Honeydana

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Nov 112024
 

Deeply textured honeycomb cables decorate this seamless double layer bandana cowl. Begun flat and then joined in the round, the shawl structure shows off the beautiful stitch pattern, with all the convenience of an easy to wear cowl.

Construction: Honeydana is knit seamlessly from a topdown provisional CO and begins like a triangle shawl, worked with elegant tubular edges. Once a comfortable neckline circumference is reached, stitches are joined in the round and worked like a cowl, with a honeycomb cable pattern on the body and continued shaping to create the bandana front. The lower edge is finished with a sculptural ruffle. Pull the neckpiece over your head, tuck in the top, and enjoy your comfortable, stay-in-place bandana cowl.

Techniques & Skills Used: provisional CO, cable CO, knit/purl, increasing, cables, working in the round. This pattern contains fully written instructions, with a chart also provided for the cable repeat. 

Size: 32” circumference at bottom edge and 16” tall. 

Yarn: Green Mountain Spinnery Mewesic (100% fine American wool; 180 yards/165m/58g), sample shown in Purple Rain 8951; 2 skeins, or approximately 360 yards of DK weight wool yarn. Choose a rustic or sturdy yarn to enhance the structure of the cowl. 

Other Materials: US 6 (4mm) 24” and 32” circular needle or size to match gauge; Stitch markers (4); Cable needle; Yarn needle. 

Gauge: 26 st and 30 rounds/4” in honeycomb stitch pattern, and 22 st and 30 rows/4” in stockinette stitch, after blocking. Gauge is not critical for this project, however a different gauge may result in a smaller or larger finished scarf, and different yardage requirements.

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Ink Scarf

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Nov 102024
 

Worked in the round from one end to the other, Ink Scarf uses the helix knitting technique to create easy jogless one-row stripes on a long tubular scarf. Completely reversible thanks to invisible color changes, one side displays stockinette stitch and the other reverse stockinette, each with a slipped stitch decorative linear detail. Pair two contrasting tonal yarns as in the red sample, or introduce an array of leftovers as shown in the blue. Versatile fingering weight yarn makes a lightweight scarf that can be knit to any length.

Construction: the helix knitting technique avoids the jog in color between stripe rounds, as well as removes the ridge where yarns are carried on the reverse of the work, making the scarf delightfully reversible. Helix knitting is used in the striped sections of the Ink scarf, with 8 stationary markers to indicate the position of the vertical slipped stitch columns. No EOR marker is needed, as the “round” is constantly spiraling around the work. The solid sections utilize normal circular knitting, where an EOR marker is used and then removed. For my video tutorial of the invisible provisional CO, and for helix stripe knitting, see www.jenniferdassau.com/support/tutorials/

Worked in the round from one end to the other, the Ink Scarf is cast on with the first color using the folded hem method for a non-curling stockinette edge, then continued with the addition of one or more colors for the helix stripes sections, which are easy to work with just one color per round.

Techniques & Skills Used: provisional CO, knit/purl, slipped stitches, working in the round, turned hems. 

Size: 52” length and 9.5” width, customizable. 

Yarn: use fingering weight yarn in at least two colors in any amount and combination of full skeins, mini skeins, or leftovers. Estimate about 750- 900 yards for length similar to the scarves shown.

Yarn (blue Ink sample): Adirondack Yarns Spirited Fibers Fingering (80% superwash merino wool, 20% nylon; 400 yards/366m/100g), 1 skein Silver (A), Baah Yarns La Jolla (100% merino wool; 400 yards/366m/115g), 1 skein Night Sky (B), Miss Babs Yummy 2-Ply (100% superwash merino wool; 400 yards/366m/110g), 1 skein Tempo (C) and 1 skein Cordovan (D). The blue sample used 460 (A), 252 (B), 156 (C), and 64 (D) yards.

Yarn (red Ink sample): Adirondack Yarns Spirited Fibers Fingering (80% superwash merino wool, 20% nylon; 400 yards/366m/100g), 1 skein Oxblood Lily (A), and Hedgehog Fibres Sock Yarn (90% superwash merino wool, 10% nylon; 382 yards/350m/100g), 1 skein Roc City (B). The red sample used 400 (A) and 336 (B) yards.

Other Materials: US 5 (3.75mm) 16” circular needle, or size to match gauge; US 4 (3.5mm) 16” circular needle and scrap yarn for CO/hems; Stitch markers (4 color A and 4 color B, 1 for EOR); Yarn needle. 

Gauge: 22 st and 32 rounds/4” in stockinette stitch after blocking. Gauge is not critical for this project, however a different gauge may result in a smaller or larger finished scarf, and different yardage requirements. 

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Ink Hat

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Nov 102024
 

Worked in the round from the brim to the top, Ink Hat uses the helix knitting technique to create easy jogless one-row stripes. Completely reversible thanks to invisible color changes, one side displays stockinette stitch and the other reverse stockinette, each with a slipped stitch decorative linear detail. Pair two contrasting tonal yarns, or match a neutral main color with a self-striping contrast or an array of leftovers. Versatile fingering weight yarn makes a comfortably chic lightweight hat.

Construction: the helix knitting technique avoids the jog in color between stripe rounds, as well as removes the ridge where yarns are carried on the reverse of the work, making the hat delightfully reversible. The Ink Hat offers two brim variations; cast on using the tubular method with color A for a smooth, infinity edge and continue 1” in double knitting for a stockinette appearance, or transition to comfortable K1P1 ribbing. Add color B for the helix stripes section, worked with just one color every round. For my video tutorial of helix stripe knitting & the special decreases used in this pattern, as well as for the tubular CO, see www.jenniferdassau.com/support/tutorials/

Techniques & Skills Used: tubular CO, knit/purl, slipped stitches, decreasing, working in the round. 

Size: S (M, L); about 17.5 (19, 20.25)” brim circumference and 8.5 (10, 11)” height, measured flat and unstretched; samples shown in sizes S (blue Ink) and M (black Ink). 

Yarn: use fingering weight yarn in two colors from any combination of full skeins, mini skeins, or leftovers, about 80-120 (A) and 70-90 (B) yards total

Yarn (black Ink sample): Miss Babs Yummy 2-Ply (100% superwash merino wool; 400 yards/365m/110g), 1 skein Pewter (A), and Miss Babs Yummy 2-Ply Toes (100% superwash merino wool; 133 yards/122m/37g), 1 mini skein Coffee Bean (B). The black sample used 105 (A) and 80 (B) yards.

Yarn (blue Ink sample): Woolfolk Sno (100% merino wool; 223 yards/204m/50g), 1 skein 01+02 off white (A), and Miss Babs Yummy 2-Ply (100% superwash merino wool, 400 yards/365m/110g), 1 skein Stonewashed (B). The blue sample used 75 (A) and 70 (B) yards.

Yarn (orange Ink sample): Miss Babs Keira (100% merino wool; 560 yards/512m/225g), 1 skein Carnelian (A), and Hedgehog Fibres Sock (90% merino wool, 10% nylon; 437 yards/400m/100g), 1 skein Roc City (B). The orange sample used 100 (A) and 80 (B) yards.

Other Materials: US 5 (3.75mm) 16” circular needle, or size to match gauge; US 4 (3.5mm) 16” circular needle and scrap yarn for tubular CO; Stitch markers (4 color A and 4 color B); Yarn needle. 

Gauge: 22 st and 32 rounds/4” in stockinette stitch after blocking. 

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