Style11Handmade

Hi!! Welcome to my blog Style11Handmade. My blog is mostly going to be knitting and crochet stuff, but there will be a little sewing stuff too. And for the first post I'm gonna share a knitting pattern I designed. I designed it because I could not find a cabled hat on the internet that suited my style.

    Well here is a picture of the cap and the pattern.
   It has a circumference of about 20-21 inches and it stretches a little too.
Here is the link to the page on Ravelry for it.

                                                        Twin Cables Hat Pattern

   * Size 13 U.S knitting needles
* Cable needle,double pointed needle,pencil, large safety pin,etc. Any thing that you can slip the stiches on.
*Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick or any similar super bulky yarn (I used the yarn in celebration.)
                                       * Yarn needle
                                   Gauge in rib is 5sts and 7 rows over 2 ins. (I knit pretty tight.)

                                                                    Pattern:
                                            Cast on 56 sts using long tail cast on.
WS Row 1: K2,P2 repeat across row.
RS Row 2: P2,K2 repeat across row.
WS Row 3: K2,P2 repeat across row.
RS Row 4: P2,K2 repeat across row.
WS Row 5: K2,P2 repeat across row.
RS Row 6: P2,K2 repeat across row.
WS Row 7: K2,P2 repeat across row.
RS Row 8: P2,K6,P4,K6,P2,K6,P4,K6,P2,K6,P4,K6,P2.
WS Row 9:K2,P6,K4,P6,K2,P6,K4,P6,K2,P6,K4,P6,K2.
RS Row 10:P2,Slip 3 on to cable needle and let hang in front of work. Knit the next 3 stitches on the regular needle. Then knit the 3 stitches on the cable needle. Now that you know the steps to that I'm gonna abbreviate this to CK6 that stands for cable knit 6. P2,CK6,P4,CK6,P2,CK6,P4,CK6,P2
If you need help with the cabling click here.
WS Row 11:K2,P6,K4,P6,K2,P6,K4,P6,K2,P6,K4,P6,K2
RS Row 12:P2,K6,P4,K6,P2,K6,P4,K6,P2,K6,P4,K6,P2
WS Row 13:K2,P6,K4,P6,K2,P6,K4,P6,K2,P6,K4,P6,K2
Repeat rows 10-13 until finished piece measures 8 inches.
Finishing: Here is an example of what to do:


                                            Here is a sample piece to show you what to do.
                        (This is just an example of what you'll do on the top of the actual hat.)

Here is the piece still connected to the yarn ball.

Cut the yarn leaving about a yard of yarn and thread the yarn on to the yarn needle.

Put the needle through the stitches like this.

Continue through all the stitches...

...Then pull the knitting needle out.

Pull tight to gather the stitches then go through the first stitch and the last stitch to secure.

Then sew down the side.

Then weave in your tails and.....

TADA!!

                                                  Then add a pom-pom if you want.
                                       Here is how to make a pom-pom.
                                              (I only use 2 fingers instead of 3.)
(I also would only do about maybe 50 wraps around if that even since its super bulky weight.)
Here is how to add the pom pom. Pull the two long strings in through the top of the hat with a crochet hook or thread the one of the ends through the yarn needle and pull it through then repeat with the other end. And then tie them securely and cut the ends.
                                                     And you are finally done!!

~Style11Handmade <3

Friday, September 13, 2013

First Blog Post!! (And a knitting pattern.)