the bottom of the flower to the inside and stitch to create the picot edging.

On the top part, tighten the yarn with the opening around the stalk (TIP do this mounted on the bottle - the hat not you that is) neatly sew up the side seam of the top and slip stitch around the edges onto the main part of flower aligning the side seams of the two parts for a neat finish.

We have done this flower in pink but you can try any colour combination - just have fun and experiment and let us know how you get on with it.

christmas pud knitting pattern

make 1 peice
with mink cast on 28 sts for base and k1, p1 for 2 rows
Row 1  knit  :    Row 2   purl   :   Row 3   knit across row inc evenly across by 8 sts (36 sts)
Row 4  purl
ss 6 rows (knit row , purl row)
Sauce
Row 1   k2 mink, k2 aran, k2 mink,to end
row 2    p1 mink, (p4 aran, p2 mink) 5 times , p1 mink
row 3    k1 mink, (k4 aran, p2 mink) 5 times,  k1 mink
continue in aran - purl 1st row
1st dec row   k1, k2 tog, k1 to end  (27sts)
ss 3 rows
2nd dec row  k1, k 2tog, to end (18sts)
purl row
3rd dec row  k2 tog to end  (9 sts)
break off yarn, leaving long end and thread through sts, draw up and fasten off, sew seam.
holly leaves
cast on 10 sts, knit 4 rows , cast off     fasten in middle to form 2 leaves and sew to pudding.
add red berries ( french knots x 3 ).
using chocolate thread and vertical sts, embroider randomly over pud for currents.

I hope you enjoy this pattern,
Kim (one of our guest bloggers)

the flower hat pattern

This is an intermediate knit. 
The body:  cast on 28 sts.     K1, P1  10 rows
k1, K2 tog,  (19sts)                        Knit 3 rows
K1, K2 in 1 to end  (28sts)              knit 5 rows
K1, (k2 tog, k1) 9 times (19sts)
k1 (k2 tog, k3 ) 3 times (15sts)               
k2, k2 tog twice, k3, k2t og, k2 (12 sts)                           k2 tog,  6 times                k2 tog , 3 times
break off yarn and thread though, join seam.

Leaves   8 or 9
cast on 3 sts
knit 1 row,    purl 1 row,          *k1, k2 in 1, k1 (4sts)               purl 1 row        k1, k2 in 1,k2 in 1, k1 (6sts)
purl row,      knit 1 row,       purl 1 row,         k1, k2 tog, k2 tog, k1 (4sts)       purl 1 row  ,
k1, K2 tog, k1 (3sts)            purl 1 row.*      this is one side of leaf,  repeat the pattern from * to *
then fasten off , sew up seams.    sew on leaves
This body pattern can be used for all sorts of animals. 
good luck with the knitting.

By Kim one of our guest Knitter Knatter writers.