Putting a design in your knitwear

I am going to   explain how to graph your design and put in your knitwear. A great benefit of double knit is  the ability to create a design and have no backside. The design is actually on both sides.

I am going to explain how to incorporate a “CIRCLE DESIGN” in your knit. it is best if you use a   bulkier yarn so that you don’t see your in-between row.

First of all you want to get graph paper like the paper below. Draw your design and then put “X” in the spots that are contained in the shape you are creating. I put in the X’s to make my circle.

• 1st row – knit  with 4 stitches of the circle
• 2nd row- knit with 8 stitches of the circle
• 3rd row – 8 stitches
• 4th row – 10 stitches………

Then you continue each row until you finish with 4 stitches on the 12th row.

This is the 9th row – 8 stitches of circle, looping every pin back and forth.

 The you take the opposite color yarn (brown) and weave every other in the same pattern skipping the needles already wrapped.

1st weave…

 Return weave…

Now every needle is covered and you just loop over. And then you start your 10th row ( another 8 stitches).

I hope this helps with graphing your design.

8 Comments

• Faith January 17, 2007 at 2:59 pm

  Oh, thank you, I’ve been wondering exactly how to do this!!! One question, when you want to add the new color for the design, do you just tie it in a stitch or 2 before you want it? And, do you tie it off once you get to the end of the pattern and then tie it on again when you come to the design again, or just carry it along until you come to the design again. If you do carry it along, where do you carry it, along the edge, or buried inside? Okay, I guess that was way more than one question!!! Thanks!!
• Pat January 17, 2007 at 3:33 pm

  That’s actually a great question. I forgot to talk about that. Yes you can just tie on a new color right before you need it. You can tie it off when you are done with the weave if you are not going to use it again for a few rows.

  But if you plan on using it in the next row you can just lay it aside and use your other color and then come back to it. You can see in these photos that you just bring the brown yarn right across the orange design and then
  continue your weaving.

  One thing to remember, the area between your pins is the inside layer that no one will see so you can lay yarn across and tie on other colors and it stays hidden. Also this works best with thicker yarn.
• Pat January 18, 2007 at 2:37 am

  Hi, one other thought about doing the yarn carried across the design– Be aware that this limits the stretch in the design area. If you are doing a design in a blanket or shawl etc., you may want the entire knitted piece to be very stretchy. If so, you would want to tie on and knot all your sections. You would tie on at beginning of each color change, and knot and cut. then tie on the main color again. Just do the knots in between the rows of needles and they won’t show. When we do the fleur de lis, for example, we drag the main color. so this would be limited in stretch.
  Pat
• Faith January 18, 2007 at 3:35 am

  Thanks so much for the help.
• Dulce January 29, 2007 at 1:32 pm

  Parabens…..seu blog esta lindo…..os trabalhos estao maravilhosos
  bjs
  Dulce
• Lenice July 21, 2007 at 2:25 am

  Hi,
  I loved yr workies.
  I’ll try make hat and baby booties.
  Congratulations.
  bjs (kisses)
  Lenice
• Lubbly Jubbly October 22, 2008 at 9:17 am

  Dear Madam,
  I found your site utterly superlative. I have already one of your small knitting boards and have made some amazing things with it- and I’m a straight man!

  Having “man-hands” better suited to gripping hammers and chisels- I always found those normal needles too hard- and being clumsy with stubby fingers.
  For those who travel- knitting needles are now prohibited on most airplanes.
  Explaining knitting needles to Customs and Police is not exactly the most embarrassment-free task for a man.

  Something slightly different- since “real” men are now permitted to knit- I’ve knitted chisel pouches, some tool pouches, a hunting knife belt (all out of leather-strips), a handy-man belt (much stronger than the usual store-bought rubbish), welding and cast forging mitts (using both wool and a ceramic fibre) and high-strength sawchip bag for my industrial wood saw- made out of stainless-steel wire.
  And the wife gets me out of her sights too!

  I hope more men may take up the fun- it offers such huge possibilities for us traditional handy-type “blokes”.

  Thank you for such a wonderful product.
• Jeanine April 16, 2012 at 4:21 am

  Thanks for the great instruction. Very handy.

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FINALLY I have finished the rug. Actually it has been finished for a while but I was having trouble taking a good picture of it. I must have taken over 50 photos but I just can’t get the camera to cature the lustrious color and texture. I just absolutely adore this yarn, raliwool. It is great to work with and really shows the benefit of the double knit.

Ok here’s another shot….

This is the rug we showed on QVC. It was really a quick shot as we tried to get a lot of samples in.

It feels  really good to be back home.  On-air presentations  are  very trying and exhausting!! I get so nervous and worked up and I am not even the one that goes on air. That’s Pat. She always does a good job, a true expert with the knitting board. But that place is so crazy and you never know who is going to be watching. It takes me about a week to recover. Now I am back and will be writing in our blog more often.  

4 Comments

• Dora Renee' Wilkerson January 12, 2007 at 6:53 pm

  Your rug looks GREAT!
  You also sold out on QVC how cool!
  Glad your back home safe and I am looking forward to seeing more on your blog.

  Dora Renee’ Wilkerson
• Pat January 12, 2007 at 9:20 pm

  Our blog is kind of a creation in progress. I am going to try to post more often. I think we will be doing features on certain stitches and also in depth look at some patterns with more pictures to easily explain the process. Let me know if you have any questions or patterns that you would like detailed here on the blog – kim@knittingboard.com
• Pat January 20, 2007 at 4:27 pm

  Hi, yes, QVC aired on Jan 3. It’s an exciting place to be. It’s hard to realize that all the talented folks that get the job done are there 24 hours of every day of every year. It’s fascinating to see: it’s like being on a movie set. Every one is extremely friendly and so helpful that they put one at ease. It was really fun. I think the only hard part of doing something like that, is all the preparation that goes into it and then it’s over in a fast 8 min. Kinda like, ” You’re On, you’re Done”. I love it and hope many of our friends and fellow KB knitters were able to catch some of it. Maybe next time, we’ll earn a daytime spot. But, like I said, it really doesn’t matter once you’re there-it all just continues around the clock.
  I’m working on the Crisscross stitch vs the Box Stitch right now. i want to let everyone who has asked about them, to know what the difference really it- not much, but some. More later. Pat
• jacqui December 13, 2011 at 9:20 pm

  Hi Pat could you tell me were i can buy the yarn to make this rug .I have just brought a Authentic Knitting board and i dont seem to be able to get this yarn .I live in the uk and find getting the yarn difficult ,please help xxx

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Anna McConkey sent in this photo of her little tote knit with  Lion Brand Homespun yarn,  all one  color.  She used the   Fleur  Tote Pattern    but without  the  fleur de lis design.   With a different yarn and adjusting the pattern a little you can achieve a very different look.

Great job Anna!  

4 Comments

• Faith December 20, 2006 at 1:03 pm

  Nice job!!! I’ve been working on mittens and slippers, but maybe I’ll be able to slip a bag in there soon. But when you have seven kids who all want new slippers and mittens….:-)
• Jana December 29, 2006 at 6:19 pm

  Nice!!
  I am just wondering if the tote can be bigger….hmmmm and maybe a pretty felting to carry xtra stuff. I got the 28 Inch board so looks like I have a new project to try…..So many design possibilities! I am still finishing that large sweater I started, and I get alot of curious looks @work. ….. More lunch times of pure bliss!

  :-)
• nadia February 3, 2007 at 9:35 am

  its fantastic and very butifule bag.thank you.
• Invituink October 5, 2008 at 9:38 pm

  Hi, everybody!

  I think, that this is a great forum. Very intresting and useful.
  But I can’t find the search function, cause I want faster find the topics that could be intresting for me to express my opinion…
  Please help me with search function on this forum!

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First Rug with Rali Wool

I have been working on my first rug with the Rali Wool and I wanted to show some photos of the progress. There are so many options of design that I could incorporate into the rug.  But, I decided to start rather simple and see how it goes.  Actually part of the fun is designing as you go along. I am using the Rali wool -Spring  for the frame and the Blue Midnight  for the base color. The stripe is knit in Sunset. I am pondering the idea of adding another narrow stripe of color, but there are so many awesome colors it’s hard to decide.  I’m using the 28″ knitting board and the rug will be approximately 32″ wide using 82pins of the board.

Some tips in creating the frame around the base color:

• Use 2 seperate skeins. Don’t tie in color.
• When you are ready to change colors just twist yarn around the other color just to attach the yarns together. Otherwise you will be creating 2 stripes that aren’t attached. (photo below)

4 Comments

• Faith November 30, 2006 at 2:33 pm

  The rug looks beautiful!!! Now that I’ve finally finished my last Christmas gift I can make something that I want to make!!!!
• Gloria Jackson December 10, 2006 at 8:35 pm

  This is a beautiful rug. I was wondering do you have a pattern for this
  rug, and how many skeins of yarn would i need to use.
• Pat December 11, 2006 at 4:13 pm

  I am still working on the rug. We have been so busy with the Christmas rush that knitting has been rather slow. As soon as I finish I will get it photographed and give all the details. But it is looking really cool!!
• Connie Haney January 4, 2007 at 1:20 pm

  Hi Pat,
  I saw your spot on QVC and you did an awesome job of explaining the advantages of KWON! I loved the rug and I know that I will be trying a rug of my own very soon.
  Thanks for sharing and inspiring us, Connie

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It’s Finally Here!!

Such great names and so much fun just seeing what everyone came up with. We really had a tough time selecting a name.

Thank you so much, everyone  who participated. We may consider some of the names for future use with some other yarns.  

This particular yarn has been tested  using several different fibers for durability, softness and endurance.

 

We decided on a  wool and mohair combination because of it’s great sturdiness and hand, and the results  of hand-dying are so beautiful. We worked with the tightness of the twist so that it would be soft, yet firm, and  would hold up well as rug yarn.

We thouhgt the name should be something short and catchy.  

So here are the runners up:

“Stonewall” by Dora Renee Wilkerson

“Woolybully” by Michelle Barbour

“Barefoot” by Kristin

“Shannandoah” by Faith

“Woodlands” by Faith  

“Praire” by Kim Cypers

All runners up will recieve 10% off first yarn purchase. Please email kim@knittingboard.com for your discount number for ordering.

We actually were inspired by 2 names that helped us come up with our new name. These were “Rugbee” by Evelyn Ayre and “MoWool” by Rita Miller. They will recieve 2 skeins of the new yarn.

Congratulations to all our winners!

So we kind of combined these to form a new word that means: A great rug yarn that is soft, durable, warm and very cozy -

Raliwool          

4 Comments

• Dora Renee' Wilkerson November 19, 2006 at 6:14 pm

  It looks so pretty! I can’t wait to get some. Love the name you picked also.

  I’ll be checking your site to see when I can buy it.

  Dora Renee’ Wilkerson.
• Faith November 21, 2006 at 7:27 pm

  Yarn looks beautiful!!!!!
• Sue Kreitzer December 1, 2006 at 2:51 pm

  On the rug, you say don’t tie the yarn together to change colors. Do you need to leave a tail so you can weave it together later on? Thanks.
• Pat December 2, 2006 at 5:48 pm

  Sue,

  When you are doing a frame around the rug like the the sample above, you don’t need to cut yarn when you change colors. Instead, you actually work from 2 skeins and just twist the yarn strands to interlock colors together. But if you are doing stripes, this is different and you cut yarn and tie on other color. Note: If your stripes are only 2 rows each, I would not cut yarn. I would just pick up new color then when I am ready to go back to other color it’s all ready to go.

  I hope this makes sense.

  Pat

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“NEW LOOPY STITCH”  

“CRISS CROSS”    ”OPEN RIB”                            

SO much has been going on lately here at the Knitting Board Company.   Ok, where to start……  

First of all our new yarn has had another small delay, but I assure  you it is going to be awesome. I just had to see another sample adding  a little new fiber which took several days. So I guess it is my fault but I want it to the perfect combination.  

We are still looking at all the names so if you still have more name ideas please leave them in the “COMMENTS“. We will keep it secret until yarn  is  presented.    

We now have NEW STITCH instructions. Hopefully these will be helpful. The instructions have a lot of photos to make learning the stitches very easy. We have included the LOOPY RIB which is a brand new stitch from Brazil. It is a  cool one for ponchos or shawls where you want a nice “loose look”.  

4 Comments

• Faith October 25, 2006 at 3:12 pm

  Wow, the new instructions and stitches look GREAT!! Thanks for all the hard work!!!
• Faith October 25, 2006 at 5:01 pm

  My daughter suggested this name for the rug yarn:

  Home Sweet Home
• Dora Renee' Wilkerson October 26, 2006 at 6:13 am

  I am going to have to try these new stitches out!

  Thanks for sharing them,

  Dora Renee’ Wilkerson
• Faith October 26, 2006 at 11:42 am

  Another idea for the rug yarn name:

  Simply Home

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