Rosie wishes you a,

Happy February CHALLENGE KnitAlong!

  This month's challenge has several to choose from:  Intarsia, Knitting from a Chart, Lace effects.

You can also knit it all in one color [which is what I did, see my photo, below] -

 The pattern is Free Hearted, by Jenn, on her website -
 the pattern is free, includes a chart, you can print from her page, or elect to obtain a PDF version of it by clicking the button at very bottom of the pattern page.

 The pattern uses cotton yarn and size 6 needles.

Find it here:

Free Hearted by knitsbyjenn

Here is my own cloth, a quick knit for an afternoon ~

February 2016 KAL Lacy Diamond Cloth

February 2019 KAL Lacy Diamond Cloth

Copyright © Janet Nogle 2018

Materials:

1 skein cotton yarn, #6 US Knitting Needles.

Notes: SSK=Slip 1, Slip 1, K2Tog; K2Tog=Knit 2 stitches together; YO=yarn over.

Cast on:   Multiple of 8 +1 (32+1=33+6 border=39)

Border:

Row 1:        K1, P1 across, end K1.

Row 2:        Knit across.

Repeat rows 1 & 2 one additional time.

Pattern:

Row 1:        K3, P33, K3.

Row 2:        K4, *K1, K2Tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K2; repeat from *, end K3.

Row 3:        K3, P33, K3.

Row 4:        K4, *K2Tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K1; repeat from *, end K3.

Row 5:        K3, P33, K3.

Row 6:        K3, K2Tog, *YO, K5, YO, K3Tog; repeat to last 7 stitches: YO, K5, YO, SSK, K3.

Row 7:       K3, P33, K3.

Row 8:       K4, *YO, SSK, K3, K2Tog, YO, K1; repeat from *, end K3.

Row 9:       K3, P33, K3.

Row 10:     K4, *K1, YO, SSK, K1, K2Tog, YO, K2; repeat from *, end K3.

Row 11:     K3, P33, K3.

Row 12:     K4, *K2, YO, K3Tog, YO, K3; repeat from *, end K3.

Repeat the above 12 rows for pattern. I repeated the 12 rows 3 more times.

Border:

Row 1:        K1, P1 across, end K1.

Row 2:        Knit across.

Repeat rows 1 & 2 one additional time.

Bind off and weave in ends.

Janet Nogle
jcnogle@gmail.com

January 1, 2019 KAL:   Challenge

Happy New Year, from Rosie!

 Hope everyone is having a great start to their New *Knitting* Year!

For this year, I'm taking some time  away - not away from knitting!  - but away from designing and creative work
 - so for the Challenge KAL's, I will be sending along some new patterns from online sites ~

The  one I chose for this month is called "Flags" -

My KAL Challenge Cloth:

 ~ it is a simple stitch, but the challenge to you is to see that it is also offered as the beginning of a 52- square-blocks knit!

Included with this pattern is a chart, if you want to learn [a good challenge for a new year!] or already like to knit from a chart and not a pattern.

At this site, a different pattern will be published every WEEK! so if you decide to take it on, you will have some knitting to do every week, which would be perfect for those of you who knit fast and can't wait til our knitalong comes up the next month!

Enjoy this pattern, and take a look at her site - she has a number of other free patterns!

Click Below:
January KAL Challenge!

[Yes! she is the designer who did our Nov/Dec Challenge KAL of the 12 Blocks of Christmas!]
Happy Knitting!

The Year 2019 Cloth

January 2019 KAL 2019 Cloth

Materials:

1 skein cotton yarn, #6 US Knitting Needles.

Cast on:   46

Border:

Row 1-4:     Knit.

Pattern:

Row 1:        Knit.

Row 2:        K2, P42, K2.

Row 3:        Knit.

Row 4:        K2, P42, K2.

Repeat rows 1-4 twice and rows 1-2 one more time.

Row 15:      K8, P3, K3, P6, K5, P3, K8, P8, K2.

Row 16:      K2, P42, K2.

Row 17:     K6, P2, K8, P2, K6, P1, K3, P1, K6, P8, K3.

Row 18:     K2, P42, K2

Row 19:     K5, P2, K9, P2, K5, P2, K3, P2, K5, P1, K5, P1, K4.

Row 20:     K2, P42, K2.

Row 21:     K4, P1, K11, P2, K5, P1, K5, P1, K10, P1, K5.

Row 22:     K2, P42, K2.

Row 23:     K3, P2, K11, P2, K4, P2, K5, P2, K8, P1, K6.

Row 24:     K2, P42, K2.

Row 25:     K3, P6, K7, P2, K4, P2, K5, P2, K7, P1, K7.

Row 26:     K2, P42, K2.

Row 27:     K2, P2, K4, P2, K6, P2, K4, P2, K5, P2, K7, P1, K7.

Row 28:     K2, P42, K2.

Row 29:     K2, P2, K4, P3, K5, P2, K4, P2, K5, P2, K6, P1, K8.

Row 30:     K2, P42, K2.

Row 31:     K2, P2, K5, P2, K5, P2, K4, P2, K5, P2, K5, P2, K8.

Row 32:     K2, P42, K2.

Row 33:     K2, P2, K5, P2, K5, P2, K4, P2, K5, P2, K5, P2, K8.

Row 34:     K2, P42, K2.

Row 35:     K2, P2, K5, P2, K5, P2, K5, P1, K5, P1, K6, P2 K5, P1, K2.

Row 36:     K2, P42, K2.

Row 37:     K3, P2, K4, P1, K6, P2, K5, P2, K3, P2, K6, P3, K3, P2, K2.

Row 38:     K2, P42, K2.

Row 39:     K3, P2, K3, P2, K6, P4, K4, P1, K3, P1, K8, P6, K3.

Row 40:     K2, P42, K2.

Row 41:     K5, P4, K7, P2, K7, P3, K10, P4, K4.

Row 42:     K2, P42, K2.

Row 43:     Knit

Row 44:     K2, P42, K2.

Row 45:     Knit

Row 46:     K2, P42, K2.

Repeat rows 43-46 two more times and rows 43 – 44 one more time.

Border:

Row 1-4:     Knit across.

Bind off and weave in ends.

 Janet Nogle

jcnogle@gmail.com

December KAL and Special Christmas Cloth

Here is our December KAL and a special cloth for Christmas.

December 2018 KAL Crest of the Wave Cloth

Christmas Special Cloth

Copyright © Janet Nogle 2018

Materials:

1 skein cotton yarn, I used Peaches N Crème Abby Rose, #6 US Knitting Needles.

Notes: SSK=Slip 1, Slip 1, K2Tog; K2Tog=Knit 2 stitches together; YO=yarn over.

Cast on:   Multiple of 12 +1 (36+1=37+4 border=41)

Border:

Rows 1-2:   Knit across.

Pattern:

Row 1:        (RS) Knit across

Row 2:        (WS) Knit across

Row 3:        Knit across

Row 4:        Knit across

Row 5:        K3, *(K2Tog) x2, (YO, K1)x3, YO, SSK, SSK K1; repeat from

across, end K2.

Row 6:        K2, P37, K2.

Row 7:       K3, *(K2Tog) x2, (YO, K1) x3, YO, SSK, SSK K1; repeat from

across, end K2.

Row 8:       K2, P37, K2.

Row 9:       K3, *(K2Tog) x2, (YO, K1) x3, YO, SSK, SSK K1; repeat from

across, end K2.

Row 10:     K2, P37, K2.

Row 11:     K3, *(K2Tog) x2, (YO, K1) x3, YO, SSK, SSK K1; repeat from

across, end K2.

Row 12:     K2, P37, K2.

Repeat the above 12 rows for pattern. I repeated the 12 rows 3 more times and knitted rows 1-4 once more.

Border:

Rows 1-2:   Knit across.

Bind off, weave in ends.

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December Christmas Cloth - Pine Trees in Lace

http://www.knittingstitchpatterns.com/2016/06/small-pine-trees.html

This isn’t a difficult pattern, but it does require you paying close attention.  By that I mean, you will do Purl stitches and the next direction will be to YO K1.  After the Purl stitch you can just leave the yarn where it is because it is already in the “YO” position.  When doing the S2KP stitch unless it says YO, make sure you have your yarn in the back of your work because this is a knitted stitch.  You should always have 37 stitches at the end of the row, if you have 34 or 35, you probably failed to put the yarn in the back prior to doing a S2KP.   Just pay attention to your instructions. 

This was originally a large swatch for December in 2017. I have converted to a KAL for 2018 by adding a few more stitches for the border.

Knitted in a multiple of 18 sts, + 11 and a 16-row repeat.

Cast on:  37 stitches (18 + 11 = 29+8 Border=37)

Materials:  I used a skein of green yarn.

Border:

Row 1 & 2:       Knit across
Row 1 - right side: B4, K1, * yo, p3, S2KP, p3, yo, k9; rep from * to last 12 sts, yo, p3, S2KP, p3, yo, k1, B4.
Row 2 and all wrong side rows: B4, P29, B4.
Row 3: B4, K1, * k1, yo, p2, S2KP, p2, yo, k10; rep from * to last 12 sts, k1, yo, p2, S2KP, p2, yo, k2, B4.
Row 5: B4, K1, * k2, yo, p1, S2KP, p1, yo, k11; rep from * to last 12 sts, k2, yo, p1, S2KP, p1, yo, k3, B4.
Row 7: B4, K1, * k3, yo, S2KP, yo, k12; rep from * to last 12 sts, k3, yo, S2KP, yo, k4, B4.
Row 9: B4, K1, * k9, yo, p3, S2KP, p3, yo; rep from * to last 12 sts, k10, B4.
Row 11: B4, K1, * k10, yo, p2, S2KP, p2, yo, k1; rep from * to last 12 sts, k10, B4.
Row 13: B4, K1, * k11, yo, p1, S2KP, p1, yo, k2; rep from * to last 12 sts, k10, B4.
Row 15: B4, K1, * k12, yo, S2KP, yo, k3; rep from * to last 12sts, k10, B4.
Row 16: B4, P29, B4.

Repeat rows 1-16 and then rows 1-8 once more and work border or repeat rows 1-16 till desired length:

Border:

Row 1 & 2:       Knit across.

(I worked rows 1-16 a total of 2 times and then worked rows 1-8 once more and then worked the border)

Knitting abbreviations:

B4: Border stitches: Knit 4
K: Knit | P: Purl | Yo: Yarn over.
S2KP: sl2tog-k1-p2sso - Slip 2 stitches together as if to knit 2 stitches together, knit1, pass the slip stitches one at a time over the stitch just knitted and drop them.\

Janet Nogle

jcnogle@gmail.com

Nov/Dec KAL -Challenge-

 Rosie invites you to the November/December Challenge KAL!

This is a specially wonderful knit-along for the Christmas Season!  This talented lady has designed a Blanket knitalong that we can join!  AND for those who like a *mystery*, she doesn't reveal each block's photo until the day of the pattern!
 
  There are 12 blocks  - if you knit all of them and put together, you have a nice size blanket [each square is 10in x 10in]

  All the info you need is at her site - here is the link:
Xmas Blanket KnitAlong


I will not be posting any of her photos, but as I complete each square I will post pictures of my own.

Please join in, it will be fun for sure!

November 2018 KAL - Turkey Day Dishcloth

Turkey Day Dishcloth

Gobble gobble!  Let's pick up our needles and get a jump on our Thanksgiving kitchen decor!

http://onecraftymama-2011.blogspot.com/2011/11/turkey-day-dishcloth.html

Thanks to Kelly for her design.

Supplies:

1 Skein Lily Sugar n Cream yarn

US #3/3.25mm needles

Yarn needle

(Finished size approximately 9" x 8-1/2")

Instructions:

Cast on 49 sts

Rows 1-6: (K1, P1) to last stitch, K1

Row 7 (and all odd rows): (K1, P1) x2, P41, (P1, K1) x2

Row 8: (K1, P1) x2, K41, (P1, K1) x2

Row 10: (K1, P1) x2, K18, P2, K1, P2, K18, (P1, K1) x2

Row 12: (K1, P1) x2, K19, P1, K1, P1, K19, (P1, K1) x2

Row 14: (K1, P1) x2, K19, P1, K1, P1, K19, (P1, K1) x2

Row 16: (K1, P1) x2, K18, P5, K18, (P1, K1) x2

Row 18: (K1, P1) x2, K17, P7, K17, (P1, K1) x2

Row 20: (K1, P1) x2, K16, P2, K5, P2, K16, (P1, K1) x2

Row 22: (K1, P1) x2, K15, P2, K7, P2, K15, (P1, K1) x2

Row 24: (K1, P1) x2, K4, P12, K9, P12, K4, (P1, K1) x2

Row 26: (K1, P1) x2, K3, P13, K9, P13, K3, (P1, K1) x2

Row 28: (K1, P1) x2, K2, P14, K9, P14, K2, (P1, K1) x2

Row 30: (K1, P1) x2, K1, P12, K1, P2, K9, P2, K1, P12, K1, (P1, K1) x2

Row 32: (K1, P1) x2, K1, P11, K3, P2, K7, P2, K3, P11, K1, (P1, K1) x2

Row 34: (K1, P1) x2, K1, P10, K5, P2, K5, P2, K5, P10, K1, (P1, K1) x2

Row 36: (K1, P1) x2, K1, P9, K7, P2, K3, P2, K7, P9, K1, (P1, K1) x2

Row 38: (K1, P1) x2, K1, P8, K9, P2, K1, P2, K9, P8, K1, (P1, K1) x2

Row 40: (K1, P1) x2, K2, P6, K9, P3, K1, P3, K9, P6, K2, (P1, K1) x2

Row 42: (K1, P1) x2, K3, P4, K9, P4, K1, P4, K9, P4, K3, (P1, K1) x2

Row 44: (K1, P1) x2, K4, P2, K9, P4, K3, P4, K9, P2, K4, (P1, K1) x2

Row 46: (K1, P1) x2, K5, P1, K8, P4, K2, P1, K2, P4, K8, P1, K5, (P1, K1) x2

Row 48: (K1, P1) x2, K5, P1, K7, P4, K2, P3, K2, P4, K7, P1, K5 (P1, K1) x2

Row 50: (K1, P1) x2, K5, P1, K6, P5, K7, P5, K6, P1, K5, (P1, K1) x2

Row 52: (K1, P1) x2, K5, P1, K5, P6, K2, P1, K1, P1, K2, P6, K5, P1, K5, (P1, K1) x2

Row 54: (K1, P1) x2, K6, P1, K3, P8, K5, P8, K3, P1, K6, (P1, K1) x2

Row 56: (K1, P1) x2, K7, P12, K3, P12, K7, (P1, K1) x2

Row 58: (K1, P1) x2, K10, P21, K10, (P1, K1) x2

Row 60: (K1, P1) x2, K10, P10, K1, P10, K10, (P1, K1) x2

Row 62: (K1, P1) x2, K10, P9, K3, P9, K10, (P1, K1) x2

Row 64: (K1, P1) x2, K11, P7, K5, P7, K11, (P1, K1) x2

Row 66: (K1, P1) x2, K12, P5, K7, P5, K12, (P1, K1) x2

Row 68: (K1, P1) x2, K41, (P1, K1) x2

Rows 70 - 74: (K1, P1) to last stitch, K1

Bind off in (K1, P1) pattern

Weave in ends and block.

Janet Nogle

jcnogle@gmail.com