Simple Knits: Hats & Scarves: 14 Easy Fashionable Knits
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This is an outstanding selection of knitting patterns from established designer and bestselling writer Claire Crompton, author of The Knitter’s Bible and Knitter’s Bible project books.
Featuring strong designs across a range of styles for those who are new to knitting, all the projects included are beginner, easy, or intermediate skill level. As well as patterns and project instructions, you will find an explanation of the abbreviations used, a knitting needle conversion chart, a skill level key, a standard yarn weight chart, knitting techniques, and making-up techniques.
Claire Crompton
Claire Crompton has worked as a pattern cutter, sample garment maker, and a hand-knitting designer and pattern writer. She has also worked as a cross stitch designer for a large needlecraft company, developing skills in charting and writing embroidery instructions for kits and booklets. Claire is now a workshop tutor and author of several books on cross stitch and knitting, including the bestsellingKnitter's Bible series.
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Simple Knits - Claire Crompton
Garter Stitch Scarf
The striping of this scarf is made super-easy by using a variegated yarn – all you need to do is simply knit each row.
Skill Level-Beginner
You Will Need
Yarn
• 2 × 3¹⁄2oz/100g hanks of bulky-weight (chunky) multi-colored wool/silk mix yarn (131yd/120m per hank) in orange/green mix
Knitting Needles
• One pair size 10¹⁄2(7mm)
• One size H/8 (5mm) crochet hook
Other Materials
• Piece of cardboard 9in (23cm) wide
Finished Measurements
5¹⁄2in × 64in (13cm × 162cm) (excluding tassels)
Gauge
14 sts and 24 rows to 4in (10cm) measured over garter stitch (every row k) using size 10¹⁄2 (7mm) needles
Knit Notes
Garter stitch is an ideal stitch to use for scarves because it looks the same from both sides, and it lies nice and flat instead of curling in at the edges.
Choose a yarn that features long lengths of color that are enough to knit two or three rows. Choose balls that start with different colors and knit them in two-row stripes. The color mix for each ball may be the same, but by using two balls that begin in different places in the color sequence, a fantastic random stripe effect is created.
Knit Your Scarf
Label one ball A and the other ball B.
Using size 10¹⁄2 (7mm) needles and A, cast on 18 sts loosely and knit 2 rows.
Join in B and knit 2 rows.
Bring A in front of B and knit 2 rows with A.
Bring B in front of A and knit 2 rows with B.
Cont in garter stitch, working 2 rows in A then 2 rows in B, always bringing the new yarn in front of the old at the beg of the row to keep the edge neat, until scarf measures 64in (162cm) long.
Bind off loosely.
Finish Your Scarf
MAKE THE FRINGE
Wrap the yarn loosely around the piece of cardboard. Cut the wrapped strands at the bottom and remove the cardboard.
Take two lengths of yarn and fold in half. Using the crochet hook, pull the strands through the edge of the scarf from front to back by catching the fold with the hook. Pass the ends through the folded loop and pull to tighten the knot.
Space each bunch of strands evenly along the short edges of your scarf.
Rib Stitch Duo
This rib-stitch pairing of a chunky fringed scarf and pretty flower-trimmed hat is sure to keep out the winter chills.
Skill Level- Easy
You Will Need For the Scarf
Yarn
• 3 × 1³⁄4oz (50g) balls of light-weight (DK) tweed wool yarn (123yd/113m per ball) in lavender (A)
• 3 × ⁷⁄8oz (25g) balls of sport-weight (4ply) metallic yarn (104yd/95m per ball) in