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Mysterious Make Along – Prompt 1

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Week 1 – Prompt one.

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.

Lets get started and All the best!

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Mysterious Make Along 2024

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Hello Everyone!!! We are back after a hiatus and we have a super fun activity for all of you to get on board with us again!

This time we are bringing you a new, fun, yarn stash busting activity!

Also this Make along is for all!! Yes you heard that right!! Knitters and Crocheters both are welcome to join the MAL, as there will instructions for both crafters every week.

Photo by Zeynep

So lets go ahead with the details!!

Who can participate

Everyboby!! No matter If you are a beginner or advanced knitter/crocheter. You all are welcome to join this MAL with basic knowledge of knitting/crochet.

Timeline:

The MAL will start on the 1st of May and will go on for 6 weeks. Each week a new prompt will be announced, both for knitters and crocheters.

What yarn to use:

You can pick and choose any yarn for this Project, even better if its from your own stash!! You can choose as many colours you want or make it monochrome – Its all upto you!!

Any thickness of yarn will work for this project, just be mindful of the repeats. The width and length can be determined by you as per your requirement. Our Recomendations are fingering weight, Sport weight, Dk weight, and Aran weight yarns.

What to expect:

The motive of this MAL is to be consistent and creative. So you must be willing to knit/crochet few rows and repeats amounting to at least 4-5cm every day.

This will ensure that you will have covered approximately 20-25cm length every 5th day. By the end of the MAL, you will have an approximately 150cm long scarf/shawl.

What is the mystery:

Now, the mystery part!

There will be a total of 6 prompts, and we will disclose each prompt one by one after every fifth day. Which means you have to work according to the prompts.

Prompts are like a set of instructions, which will have options and you can choose what interests you. This part will be fun and creative.

We have designed the prompts carefully, but If at any point you find it challenging, Nikita of @knitting_library and the IYC team will be here to guide and help you choose what to do next.

Rewards

At the end of the MAL the top five best works will get featured on the IYC OFFICIAL WEBSITE AND INSTAGRAM PAGE. The voting will be conducted after the completion of MAL to choose the best five among all.

Remember, this is not a competition! It’s just a fun activity to bring the community a little closer. 

Now that you have all the details, Here is how you can participate –

1. Register

You can register for the MAL by filling the details on the link below:

2. Follow us:

Follow us @indiayarncircle on Instagram and Subscribe to our blog.

Follow Nikita @knitting_library on Instagram.

Joing our Facebook group for all the chatter and fun!! 

We are Hoping for your enthusiastic participation!

Featured Designer

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 3 – Cable headband

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It’s week 3 of the Winter KAL 2020 and we have our next knitting technique which is Cable knitting.

Cable knitting is a style of knitting in which textures of crossing layers are achieved by permuting stitches.

This headband has a simple 8 row repeat which is perfect to understand how a cable pattern is developed.

For this particular project you need DK or worsted weight yarn, 4 or 5 mm knitting needles, a cable needle or any substitute (thin rod, pencil, toothpick or any needle sized object).

Key:

C6F – Knit 3 stitches on to a cable needle and hold at front of work, Knit 3 then Knit 3 from cable needle
C6B – Knit 3 stitches onto cable neddle and hold at back of work, knit 3 then knit 3 from cable needle

Pattern:

Cast on 15 stitches
Row 1 : Knit
Row 2,4,6,8 : K3, P9, K3
Row 3 : K3, C6F, K3, K3
Row 5 : Knit
Row 7 : K3, K3, C6B, K3

Continue this pattern till piece is about 18 inches long.

You can check out the YouTube tutorial to learn how the cable stitches are made.

Happy knitting!

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Winter KAL – Week 2 – Lace Headband

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Hello knitters,
We hope you enjoyed week 1 of the India Yarn Circle knit along with @poojascrochet.

Our second week of the knit along will introduce you to another variation in knitting which is a lace pattern.

This involves making a lace pattern by incorporating yarn overs and joining stitches together.

For this pattern too you can use a dk weight yarn with 4 or 5 mm needles.

Method:

Cast on 11 sts.

Follow the arrowhead lace pattern (using chart or the youtube tutorial below) until the headband is approximately 18 inches long (or long enough to fit around your head when slightly stretched). Bind off and seam ends together.

To understand the working better, check out the video Tutorial below:

Hope you enjoy the project for this week. Please feel free to comment with your suggestions and queries.

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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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Basics of Knitting

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Let’s get started with basics.. knitting involves casting on stitches onto the knitting needles, knit and purl stitches and binding off to end the work. 

Check out these tutorials to learn basic knitting.

How to cast on Stitches:

The Knit Stitch:

The Purl Stitch:

How to Bind Off / Cast off:

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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