Hello Everyone!! Hope you all have enjoyed working on the first prompt and have been consistent!!
We are thrilled to see all of your WIP so far, and your enthusiasm for this M-MAL deserves a round of applause, and we hope you have already finished 25cm. Do share your progress pictures and tag us @indiayarn.circle and @knitting_library.
@knitting_library progress picture.
As we begin the second week and continuing the fun, we bring you the second prompt for your project!!
For both knitting and Crochet the second prompt is COLOURWORK!!
Instructions:
Add one or more colours as per your choice in any kind of colour work pattern.
You can make stripes, cheverons, motifs or any jacquard pattern in any stitch as per your choice.
These are some reference tutorials for begginers, but you are allowed to use any other colour work pattern of your choice!
For Knitting:
1. Stripes using two or more colours:
Note- If you are thinking of working with a stockinette stitch, be sure to work a few edge stitches (garter, moss, rib) on either side of your work to avoid curling up edges.
2. Intarsia with two colours:
3. Chevron using two colours:
4. Jacquard pattern:
5. Houndstooth / Fair isle:
For crochet:
1. Two colour stitch pattern:
2. Crochet chevron stitch
3. Mosaic crochet:
4. Tapestry crochet:
Now you have to follow this prompt until we reveal our next prompt.
Reminder: be consistent with 5cm of knitting/crochet daily. So that you can enjoy the fun of revealing the next prompt.
Now that you have registered, are you ready to begin??
So here we are…. drum roll please….. with our very first prompt!! Are you excited??
Grab your hooks and needles and your yarn and get started!!!
Choose your project.
Decide what type of make you want to begin with – either a scarf or a shawl.
For a scarf keep the width of your project at around 8 to 10 inches
For a shawl keep the width between 12 to 15 inches.
Based on your project you can start/cast on with the desired number of stitches or chains.
Knitting Prompt 1 – Group A:
Work on any ONE of the following stitches as per your choice of project.
1. Garter stitch: Garter stitch uses only one stitch – the basic knit stitch. You knit each and every stitch on every row (right side and wrong side), simply stopping to turn your work over when you’re ready to begin a row anew.
2. Double Moss stitch: Cast on an even number of stitches Row 1 and 2: *K1, P1; repeat from * to end of row Row 3 and 4: *P1, K1; repeat from * to end of row Repeat Rows 1-4 for Moss Stitch flat
3. Moss stitch / seed stitch: Cast On an Odd Number of Stitches Your knitting pattern ( * K1, P1 * K1 ) is repeated on every row.
4. Rib stitch 2*2: Cast On: number of stitches divisible by 4. Row 1 (RS): (k2, p2) till the end of the row. Row 2 (WS): (k2, p2) till the end of the row. Repeat these two rows.
Crochet Prompt 1 – Group A:
Work on any ONE of the following stitches as per your choice of project.
1. Moss Stitch: Ch an even number of sts. Row 1: Sc in 4th ch from the hook, *ch 1, sk 1 ch, sc in next ch, repeat from * across. Row 2: Ch 2, turn. Sc in the next ch-1 sp, *ch 1, sk 1 sc, sc in next ch-1 sp, repeat from * across. Repeat row 2.
2. Extended Single crochet: Insert your hook, YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through one loop, YO and pull through remaining two loops
3. Herringbone hdc: To make the HHDC stitch:
Yarn over, insert hook into next stitch and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook)
Pull first loop straight through the second (similar to a slip stitch)
Yarn over, pull through two remaining loops on hook.
In our first prompt, we have given multiple options for you to choose from. You can use any one stitch to work your first part. Now, work according to this prompt until we reveal our second prompt.
Reminder: be consistent with 4-5cm of knitting/crochet daily. By the end of week, you would have easily completed 20 -25 cm of your project!!
So you will enjoy the fun of revealing the second prompt.
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