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‘in the heat’

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good summer knitting.

big needles & light yarn.

add beads or leave it bare.

enjoy!

‘In The Heat’  By Talitha Kuomi

2 skeins Hemp4knitting ‘Allhemp6’

Size 13 needles

Cable needle

24 beads (optional)

Gauge: 10 sts and 14 rows = 4”

in stockinette stitch

Stitch Guide

Cables

C8LP:  Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold in front of work, p4, p4 from cable needle.

C8LK: Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold in front of work, k4, k4 from cable needle.

C8RP: Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold at back of work, p4, p4 from cable needle.

C8RK: Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold at back of work, k4, k4 from cable needle.

Optional Beaded Cables

Note: If you are beading this wrap, you should add a bead to each and every cable.

C8LP with a bead: Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold in front of work, p1, place a bead on the next stitch, purl the beaded stitch, p2 more, p4 from cable needle.

C8LK with a bead: Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold in front of work, k4, k1 from cable needle, place a bead on the next stitch, knit the beaded stitch, k2 more from cable needle.

C8RP with a bead: Slip 4 sts  to cable needle and hold at back of work, p4, p1 from cable needle, place a bead on the next stitch, purl the beaded stitch, p2 more from cable needle.

C8RK with a bead: Slip 4 sts to cable needle and hold at back of work, k1, place a bead on the next stitch, knit the beaded stitch, k2 more, k4 from cable needle.

The Wrap

Before c asting on, roll the first 7 yds of yarn into a small ball or tied wrap of some kind. You will use this to knit a pocket later on.   Roll up 7.5 yds if you are using a long tail cast on.

Now starting these 7 yds from the end (7 ½ yds if you’re using a long tail cast on), CO 28sts.

Rows 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9: K2tog, yo, k8,* (yo, k2tog); repeat from * to end.

Rows 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10: Purl to end.

Row 11: Same as Row 1.

Rows 12 and 14: (P2tog, yo) 5 times, p8, *(p2tog, yo); repeat from * to the last 2 sts, p2.

Rows 13 and 15: Knit to end.

Row 16: Same as Row 12.

Row 17: K10, C8LK, knit to end.

Rows 18 and 20: Same as Row 12.

Rows 19 and 21: Knit to end.

Row 22: Same as Row 12

Rows 23 and 25: K2tog, yo, k8, (k2tog, yo) to last 10 sts, k8, yo, k2tog.

Rows 24 and 26: Purl to end.

Row 27: Same as Row 23.

Row 28: P2, C8LP, purl to last 10 sts, C8LP, p2.

Rows 29 and 31: Same as Row 23.

Rows 30 and 32: Purl to end.

Row 33: Same as Row 23.

Repeat Rows 12-33, two more times (for a total of 3 times).

Repeat Rows 12-22 one more time.

Rows 34 and 36: K2tog, yo, k8, (k2tog, yo) to last 10 sts, k8, yo, k2tog.

Rows 35 and 37: Purl to end.

Row 38: Same as Row 34.

Row 39: P2, C8RP, purl to last 10 sts, C8LP, p2.

Row 40 and 42: Same as Row 34.

Row 41 and 43: Purl to end.

Row 44: Same as Row 34.

 

Rows 45 and 47: (P2tog, yo) 5 times, p8, *(p2tog, yo); repeat from * to the last 2 sts, p2.

Rows 46 and 48: Knit to end.

Row 49: Same as Row 45.

Row 50: K10, C8RK, knit to end.

Rows 51 and 53: Same as Row 45.

Rows 52 and 54: Knit to end.

Row 55: Same as Row 45.

Rows 56 and 58: K2tog, yo, k8, (k2tog, yo) to last 10 sts, k8, yo, k2tog.

Rows 57 and 59: Purl to end.

Row 60: Same as Row 56.

Row 61: P2, C8RP, purl to last 10 sts, C8RP, p2.

Rows 62 and 64: Same as Row 56.

Rows 63 and 65: Purl to end.

Row 66: Same as Row 56.

Repeat Rows 45-66, two more times (for a total of 3 times).

Repeat Rows 45-55, one more time.

Repeat rows 1-11, one final time.

Last row: (ws) Loosely bind off all stitches purlwise.  Do not cut yarn.

 

Tiny ‘Hidden’ Pockets

Lay the wrap flat, right side up and with the cast on edge nearest to you.  Pick up 12 sts at the cast on edge under the square of stockinette stitch to the far right.  Using the 7 yds that you wound just before you cast on for the wrap, work the following rows.

Row 1: K12

Row 2: Purl to end.

Row 3: Same as Row 1.

Row 4: Purl to end.

Row 5: Same as Row 1.

Choose one of the following:

Row 6 for a beadless wrap: P2, C8LP, p2.

Row 6 for a beaded wrap:  P2, C8LP with a bead, p2.

Row 7: Same as Row 1.

Row 8: Purl to end.

Row 9: Same as Row 1.

Row 10: Purl to end.

Row 11: Same as Row 1.

Row 12: Cast off 3, p2tog, bind off this stitch and one more, p2tog, bind off this stitch and 3 more.  Cut yarn and tie off.

Turn the wrap so that the bind off edge is now closest to you.  Pick up 12 sts under the square of stockinette stitch at the far left of this end of the wrap.  Using the yarn that you didn’t cut after binding off, work the following rows:

Row 1: K12

Row 2: Purl to end.

Row 3: Same as Row 1.

Row 4: Purl to end.

Row 5: Same as Row 1.

Choose one of the following:

Row 6 for a beadless wrap: P2, C8RP, p2.

Row 6 for a beaded wrap:  P2, C8RP with a bead, p2.

Row 7: Same as Row 1.

Row 8: Purl to end.

Row 9: Same as Row 1.

Row 10: Purl to end.

Row 11: Same as Row 1.

Row 12: Cast off 3, p2tog, bind off this stitch and one more, p2tog, bind off this stitch and 3 more.  Cut yarn and tie off.

Finishing

Sew down both side edges of each pocket.  Weave in ends.

Block to 11” wide by about 76” long with 3” points at each end on the edge opposite each pocket.

now go on out there and have some fun

while you’re wearing your new summer wrap!

‘in the heat’ taken from 32:4 in the psalms.

photos with model taken by triplec photography.

© talithakuomi 2011 All rights reserved. Pattern for personal, non-profit use only.

the search is on

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pull on your capes

(ala: sherlock holmes),

find the characters from children’s literature

behind the name of each pattern in

‘more knitting in the sun for kids‘, and win an autographed copy.

the official info is here.  the book behind vashti is ’round about here.

to inspire and motivate you to be diligent on your search

check out m. of dakine knits‘ wonderful striped

interpretation of my a-line hooded top.

this is one of my favorite things

about knitting, the

individuality…

‘search’ taken from 1:33 in deuteronomy.

the corner of aioli & main

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:rewind…

it is 7pm on a sunday night.

i am fumbling w/my first ever pattern proposal.

i have knit and  blocked the swatch, written a description,

and laid these out neatly in a word document.

i am just not able (try, try again as i may),

to sketch my idea for ‘vashti’ out clearly.

and i call my dad (next door),

say something convincing,

and then hover over

his shoulder as he

draws each line

(and redoes

the ones

i balk at).

…fastforward:

‘vashti’ is now part of

‘more knitting in the sun for kids‘

only because dad bailed me out in the last hours

before the sand, in the hourglass

holding the minutes

until the submissions deadline, ran out.

thanks dad.

be sure to visit laura’s blog thursday,

it’s the next stop on the blog tour.

and thanks for stopping by.

photo of ‘vashti’ by nicole.

‘sand’ taken from 27:3 of proverbs.

mysterious

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today’s the day.

(one day early, i know.  there was peer pressure involved…)

the first bit of clue #1 has been posted on ravelry in the ‘appalachian yarns’ group.

size 13 needles,  30 beads(optional), 2 skeins of louet kidlin (light worsted weight)

and you’re good to go.

i started with this gorgeous color.

the kidlin’s mix of linen/mohair

was a really pleasant surprise.

now i’m thinking

that i might want

a more everyday kind of wrap.

being machine wash and dry

and also nearly indestructible,

allhemp6 is one of my ‘go to’ yarns.

i’ve got a hat,

a winter scarf

and a woven stitch belt.

i want to make a top,

a cardigan

and a big ol’ bag.

maybe a wrap, too.

now i just have to figure this out

‘to bead or not to bead,

that is the question’.

‘dry’ taken from 1:9 in genesis.

tangledness

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i admit that i miss them.

since the box went out two days ago,

i have often walked by the shelf where they had been

and done a double take with the feeling that something is amiss,

it is then i remember having packed them in, taped them up tight and sent them off.

it’s funny, designing.

you work hard on stuff you’re excited about

but you can’t chat about it, blog on it or show photos of it

and all too soon after the success of getting them ‘just the way you wanted’…

… they are gone.

mailed off to photo shoots

and final editing in places you’ve never been yourself.

the box that left this week headed to montana

to the offices of the new on-line publication tangled.

soon to be part of the premiere fall issue (going live in a few months).

to whet all our knitting appetites,

they have begun releasing fun free patterns already.

check this out by tracy and this one by brittany.

i find that i’m so looking forward to seeing

just what company my patterns

will be keeping there.

‘soon’ taken from 4:29 in the book of mark.

favorite jeans

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ok, so hemp does not feel like denim,

but they do have something good in common.

they both get just a tad better everytime they are washed.

i don’t know why this is true,

i just know that it is.

my ‘go to’ scarf is made of allhemp6

the last hat i knit

(from someone else’s pattern)

was made of allhemp6lux

which is hemp ramped up a notch or two.

brilliant.

and now my newest pattern is allhemp6 in ‘chocolate’.

what girl doesn’t want to knit in a yarn with that name?

yum.

yummy.

this stuff is so versatile.

it washes up soft, but it starts out on the stiff side.

this means that you can get something that is not meant to be conventionally washed

to do all sorts of neat twists and turns of construction.

in other words,

it’s a blast to play with.

and nearly indestructible.

not my washer

nor my dryer

nor any of my kids

have been able to ruin something knit in hemp.

and all of them, it seems, have inadvertently tried to.

‘ruin’ taken from 10:14 of proverbs.