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Strangling Vine (RAOK Pattern 1)

theknitter — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 01:59:24 +0000

Introducing the Strangling Vine Scarf:

Knit with less than a single skein of Sea Silk (a skein of SS is 430 or so yards of fingering weight)
Size US 4 needles (but it’s a scarf, so gauge is not essential – it’s about which drape you like most)
Not reversible (it’s a pretty pattern, but there is a wrong side – sorry)

And… it’s available for free!!In order to be worthy of the pattern you must…Do at least ONE random act of kindness. This is something that you have to do (you can’t just join a facebook group where someone else, somewhere is going to donate money for some cause) and it can’t be something you did yesterday before you read about this. I’m not going to tell anyone that whatever they did wasn’t enough… but try to do something that will have a little bit of an impact on the “good” quotient in the world- you know, do something that makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside! PLEASE leave me a comment letting me know what you did (so I can feel warm and fuzzy too).Why am I doing this? Well, the pattern isn’t too genius, but I do think it’s kinda pretty – and some people might want a copy of the pattern. This made the trouble of writing up the pattern “worth it.”At a loss for what to do? Here are some suggestions:

If you’re on Ravelry, donate! (Casey and Jess are working so hard… and now they’re doing this full time… They need some support!)
Send a college student you know a care package
Knit a square for a charity afghan or a scarf for the red-scarf project.
Send a letter or postcard via snail-mail to a person who’d never expect it and may not have anyone else who’d send them something.

Click the download button to get it now! Yay! (Don’t forget to do your RAOK!)12/23/07 -ETA- I used to offer this pattern via email – but it became WAY too much to keep up with (grad school is crazy ya’ll!) and so now… there’s a link! Yay. Less email junk for me to keep up with.

Strangling Vine, RAOK 1

theknitter — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 02:36:33 +0000

Introducing the Strangling Vine Scarf:

Knit with less than a single skein of Sea Silk (a skein of SS is 430 or so yards of fingering weight)
Size US 4 needles (but it’s a scarf, so gauge is not essential – it’s about which drape you like most)
Not reversible (it’s a pretty pattern, but there is a wrong side – sorry)

If you’re on Ravelry, donate! (Casey and Jess are working so hard… and now they’re doing this full time… They need some support!)
Send a college student you know a care package
Knit a square for a charity afghan or a scarf for the red-scarf project.
Send a letter or postcard via snail-mail to a person who’d never expect it and may not have anyone else who’d send them something.

Click the download button to get it now! Yay! (Don’t forget to do your RAOK!)

Introducing…. A Free Pattern!

theknitter — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 02:24:04 +0000

My first free pattern! Indeed! I did it!Finally!The specifics:Pattern: The Not-Quite-Straight ScarfNeedles: US 9 (I used my Brittany Birch ones, always a treat with scarves)Yarn: Andean Silk from KnitpicksDescription: This scarf is knit on a bias so that the ridges of reverse stockinette create diagonal lines. It is incredibly beginner friendly and unlike many bias-knit scarves, it features squared ends instead of points.The pattern is simple to memorize and simpler to execute.I designed it because I wanted to make a scarf for my brother for Christmas. I wanted something less boring that garter stitch or ribbing but still something that could be masculine. His version is in black. You can see more photos of both the red and black versions on my flickr site (see the sidebar to the right).In additional to being available on my Free Patterns Page -Heres the link to the PDF: Not-Quite-Straight-ScarfI’ll only have it there until the new Google platypus Gdrive finally happens (google it – it’s going to be amazing)- then I’m going to host it over there.In the meantime, send me links of your finished scarves – I’ll love to make a gallery of them sometime… I hope you enjoy the pattern – let me know if you have problems (this is the first time I’ve written a pattern, be easy on me).(Oh – and the people modelling the scarves on this post are not me. They are my friends Leah and Kyle). Oh – and an update on the sock curse – for now, my boyfriend and I are giving it another try. But there’s no way I’m knitting the other sock anytime soon. Thanks for all your encouragement by the way. You all are great!