Pattern: Pirate Lil, published in the Warm ’05 issue of MagKnits.
UPDATE 09 April 2008: MagKnits has ceased publication. A PDF of the pattern is available as a free download from Ravelry.com. PLEASE NOTE: there are known problems in this version of the pattern, and it is on my to-do list to revise and re-release. If you choose to use this version, please be advised that you will likely need to make changes and corrections. This version is being released by request. I will NOT be providing support for this version of the pattern. Proceed at your own risk.
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Photos:
Pattern in Take Back the Knit, issue 2.
This is the plain version – very basic garter stitch, because it’s very stretchy and done at a fairly loose gauge, it looks like mesh.
Yarn: Cascade Fixation
Needles: US 10/5.75mm
Notes: knit flat and in one piece. Size is "one size fits most" – these stretch a lot, up to a men’s medium, at least.
For this pattern, I strongly recommend using the Cascade Fixation, or another very very stretchy yarn.
The vintage pattern that I used as a starting point: Lady’s [sic] Mitten With Thumb, c. 1890, via the Ladies Treasury Worktable).
Ordering info is over at Domestic Affair. $8 plus $2 postage – it’s a hefty zine with a pile of patterns and color photos!
Pattern: Mobile Monsters, published in Stitch N’ Bitch Nation, ed. Debbie Stoller.
MATERIALS:
Berroco Plush (100% nylon; 50g/90yds)
Piggy: 1 skein #1932 Precious Pink
Bunny: 1 skein #1934 Black Out
US 5 (3.75mm) straight needles
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Sewing needle
Thread to match yarn
Piggy: Small piece of pink felt
Piggy: 2 7/16” domed shank buttons
Piggy: 1 1” pink 4 holed coat button
Bunny: Small piece of white felt
Bunny: 2 1/4” round beads
The only question I’ve been getting is about "Pu" – that’s an abbreviation for "pick up stitches." Check out page 263 of SNBN for the tutorial.
There really was a kitty monster that hotwired my car and drove off. The vehicle was later recovered, but the kitty monster had escaped. To make a kitty, use the piggy pattern for the ears. Cut out felt teeth as for the bunny pattern, and trim into fangs. Do not leave unattended in a motor vehicle. Also has unfortunate tendency to chew on headset cords.
There are two mods of the pattern posted on Craftster – a piggy resized to fit a digital camera, and a piggy modded to hold an iPod. [update 27 Aug 05] Mod of the pattern to make a Goofy Hot Pink Kitty! Done in bright orange and with cute button eyes, iPod Piggy. An assortment of piggies and a bunny.
Susan Beal was inspired by my design to make a Year of the Pig iPod Cozy, sewn up out of a felted sweater.
(looking for Head Huggers, the charitable organization? headhuggers.org)
Pattern: Headhuggers, published in Stitch N’ Bitch Nation, ed. Debbie Stoller. You can buy the book online through the Bust Boobtique.
MATERIALS:
Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran (55% merino wool, 33% microfibre, 12% cashmere; 50g/98yds)[CYCA standards #4 Medium]
Neckwarmer: 1 skein #101 Ivory
Earwarmer: 1 skein #300 Black
Debbie Bliss Merino Chunky (100% merino wool; 50g/55yds)[CYCA standards #5 Bulky]
Flowers: 1 skein 700 Red
Debbie Bliss Merino DK (100% merino wool; 50g/102yds) [CYCA standards #3 Light]
Leaves: 1 skein 501 Lime
Leaves: DMC embroidery floss, turquoise 3845, 1 skein
US 8 (5mm) straight needles (optional)
2 US 8 (5mm) double-pointed needles
Leaves (optional): beads, bead needle, thread to match flower
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle
m1 is a make one increase. KnittingHelp.com has instructions on a few different ways to do a m1; the version on the site called “M1R” or “Make One Right” is the one that I used.
The written instructions can get a little confusing – the idea is to slip the first stitch at the beginning of each row to give you a nice smooth edge, slipping the stitch knitwise or purlwise as appropriate. If this makes you batty, go ahead and just knit the first stitch. You can go back and neaten up the edge with a row of single crochet.
The flowers – I almost went nuts figuring out the pattern for the flowers! They were originally crocheted, very quick and easy, but Deb asked me to come up with a knitted pattern, so I did. It made my brain hurt lots but I bet I put in a few more wrinkles that way. There are threads on the pattern over at SNBN Virtual SNB forum and at Craftster.org (Head Huggers Help, HeadHugger SNBN). Yes, you really drop all those stitches off the needle. Try it with scrap yarn if it scares you – the first slipped stitch is there to catch the ones you drop. It’s based on a scalloped edging pattern from one of the Barbara Walker Treasuries.
For yarn substitutions, I recommend reading the Knitty Field Guide to Yarn Substitution. For the band, a smooth yarn that feels comfortable against bare skin is preferred.
KB had a happy accident when she misread the pattern, and I really like the results! Photos are posted on her blog. I’ve sketched out a pattern for a cherry blossom version of the headhugger – light blue band, white blossoms with pink embroidery. Still haven’t gotten around to making one, but I may just have to, using her modified pattern! Jillz has done some modifications as well, like doing one in stockinette stitch with multi-colored flowers, and one done in ribbing with little white flowers. Tabby has made two neckwarmers and an earwarmer – one of the neckwarmers is plain and used to wear under things. Redgreen used gray and blue and crocheted a flower instead of knitting one.
iPod cozy with asymmetrical flap
4.5 sts/7 rows in stockinette= 1”/2.5cm
US #7/4.5mm dpns, set of 5
Noro Silk Garden (colorway in photo is #250)
Cast on 11 sts. Work in stockinette for 4 rows. Using dpns, pick up 4 sts on each short side and 11 sts on the cast-on edge.
Knit 27 rounds or until cozy measures 4”/10cm from the base (where you picked up the stitches). Starting from one of the short sides, bind off 19 sts. The remaining 11 stitches will become the flap.
Working in stockinette, k 1 row and p 1 row, slipping the first stitch of each row (for a smooth edge).
Buttonhole row: Slip 1, k4, yo, k2tog, k4.
P all
K all
Continue working in stockinette. If you want the flap to slant to the right, like the photo, on every knit row: k to last three sts, k2tog, k1. For a left-slanting flap, on every knit row: slip1, k2tog, k to end of row.
When 5 sts remain, do a yo before the k2tog on the next knit row. When 3 sts remain, k or p 3tog, break yarn and pull through. With iPod in cozy, determine button placement. Remove iPod, sew on button, weave in all ends.
I added a pocket to the back to hold the earbuds by picking up 7 sts halfway up the back and knitting in stockinette for about 12 rows, binding off, and sewing up the sides. Practical, not very elegant, quite difficult for me to get a clear photo of.
One more way to use up oddballs of yarn, and not lose coasters outside when the wind blows.
20 – 30 yards (18 – 27 m) Worsted / 10 ply (9 wpi)
US 7 – 4.5 mm
Cozy in photo knit with Cascade 220, color “Citron”
Pattern is available as a free PDF download through Ravelry: download now
ERRATA for version 1.1: Round 4 should read k6, kfb.
Here’s the knit version of the Digital Age Cozy (suitable for iPods and some PDAs and mp3 players). Take a look at the crocheted version of the pattern over at CrochetMe magazine before knitting.
Measurements: .62” x 2.4” x 4.1”
US4/3.5mm dpns
CO 16
Rows 1-3) k all
Row 4) Pick up 2 sts on short side, 16 on long side, 2 on remaining short side.
Row 5) k in seed st until work measures 4.1”
Add button and i-cord loop
OR
CO 15 sts
Knit in garter until work measures 4”
Sew sides together
Add button and i-cord loop
Pattern by MK Carroll, Creative Commons License, some rights reserved.
Maki Sushi Toilet Paper Cozy, pure knit version
original crochet and crochet + knit versions available for free in the first issue of CrochetMe magazine.
supplies
US #4/3.5mm double pointed needles
worsted weight yarn, white and black (this pattern doesn’t use much; you could get several cozies from a single skein of each color)
scrap yarns in assorted colors, as desired for filling
blunt yarn needle
stitch marker (or coilless safety pin)
abbreviations used
CO = cast on
BO = bind off
k = knit
p = purl
yf = yarn forward – like a yarn over, but done from the back to the front. Use a different increase if you prefer, like m1 (make one) or knit 1 into the row below. You could also do a yo (yarn over) and knit into the yarn over through the back loop on the following round (twists the stitch so there is no hole).
rice
CO 6, divide among 3 needles. Mark beginning of round.
1) k all
2) *yf, k1* = 12 sts
3) k all
4) *yf, k2* = 18 sts
5) k all
6) *yf, k1* = 36 sts
7) k all
8) *yf, k9* = 40 sts
9,10) k all
11) *yf, k5* = 48 sts
12, 13) k all
14) *yf, k6* = 56 sts
15, 16) k all
check for fit – if it almost fits the top of the tp roll, continue with nori. If it’s not quite there, continue, checking for fit and moving on to nori when you’ve reached the desired diameter:
17) *yf, k7* = 64 sts
18, 19) k all
20) *yf, k8* = 72 sts
21, 22) k all
23) *yf, k9* = 80 sts
24, 25) k all
26) *yf, k10* = 88 sts
27, 28) k all
nori
switch to black yarn. Knit one round, purl one round, then knit all following rounds until sides measure 4.5”/11.5cm or 1/2” shorter than desired length. Work k1, p1 ribbing for 3 rounds and bind off.
Return to the beginning – using yarn needle, thread tail through first 6 sts and draw together to close the center.
Weave in all ends.
fillings
using scrap yarns and blunt yarn needle, stitch in fillings as desired. I marked off the inner 5 rounds and kept the fillings within that perimeter. Recommended: acquire maki sushi for study purposes and then eat.
options
More knitting + sushi: super tasty sushi stitch markers from Amyville.com (other stitch marker charms include donuts and cupcakes!)
-use a bouclé yarn for the rice
-glue or sew on pieces of felt or other fabric instead of embroidering the fillings
- larger needles, like US 5 or 7, will save you some time and the results will still look good.
-if working on double pointed needles is not your idea of a good time, you can work the pattern back and forth in stockinette and then seam it up at the end.
- Nigiri Sushi Baby Wipe Cozy pattern, $3.50 for a .pdf download
Pattern by MK Carroll. Creative Commons license, some rights reserved.
[originally posted on mizuna.blogspot.com, April 2005]
Crochet and crochet+knit pattern originally published by CrochetMe, the online magazine for hip, free crochet patterns.
all-knit version instructions have been posted here and on Craftster. If you knit, a nigiri sushi baby wipe cozy pattern is available as a .pdf download for $3.50 – a crochet version is in the works.
[originally posted at mizuna.blogspot.com]
originally posted on my old blog, Sept. 2005.
Here’s the crochet pattern that I said I’d post.
CROCHET Bacon and Eggs
Adapted from the 1979 Jackie Magazine Fry-Up Knitted Handbag Pattern, thanks to the Cult 45 Bookshop (website appears to be down as of 2006 – Craftster.org’s “Crafts Gone Bad” has some photos); check out the Knitalong at Sheep in the City ).
Abbreviations:
sl = slip
ch = chain
sc = single crochet (American)
hdc = half double crochet (American)
dc = double crochet (American)
MC = main color
CC = contrast color
Gauge: 20sts/16rows = 4”/10cm
Notes:
No yarn amounts given – small enough so that I use scraps.
Eggs: Leave long tails with the MC and then stuff the tails into the back of the yolk to keep it supported.
Bacon: Size can be adjusted easily
EGGS
Large eggs (roughly life-size)
G/6 4.25mm hook
Worsted weight yarn, yellow[MC] and white[CC]
Chain 5, join to form loop
1. 2 hdc in ea st
2. 2 hdc every 2nd st
3. 2 hdc every 3rd st
4. 2 hdc every 4th st
5. work 1 round even
6. switch to CC. 2 hdc ea st.
7. 2 hdc every 2nd st
8. 2 hdc every 3rd st
9. 2 hdc every 4th st
Small eggs (about 3” diameter)
G/6 4.25mm hook
Worsted weight yarn, yellow (MC) and white (CC)
Ch 6, join
1. single crochet twice in each (12)
2. join with sl st, ch1. hdc in first st, hdc twice in every 2nd st
3. join with sl st, ch1. hdc in each st.
4. join with sl st, ch1. *hdc in two sts, hdc twice in 3rd st*
5. join with sl st. Using CC, ch 1. 2 hdc in ea st.
6. join with sl st, ch1. hdc in first st, hdc twice in every 2nd st
7. join with sl st, ch1, hdc twice in every 3rd st
BACON
G/6 4.25mm hook
Worsted weight yarn, dark red [MC] and cream [CC]
With MC, ch 52
1. dc in 3rd st fr hk. dc all rem
2. change to CC, cut MC. Ch1, single crochet all.
3. ch1, sc all sts
4. change to MC, cut CC, leaving a tail at least as long as the piece. Ch1, sc all.
5. ch1, sc all sts
6. change to CC, cut MC. Ch2, dc all.
7. Ch2, dc all sts.
8. change to MC, cut CC, leaving a tail at least as long as the piece. Sl st all.
Cut yarn and weave in MC ends.
Using a tapestry needle and the long tail of CC, do a running stitch through the CC rows: on the right side, the width of one stitch, on the wrong side, the width of 3 – 10 stitches (try to make it fairly random). Repeat with the second tail. Pull gently on the tail ends, gathering the bacon into ruffles. Adjust to your preferred look and knot the tail ends.
For the bag:
I’m explaining what I did – not the best tute in the world, and one that probably explains why I have some trouble with sewing. If you have trouble understanding the instructions, I can’t help you, even if you are crying with frustration. It’s glaringly obvious that I’m a mostly self-taught sewer and learned at an early age. Some of the things I do would only make sense to a 7-yr old.
I chose denim for the outside and upholstery fabric for the lining; I didn’t measure the fabric, since I was using remnants – folded the fabric in half, put a dinner plate on it to see if I had enough.
I traced around a dinner plate with chalk onto the back of the fabric and added a 1/2” seam allowance (2 pieces of each fabric per handbag). For the single strap, I cut a strip 5” wide, folded the edges into the center, folded it over again, and sewed it closed. For the two straps, I did the same thing but with a shorter piece of fabric (I was almost out of fabric at this point).
It would probably be more efficient at this point to sew on the eggs and bacon, but I got nervous and sewed the lining pieces and outside pieces, right sides together and half the circumference of each, seams snipped. Because I stuffed the yolks, I hand-sewed around the yolks first and then around the edge of the whites. The bacon gets arranged and pinned into place, then the sections touching the bag were stitched down, again by hand.
Please note that there are better ways to sew the lining into a handbag. I turned the outside piece inside out so that the public face was out, and for the complete circle, carefully ironed and snipped the seam allowances. For the handbag with the long strap, I turned the hem down for the top and trimmed it. Then I slid the linings (public face in) into the bags and pinned them together, then slid the ends of the strap(s) between the lining and bag, adjusted them to the desired length, and then pinned them into place and carefully top-stitched the lining in. I managed to do a zig-zag stitch over the side seams of the bags for reinforcement and to keep the lining secure; don’t ask me how.
updated Feb ’07 to add:
Lady Linoleum has just released her free crochet pattern for fried egg wrist warmers, and be sure to take a look at her amazing bacon wrap!
You may also enjoy the free pattern for a crochet egg and bacon fridge magnet by Myra Ann Shaw (Craftyrat Creations).
