Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Karabella Soft Tweed Free Pattern & Sale

Soft Tweed Hat and Scarf
This darling set is a Free Pattern from Karabella for their 100% wool yarn Soft Tweed, the pattern is below. Soft Tweed is On Sale for only $5.95 a ball, and you only need 4 balls to knit this set, making it very reasonably priced and a fast & easy project to knit for yourself or someone special.

In stock I have Green #1110 and Gray #1050 which would look lovely mixed together.

Below is the pattern, the original includes a chart which is not shown here, use this LINK for the chart.

Soft Tweed Hat and Scarf

Knitted Measurements
Hat circumference: approx
20”/51cm
Scarf: approx 8.5” x 56”/ 21cm x
142cm

Materials
3 balls 1.75oz / 50g (each approx
108yds / 100m) of Karabella Soft
Tweed (100% wool) in color
#1090 Oatmeal
1 ball in #1070 Brown
Hat: One size 7 (4.5mm) 16” circular
needle, or size to obtain
gauge
Hat: One set size 7 (4.5mm) double
pointed needles, or size to
obtain gauge
Hat: Marker
Scarf: Size 7 (4.5mm) needles, or
size to obtain gauge

Gauge

16 sts and 24 rows = 4”/10cm
over St st using size 7 (4.5mm)
needles.


HAT

With size 7 (4.5mm) 16” circular
needle and Brown, cast on 84 sts.
Place marker and join in rnd. Knit
1 rnd. Purl 1 rnd. Next rnd: *k2
Brown, k2 Oatmeal; rep from * to
end of rnd. Next rnd: *p2 Brown,
p2 Oatmeal; rep from * to end of rnd, stranding
yarns on WS. With Brown knit 1 rnd. Purl 1 rnd.
With Oatmeal knit 8 rnds. Next rnd: *k2
Oatmeal, work from chart over next 10 sts; rep
from * to end of rnd. Continue as set until 8 rnds
of chart are complete. With Oatmeal knit 10
rnds.

Shape crown

(Note: change to DPNs when necessary.)
Dec Rnd 1: *k4, sl 2 sts tog as if to k, k1, p2sso;
rep from * to end of rnd.
K 6 rnds; on last rnd move end of rnd marker 1 st
to the left.
Dec Rnd 2: *k2, sl 2 sts tog as if to k, k1, p2sso;
rep from * to end of rnd.
K 6 rnds; on last rnd move end of rnd marker 1 st
to the left.
Dec Rnd 3: *sl 2 sts tog as if to k, k1, p2sso; rep
from * to end of rnd.
Dec Rnd 4: k2tog around.
Draw yarn through rem sts and pull tog. Cut 8
15” pieces of Brown yarn, and make 2 twisted
cords. Wrap Oatmeal and Brown together
around a 4.5” piece of cardboard 15 times, and
make a tassel for each cord. Attach to top of hat.
Weave in ends on the WS.
Soft Tweed
Hat and Scarf
KK240


Abbreviations

St(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stitch(es)
k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . knit
p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . purl
rnd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . round
DPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . double pointed needles
Dec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . decrease
Sl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . slip
tog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . together
p2sso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pass 2 slipped sts over
k2tog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . knit 2 together
St st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stockinette stitch
Rem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . remain(ing)
WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wrong side
RS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . right side
St st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stockinette stitch

SCARF

With size 7 (4.5mm) needles and Brown, cast on 32 sts.
Knit 2 rows. Next row: k3 Brown, *k2 Oatmeal, k2
Brown; rep from * to last 3 sts, k3 Brown. Rep this row
once more, stranding yarns in front (on WS). With Brown,
knit 2 rows. With Oatmeal, work in St st for 4 rows. Next
row: k1 Oatmeal, work 10 chart sts 3 times, k1. Continue
as set until the 8 pattern rows are complete. Continue in St
st in Oatmeal until piece measures 53”, ending with a WS
row. Next row: k1 Oatmeal, work 10 chart sts 3 times,
k1. Continue as set until the 8 pattern rows are complete.
With Oatmeal, work in St st for 4 rows. With Brown, knit
2 rows. Next row: k3 Brown, *k2 Oatmeal, k2 Brown;
rep from * to last 3 sts, k3 Brown. Rep this row once
more, stranding yarns in front (on WS). With Brown, knit
2 rows. Bind off.
With RS facing and using Brown, pick up 2 sts for every 3
rows along side edge. Knit 4 rows. Bind off loosely.
Repeat on other side. Weave in ends.


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