Pattern Of The Month: June: Water-Bottle Sling June 27, 2008

Avid fans, this month’s pattern is just made for summer… It’s… It’s… The Water-Bottle Sling from KnitWit, by Amy R. Singer.  So… here it is!

Materials:  Koigu PPPM (100% merino wool; 175yd/160m per 50g); color:PG11X; 2 skeins, (from the yarn shop, any 50g sock yarn can be substituted, so long as it’s 100% wool) 1 set #2/ 2.75 mm double pointed needles, yarn needle, stitch holder, and stitch marker.

Gauge: 32 sts/44 rows = 4″ in St st

Stitch Pattern: Rib Patt: *P3, K6* around

Pattern:

Bottom: CO 7 sts.

Row 1: K

Rows 2-9: Inc 1 st at each end. (23 sts)

Row 10: K.

Row 11: Inc 1 st at each end. (25 sts)

Rows 12-14: K.

Row 15: Inc 1 st at each end. (27 sts)

Rows 16-25: K.

Row 26: Dec 1 st at each end. (25 sts)

Rows 27-29: K.

Row 30: Dec 1 st at each end. (23 sts)

Row 31: K.

Rows 32-39: Dec 1 st at each end. (7 sts)

BO all sts.

Body:

Pick up 81 sts arond outside of circle. Divide sts evenly on needles and work in the rnd even in St st for 2″.

P 1 rnd. K 2 rnds. P 1 rnd. Work even in rib patt untill piece measures 7″ from bottom.

Next rnd: BO 21 sts purlwise, p15 sts, place these sts on holder, BO 21 sts [urlwise, p24.  Cont working these 24 sts only, back and forth, for strap.

Strap: Row 1 (WS): P.

Row 2: K. Cont even in garter st for 4.25″ or make optional pocket as follows:

Optional Pocket:

Rows 1-3: K.

Row 4: K3, *k1, m1* to last 3 sts, k3.

Row 5: K1, sl 1 purlwise WYIB, k1, *sl 1 purlwise WYIF, k1* to last 3 sts, sl 1 purlwise WYIB, k1, sl 1 purlwise. Rep row 5 for 3.75″ from beg of pocket.

Next row: K3, *sl 1 to holder, k1* to last 3 sts, k3

Cont strap (both versions)

Next row: K11, k2tog, k11.

Next row: K9, k2tog, PM, k2tog, k9. Working in garter st, k2tog before the first marker and after the second marker every 4″ 3 times. Cont even in garter st until work measures 32″ from beg of strap.

Finishing

Strap:

Being careful not to twist strap, bring right sides of strap tog and attach to holder sts on WS using 3-needle BO

Pocket

Transfer sts from holder to needle; rejoin yarn on RS and BO all sts purlwise.  Weave in ends.

Word Of The Month: June June 14, 2008

Okay, fans, here’s this month’s word: 

Knit*er*obics* 

It means exercising while knitting, of course!

Zen is begun! June 9, 2008

I started my tank top, Zen.  I’m up to the first stripe already!  Wow-you fans really visited alot last month.  Lets try to visit even more this month, shall we?  Not that I’m complaining!

WIP update May 27, 2008

Hey avid fans, I have a new WIP!!!!!  I went to buy the yarn on Saturday, and that’s all I’ve been knitting since.  It’s … a yoga mat bag!  Currently, my mat is languishing in my shower.  (The shower is NOT being used, because the door doesn’t stay shut, so presto, storage space.)  But no more!  I have plans to knit a tank top to go with it when it’s finished, and that pretty much takes care of my summer WIPs.  For those of you who don’t know, WIP means Work In Progress.  I haven’t named this project yet, so I’m open to suggestion.  I’m considering Om, but I might save that for the tank top.  Maybe I could call the bag Serenity?  The pattern is called Serenity Yoga Mat Bag, from Knitwit by Amy R. Singer.  The tank top pattern is from the back of the second Chicks With Sticks book.  (All the Chicks books have patterns included.)

Well, I need to go eat dinner, so…

TTFN!

Wildwool, a.k.a. Lily

Project Spectrum Febuary February 15, 2008

Hi, knitters!  Here’s an update on this month’s PS colors.  They are orange, red, and pink.  I’m knitting a red headband for my Mom, a pink scarf for a cousin, and something not on my needles yet in orange.  Put up some pics of your PS contribution(s) in a comment, right here on this post!  Updates will continue throughout PS.  Have fun with this, and always have something on your needles!

Wildwool a.k.a. Lily