My name is Fariba. Knitting is my passion since I was a little kid.

  • Tutorial 1 – how to cast on
    The first step of knitting is casting on. Casting on means making the base row of loops that will allow us to make a knit fabric by connecting new loops in following rows. The number of loops that you need to cast on depends on the project you wanna work on and also on your yarn size.  As you… Read more: Tutorial 1 – how to cast on
  • Stockinette stitch
    The very simple fabric that is made of basic knit and purl stitches is called stockinette stitch. It means after you cast on number of stitches, you knit the first row with Knit stitch and knit the second row (return row) with Purl stitch. You repeat to do Knit stitch for all odd rows, like row… Read more: Stockinette stitch
  • Stitch 1- Basic Rib Stitch
    Made in a multiple of 2 stitches, and 2 row repeat. Row 1) Rep (k1, p1) Row 2) Rep (p1, k1) Here is the short grid to help you with it:              

Neck warmer tutorial (Horseshoe cable on circular)

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 MATERIALS

  • 100 gram worsted yarn 100% superwash Merino
  • Circular Needle: size 7 (4.5 mm) length 16″/40 cm
  • Spare needle
  • Measuring tape
  • Pair of scissors
  • Stitch marker

 

 

 

NECK WARMER

Gauge
Cast on 120 sts
2″/5 cm over rib stitch
7″/18 cm over cable stitch
2″/5 cm over rib stitch

Cast on
Cast on 120 stitches with one needle, tie the end.

Edge
Place the marker, join the circular, work on a Rib stitch for 2″/5 cm repeating K2, P1

Horseshoe cable stitch in circular (for horseshoe cable tutorial on flat click here)
(the horseshoe cable can be made over 12 stitches, in this pattern I worked over 24 stitches)

Round 1 to 5: knit all stitches
Round 6: rep (SL6BK, K6, RSL6, SL6FRT, K6, RSL6)
repeat round 1 to 6

NOTE:
SL6BK*: slip 6 stitches to spare needle in Back
SL6FRT*: slip 6 stitches to spare needle in front
RSL6*: return 6 slipped stitches back from spare needle to the left needle and knit them

Edge
Work on a Rib stitch for 2″/5 cm repeating K2, P1. Block all stitches.

 

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