Two more designs for our "Handmade Gifts for the Holidays" Book

Here are a few more photos of items that will be in our book.  The first one is a cloth by Alli Barrett called "New Brunswick Flag Cloth", really pretty cloth.  The second one is called "Fall Hearts and Flower Tote Bag", designed by Janet Nogle

 

 

Sept 20th 2015 Swatch - Fall Leaf Stitch

The Fall Leaf Stitch is a beautiful lace design that you can make for all household items.  Dishcloths, towel border, afghans anything you want to decorate or "show" this is a beautiful design and would also make a great table runner for the time of year.

I have listed swatch directions and have included directions for a dishcloth separate because the instructions change a little with the number of stitches you want to add for a border.

Fall Leaf Stitch Swatch:

Copyright © Janet Nogle September 2015

Materials:

1 Skein cotton yarn

#6 or#7 Knitting Needles

 

Size: 5 x 5 ½

Multiple:  9 + 3 + 2 border stitches / (18 + 3 + 2 border)

Cast on:   23          
Level of Difficulty:    Easy
Notes:  K2Tog = K2 stitches together

YO = Yarn over

P2Tog = Purl 2 stitches together
SSK = Slip 1 (Knit wise), Slip 1 (Knit wise), Knit 2 together
SSP = With Yarn in front, Sl 2 stitches Knit wise, slip these 2 stitches back on left needle.  Then P2Together.
 

Border:

Rows 1-2:   Knit across
Pattern:     

Row 1:          (RS) Knit across

Row 2:         (WS) K1, P21, K1
Row 3:         K4, *K2Tog, K1, YO, K6* Rep betw *’s, end with K1
Row 4:         K1, P1, *P6, YO, P1, P2Tog*; Rep betw *’s to last 3 stitches, P2, K1
Row 5:         K2, *K2Tog, K1, YO, K6*; Rep betw *’s to last 3 stitches, K3
Row 6:         K1, P3, *P6, YO, P1, P2Tog*; Rep betw *’s, end K1
Row 7:          Knit across
Row 8:         K1, P21, K1
Row 9:         K1, *K6, YO, K1, SSK*; Rep betw *’s to last 4 stitches, K4
Row 10:       K1, P2, *SSP, P1, YO, P6*; Rep betw *’s to last 2 stitches, P1, K1
Row 11:        K3, *K6, YO, K1, SSK*; Rep betw *’s to last 2 stitches, K2
Row 12:       K1, *SSP, P1, YO, P6*; Rep betw *’s to last 4 stitches, P3, K1

Repeat rows 1-12 for pattern, I completed rows 1-12 two (2) times and completed rows 1-6 one more time.  Then Knit 2 rows

Bind off

Weave in ends

 

For those interested in making a dishcloth, below are directions:

 

Fall Leaf Stitch Dishcloth:

 

Multiple of 9 + 3 + Border = 27 + 3 + 6 for border)

Cast on:  36

Notes:  K2Tog = K2 stitches together

YO = Yarn over

P2Tog = Purl 2 stitches together

SSK = Slip 1 (Knit wise), Slip 1 (Knit wise), Knit 2 together

SSP = With Yarn in front, Sl 2 stitches Knit wise, slip these 2 stitches back on left needle.  Then P2Together.

Border:

Rows 1-4:   Knit across

Pattern:

Row 1:          (RS) knit across

Row 2:         (WS) K3, P30, K3

Row 3:         K6, *K2Tog, K1, YO, K6*; Rep betw *’s across, end K3

Row 4:         K3, P1, *P6, YO, P1, P2Tog*; Rep betw *’s across to last 5 stitches:  P2, K3

Row 5:         K4, *K2Tog, K1, YO, K6*; Rep betw *’s across to last 5 stitches: K5

Row 6:         K3, P3, *P6, YO, P1, P2Tog*; Rep betw *’s across, end K3

Row 7:          (RS) Knit across

Row 8:         (WS) K3, P30, K3

Row 9:         K3, *K6, YO, K1, SSK*; Rep betw *’s across to last 6 stitches, K6

Row 10:       K3, P2, *SSP, P1, YO, P6*; Rep betw *’s across to last 4 stitches, P1, K3

Row 11:        K5, *K6, YO, K1, SSK*; Rep betw *’s across to last 4, K4

Row 12:       K3, *SSP, P1, YO, P6*; Rep betw *’s across to last 6 stitches, P3, K3

Repeat rows 1-12 till desired length

Bind off

Weave in ends.

 

Janet Nogle

jcnogle@gmail.com