My first knitting pattern sale was in July 2019, for a
simple lace rib neck warmer.
My path to becoming a pattern writer is probably quite familiar
to many designers: I began as a knitter; my grandma taught me to knit and I made
toys and cardigans for friends’ children and jumpers for myself and my family. I started adapting the patterns I was
knitting to suit – a different stitch, a slightly different neckline, or a
thicker wool than that suggested – adapting them to fit the person I was
knitting for.
I found Etsy a few years ago, opened a shop and listed
various things to begin with: vintage jewellery I’d collected, a handmade quilt,
a handmade necklace. Then, I made a jumper
from an original 1940s pattern and listed this.
Inspired by the Etsy listings I was seeing for knitting patterns, I
wrote a couple of simple, beginner, knitting patterns...
'Story so far' Cowl
The ‘Story so far’ cowl marks the 4 years – and 1,000 Etsy
sales - since I began selling knitting patterns. It takes stitches used in the patterns I’ve
written and combines them to make a simple ‘sampler’ cowl.
MATERIALS
1 100g ball of West Yorkshire
Spinners’ Signature 4 ply (pictured in yellow)
A 3.25 mm circular knitting needle,
80cm long
A tapestry needle
A stitch marker (optional)
Are you looking for a ‘stash-busting’ pattern? Try
knitting the cowl in shades of the same colour using leftover wool or alternatively,
use a graduated ‘ombre’ yarn.
ABBREVIATIONS
cm – centimetres, g – grams, k –
knit, k2tog – knit two together, M – make, M1L – make one ladder (pick up loop
between two stitches and knit), Mm – millimetres, p – purl, rep – repeat, st(s)
– stitch(es), yon – yarn over needle
TECHNIQUES
Casting on, casting off, Garter
Stitch (knit every row), Eyelet Mesh Stitch, Stretchy rib cast on, K1 P1 rib
and knitting in the round
MEASUREMENTS
67 inches long, 6.5 inches wide
DIFFICULTY
Easy-Medium
PATTERN
Using a 3.25mm circular knitting needle,
cast on 360 stitches using a stretchy rib cast on.
Rib Panel
Work 8 rows in K1 P1 rib as
follows:
Row 1: *K1, P1. Rep
from * to end.
Rep row 1 until 8 rows are
completed.
Stocking-stitch Panel
Decrease evenly by 36 stitches across
the next row to 324 stitches as follows:
Decrease Row: *K8, K2tog. Rep from * to end (36 times)
Knit the next two rows.
Decrease evenly by 9 stitches
across the next row to 315 stitches as follows:
Decrease Row: *K34, K2tog. Rep from * to end (9 times)
Eyelet Mesh Stitch Panel
The eyelet mesh stitch has a 3 stitch
repeat and is worked over 4 rows.
Row 1: *M1 (yon), K1, K2tog. Rep from * to end of row
Row 2: Knit
Row 3: *K2tog, M1 (yon), K1. Rep from * to end of row
Row 4: Knit
Work 2 more repeats of the 4-row
stitch pattern.
Stocking Stitch Panel
Increase by 9 stitches across the
next row. Increase by picking up and
knitting the loop in between two stitches.
Increase Row: *K35, M1L (pick up loop between stitches and
knit). Rep from * to end of row (9
times)
Next 3 rows: Knit
Garter Stitch Panel
As the cowl is knit in the round,
the garter stitch panel is made up of knit and purl rows (when knit flat it would
be all knit rows):
Row 1: Purl
Row 2: Knit
Rep Rows 1 & 2 5 times in
total
Next Row: Purl
Stocking-stitch Panel
Knit 3 rows
Decrease evenly by 9 stitches
across the next row to 315 stitches as before:
Decrease Row: *K34, K2tog. Rep from * to end (9 times)
Eyelet Mesh Stitch Panel
Complete as before, working 3
repeats of the 4-row stitch pattern.
Stocking-stitch Panel
Increase by 9 stitches across the
next row. Increase by picking up and
knitting the loop in between two stitches (as before).
Increase Row: *K35, M1L (pick up loop between stitches and
knit). Rep from * to end of row (9
times)
Next 2 rows: Knit
Increase by 36 stitches across the
next row.
Increase Row: *K9, M1L (pick up loop between stitches and
knit). Rep from * to end of row (36
times)
K1 P1 Rib Panel
Knit the final rib panel:
Row 1: *K1, P1. Rep
from * to end
Rep Row 1 for a total of 8 times.
Cast off in rib and sew in ends.
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