Bond Machine Knitting - Shawl and Shrug Patterns
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 17:20:49 EDT
From: Rebeemer@aol.com
Subject: [BOND] Shawl
I just want to ad a little jabber before going on with the pattern. I have
gotten so many ideas since I started this that I havent been able to try them.
I will try to list here what I can remember off the top of my head without
digging for my notes. Here are some of those wonderful suggestions:
Decrease one stitch every other row. Certain yarns knit up differently
(obviously! she says to me!!) so this will help in certain cases to make the
shawl longer. The first one I did was plenty long but the second one was a bit
shorter.
Use eyelets, intarsia, or varigated yarn to give it a unique look.
Use a lightweight yarn and a looser tension to make the shawl light weight.
Knit 2 rectangles, sew or seam together in the middle and ad fringe to left
and right edge for a wrap.
Here is what I did: (I only have 100 needles)
cast on closed edge 100 stitches.
knit one row.
decrease one stitch LEFT side.
knit the row.
decrease one stitch LEFT side.
knit the row.
continue till you have one stitch left.
Cast off.
Second piece: (use seam as you go or sew up by hand)
Follow as above but decrease one stitch on Right side instead of LEFT.
crochet across top edge.
add fringe to sides. ENJOY!!!
The second one I did with just plain varigated yarn took me about 2 hours to
complete. Some of my co workers suggested that these would be good for all
those girls going to a prom or fancy dress affair. If you'd make it with
eyelets and give it a lacey look, I think it would work perfect for just that.
Oh also, I dont have weighted claws so as your # of needles gets less and
less, I kept rolling up the hem and eventually (about halfway thru), I took
out the rods in my hem on the side not on the needles anymore. This helped me.
Also a suggestion to use 3 prong tool and do decrease on needles 3 & 4 instead
of edge was made. This will indeed give the shawl a smoother edged look.
Have Fun!!! :-)
Becky in PA
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Date: Mon, 06 Oct 1997 02:11:02 -0700
From: bahrens@pacbell.net
Subject: Lacey Mohair Shawl by Gina B. Ahrens
6-7 skeins each Mohair and textured cotton (or thin chenille)
Keyplate dot 4
Using both yarns as one do the following....E wrap or crochet cast on 8
needles spaced on every 6th needle......You want a very wide open lacey
look to this pattern........also start this at one end of the knitting machine
not in the center as you usually would....Knit 1 row....increase one stitch
every row on the side facing into the center of the machine until you have
gone as far as you could and not used up more than 1/2 of your yarn.......
back stitch or crochet BO.....Cast on as for first side only start on the opposite
side of the machine.....knit as before but use the seam as you go technique to
attach the first side as you go along.......Fringe the curved edge and block......
Do not reproduce this pattern or post to any internet site without express
permission from the author.
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Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 19:17:01 -0700
From: Jill Delgado
Subject: [BOND] My first original!!!
I have a friend who just had very extensive surgery on her hand and will
be in a huge cumbersome cast for several months. She bought a heavy
cape to use for a coat this winter, but can't get a sweater on, so I
wanted to make her something she could wear when she would normally put
on a sweater.
I used Homespun yarn, open cast on, everyother needle and knit about a
skein and 1/2...took it off the needles and picked up the stitches on a
size 10 1/2 knitting needle and did a simple garter stitch with some
very simple lace on each end to the desired length. I decreased on the
ends so it wouldn't be too bulky and did not add any fringe...thought it
would be just one more thing for her to bother with.
It took 2 evenings to make and is just great!!! I think I'll be making
more of these...maybe getting a little more fancy as I get more
practice. I could also do the open work on the Bond, but I like some
garter stitch in the lacework, and would rather do it by hand.
Anyway....this is a quick, easy gift...and guage doesn't matter!!!
Hoorah!!!
best wishes to all,
Jillie aka Miss Smarty Pants!!!!!!!!
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Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 03:46:03 EDT
From: SCbusy1@aol.com
Subject: [BOND] Ann Yotters Two Shrug Patterns
Homespun Shrug From Ann Yotter in Tennessee
3 skeins Homespun
KP 4
Cast on 50 sts EON over 99 needles, using an open cast-on onto WY.
Knit 230 rows with Homespun. Remove sts with garter bar or WY and
rehang on 33 needles, alternating, 2/needle, 1/needle using every needle.
Knit 19 rows and latch up in 1x1 ribbing for a cuff.
Rehang the cast on edge on 33 sts and make a 2nd cuff.
Stitch cuff seams and seam closed above each cuff
about 6". I used the reverse st st for the right side, as I preferred the
texture on it. The edge by the neck will roll back for a collar. Then
I work crochet scallops on the bottom edge to hold it down.
Work a row of sc around the opening to finish the edge.
I also did a row of scallops:
(dc, ch1,dc,ch1,dc) in 3rd st, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc, skip 1 sc, scallop
in next sc.
If you are small (or some of the colors seem to have more yardage - the
Tudor one on the web page was made with only 2 skeins, 204 rows and was
plenty large) you might be able to get away with 2 skeins and use some
chunky yarn in a matching or contrasting color for the cuffs and trim. I
had one shaker one that was really big when I used 2 full skeins for the
length of the body.???? Dark colors have been skimpy and I need 3 skeins.
The colors in Tudor (pastels in cream) made really pretty bands along the
width of the shrug. So far I've made this in Tudor, Pacifica, Victorian,
Blue Ridge, Shaker, Renaissance, and have 3 other colors sitting here. All
have been gorgeous. the first 3 made really wide bands across it (see the
photo on Catherine's web page - she just said she updated her page) and the
last 3 are just marbled all over.
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Worsted weight shrug:
I used some soft, unlabeled acrylic yarn that is a little finer than Red
Heart. I used KP4 because I wanted a soft fabric, not a stiff dense one.
And this shrug has full sleeves that puff at the wrists. I had 3 skeins,
but you might want to have 4 on hand, as I ran really close and had to
unravel my swatch to finish edging the opening and still couldn't do it with
as dense a crochet as I would have liked. However this time I counted my
rows for the seaming so I can tell you where to do garter st for the edges
so you don't need to crochet to finish the edges. Since the knitted side is
the right side, you have to do something to the edges, as it won't roll back
away from the neck like the Homespun shrug does.
Using WY, cast on 66 sts. Knit 6 rows WY, 1 row of ravel cord or crochet
thread, then start using your main yarn. Knit 44 rows. (Might be nice to
work some fairisle in rows 10-25 someplace.) This is how far I sew up the cuff
seam. It is just above my elbow. From this point on, work 6 sts of garter st on both
sides. You will convert the 6 sts on the edge right by the carriage every row.
Work a total of 132 rows with the garter st edging. (I'm fairly short, but
this could use up to 10 more rows between the seaming, depending on the size
of the person.)
Work 44 more rows without any garter st.
Now rehang the 66 sts so there are 2 sts on each needle for 33 sts. Knit 18
rows. Knit 1 more row and pull the sts a little longer. Drop and relatch
every other st into ribbing. Starting at the left side (with the carriage
and yarn end on the right), insert the latch tool or a crochet hook into the
first st from the back toward you, remove the machine needle from the st,
now insert the tool into the reforned rib st from the front and remove the
machine needle. Pull this st thru the one already on the tool. Continue
across for the bind-off, inserting the tool into the st from the back of the
ones that are closest to the bed and from the front of the ones that were
reformed and come toward you. Pull the yarn tail thru the last st and cut a
long piece twice the length of the cuff and knitting down to the beginning
of the garter st. Use it to stitch up the seam.
Now rehang Row 1 that is on WY onto the needles, putting 2 sts on each of 33
needles, pull out the ravel cord to remove the WY and make another cuff as
above.
The edging I used was just sort of winged, since I didn't have enough yarn
left to make the shell edging I usually do. I did a row of sc, then turned
and did a row where I did an sc, ch2, sc into the 3rd sc over. I just
chained a bridge to go across the 2 skipped sc's because I was short yarn.
Around the neck, I did a second row of this. Everyone seemed to like the
look of it.
I'm also doing one in Dazzelaire by Caron. It is a soft, slightly fuzzy
yarn with a bit of sparkle in it that is considered worsted weight.
This one was done on KP3. 66 st across, 33 sts and 17 rows for cuffs. I'm
knitting 2 full skeins of ombre yarn and doing contrasting solid color cuffs on
this one. so far I have 245 rows, (later note - I ended up with 256 rows) but it
needs to finish out the skein for the length. There are 42 rows to where the garter st
should start, but I don't know yet how many total rows there are, so I don't know
where to tell you where to stop the garter st. I think I will have about 10 more rows
to the cuff, so that would stop the garter st on row 213. If you work garter st on the
opening, I don't think you will need extra yarn to edge the opening, just
seam the wrist.
Author : Steph Thornton.
Last modified on : 20th October 1998.
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