Friday, September 28, 2012
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Free Knitting Pattern - Paprika Spice Simple Pi Shawl
I am very happy to announce that the Paprika Spice Simple Pi Shawl is
being released today as a free pattern. I am placing it here, and it
will also be a free pattern on Ravelry.com. I would like to say a BIG
thank you to the wonderful people who test knit this for me. I will
post their names here shortly.
(I will upload a better picture soon).
Here's the pattern ... enjoy! ;)
Here's the pattern ... enjoy! ;)
Paprika Spice Simple Pi Shawl
by Kimberly Pacini
(a.k.a. SockBunny)
SockBunnyStudios.etsy.com
Abbreviations:
K = Knit
P = Purl
yo = Yarn over
Materials Needed
Paton’s Lace Yarn – 1-2 balls (498-996 yards) or
lace/fingering yarn of your choice
Beads size 6/0 (approximately 4 tubes or 96 grams) or
beads that will fit onto the yarn of your choice
Size 12 steel crochet hook (or a hook that corresponds to
the beads and yarn of your choice)
Size 6 DPNs
Size 6 circular needle 24”
Longer size 6 circular needle, if desired
Cast On:
Using double-pointed needles (DPNs), cast on 9 stitches
and join in the round. Place a stitch
marker to mark the beginning of a row. Be
sure that your stitches are not twisted.
Pattern Rows (Brief [1]):
1: Knit
across. (9 stitches)
2: *K1, yo*
across. (18 stitches)
3-5: Knit across.
6: *K1, yo*
across. (36 stitches)
7-11: *K2, P2*
across.
12: *K1, yo*
across. (72 stitches)
13-23: Knit
across.
24: Switch to
using a circular needle. *K1, yo*
across. (144 stitches)
25-47: *K2, P2*across.
48: *K1, yo*
across. (288 stitches)
49-59: Knit
across.
60-65: Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 40 stitches.[2]
66-72: Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 35 stitches.
73-80: Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 20 stitches.
81-89: Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 15 stitches.
90-92: Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 10 stitches.
93: Knit across.
94: Knit across,
placing beads on every third stitch.
95: Knit across.
96: *K1, yo*
across. (576 stitches)
97-191 (or until shawl is desired size[3]): *K2, P2* across.
Bind off rows:
1: Knit across.
2. Knit across,
placing a bead on every other stitch.
3: Knit across.
Bind off loosely and weave in ends. (See notes below on binding off.)
How to Generate Random Numbers
There are many methods to generating random numbers. Here are some ideas:
1. Use
a web site such as random.org and fill in your upper and lower values.
2. Find
a random number generator for your smart phone.
3. Write
the numbers on slips of paper and draw them from a hat or bowl.
Example: When the
pattern says randomly place a bead between every 5 and 40 stitches, I would
generate a random number between 5 and 40.
Let’s say 17 is the number generated; I would then knit 17 sticthes and
place a bead. I would then randomly
generate another number, let’s say 33, and then I would knit 33 stitches and
then place another bead, and so on.
How to Place a Bead
There are many methods for placing beads on your
knitting, but the method I used for this shawl is as follows:
1. Slide the bead onto the crochet hook.
2. Using
the crochet hook, remove the stitch from the left needle and pull it through
the bead.
3. Place
the stitch back on the left needle.
4. Knit
the stitch.
Cat Bordhi has a great YouTube video demonstrating this
method, as well as a dental floss method, at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At2QJt73sLM
How to Bind Off Loosely
My favorite method for binding off shawls is as follows:
Step 1: Knit 1
stitch. Move the knit stitch back from
the right needle to the left needle.
Step 2: Knit 2
stitches together through the back loop.
Move the knit sticth from the right neele to the left needle.
Repeat STEP 2 ONLY until the entire shawl has been bound
off.
Pattern Cheat Sheet (for checking off rows)
1. Knit. (9 stitches)
2. *K1,
yo* across. (18 stitches)
3. Knit
across.
4. Knit
across.
5. Knit
across.
6. *K1,
yo* across. (36 stitches)
7. *K2,
P2* across.
8. *K2,
P2* across.
9. *K2,
P2* across.
10. *K2,
P2* across.
11. *K2,
P2* across.
12. *K1,
yo* across. (72 stitches)
13. Knit
across.
14. Knit
across.
15. Knit
across.
16. Knit
across.
17. Knit
across.
18. Knit
across.
19. Knit
across.
20. Knit
across.
21. Knit
across.
22. Knit
across.
23. Knit
across.
24. Switch to using a circular needle. *K1, yo* across. (144 stitches)
25. *K2,
P2*across.
26. *K2,
P2*across.
27. *K2,
P2*across.
28. *K2,
P2*across.
29. *K2,
P2*across.
30. *K2,
P2*across.
31. *K2,
P2*across.
32. *K2,
P2*across.
33. *K2,
P2*across.
34. *K2,
P2*across.
35. *K2,
P2*across.
36. *K2,
P2*across.
37. *K2,
P2*across.
38. *K2,
P2*across.
39. *K2,
P2*across.
40. *K2,
P2*across.
41. *K2,
P2*across.
42. *K2,
P2*across.
43. *K2,
P2*across.
44. *K2,
P2*across.
45. *K2,
P2*across
46. *K2,
P2*across.
47. *K2,
P2*across.
48. *K1,
yo* across. (288 stitches)
49. Knit
across.
50. Knit
across.
51. Knit
across.
52. Knit
across.
53. Knit
across.
54. Knit
across.
55. Knit
across.
56. Knit
across.
57. Knit
across.
58. Knit
across.
59. Knit
across.
60. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 40 stitches.
61. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 40 stitches.
62. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 40 stitches.
63. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 40 stitches.
64. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 40 stitches.
65. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 40 stitches.
66. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 35 stitches.
67. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 35 stitches.
68. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 35 stitches.
69. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 35 stitches.
70. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 35 stitches.
71. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 35 stitches.
72. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 35 stitches.
73. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 20 stitches.
74. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 20 stitches.
75. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 20 stitches.
76. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 20 stitches.
77. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 20 stitches.
78. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 20 stitches.
79. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 20 stitches.
80. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 20 stitches.
81. Knit across, randomly placing beads between every
5 and 15 stitches.
82. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 15 stitches.
83. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 15 stitches.
84. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 15 stitches.
85. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 15 stitches.
86. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 15 stitches.
87. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 15 stitches.
88. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 15 stitches.
89. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 15 stitches.
90. Knit across, randomly placing beads between
every 5 and 10 stitches.
91. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 10 stitches.
92. Knit
across, randomly placing beads between every 5 and 10 stitches.
93. Knit across.
94. Knit
across, placing beads on every third stitch.
95. Knit across.
96. *K1,
yo* across. (576 stitches)
97. *K2, P2* across.
Continue until shawl is desired size (see footnote #3) and
then follow instructions for bind off rows.
[1]
See the end of this pattern for a detailed version, which includes rows you can
mark off as you go, if desired.
[2]
See notes on how to place beads and how to generate random numbers.
[3]
If you reach row 192, you will need to do an increase row again, which will double
the number of stitches you have on the needle.
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