Patterns : Colorwork, Knitscene, #1 – Super Fine

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ramona Cowl

arwilliams — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:47:42 GMT

Ramona Cowl
Melissa Lemmons

Keep warm and stylish with a knitted paisley-patterned cowl. Worked in two colors—one variegated and one tonal—this stranded colorwork cowl is a great winter accessory.

Size 24 (34¼ )" circumference and 6½ (8)" wide; shown in larger size
Yarn Austermann Step Classic (75% wool, 25% nylon; 459 yd [420 m]/100 g):
• #1012 dark silver (MC), 1 (2) skein(s)
Schoppel Wolle Zauberball (75% wool, 25% nylon; 459 yd [420 m]/100 g):
• #1536 Fuchsienbeet (CC), 1 skein
Yarns distributed by Skacel
Gauge 37½ sts and 34 rnds = 4" in colorwork patt from chart
Tools
• Size 2 (2.75 mm): 16" circular (cir) needle
• Size 2 (2.75 mm): set of double-pointed needles (dpn) (see Notes)
• Markers (m)
• Waste yarn
• Spare cir needle or dpn same size or smaller than main needle(s)
• Yarn needle