Patterns : Colorwork, Knitscene

Rosita Mittens

AmyPalmer — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:54:50 GMT

Designer Adriana Hernandez
Sizes 6½ (7¼, 7¾)" hand circumference; shown in size 7¼"
Yarn Schoeller + Stahl Limbo (100% superwash wool; 137 yd [125 m]/50 g):
• #4510 natural (MC), 1 ball
• #4471 pistachio (CC1), 1 ball
• #4555 ruby (CC2), 1 ball
Yarn distributed by Skacel
Gauge 28 sts and 30 rnds = 4" in colorwork patt
Tools
• Size 3 (3.25 mm) needles
• Markers (m)
• Stitch holder
• Tapestry needle

Women’s mittens with stranded colorwork patterns and duplicate stitch accents.

Rosita Hat

AmyPalmer — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:51:43 GMT

Designer Adriana Hernandez
Sizes 18½ (19½, 20¼)" circumference; shown in size 19½"
Yarn Schoeller + Stahl Limbo (100% superwash wool; 137 yd [125 m]/50 g):
• #4510 natural (MC), 1 ball
• #4471 pistachio (CC1), 1 ball
• #4555 ruby (CC2), 1 ball
• #4599 hot pink (CC3), 1 ball
Yarn distributed by Skacel
Gauge 26 sts and 34 rnds = 4" in St st on larger needle
Tools
• Size 3 (3.25 mm): 16" circular (cir) needle and set of double-pointed needles (dpn)
• Size 2 (2.75 mm): 16" cir needle and set of dpn
• Markers (m)
• Tapestry needle

Women’s hat with slipped-stitch colorwork and floral embellishments.

San Cristóbal Shawl

AmyPalmer — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:42:23 GMT

Designer Ashley Rao
Size 25" wide and 64" long
Yarn Harrisville Designs New England Shetland (100% wool; 217 yd [198 m]/50 g):
• #44 white (MC), 7 skeins
• #31 cobalt (CC), 2 skeins
Gauge 24 sts and 27 rows = 4" in knitweave patt on larger needle; 24 sts and 31 rows = 4" in St st on smaller needle
Tools
• Size 3 (3.25 mm): 32" circular (cir) needle
• Size 4 (3.5 mm): 32" cir needle
• Tapestry needle

Large shawl with knitweave colorwork pattern and fringe at each end.

Riga Bonnet

AmyPalmer — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:36:05 GMT

Designer Allyson Dykhuizen
Size 25" from chin to chin and 6½" from cast-on to crown
Yarn Brown Sheep Company Lamb’s Pride Worsted (85% wool, 15% mohair; 190 yd [173 m]/113 g):
• #M-81 red baron (MC), 1 skein
• #M-115 oatmeal (CC), 1 skein
Gauge 16 sts and 32 rows = 4" in garter st
Tools
• Size 9 (5.5 mm): 24" or longer circular (cir) needle and set of double-pointed needles (dpn)
• Markers (m)
• Tapestry needle

Women’s bonnet with Latvian braid body.

Morgantown Hat

AmyPalmer — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:37:00 GMT

Designer Bonnie Sennott
Sizes 17 (18)" circumference and 8½" high; will stretch to accommodate up to 21 (23)" head circumference; shown in size 17"
Yarn Cascade Yarns 220 Fingering (100% wool; 273 yd [250 m]/50 g):
• #8021 beige (MC), 1 skein
• #2409 palm (A), 1 skein
• #8393 navy (B), 1 skein
Gauge 32 sts and 50 rnds = 4" in St st
Tools
• Size 2 (2.75 mm): 16" circular (cir) needle and set of double-pointed needles (dpn)
• Markers (m)
• Tapestry needle

Unisex hat pattern with slipped stitch colorwork.

Edelweiss Cardigan

AmyPalmer — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:53:52 GMT

Designer Cassie Castillo
Sizes 34½ (38, 42, 45½, 49)" bust circumference; shown in size 34½"
Yarn Brown Sheep Company Nature Spun Fingering (100% wool; 310 yd [283 m]/50 g):
• #N03 grey heather (MC), 3 (4, 4, 5, 6) balls
• #307 lullaby (yellow; CC1), 1 ball
• #105 bougainvillea (red; CC2), 1 ball
• #730 natural (CC3), 1 ball
Gauge 26 sts and 35 rnds = 4" in St st on larger needle; 30 sts and 33 rnds = 4" in charted patt on larger needle
Tools
• Size 2 (2.75 mm): 16" and 24" circular (cir) needles
• Size 1 (2.25 mm): 16" and 24" cir needles
• Markers (m)
• Stitch holders
• Two 30" long pieces of fine contrasting yarn or sewing thread to be used as markers
• Yarn needle
• Sewing needle
• Sewing thread to match MC yarn
• Six ¾" buttons

A sweet flower motif in the yoke of this women’s cardigan is achieved through steeking the front band.

Biarritz Cloche

AmyPalmer — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:47:09 GMT

Designer Ashley Rao
Size 20" circumference, 9" tall
Yarn Nazli Gelin Garden 5 (100% Egyptian Giza mercerized cotton; 174 yd [160 m]/50 g):
• #500–72 brown (A), 2 balls
• #500–52 white (B), 1 ball
Yarn distributed by Universal Yarn
Gauge 36 sts and 88 rnds = 4" in herringbone patt
Tools
• Size 2 (2.75 mm): set of double-pointed needles (dpn)
• Yarn needle
• Marker (m)
• Heavy spray starch

Woman’s hat worked from the brim up with a two-color herringbone pattern.

Inlay Beret

AmyPalmer — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:19:33 GMT

Designer Heidi Todd Kozar
Size 18" brim circumference, 24" circumference above brim after blocking
Yarn The Fibre Company Canopy Fingering (50% baby alpaca, 30% merino, 20% bamboo; 200 yd [183 m]/50 g):
• river dolphin (gray heather; MC), 1 skein
• yerba mate (moss green; CC1), 1 skein
• cat’s claw (light yellow; CC2), 1 skein
Yarn distributed by Kelbourne Woolens
Gauge 26 sts and 32 rows = 4" in Colorwork patt on larger needle after blocking
Tools
• Size 3 (3.25 mm): 16" circular (cir) needle and set of double-pointed needles (dpn)
• Size 2 (2.75 mm): set of dpn
• Markers (m)
• 10" dinner plate
• Yarn needle

Knit in the round, this easy women’s hat features a panel of stranded colorwork.

Frances Cardigan

AmyPalmer — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 23:24:37 GMT

Designer Amy Polcyn
Sizes 35 (39, 41, 45, 47)" bust; shown in size 35"
Yarn Classic Elite Yarns Fresco (60% wool, 30% baby alpaca, 10% angora; 164 yd [150 m]/50 g):
• #5350 ginger (MC), 8 (9, 10, 11, 12) skeins
• #5327 wake up red (CC), 2 (2, 2, 3, 3) skeins
Gauge 24 sts and 33 rows = 4" in St st on smallest needle; 24 sts and 44 rows = 4" in faux Bohus patt on smallest needle
Tools
• Size 6 (4 mm): 40" circular (cir) needle
• Size 7 (4.5 mm): 40" cir needle
• Size 8 (5 mm): 40" cir needle
• Yarn needle

Women’s cardigan with stranded colorwork yoke.

Lately Cardigan

AmyPalmer — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:39:33 GMT

Designer Josh Bennett
Sizes 37½ (39, 41½, 44, 45½, 47½, 49)" chest; shown in size 39"
Yarn Rowan Creative Focus Worsted (75% wool, 25% alpaca; 220 yd [201 m]/100 g):
• #402 charcoal heather (MC), 5 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7) balls
• #2025 Syrah (maroon; CC1), 1 ball
• #18 golden heather (CC2), 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) ball(s)
• #100 natural (CC3), 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) ball(s)
Yarn distributed by Westminster Fibers
Gauge 20 sts and 28 rows = 4" in St st on larger needles; 19 sts and 24 rows = 4" in upper body patt on larger needles; 21 sts and 27 rows = 4" in cable patt on larger needles
Tools
• Size 8 (5 mm) needles
• Size 6 (4 mm) needles
• Stitch holders
• Cable needle (cn)
• Yarn needle
• Size H/8 (5 mm) crochet hook
• 23 (24, 24, 25, 26, 26, 27)" 2-way separating zipper

Men’s zippered cardigan with cables and stranded colorwork.

God's Eye Mitts

AmyPalmer — Fri, 04 May 2012 21:54:58 GMT

Designer Alexis Winslow
Size 7" hand circumference and 6" tall
Yarn St-Denis Boreale (100% wool; 225 yd [206 m]/50 g):
• #1279 ultramarine (MC), 1 ball
• #1236 oatmeal (CC), 1 ball
Gauge 33 sts and 36 rnds = 4" in charted patt
Tools
• Size 2 (2.75 mm): set of double-pointed needles (dpn)
• Stitch holders
• Yarn needle
• Two ½" buttons
• Thread and sewing needle

Women’s fingerless mitts in stranded colorwork pattern.

Wellington Mitts

AmyPalmer — Fri, 04 May 2012 21:07:50 GMT

Designer Rebecca Blair
Size 7¼" hand circumference and 5¾" long
Yarn Harrisville Designs New England Shetland (100% wool; 217 yd [198 m]/50 g):
• #52 toffee (MC), 1 skein
• #88 pink (CC), 1 skein
Gauge 40 sts and 40 rows = 4" in horizontal and vertical zigzag patts
Tools
• Size 1 (2.25 mm): straight and set of double-pointed needles (dpn)
• Markers (m)
• Waste yarn
• Yarn needle
• Two ⅜" buttons • Sewing needle and matching thread for buttons

Women’s fingerless mitts worked in a zig zag colorwork stitch.

West Side Socks

AmyPalmer — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:45:14 GMT

Designer Mary Lycan
Size 7¾" foot circumference and 9¾" long from back of heel to tip of toe; foot length is adjustable
Yarn Zitron Trekking XXL Tweed (75% superwash wool, 25% nylon; 459 yd [420 m]/100 g):
• #203 tomato (MC), 1 ball
• #230 tweed dark gray (CC), 1 ball
Yarn distributed by Skacel
Gauge 33 sts and 62 rnds = 4" in diagonal patt
Tools
• Size 1 (2.25 mm) needles (see Notes)
• Markers (m)
• Yarn needle

Socks with stranded colorwork pattern.

Sideways Argyle Beret

AmyPalmer — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:25:24 GMT

Designer Amy Gunderson
Size 20" circumference at brim; brim stretches to 24"
Yarn Brown Sheep Company Lamb’s Pride Worsted (85% wool, 15% mohair; 190 yd [174 m]/113 g):
• #M02 brown heather (MC), 1 skein
• #M23 fuchsia (CC1), 1 skein
• #M163 indigo (CC2), 1 skein
• #M160 dynamite blue (CC3), 1 skein
• #M16 seafoam (CC4), 1 skein
Gauge 16 sts and 22 rows = 4" in St st on larger needles
Tools
• Size 8 (5 mm) needles
• Size 6 (4 mm): 16" or longer circular (cir) needle
• 2 spare cir needles, size 6 (4 mm) or smaller
• Smooth waste yarn
• Yarn needle
• One 1⅛" button

Hat with sideways argyle pattern.

Houndstooth Bonnett

AmyPalmer — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:55:44 GMT

Designer Wendy Bernard
Sizes 16 (19¼, 21¼)" from chin to chin and 5½ (6¼, 6¾)" from cast-on to front edge; shown in size 19¼"
Yarn Brown Sheep Company Nature Spun Sport (100% wool; 184 yd [169 m]/50 g):
• #880S charcoal (MC), 1 ball
• #145S salmon (CC), 1 ball
Gauge 24 sts and 26 rows = 4" in houndstooth chart patt on larger needles
Tools
• Size 5 (3.75 mm): straight and set of double-pointed needles (dpn)
• Size 4 (3.5 mm) needles
• Markers (m)
• Yarn needle

Women’s close-fitting hat with i-cord strings.