Tuesday, December 31, 2019

January 2020 Swatch - Leaf Coaster

Here is our first swatch for 2020.


January 2020 Swatch –Leaf Coaster
Copyright © Janet Nogle 2019


Materials: 1 skein of yarn
Cast On:        24
Border:
Row 1-2:       Knit across.
           
Pattern:
Row 1:           (RS) Knit.
Row 2:           (WS) K2, P20, K2.
Row 3:           Knit.
Row 4:           K2, P20, K2.

Repeat rows 1 = 4 once more.

Row 9:           K18, P2, K4.
Row 10:        K2, P2, K2, P2, K4, P10, K2.
Row 11:        K11, P1, K4, P4, K4.
Row 12:        K2, P2, K1, P7, K1, P9, K2.
Row 13:        K9, P2, K1, P5, K2, P1, K4.
Row 14:        K2, P2, K1, P1, K1, P8, K1, P6, K2.
Row 15:        K8, P1, K7, P1, K2, P1, K4.
Row 16:        K2, P2, K1, P2, K1, P7, K1, P6, K2.
Row 17:        K6, P2, K1, P5, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P2, K3.
Row 18         K2, P1, K1, P2, K1, P2, K1, P8, K1, P3, K2.
Row 19:        K5, P1, K7, P1, K3, P1, K2, P1, K3.
Row 20:        K2, P1, K1, P2, K1, P2, K1, P1, K1, P1, K5, P4, K2.
Row 21:        K5, P1, K5, P1, K2, P1, K2, P1, K2, P1, K3.
Row 22:        K2, P2, K2, P3, K1, P3, K1, P5, K1, P2, K2.
Row 23:        K5, P3, K1, P1, K1, P1, K2, P1, K2, P1, K6.
Row 24:        K2, P4, K1, P2, K1, P2, K1, P2, K1, P3, K1, P2, K2.
Row 25:        K4, P1, K2, P1, K3, P1, K3, P2, K7.
Row 26:        K2, P7, K1, P2, K1, P2, K1, P4, K1, P1, K2.
Row 27:        K3, P1, K4, P1, K2, P1, K2, P1, K9.
Row 28:        K2, P7, K1, P2, K1, P2, K1, P4, K1, P1, K2.
Row 29:        K3, P1, K4, P1, K2, P1, K2, P1, K9.
Row 30:        K2, P7, K1, P2, K1, P2, K1, P4, K1, P1, K2.
Row 31:        K3, P1, K1, P3, K1, P2, K1, P2, K10.
Row 32:        K2, P17, K2, P1, K2.
Row 33:        Knit across.
Row 34:        K2, P20, K2.
Row 35:        Knit across.
Row 36:        K2, P20, K2.

Repeat rows 33-34 once more.

Border:
Row 1-2:       Knit across.

Bind off in pattern. Weave in ends.













































































Thursday, December 5, 2019

December 2019 Little Checker Swatch


December 2019 Little Checker Swatch

Copyright © Janet Nogle 2019



Materials: solid or pastel variegated yarn and a size #6 or #7 US needle. I used Sugar N Cream Beach Ball Blue

NOTES:  Reversible stitch, both sides look good.

Cast On:  Multiple of 4 + border stitches (16+4 border sts = 20 stitches)
Border:
Row 1-2:       Knit across.

Pattern:
Row 1:           K2, *K2, P2; repeat from *, K2.
Row 2:           K2, *K2, P2; repeat from *, K2.
Row 3:           K2, *P2, K2; repeat from *, K2.
Row 4:           K2, *P2, K2; repeat from *, K2.

Repeat rows 1-4 till desired length, I repeated 5 more times, repeated rows 1 & 2 once more.  

Border:

Row 1-2:       Knit across.

Bind off in pattern.
Weave in ends.

Janet Nogle