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Simple Knits: Hats & Scarves: 14 Easy Fashionable Knits
Simple Knits: Hats & Scarves: 14 Easy Fashionable Knits
Simple Knits: Hats & Scarves: 14 Easy Fashionable Knits
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Simple Knits: Hats & Scarves: 14 Easy Fashionable Knits

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Patterns to keep you warm all winter—and warm the hearts of everyone on your gift list.
 
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.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateDec 3, 2012
ISBN9781446359969
Simple Knits: Hats & Scarves: 14 Easy Fashionable Knits
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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

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