Kaylinn Clutch

It is ready!!! I hope you all like it :). I am in love with the clutch and I am looking forward to getting a chance to try it out.

Kaylinn Clutch by Isela Phelps

Materials

Knitting Loom: 52 peg small gauge knitting loom. All n One Loom by KnittingBoard.com

Yarn: Approx  80 yards of worsted weight yarn. Martha Stewart  Extra Soft Wool Blend in Bakery Box White was used in sample

Notions: Tapestry needle, curved sewing needle, cable needle, clutch handles (7.5 inches in length).

Size: 7.5 inches wide by 5.5 inches in length.

DIRECTIONS

CO 52 sts, prepare to work a flat panel. Written instructions below, chart instructions also included for all 52 sts.

R1 : p1, k2, p4, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p4, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p4, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p4, k2, p1

R2 : p1, k2, p4, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p4, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p4, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p4, k2, p1

R3: p1, k8, p1, k4, p1, k8, p1, k4, p1, k8, p1, k4, p1, k8, p1

R4: p1, k8, p1, k4, p1, k8, p1, k4, p1, k8, p1, k4, p1, k8, p1

R5: p1, k2, p4, k2, p1, 4-st LC, p1, k2, p4, k2, p1, 4-st LC, p1, k2, p4, k2, p1, 4-st LC, p1, k2, p4, k2, p1

R6: p1, k2, p4, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p4, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p4, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p4, k2, p1

R7: p1, k8, p1, k4, p1, k8, p1, k4, p1, k8, p1, k4, p1, k8, p1

R8: p1, k8, p1, k4, p1, k8, p1, k4, p1, k8, p1, k4, p1, k8, p1

R9: p1, k2, p4, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p4, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p4, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p4, k2, p1

R10: p1, k2, p4, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p4, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p4, k2, p1, k4, p1, k2, p4, k2, p1

R11: p1, k8, p1, 4-st LC, p1, k8, p1, 4-st LC, p1, k8, p1, 4-st LC, p1, k8, p1

R12: p1, k8, p1, k4, p1, k8, p1, k4, p1, k8, p1, k4, p1, k8, p1

Rep R1-R12: 5 more times or until piece measures 11 inches from cast on edge or desired length.

BO, leave a 20 inch yarn tail.

Fold the panel in half.  Using the yarn tail, mattress stitch seam along the sides, leaving a 1 inch opening at the top.

FINISHING

Thread the curved needle with yarn; sew the top edge of the panel onto the handle. Tip: Use a pointy object, like a pair of blunt scissors (kid’s scissors) to insert the knitted fabric’s edge inside the small metal lip of the clutch handle. Weave all ends in and steam block.

4-st LC=4 Stitch Left Cross Cable

Completed over 4 pegs, numbered 1-4 from right to left.

Step 1: Skip pegs 1 and 2.

Step 2: knit pegs 3 and 4.

Step 3: Place stitches from pegs 3 and 4 onto a cable needle and place the cable needle towards the center of the loom.

Step 4: Knit pegs 1 and 2.

Step 5: Move the stitches from pegs 1 and 2 as follows: loop from peg 2 onto peg 4, loop from peg 1 onto peg 3.

Step 6: Place the loops waiting on the cable needle onto pegs 1 and 2 (be sure that the loop that was on peg 4 originally ends on peg 2 and loop that was on peg 3 ends on peg 2).

Cable completed.

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Mittens, thumbs, oh dear! Final part

How are you all my dear loomies! Almost done with those mittens? Ready to tackle the thumb!

Here goes nothing. You have at this point lovely mitten with a big hole on one side. You have two options, leave it as a hole or knit a little more and have a complete mitten, hopefully you will choose the latter.

If you are ready to start with your thumb, then lets get started :).

Thumb Instructions:

PU=pick up
WY=Working yarn

Set your loom to a 18 peg configuration.
PU 7 sts from the stitch holder and place them on the loom.
PU 2 sts from the side of the thumb hole, PU 7 sts from the mitten (the 7 pegs that you casted on, place those loops on the pegs), PU 2 sts from the other side of the thumb hole. 18 sts on the loom.

Rnd 1-14: Join WY to first peg. k to the end of rnd.
Optional (if you want to taper the end of the thumb, if not, skip this round): Rnd 16: k8, k2tog, k8, k2tog.
Rnd 17-18: k
GBO

Now, you may be asking yourself how did she get the yarn to match. If you are using self-striping yarn, you are going to have to unravel the yarn until you get to the same spot of dye color as in your first mitten, the thumb was pure luck that I ended up with the same type of color change as the body of the mitten–the stars were aligned.

Have fun knitting your mitts!!!

1 Comment

• Verônica Maliska Wagner September 15, 2012 at 1:19 am

  J’ adore…magnifique les travaillers.
  Je suis brasilienne, adorée travaille manualles.

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Ready For Fall?

Get started this fall with a beautiful Double Knit Ribbed Shawl. Super easy to make on the 10″ or 28″ Knitting Board. It can be whipped up in couple days….AND oh soooo soft!!

Beautiful Shawl that is so super easy and quick to knit that it is sure to be a favorite wrap.  Great starter project in double knit, and looks equally beautiful as a scarf.  You can use your 10” or 28” knitting board for this one, and have it ready to wear to dinner tomorrow evening.

Stitch:  Rib

Yarn:  Lion Brand Homespun, Baroque in shades of purple, 8 skeins reserving 1 skein for the fringe.     98% Acrylic and 2% Polyester, 185 yd per skein   (6 oz/169m)

Finished size:  26” X 72” including fringe– Width relaxes to 36” when draped.

Needed: Knitting Board (10″, or 28″. If using the 10″, you will make 2 pieces and sew together),  knit hook, large darning needle, and crochet hook size 8.

Gauge:  2 sts=1”  4 rows=1”

Directions:

Cast On 22 sts (10” KB) or 44 sts (28”KB) using a basic cast on (stockinette).

Work in Rib st until you piece is desired length (sample is aprox 54” before fringe).  This will be aprox 216 rows knit in Rib stitch.

Bind Off in Rib stitch using the crochet hook by lifting 1 loop over 1 loop.  This will maintain the nice stretchy edge to match the cast on edge.

If you are using the 10” Knitting Board, you will create a 2^nd panel just like the first making sure to work the same amount of rows as the first panel.  Lay the panels out on long table or clean floor, and match the long sides.  Using a darning needle and single strand of yarn, sew the panels together with the invisible stitch.  Do not pull too tight as you sew; you will want the knit to remain stretchy, so small stitches are best.  Secure at both ends with a stitch leaving a long yarn tail that will blend with the fringe.

Did you save 1 skein of yarn for the fringe?  You want to make this nice and thick so the shawl will drape nicely and give a full, luxurious effect.

Cut the yarn so that you have pieces aprox 19-20” long.  You want to have a fringe piece for each edge stitch.  So if your shawl is 44 sts wide, you should have at least 88 pieces cut for both ends.  Fold each piece in center and place in one edge stitch starting from one side edge.  Using crochet hook, pull the 2 ends of yarn thru the loop and pull snuggly.  Always pull the loop into the stitch from same side of shawl.  Work a few pieces and then, do some fringe at opposite edge working towards center.  Continue adding the fringe until all 44 sts are complete.  It is not necessary that they are all even in length.  The variation adds to the charm of the shawl.  Add fringe to opposite end of shawl and you are ready to emerge with your beautiful new wrap, or save it to place under the Christmas tree for your favorite relative or friend.

3 Comments

• Karen Cooper September 13, 2012 at 11:04 am

  What spacing is the board? 1/2 inch, 1 inch, or 1 1/2 inch? Thanks.
• Pat September 13, 2012 at 4:44 pm

  If you use a 10″ or a 28″ Knitting Board, 1/2″ spacing. If using the All-n-One loom, use 2cm spacing. That will make the same gauge.
• Angela Chan January 3, 2013 at 8:06 pm

  It is amazing to use knitting board to make something. I seach online how knitting board looks like. It seems to be a two pieces of wood and some nail. May I ask, how many centiment between to nail and how thick is the nail? Thank you

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Mittens, thumbs, oh dear!

Mittens and gloves are next in the list of my favorites, socks being the first ones. Mittens are just like socks, except you wear them on your hands :). They are small enough to carry around and yet you can use intricate designs on them to keep your mind excited.

Just like socks have the challenge of a heel, mittens and gloves have the challenge of a thumb! How do we create a thumb opening or the thumb for that matter. In the next two postings, I am going to show you how to create the opening for the thumb and then how to create the thumb for the mittens.

For our pattern, I used my basic mitten pattern.

Loom: AIO

Yarn: Knit Picks Chroma, worsted  (one of my favorite yarns!)

Notions: knitting tool, stitch holder, tapestry needle

Size: Adult women (small hands).

Abbreviations:

rnd=round

k=knit stitch or flat stitch

p=purl stitch

CO=Cast on

BO=Bind off

GBO=Gather Bind off

DIRECTIONS

CO 32 sts, prepare to work in the rnd.

Rnd 1-14: *k2, p2; rep from * to the end of rnd.

Rnd 15-33: k to the end of rnd.

Rnd 34: Remove the first 7 sts to a stitch holder (see video). Cut yarn coming from the last peg, leaving a 6 inch yarn tail. Join yarn to peg 8. K from peg 8 to the end of rnd.

Rnd 35: With yarn coming from the last peg (peg 32),CO 7 sts ( e-wrap the first 7 pegs (see video)), k to the end of rnd.

Rnd 36-72: k to the end of rnd.

GBO.

THUMB DIRECTIONS

Check back later in the week for how to do the thumb :)

Check out the video on creating the thumb opening.

5 Comments

• Jami Gensler September 11, 2012 at 7:01 pm

  Thanks so much for all the videos, Isela. You rock!
• Erin Lowmaster September 14, 2012 at 10:05 pm

  Are these adult or child size?
• Karen Cooper September 15, 2012 at 4:13 pm

  Is this sock weight yarn or Chroma worsted weight?
• Isela September 16, 2012 at 10:08 pm

  Worsted weight.
• Isela September 16, 2012 at 10:08 pm

  Adult women, smallish hands, about 7.5 inches around the widest part of the hand.

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New yarn on my loom!

Circulo Renda Trico yarn

I found this yarn over the summer and I couldn’t wait to try it. However, many commitments fell on my lap over the summer (books, books, books!) and finally after many months of waiting, I am able to pick up the loom and this gorgeous yarn and try it out.

Isn’t it beautiful! It is just like lace except you can knit it! It is another awesome yarn that I think will have a similar effect as the ruffle style yarn has had. I am giddy about trying it out on the loom and making a gorgeous scarf like the one pictured on the right. Of course, I have had other more ideas in my head, like a pair of bloomers with this lace yarn on the back to create the “fluffy” part of the bloomers. Or how about a pair of socks with a few layers of lace by the cuff! Oh yes! Lovely, lovely lace!

Here is a sneak peak and how it is going to work. The lace has small eyelets along one of the sides. You will use each eyelet and place it on a peg. Just like when working with regular yarn, you will want to put another loop on the peg. Once you have two loops (eyelets) on the peg, then you will lift the bottom loop over the top.

Be sure to come back and I’ll show you the end product…crossing fingers that it will be as beautiful and as full as the sample picture.

Where to find the yarn? I found it at Webs aka www.yarn.com. Follow this link and it will take you directly to the yarn.

Price: Retails for $19.95.

How much do you need for a project? A scarf, at least one skein. If you want an extra long scarf or a larger item, I would suggest to get all your yarn at the same time as you want to have the same dyelot.

2 Comments

• Diane September 4, 2012 at 9:17 am

  I know ruffles are all the “it” right now but I’m not really comfortable having an entire scarf with it. I’ve made a couple and they are very soft! I DO like the idea of putting them as accents on gloves, socks, sleeves and such. I plan on working that into some of my upcoming projects.
• Toni November 10, 2012 at 11:23 am

  What Bind Off method did you use? I think that’s where I would get confused. I love your patterns. Thank you.

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Chuckles…

Not me, not me at all!!!

5 Comments

• Sue K August 31, 2012 at 8:53 pm

  Gosh, that looks like my closet and stash of yarn! Who peeked?
• Jean Schimmelman August 31, 2012 at 11:44 pm

  I am enjoying your blog, love your looms. Started out on a few DA looms. I have seen some of Isela Phelps videos using your looms. Her husband Sam made the DA looms that I have. Your new loom looks great and I am looking forward to buying it. God Bless, Jean in DE
• Jean Schimmelman August 31, 2012 at 11:46 pm

  I am enjoying your blog, love your looms. Started out on a few DA looms. I have seen some of Isela Phelps videos using your looms. Her husband Sam made the DA looms that I have. Your new loom looks great and I am looking forward to buying it. God Bless, Jean in DE
• Kristi Gilchrist September 11, 2012 at 10:47 pm

  I’m an experienced knitter and can use double pointed knitting needles but those require a great deal of attention. I wanted a project to do in front of the TV without much concentration. So I purchased a Sock Loom. It was a little awkward at first. But I eventually could do the knit stitch. One thing about the loom that I don’t like is if a stitch is “dropped”, i.e. doesn’t get on the peg. It’s almost impossible to save the stitch! Also, the movable pegs are a pain to get to and create a stitch. (I’m using a light weight sock yarn). The heel was especially frustrating if a stitch came off a peg. I was half way through the heel when frustration hit and I had to take all my work off of the loom! I’ve started another sock and hope it goes easier than the first one!
• Joan Krueger October 9, 2012 at 6:33 am

  This is amazing to find a website advertising looms such as this it sure brings back some really good memories.
  My father made looms for my girl friend next door to us and myself exactly like these for us when we were 8 years old, I am now 75 years old, and we made winter scarfs for all our friends and ourselves of course. My father made our looms out of wood and small nails with smooth round heads then we used a larger crochet hook for transferring the yarn.
  Thank you!
  Joan Carlson’Krueger

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