Blanket Texture Stripe Ensemble

Blanket Texture Stripe Ensemble

Loom Knit Project: Knitting without Needles
by Maile Mauch http://k1p1keepingyouinstitchesstudio.com
Converted to Loom by LoomLady@gmail.com

Cloths, Back Scrubber and Towel

Skill Level: 2 Intermediate

Supplies:

1 Skein Peaches & Crème Knitting worsted yarn in solid or variegated.

Fine Gauge (1/4") Loom

Knitting tool

Tapestry Needle or crochet hook

Notes:

Use e-wrap cast on from left to right.

All knit stitches are done in reverse purl as follows: Lay yarn above current loop on peg. Insert hook from bottom up through current loop. Catch yarn and pull down through current loop. Grasp new loop and pull up to remove current loop from peg. Place new loop on peg and tug gently on yarn to snug up new stitch.

Slip first stitch on each row.

Use basic bind off as follows: Knit pegs 1 & 2. Move the loop from peg 2 to peg 1, knit off. Move the loop from peg 1 to peg 2. Knit peg 3. Move the loop from peg 3 to peg 2, knit off. Move the loop from peg 2 back to peg 3. Continue until all pegs are off the loom. Cut yarn and pull through last loop.

Stitches:

K2tog: Move right stitch to left peg, move both stitches back to right peg, knit off 2 over 1.

Ssp: Move left stitch to right peg, move both stitches back to left peg, purl off 2 over 1.

Yo: E-wrap empty peg..

Border:

Row 1: *K1, p1* across

Rows 2-3: *P1, k1* across

Row 4: Repeat row 1

Repeat rows 1-4 for 1" border.

B4 = Knit/purl 4 stitches at start and end of each row maintaining border pattern established.

Pattern: x 8 + border

Row 1: B4, *p*, B4

Row 2: B4, p1, *ssp, yo*, p1, B4

Row 3: B4, k1, *k2tog, yo*, k1, B4

Row 4: Repeat row 1

Rows 5-6: B4, *k*, B4

Row 7: B4, k3, p2, *k6, p2*, k3, B4

Row 8: B4, k2, p4, *k4, p4*, k2, B4

Row 9: B4, k1, p2, *k2, p2*, k1, B4

Rows 10-11: B4, p2, k4, *p4, k4*, p2, B4

Row 12: Repeat row 9

Row 13: Repeat row 8

Row 14: Repeat row 7

Row 15-16: Repeat rows 5-6

Row 17: Repeat row 1

Row 18-19: Repeat rows 5-6

Repeat rows 7-19 for pattern then end with rows 2-4.

Cloth:

Cast on:

Small Cloth: 32 stitches

Medium Cloth: 40 stitches

Large Cloth: 48 stitches

Knit border for 1".

Knit pattern maintaining established border pattern until border distance from desired length.

Knit border for 1" maintaining established border pattern.

Bind off and finish.

Back Scrubber:

Cast on: 3 stitches

Knit a 9" I-cord.

K3 (pegs 1-3), e-wrap pegs 4-21, re-hang cast on edge on pegs 22-24 placing stitch 1 on peg 24, stitch 2 on 23 and stitch 3 on 22. K3 (pegs 22-24).

Knit border for 1".

Knit pattern for 14-19" maintaining established border pattern.

Knit border for 1" maintaining established border pattern.

Bind off pegs 1-21. Knit a 9î I-cord on last 3 pegs. Re-hang 1st 3

bound off stitches on pegs 22-24 placing stitch 1 on peg 24, stitch 2

on 23 and stitch 3 on 22. Bind off these 3 pegs and finish.

Towels:

Cast on:

Small Towel: 56 stitches

Large Towel: 80 stitches

Knit border for 1".

Knit pattern maintaining established border pattern until border distance from desired length.

Knit border for 1" maintaining established border pattern.

Bind off and finish.

Sample: Small Towel in33 Persimmon Peaches & Crème created by

June LoomLady@gmail.com

Patterns are knitted by test knitters to insure accuracy of patterns.

We cannot, however be responsible for human error, typographical mistakes or variations in individual work.

Loom Pattern Adapted from Beachcomber Cloth on

http://freepatterns.k1p1keepingyouinstitchesstudio.com/

By LoomLady@gmail.com with permission.