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Birthday Scrunchies

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by Nikita of @knitting_library

Hello Crafters,

Wishing you a Happy New Year. We are so happy to announce that our first featured designer for the blog is Nikita Chouhan from @knitting_library.

Nikita is 25 years old and has been knitting for almost three years now. She is an excellent designer and makes really amazing sweaters, socks, beanies, gloves, and so much more. If you haven’t seen her Instagram page yet. Check it out now!!!

The feature consists of three different scrunchies patterns. Why scrunchies? Because you can never have too many scrunchies. Scrunchies are quick to make and are a great way to use scrap yarns.

FROM THE DESIGNER

Making scrunchie is one of my favourite ways of using leftover yarns. I designed three scrunchie patterns combining simple knitting techniques and stitches that are beginner-friendly and fun to knit.

OVERVIEW

The scrunchies are worked flat, back and forth using straight needles, and then sewed at the end. This pattern is written for one size, but you can change the length and width as you want.


SIZE

One size

MEASUREMENTS

Length 10 inches, Width 3 inches


GAUGE

10 sts/12rows over 5 cm × 5 cm in stockinette stitch.


USED ABBREVIATIONS

K – knit
P- purl
St(s)- stitch(es)
RS- right side
WS- wrong side
CO- cast on
K2tog- knit two together
Yfwd- yarn forward or yarn over
BO- bind off
LH- left hand
RH- right hand


PATTERN 1 – YELLOW, DIAGONAL LACE SCRUNCHIE

MATERIALS

Yarn : Sample used single strand of Vardhman swiss mohair in color butter. You can use any yarn of
your choice.
Needles : 4mm straight needles.

PATTERN 1

Using 4mm needle CO 57sts using long tail cast on method.
Row1 (RS)- k1, k3, k2og, yfwd, rep from to last st,k1
Row2, 4, 6, 8 (WS) – purl all sts
Row3 (RS)- k1, k2, k2og, yfwd, k1 rep from to last st,k1
Row5 (RS)- k1, k1, k2og, yfwd, k2 rep from to last st,k1
Row7 (RS)- k1, k2og, yfwd, k3 rep from to last st,k1
Row9 (RS)- k2og, yfwd, k3, k2tog rep from ending last repeat k2
Row10 (WS)- P all sts

Repeat the above 10 rows one more time
BO off all the sts.

FINISHING

Fold the knitted piece in half and sew the scrunchie keeping the elastic band
inside.

VIDEO TUTORIAL

You can check out the video tutorial for this pattern by our Featured designer.


PATTERN 2 – PINK, PICOT & MOSS SCRUNCHIE

MATERIALS


Yarn : Sample used 2 strands of Vardhman lamb hair in color candy pink. You can use any yarn of your choice.
Needles : 4.5mm straight needles.

PATTERN 2

Using 4.5mm needle CO 55sts using long tail cast on method.

Starting from RS work

Row 1, 3, 5 (RS)- k1, p1 repeat to the end of the row, ending with k1
Row 2, 4,6 (WS)- k1, p1 repeat to the end of the row, ending with k1
Row 7 (RS)- knit all sts
Row 8 (WS) – purl all sts
Row 9 (RS)- k2tog, yfwd repeat to the end of the row
Row 10 (WS)- purl all sts
Row 11 (RS)- knit all sts
Row 12, 14, 16 (WS)- k1, p1 repeat to the end of the row, ending with k1
Row 13, 15, 17 (RS)- k1, p1 repeat to the end of the row, ending with k1
Row 18 (WS)- purl all sts

BO all the sts.

FINISHING

Fold the knitted piece in half at eyelet hole row and sew the scrunchie keeping the elastic band inside.


PATTERN 3 – GREY, LATERAL BRAID SCRUNCHIE

MATERIALS

Yarn : Sample used 2 strands of Vardhman lamb hair in color cinder rock. You can use any yarn of
your choice.
Needles : 4.5mm straight needles.

PATTERN 3

Lateral braid written instructions

Setup step – CO 1 st and place it on a left needle.

Step 1- knit the second st through the back loop of LH needle, leaving it onto the LH needle
knit the first st through the front loop, now drop both the sts off the needle.

Step 2- slip the last worked st back on the LH needle from RH needle.


Start pattern from here

Using 4.5mm needle CO 55sts using long tail cast on method.
Work stockinette stitch for 3.5 cm from cast on edge, ending with the WS row.
Row 1 (RS)- work lateral braid as mentioned above (see tutorial)
Row 2 (WS)- purl all sts
Work stockinette stitch for 3.5 cm from lateral braid.
BO all the sts.

FINISHING

Fold the knitted piece in half at lateral braid row and sew the scrunchie keeping the elastic band inside.

PATTERN SUPPORT

For any queries with the pattern, please email our designer at knittinglibrary4@gmail.com, or you can DM her on Instagram @knitting_library.

We would love to see your version of “Birthday Scrunchies” – Share your version on Instagram with #birthdayscrunchiesbynik #iycbirthdayscrunhiekal #iyckal and tag @indiayarn.circle and @knitting_library.

Please feel free to leave your comments and suggestions below!!

HAPPY KNITTING!

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Winter KAL – Week 4 – Brioche Headband

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Week 4 of the Winter KAL 2020 involves brioche knitting.

Brioche knitting is a family of knitting patterns involving tucked stitches, i.e., yarn overs that are knitted together with a slipped stitch from the previous row. Such stitches may also be made by knitting into the row below and dropping the stitch above.

This type of knitting leads to a thick and ribbed pattern which is perfect for shawls and sweaters and anything warm.

The headband has a very elegant and chic twist in the middle (a clever way to hide the seam!).

You can easily match your headband to your outfit.

Knit headband

The pattern is worked back and forth and is very easy to memorize, which makes it a quick project. You can also find a video tutorial of this headband at the end of the written instructions.

I hope you will enjoy knitting this headband with a twist!

To knit the headband you will need:

DK or worsted weight yarn, 4 or 5 mm knitting needles, tapestry needle

Pattern:

Cast on about 20 stitches (customisable) using long tail cast on

Row 1 (foundation row): Yarn over, slip 1 stitch purlwise, knit 2 together, repeat from * to * until the end of the row.

Row 2: Yarn over, slip 1 stitch purlwise, knit yarn over and the slipped stitch together, repeat from * to * until the end of the row.

Work row 2 for 20 inches or desired length.

Bind off loosely.

See the video for the twist

Fold into half, sandwich together and sew in all the four edges. Invert it to reveal twist.

Happy knitting!!

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Winter KAL – Week 1 – Part 2 – Seed Stitch Twist

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Hope you are enjoying making the Seed stitch twist headband. This second part of the tutorial will teach you the finishing of the band and incorporating a twist.
Please share your photos on Facebook and Instagram and you can DM us for queries.
Happy knitting!

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Winter KAL – Week 1 – Seed Stitch Twist Headband

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Welcome to week 1!!! The first headband as a part of the KAL is a simple Seed stitch twist.

It involves only knit and purl stitches and is easily customisable to length and width.

The band is first made a rectangular piece and then joined along the length and with a twist at the shorter edge.

Method:

You have to first cast on an odd number of stitches.

The pattern repeat involves and alternating knit and purl repeat.

It is a single row repeat and every row starts with a knit.

The number of cast on stitches can be decided by you and should be double the final width of the headband.

The length is also customisable according to the circumference of the head (about 22 inches).

There is a short video tutorial in the link below to guide you along this process.

Happy knitting!

Feel free to leave your Queries and comments below or on our Facebook group.

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A New Make Along!!

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We are back with our next community craft along!!

This time we are having a knit along (KAL) and its perfect for beginners. A number of us find it easier to crochet than to work on two straght needle points, and some others want to revisit knitting which they put away years back. This KAL is perfect for all of you.

Now that we are approaching winter, lets make some warm winter accessories. Earwarmers are easily customisable to different designs and length, which makes them perfect for beginner knitters.

It is a set of 5 earwarmers/headbands which will be made over the period of 5 weeks. Each one is made with a different knitting style – cable, lace, twist, brioche, beads.

To participate in this KAL, you just need a few balls of stash yarn and a pair of corresponding knitting needles. DK to worsted weight acrylic or wool yarn is perfect to work with and easily matches 4mm or 5mm needles.

Click on the link below to register for this KAL!!

Register here