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Belajar Mengait di KOTA KINABALU

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NEWS:

Salam friends!

Pada 14hb December 2014, Da’Knit & Tinunturu d’Alice akan mengadakan kelas terbuka untuk belajar mengait jarum dua (Knitting) -Belajar Mengait Baju & Blocking.

Berikut adalah maklumat Kelas tersebut:

Tempat: Central Plaza Mall Kota Kinabalu
Masa: 9.00 hingga 4.00 pm (14 December 2014)
Yuran: RM65.00/sit. Peralatan mengait, nota dan benang kait akan disediakan (No refreshments)

Terbuka kepada 20 sits sahaja.

Kepada yang berminat, perlu membuat tempahan lebih awal dengan bayaran sebanyak RM65/sit sahaja.

Jangan lepaskan peluang belajar mengait dengan kadar yg istimewa ini ?

Sila inbox atau email sales@daknit.com untuk tempahan.

Terima kasih.

— at Central Plaza Shopping Mall.

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Free Knitting Pattern: Ripple Ruffle Sunny Hat

10252044_273192876196536_2092850119503396731_nFirst of all, the drawing is just something pop into my mind while editing the picture. hehe.. When I was trying to adjust the exposure, I saw a woman wearing this hat from a back view. So i quickly grab my -S- pen and draw it down. And yep! I like it very much 🙂 So here is the pattern I’ve been working on for the passed few days. Enjoy!

**Pattern and all pictures are copyrighted. No resell, no distribution in any forms. All rights reserved by Daknit.Com (please share the link only). You can sell the item made from this pattern for profits but not commercially*

Level: Advanced Beginner

Size made for: Kids (1 year to 3 years old)

Material:
4.00 mm circular knitting needle (straight needle is also okay)
NAKO BABY LUKS MINNOS (colour of your choice)
or any DK yarns/10 ply
(Yarns available at www.daknit.com for purchase)

Accessories:
Flower crochet if necessary
Scissor to cut
Yarn blunt needle/ crochet hook 4.00mm

Abbreviations:
K – knit
P – purl
k2tog – knit 2 toghether
ssk – slip slip knit
sk2togpsso – slip, k2tog, pass slip stitch over
bo – bind off
yo – yarn over
kfb – knit front back
m1 – make 1

Gauge: 11 sts = 2 inch, 16 rows = 2 inch (using 4.00 needle)

NOTE:
1. The hat is knitted back and forth
2. Marker is necessary if you need to mark your start.
3. Special stitch : Ripple Fan and Feather

Fan and feather = 14 sts repeat
Row 1 (Right Side): *k1, yo, k3, k2tog, yo, sk2togpsso, yo, ssk, k3, yo* repeat from * to * til last sts, k1.
Row 2: Purl

Instructions:
Cast On 15 sts
Row 1 (Right Side): Knit till end
Row 2 (Wrong Side): Purl till end
Row 3: K2, *M1, K2* repeat * to *, K1
Row 4: Purl
Row 5: K2, *M1,K3* repeat * to *, K2
Row 6: Purl
Row 7: K2, *M1,K4*repeat * to *, K3
Row 8: Purl
Row 9: K2, *M1,K5* repeat * to *, K4
Row 10: Purl
Row 11: K2, *M1,K6* repeat * to *, K5
Row 12: Purl
Row 13: K2, *M1,K7* repeat * to *, K6
Row 14: Purl
Row 15: K2, *M1,K8* repeat * to *, K7
Row 16: Purl
Row 17: K2, *M1,K9* repeat * to *, K8
Row 18: Purl
Row 19: K2, *M1,K10* repeat * to *, K9
Row 20: Purl
Row 21: K2, *M1,K11* repeat * to *, K10
Row 22: Purl
Row 23: K2, *M1,K12* repeat * to *, K11
Row 24: Purl
Row 25: K2, *M1,K13* repeat * to *, K12 (99 sts as total)
Row 26: Knit
Row 27: Purl

Repeat Row 26 – Row 27 until your desired length or at least 10-15cm.

After that, before we do ruffle,
Next Row (Right Side): K1, *kfb* repeat * til last st. turn, ( 197 sts )
Next Row: Purl

Ruffle:
Row 1 (Right Side): *k1, yo, k3, k2tog, yo, sk2togpsso, yo, ssk, k3, yo* repeat from * to * til last sts, k1.
Row 2: Purl

Repeat Row 1 and Row 2 (Ruffle) for 4 or 5 times more.

Then, after done,
Next Row: Knit
Next Row: Purl

Bind Off til end. Leave about 15 cm tail, cut off. Sew seam with crochet hook 4.00mm or blunt yarn needle. Tada! Done 🙂

Last but not least, thank you for trying out my pattern. This pattern is very simple, once you do, it will be so addictive to make more! 🙂

Please and do share your project using this pattern with me at my Ravelry = Snowhitery. Let me know how you think! You can also put flowers, button or ribbons to make it looks cuter! Let your imagination run wild <3

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Note: Please contact me if you found any error with this pattern. I am not responsible for the result you gain by using my pattern if you knit with different yarns. Thank you for trying out this design!  Do share with me your project using this pattern. Pattern is copyrighted.

Designed/Written by,
Ery EROGLU/Ery YUSOF
www.daknit.com

 

 

 

 

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Benang Kait

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Saya kerap menerima email yang bertanyakan tentang jenis-jenis benang kait yang ada dan saya rasa sangat senang membantu mereka mendapatkan jawapan untuk soalan mereka.

Satu perkara yang sering saya tekankan ialah “Jangan Takut Untuk Mencuba”. Mencuba pelbagai jenis benang kait yang ada di pasaran merupakan salah satu cara yang paling baik untuk anda tentukan kelebihan dan kekurangan terhadap benang kait tersebut dan kesesuaiannya terhadap projek anda.

Saya sendiri amat suka mencuba pelbagai jenis benang dari yang paling mahal sehinggalah yang paling murah bagi melihat kualiti dan kelebihannya. Sememangnya setiap benang yang sudah saya cuba dan kait ini mempunyai pro dan cons masing-masing. Disini, anda perlu bijak menentukan bajet anda supaya pembaziran tidak berlaku.

Apa yang sering kali saya perhatikan ialah “”andaian”” menjadikan kita takut untuk mencuba sesuatu jenis benang kait sama ada mahal ataupun murah walaupun tidak pernah kita cuba. Bagi saya, saya tidak akan menerima “‘andaian”” selagi tidak mencubanya, bukan setakat touch and feel sahaja tetapi saya pasti akan hasilkan sebuah projek kecil ataupun besar bagi melihat hasilnya sama ada ia sesuai ataupun tidak untuk projek yang ingin saya kait.

Tahukah anda, setiap benang kait yang dihasilkan walaupun diperbuat daripada jenis fiber yang sama, sama ada ianya adalah wool, acrylic, cotton, bamboo, linen dan pelbagai lagi, hasil tekstur adalah sangat berbeza dari satu jenis ke satu jenis yang lain seperti dari jenis yang paling keras sehinggalah jenis yang paling lembut.

Setiap ketebalan dan cara pintalan benang kait tersebut juga sangat mempengaruhi hasil kait kita. Cara mengait dan teknik stitch yang digunapakai juga amat memberi kesan terhadap hasil kait dan projek. Projek yang melibatkan cable stitch dan ribbing menjadikan projek kita lebih tebal manakala projek yang dihasilkan secara lace dan loose memberikan efek lembut terhadap projek kita walau apa pun jenis benang kait yang digunakan. Selain itu, peranan ‘blocking’ amat memberikan kesan yang mendalam terhadap hasil akhir projek dimana ianya akan menjadikan projek anda ebih lumayan dan eksklusif.

Walau bagaimanapun, pilihan yang terbaik adalah bermula di tangan kita. Sama ada mahal ataupun murah sesuatu benang kait tersebut, anda perlu bijak membuat pilihan bagi mendapatkan kepuasan anda dalam menghasilkan projek kait anda. Tidak semua projek sesuai digunakan dengan benang kait yang sama disebabkan perbezaan ketebalan, berat dan pintalan mempengaruhi projek kita. Bukan kerana ia mahal ataupun murah.

Di harap artikel pendek di pagi ini dapat membantu anda sedikit sebanyak untuk membuat pilihan dalam pemilihan benang kait yang untuk sesuatu projek anda.

23.April.2014
Ery EROGLU
www.daknit.com

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Benang kait berbulu? Mari blocking!

block-acrylic-4Sumber gambar/foto: http://hydecodesigns.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/block-acrylic-4.jpg?w=470

Assalamualaikum dan selamat pagi!
Alhamdulillah.. pagi ini saya gembira dapat berkongsi panduan dengan seorang pelanggan yang dikasihi. Panduan ini juga ingin saya kongsikan dengan para pelanggan kami yang menghadapi masalah yang sama iaitu hasil kait berbulu.Antara penyataan dan soalan yang kerap kita dengar ialah:
1. Benang ni berbulu tak?
2. Benang ni pada mulanya tidak berbulu.. tetapi mula berbulu selepas dikait
3. Benang ni tidak elok.. ianya berbulu (sifat benang dari jenis akrilik sememangnya akan berbulu sama ada sedikit ataupun banyak bergantung cara ianya dipintal. Sifat ni mempunyai kelebihan kerana sifat bulu itu menjadikan benang lebih lembut dan gebu. Namun,cara penjagaan yang betul akan mengurangkan sifat hasil kait yang berbulu)Selalunya hasil kait daripada jenis benang haiwan pasti akan di ‘blocking’. Bagaimana pula jenis dari benang akrilik yang kini semakin popular dikomersilkan untuk benang buat bayi. Bagi yang belum tahu, benang kait yang diperbuat daripada jenis fiber akrilik atau mempunyai campuran akrilik kebiasaan teksturnya sedikit atau lebih berbulu daripada benang jenis 100% kapas. Hasil kait daripada jenis benang akrilik lebih mudah dibasuh menggunakan mesin basuh, tidak akan mengecut walaupun dibasuh berkali-kali. Juga tahukah anda hasil kait menggunakan benang jenis akrilik boleh menghasilkan projek yang lebih lembut dan ringan daripada benang kapas, sejuk dan tidak ataupun kurang berbulu jika anda tahu tekniknya. Setiap benang mempunyai sifat tersendiri dan begitu juga dengan benang jenis akrilik. Teknik ini dipanggil sebagai ‘steam blocking’.’Steam/Garment blocking’ biasa digunakan oleh kilang-kilang yang mengeluarkan hasil pakaian yang dikait agar produk lebih tahan lama dan mudah dibasuh dengan mesin. Teknik ‘steam blocking* amat mudah dipraktikkan di rumah. Teknik ini juga boleh dipakai untuk membesarkan saiz hasil kait anda mengikut ukuran yang anda inginkan. Jika dahulu, pendapat ‘benang akrilik tidak boleh di-blocking’ menjadikan benang ini kurang digemari tetapi kini tidak lagi. Dengan adanya teknik ‘steam blocking acrylic yarn’, hasil kait anda akan nampak lebih hebat.

Kelebihan ‘steam blocking’:
‘Steam blocking’ membantu menghasilkan hasil kait yang tidak berbulu atau sangat kurang bulunya, lebih lembut dan sejuk dipakai. Disebabkan akrilik adalah fiber yang bersifat plastik, ‘steam blocking’ sangat membantu mengubah teksturnya. Selain itu, seperti hasil projek menggunakan benang haiwan, benang akrilik juga boleh di ‘block’ jika anda ingin mendapatkan hasil yang lebih besar dari saiz asal yang dikait, oleh itu, jangan takut untuk ‘blocking’.

Langkah berjaga-jaga:
Namun, langkah berjaga-jaga sewaktu membuat ‘steam blocking’ perlu dititikberatkan agar hasil kait anda tidak rosak. Istilah ‘killing acrylic’ biasa digunakan jika keadaan sangat memerlukan hasil kait yang lebih lembut dan jatuh cantik tetapi tidak semua projek sesuai menggunakan teknik ini. ‘Killing acrylic’ hanya akan dilakukan jika anda rasa perlu sahaja kerana ianya boleh menjadikan corak kaitan anda kurang menyerlah. Selain itu menjadikan hasil kait anda tidak lagi ‘stretchy’.

Bagaimanakah cara menggunakan teknik ‘steam blocking’ yang betul?
Sebelum anda mencuba teknik ini, adalah dinasihatkan untuk anda mencuba ke atas sampel terlebih dahulu. Kait sebanyak sampel yang anda inginkan dan cuba jaya teknik ini sehingga anda memperolehi hasil yang diinginkan dengan menggunakan ‘steam iron’.
1. Letakkan sampel anda di atas ‘board’/’foam mat’ ataupun tuala yang kering. (Jangan sesekali basahkan hasil kait anda untuk ‘steam blocking’ kerana ini boleh menyebabkan hasil kait anda menjadi lebih berbulu dan rosak)
2. Dengan menggunakan ‘steam iron’ dan haba yang tidak terlalu panas, tanpa menyentuh permukaan hasil kait, tekan/picit butang steam pada seterika tersebut da lepaskan ‘steam’ secara konsisten ke atas permukaan sampel anda. Anda tidak perlu menggosok dengan tangan kerana ini boleh merosakkan tekstur benang tersebut. Cukup hanya sekadar ‘pat pat’ pada permukaan untuk membantu meratakan permukaan.
3. Setelah siap di ‘steam’, biarkan sampel anda kering dengan sendirinya. Setelah kering, bolehlah anda melihat perubahan pada sampel tersebut dan lihat perbezaannya selepas ‘steam blocking’.

Cara yang sama juga digunakan untuk membesarkan saiz hasil kait anda.

Diharap, dengan panduan ini, anda lebih yakin mengait dengan menggunakan benang-benang jenis akrilik. Latih untuk lebih rajin membuat ‘steam blocking’ dan mahirkan diri dengan teknik ini untuk hasil yang lebih baik dan memuaskan. Pastikan anda menggunakan ‘steam iron’ yang elok kualitinya untuk mendapatkan ‘steam’ yang baik.

NOTA:

1. Killing acrylic: Mematikan sifat acrylic sepenuhnya menjadikan projek sedikit berkilat, jatuh lembut dan tidak berbulu. Kekurangannya ialah tidak lagi stretchy dan boleh merosakkan projek jika tidak dibuat dengan teknik yang betul.

2. Steam acrylic: Mengurangkan sifat bulu acrylik (bukan menghilangkan sepenuhnya), menjadikan projek lebih lembut, gebu dan sejuk dipakai.

Lain-lain sumber:

Steam Blocking Acrylic Yarn Tutorial: http://youtu.be/xWyOk1a8fyY / http://beadknitter.blogspot.com/2009/03/you-can-block-acrylic.html

FAQ:
1. Perlukah hasil kait di ‘steam block’ setiap kali dibasuh?
Tidak perlu. ‘Steam blocking’ pada hasil kait dari benang akrilik adalah kekal.
2. Saya sudah ‘steam blocking’ tanpa menyentuh permukaan projek tetapi akhirnya ia rosak. Mengapa?
Haba ‘steam’ yang terlalu tinggi walaupun tidak menyentuh pada permukaan hasil kait anda boleh menjadikan projek anda rosak. Pastikan haba tidak terlalu panas sehingga boleh mencairkan projek anda.
With love,
Ery EROGLU
www.daknit.com

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Free Knitting Pattern: Sweet Old Shale Baby Cardi – Malay Version

 

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 Sweet Old Shale Baby Cardi (0 – 12 months old)

 **Pattern and all pictures are copyrighted. No resell, no distribution in any forms. All rights reserved by Daknit.Com (please share the link only). You can sell the item made from this pattern for profits but not commercially*

Level: Advanced beginner to intermediate (Tahu teknik Magic Loop dan Pick Up sts)

Yarn suggested:
Any Sport / 5 ply (12 wpi) yarns – I am using Alize Sekerim Bebe Batik 2126 (Available at www.daknit.com)
Yardage: 382 yards (350 meters)
Unit weight: 100 grams (3.53 ounces)

Gauge: 23.0 sts = 4 inches

Materials:

Needle size: US 2½ – 4 or 3 – 3.5mm

Stitch marker

Scissor

Blunt yarn needles

Stitch holder

4 match buttons

In this pattern, I am using 4.00m x 80 cm circular needles.


Abbreviations:

CO – cast on

K – Knit

P – Purl

YO – yarn over

PM – place marker

BO – bind off

PU – Pick up stitch

Sts – stitches
Note:
1. Sentiasa gerakkan “marker” anda apabila mengait.
2. Raglan “increase” dengan menggunakan teknik Yarn Over.
3. Untuk membuat bahagian butang “band”, buat 2 x 2 “Ribbing”

Ribbing Stitch:

Baris 1.      K2, P2

Baris 2.      K2, P2

Ulang langkah 1-2.

Old Shale Pattern Stitch (Gandaan18 sts)

  1. (K2tog x 3), *(YO, K1) x 6 times, (K2tog x 6 times)* repeat * to * until the last 6 stitches, k2tog x 3 times
  2. Knit
  3. Knit
  4. Purl

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Instructions:
Cast On 68 Sts (Baris 1- Baris 4 adalah Garter Stitch)
Baris 1 (Right side): Knit hingga akhir baris
Baris 2 (Wrong side): Knit hingga akhir baris
Baris 3: Knit hingga akhir baris
Baris 4: Knit hingga akhir baris

Pembahagian untuk Raglan (increase untuk mendapatkan bahagian lengan):

Baris 5: K11 (bahagian hadapan), pm, K2, pm, K8 (lengan), pm, K2, pm, K22 (bahagian belakang), pm, K2, pm, K8 (lengan), pm, K2, pm, K11 (hadapan)
Baris 6: Kait P sehingga akhir baris.

** Red FONT adalah teknik Increase.

Bahagian Increase bermula:

Baris 7: K11, YO, K2, YO, K8, YO, K2, YO, K22, YO, K2, YO, K8, YO, K2, YO, K11 (menggunakan teknik Yarn Over, kita akan increase 8 stitches sepanjang baris)

Baris 8: Kait P sehingga akhir baris

(Dengan menambah 1 Sts di bahagian baris Right Side sebelum dan selepas K2 dengan menggunakan Yarn Over seperti pada baris 7, teruskan mengait mengikut paten baris 7 dengan terus menambah “increase” pada  setiap baris right side, di mana setiap baris Right Side kita akan akan increase 8 sts, dan kait purl sehingga habis baris pada bahagian Wrong Side, teruskan langkah ini sehingga anda mencapai 180 sts sebelum kita membahagikan bahagian lengan – Untuk ini, jumlah baris anda bermula dari cast on ialah 32 baris.

Pembahagian lengan:

Baris 33: K29, pindahkan 36 sts seterusnya (iaitu sts untuk sleeve) ke stitch holder ataupun tali benang yang tidak digunakan, kemudian, knit 50 sts seterusnya, kemudian, pindahkan lagi 36 sts seterusnya ke stitch holder, dan kemudian knit lagi 29 sts seterusnya sehingga habis baris.

Baris 34: Kait Purl sehingga habis baris (sts yang berada di stitch holder/baki benang kita tinggalkan dahulu)

Bahagian badan (di bahagian badan, sts anda kini berjumlan 108 sts, di mana kita akan mendapat 6 ombak Old Shale – sila lihat gambar untuk mendapatkan gambaran ombak Old Shale):

Sekarang, kita tinggalkan dahulu bahagian sleeves, sambung kait untuk bahagian badan:

Old Shale Pattern Stitch (Gandaan 18 Sts),

Bermula di bahagian Right Side (Odd row), dan Wrong Side (Even row)

Nombor 1:      (K2tog x 3), *[(YO, K1) x 6 kali, (K2tog x 6 times)]* teruskan mengait dari symbol * ke simbol * untuk 5 kali lagi) sehingga tinggal 6 stitches yang terakhir, kait k2tog sebanyak 3 kali (maksudnya, k2tog, k2tog, k2tog). Baris seterusnya,

Nombor 2:      Knit hingga akhir baris, kemudian baris seterusnya

Nombor 3:      Knit hingga akhir baris, kemudian baris seterusnya

Nombor 4:      Purl hingga akhir baris

Teruskan mengait dari nombor 1 hingga  semula dan berulang sehingga panjang yang anda inginkan. Kemudian, knit Nombor 1, baris seterusnya, buat bind off (BO) sehingga akhir baris. Cut yarns, weave off.

Lengan (menggunakan Magic Loop Technique) x buat 2 lengan:

Di bahagian ini, kita akan kait terus bahagian lengan tanpa perlu buat sebarang jahitan ataupun jika ada, sedikit jahitan sahaja. Langkah seterusnya, anda boleh mulakan bahagian kanan ataupun kiri dulu mengikut keselesaan (untuk memahami teknik Pick Up, anda boleh layari youtube.com dan search untuk How To Pick Up Knitting Stitch ataupun klik http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htAHtNnuE7Q )

Menggunakan benang yang sama, pick up 1 Sts  di bawah lengan, pindahkan kesemua 36 Sts tadi ke jarum, kemudian pick up lagi 1 Sts di bawah lengan, kini anda akan mempunyai 38 sts. Bahagikan 38 Sts tadi kepada dua bahagian (18-18).

Bagi memudahkan anda, bolehlah diletakkan “Marker” pada awal stc sebagai tanda “mula”. Knit kesemua sts menggunakan teknik Magic Loop (Magic Loop Tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mqIqRdJc68 atau http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdSpc0EZpnk) sehingga panjang yang anda kehendaki ataupun sebanyak 30 baris. Di bahagian ini anda tidak perlu Purl. Hanya kait Knit sahaja.

Kemudian, sebelum anda Bind Off, bolehlah kait lagi satu baris secara PURL. Setelah Purl semua baris yang terakhir, Bind Off semua sts. Purl di bahagian akhir ini bertujuan untuk memastikan hujung lengan anda tidak bergulung. Ulang langkah di atas untuk lengan yang kedua.

Bahagian Button Band:

Pick Up 32 stitches bermula dari baris Cast On pada hujung bahagian depan, Setelah memperolehi 32 sts, kait Ribbing 2 x 2. Untuk buat lubang butang, buat 4 lubang menggunakan teknik Yarn Over dengan jarak di antara mereka antara 1 atau 1 ½ cm. Buat ribbing sebanyak 8 baris, kemudian Bind Off.

Pick up 32 sts.
Baris 1: (k2, p2) ulang langkah ( ) sehingga habis baris
Baris 2: (K2, p2) ulang langkah ( ) sehingga habis baris
Baris 3: (K2, YO,p2tog, K2, P2, K2, P2) ulang langkah ( ) sehingga habis baris
Baris 4: (k2, p2) ulang langkah ( ) sehingga habis baris
Baris 5: (K2, p2) ulang langkah ( ) sehingga habis baris
Baris 6: (k2, p2) ulang langkah ( ) sehingga habis baris
Baris 7: (K2, p2) ulang langkah ( ) sehingga habis baris
Baris 8: (k2, p2) ulang langkah ( ) sehingga habis baris

Bind off baris seterusnya.

Ulang langkah di atas untuk bahagian sebelah band pula tanpa membuat lubang.

Jahitkan butang kegemaran anda. Kemaskan jahitan. Done! J

Note: Please contact me if you found any error with this pattern. I am not responsible for the result you gain by using my pattern if you knit with different yarns. Thank you for trying out this design! You can match the sweet cardigan with my Old Shale Baby Beanie. Do share with me your project using this pattern. Pattern is copyrighted.

Link to Old Shale Baby Beanie

(http://www.aheys.com/knittingdanprojeksaya/free-pattern-knitting-an-old-shale-baby-beanie-with-tutorial/)

Designed by,
Ery Yusof@Er EROGLU

www.daknit.com

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Free Tutorial: How To Knit Top Down Baby Cardigan

Assalamualaikum and good morning!

Well, let me get this straight to the point! I stumbled upon on a very very clear instruction and tutorial on how to knit a top down baby cardigan. It is awesome! It is what I actually need for my own reference too! Remember I was saying that I will try my best to create a tutorial for knitting a simple cardigan? For the passed 3 months, my brain was working hard in order to find a best way to present my ideas/tutorial on a paper though actually it’s a very simple work. However, because I’ve been thinking with too much details, it took longer than I expected. The more I try to figure out, the more I confuse.  Well, obsessive thinking is not healthy. LoL. What I mean is, things that is actually simple can turn into a complicated matter when you do it in a hard way (and at the end, you will only going to trouble yourself) and so, I decided to delay it for now. Moreover, in my current situation right now, I still need to work out on my gauge and measurement skills >_< (Means, more revision need to be done)

Also, I need to snap a clear photos of this tutorial, and for that one, I need to buy a new camera!

Since I am enjoying my school holiday at this moment, I’ll take the opportunity to start doing my own tutorial and hope I’ll be able to publish it before the school start again next year. What I need now is to write down an easy pattern and explain them in Malay Language. Insya Allah. May Allah swt make it easier for all of us. Amin.

Alright, so, here is the tutorial I was talking about. Have a try and enjoy your first Baby Cardigan! (Thousands of thank you to the author for her hard work!)

Gramps – adorable outerwear for your grouchy little old man – by Emily Wessel

The Gramps Cardigan tutorial is created as a series of 5 illustrated posts, clearly explaining each of the techniques required to knit the Gramps Cardigan.

  1. Beginning your Sweater: Yarn and needle selection, knitting a gauge swatch, Understanding knitting pattern schematics.  [Post HERE]
  2. Top-Down Sweater Construction: Yoke: Provisional cast-on, Pattern Reading, and Increasing & Decreasing stitches to form Yoke [Post HERE]
  3. Top-Down Sweater Construction: Body & Arms: Separating sweater at the Underarm, casting-on stitches using backward loop method, and knitting in the round [Post HERE]
  4. Shawl Collar and Button Band: Picking Up Stitches along an edge, Short-Row Shaping, Buttonholes, Binding off in Pattern [Post HERE]
  5. Finishing Touches: Working Patch Pockets – Picking up stitches in the middle of knitted fabric, seaming, elbow patches [Post HERE]

Note by author:

For Knitting Teachers

This material is also intended to be useful to those who teach knitting. If you are a shop owner who runs knitting classes, and would like to use this tutorial for instruction, you are welcome to download the .pdfs and use them free of charge in your teaching activities.

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Free Pattern: Sweet Old Shale Baby Cardigan by Da'Knit Designs

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Old Shale Baby Cardi (0 – 12 months old)
 **Pattern and all pictures are copyrighted. No resell, no distribution in any forms. All rights reserved by Daknit.Com (please share the link only). You can sell the item made from this pattern for profits but not commercially*
Level: Advanced beginner to intermediate
Yarn suggested:
Any Sport / 5 ply (12 wpi) yarns – I am using Alize Sekerim Bebe Batik 2126
Yardage: 382 yards (350 meters)
Unit weight: 100 grams (3.53 ounces)
Gauge: 23.0 sts = 4 inches
Needle size: US 2½ – 4 or 3 – 3.5mm
Stitch marker
Scissor
Blunt yarn needles
Stitch holder
4 match buttons
In this pattern, I am using 4.00m x 80 cm circular needles.
Abbreviation:
CO – cast on
K – Knit
P – Purl
YO – yarn over
PM – place marker
BO – bind off
PU – Pick up stitch
Sts – stitches
Note:
1. Always move marker together as you knit.
2. Raglan Increase with Yarn Over
3. For Button Band, make 2 x 2 ribbing
4. How To Pick Up Knitting Stitch ataupun klik http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htAHtNnuE7Q
5.(Magic Loop Tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mqIqRdJc68 atau http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdSpc0EZpnk

Ribbing Stitch:
       1.      K2, P2
2.    K2, P2
Repeat 1-2.
Old Shale Pattern Stitch (Multiple 18 sts)
       1.(K2tog x 3), *(YO, K1) x 6 times, (K2tog x 6 times)* repeat * to * until the last 6 stitches,
         k2tog x 3 times.
       2.Knit
       3.  Knit
       4. Purl
 **
Instructions:
Cast On 68 Sts
Row 1 (Right side): Knit
Row 2 (Wrong side): Knit
Row 3: Knit
Row 4: Knit
Divide for Raglan:
Row 5: K11 (front), pm, K2, pm, K8 (sleeve), pm, K2, pm, K22 (back), pm, K2, pm, K8 (sleeve), pm, K2, pm, K11 (front)
Row 6: P all sts
 ** Red FONT is the increase section
Increase:
Row 7: K11, YO, K2, YO, K8, YO, K2, YO, K22, YO, K2, YO, K8, YO, K2, YO, K11 (with yarn over you will increase 8 stitches along the row)
Row 8: P all sts

(By adding 1 Sts every right side row before and after K2 with yarn over as how Row 7, continue knitting in this manner by increasing 8 Sts on the right side, and purl all stitches on the wrong side, until you get 180 sts as total before dividing for sleeves – As total, you will get 32 rows from cast on.

Dividing for sleeves:
Row 33: K29, move the next 36 stitches for sleeves onto stitch holder, continue knitting 50 sts, again move the next 36 sts for second sleeves onto stitch holder, knit the next last 29 sts.   Turn, Purl all stitches..

 

Body (you will have 108 stitches, 6 waves):
Now, leave the sleeves aside, continue knitting the body as follow:
Old Shale Pattern Stitch (Multiple 18 Sts), starting with Right Side (Odd row), and Wrong Side (Even row)
       Number 1:      (K2tog x 3), *[(YO, K1) x 6 times, (K2tog x 6 times)]* continue * to * for 5 times more) until the last 6 stitches, k2tog x 3 times.
       Number 2:      Knit
       Number 3:      Knit
       Number 4:.    Purl
Continue knitting no. 1-4 repeatedly until your desired length (or until you have 11-13 ridges), then knit No1, turn, bind off (BO). ***You can also repeat 3-4 one more time if you want the old shale stitch to look a bit bigger.
Sleeves (using Magic Loop Technique) x make 2 ( You may place a marker to point your start at the beginning of your row):
Pick up 1 Sts under armhole, move all 36 Sts to needles, pick up another 1 Sts under armhole, you will have 38 sts as total. Divide 38 Sts into two sections (18-18), knit all stitches using magic loop technique until your desired length or at least about 30 rows. Then, on the last round, PURL all the stitches, then Bind Off. This is to ensure that the sleeve doesn’t roll up. Repeat for second sleeve.
Button Band:
Pick Up 32 stitches at the edge of both right front and left front side (from cast on row) by making 2 x 2 ribbing (refer note).  For button hole, make 4 button holes on the left side with 1- 1 ½ cm gap between holes. Continue ribbing until you have 8 rows, then bind off. Below is detail instruction.
Pick up 32 sts ( or you may also pick up from the bottom to cast on row as how you desired but only to make sure that the numbers of your pick up stitch are equal to Ribbing 2 x 2 count).
Row 1: (k2, p2) Repeat ( ) till end.
Row 2: (K2, p2) Repeat ( ) till end.
Row 3: (K2, YO,p2tog, K2, P2, K2, P2) Repeat ( ) till end.
Row 4: (k2, p2) Repeat ( ) till end.
Row 5: (K2, p2) Repeat ( ) till end.
Row 6: (k2, p2) Repeat ( ) till end.
Row 7: (K2, p2) Repeat ( ) till end.
Row 8: (k2, p2) Repeat ( ) till end.
Bind off.
Repeat steps above without making Yarn Over for the next Band.
Sew your favourite buttons cut all extra yarns and weave it off. Done! 
Note: Please contact me if you found any error with this pattern. I am not responsible for the result you gain by using my pattern if you knit with different yarns. Thank you for trying out this design! You can match the sweet cardigan with my Old Shale Baby Beanie. Do share with me your project using this pattern. Pattern is copyrighted.
Link to Old Shale Baby Beanie
(http://www.aheys.com/knittingdanprojeksaya/free-pattern-knitting-an-old-shale-baby-beanie-with-tutorial/)

Designed by,
Ery Yusof@Er EROGLU
www.daknit.com
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Free Pattern: Knitting an Old Shale Baby Beanie with tutorial.

old shale beanieOld Shale Baby Beanie

Alhamdulilah.. another new pattern to share and I am very happy that Allah give me the chance to share this pattern with every knitting lovers. Enjoy knitting!

(Fully English Written Instructions)

**Pattern and all pictures are copyrighted. No resell, no distribution in any forms. All rights reserved by Daknit.Com (please share the link only). You can sell the item made from this pattern for profits*

Before we proceed to the pattern, I’m going to make a little Basic Knit Tutorial. Please scroll down if you need to be directed to the patten and skip this tutorial (it’s going to be a long one!)

1. LONG TAIL CAST ON — >> Please click here for tutorial.

2. KNIT STITCH

knit1For the knit stitch, insert your right needle into the bottom loop of the stitch on left needle as shown in the picture above.

knit2Wrap the working yarn counterclockwise (always wrap your yarn counterclockwise) onto the right needle as shown in picture above.

knit3Bring the yarn out from the same loop. Drop the stitch on the left needle. Now you have moved your stitch to your right needle and make a knit stitch.

2. PURL STITCH

purl1Bring your working yarn forward as shown in the picture (means, facing you)

purl2Now, insert your right needle inside the loop of the stitch at left needle from above (as shown in the picture)

purl3Wrap your working yarn onto your right needle counterclockwise (as shown in picture)

purl4Bring out the right needle that have been wrapped by the yarn from the same loop. Drop the stitch on left needle and now you have moved your stitch to your right needle and make a purl stitch.

3. YARN OVER (For KNiT STiTCH SiDE) – Increase

yo1To make yarn over (on knit stitch side), bring the working yarn forward as if you want to purl (see picture)

yo2Then, insert your right needle into the loop of the stitch on left needle as how you usually do the knit stitch.

yo3Wrap the working yarn onto right needle counterclockwise as shown in the picture.

yo4Bring out the right needle from the same loop. Now you will have an extra stitch from the yarn forward you did (also known as a yarn over which makes a hole and give one extra stitch (increase))

4.KNIT 2 TOGETHER -K2TOG (Decrease)

k2tog1In K2tog, you are knitting 2 stitches together. Insert your right needle into the loop of the 2 stitches together as shown in the picture.

k2tog2Then, wrap your working yarn onto the right needle as shown in the picture.

k2tog3Then, bring out your right needle from the same loops, drop the stitch on the left needle. Now you have decrease 2 stitches into 1 stitch and moved them to your right needle.

5. BIND OFF/CAST OFF –> Please Click here for the tutorial

6. MAKE 1—> Please click here for the tutorial

7. Knit from back loop & Purl from back loop —> Please click here for the tutorial

Alright! Done with the looong basic tutorial 😉 Now let’s do the beanie! Hope you will enjoy making one and let your daughter or your niece or anyone you love wear them.

Material used:
A ball of 100 gram/350 meter Alize Sekerim Bebe Batik (Available for purchase at www.daknit.com)
3.50mm circular knitting needle 40cm length and 80cm length (80 cm length use for top decrease)
scissor
stitch marker (to mark your beginning round) and blunt yarn needle (to sew your top)

Gauge: 10 inch x 10 inch = 23 stitches x 30 rows using 3.50mm needles

Skill: Advanced Beginner to Intermediate

Abbreviations:

CO – Cast On

K- Knit

P- Purl

K2tog – Knit 2 together

YO – Yarn over

BO – Bind Off

NOTE:

1. Always move your stitch marker along every time you move to the next round.

2. Old shale pattern:
Row 1: Knit

Row 2: Knit

Row 3: [k2tog x 3 times, (yo,k1) x 6 times, k2tog x 3 times] (repeat [ to ] for the whole round)

Row 4: Purl

3. For 90 cast on, you will get a size of a baby 0-3 months old. If you cast on 108 sts, you will get a size of a baby of 6-12 months old. 90 cast on will get you 5 waves and 108 cast on will get you 6 waves. TIPS: if you make 108 cast on, you need to do the decrease for 5 times but the number of stiches will be as same as the 90 cast on decrease.

Instructions:

1Using long-tail cast on method, cast on 90 stitches on your 40cm circular needle. Make sure not to twist (see picture for reference). Place a stitch marker on the right needle to mark you start.

Then,

2Round 1: Knit until the last stitch.
Round 2: Purl until the last stitch.

Begin Old Shale Pattern:

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Round 3: Knit

Round 4: Knit

Round 5: [k2tog x 3 times, then do (yo,k1) x 6 times then again k2tog x 3 times] (repeat from [ to ] for the whole round – 5 times repeat)

Round 6: Purl

Repeat Round 3 to Round 6 for 3 times more. So as total, you will get 18 rows including Round 1 and Round 2.

Round 19: *Knit through back loop, Purl* repeat from ‘ to ‘ till the end of round.
Round 20: ‘Knit through back loop, Purl’ repeat from ‘ to’ till the end of round.

Repeat Round 19 and Round 20 for 5 times more. As total, you will have 30 rows from the cast on.

Round 31: Knit

Round 32: Knit

Round 33: [k2tog x 3 times, then do (Make1,k1) x 6 times then again k2tog x 3 times] (repeat from [ to ] for the whole round – 5 times repeat)

Round 34:  Purl

Now, from Round 34 until your desired length, keep knitting. Means, you will just knit the rounds before decrease. So here it will be stockinette stitch pattern. I made my body length as 15cm long from cast on.

now, DECREASE time! (DON’T FORGET TO CHANGE YOUR NEEDLE INTO 80 CM LENGTH (divide your stitches to 54 sts and 36 sts per needle – this is to make it easy to do decrease) or if you feel uncomfortable you can use DPNS)

You can use stitch markers to mark your decrease. Since we are having 90 cast on, so the decrease will be 90/5, you will get an even number which is 18 sts.  So, place a marker between every 18 sts to make it easier for you.

Next round: *Knit 15 sts, k3tog (knit 3 stitch together)*. Repeat from * to * until the last stitch.

Next round: Knit the whole round

Next round: *Knit 13 sts, k3tog (knit 3 stitch together)*. Repeat from * to * until the last stitch.

Next round: Knit the whole round

Repeat in the same manner by decreasing 3 stitches before marker at the decrease round and knit in the next round until you only have 12 sts left on your needle. 

Then, cut your working yarn at least 10-15 cm length. Use your blunt yarn needle to insert the working yarn through the 12 stitches left on the needles. Remove the needles. Pull your working yarn as tight as you can, tie and weave it off from inside your baby beanie! 🙂

Fuhhh done!!

Alhamdulillah.. I am glad that this one finish (thanks Mr. hubby for giving me the chance to write this down) oh yes, it took me about 3 hours!!

If you do one, please share with me the picture. I will also upload this pattern to my ravelry. Hope to see you make one soon! 🙂

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Love
Ery Yusof@Er EROGLU

16 August 2013

9.17PM

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Knitting Top Down Guidelines: How I design a top down raglan pullover?

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(Book author: Kristen TenDyke )

How I design a top-down raglan pullover

There’s one special thing about raglan sweaters that I see overlooked in so many designs.

This one special thing is the depth of the back neck. This is determined by how many stitches are cast on for the sleeves at the neck edge. Half of the sleeve cast-on measurement determines the back neck depth (and the front neck depth if it is worked the same as the back). This measurement, when added to the length of the raglan shaping determines the total length from the shoulder to the underarm, and is important to include for the desired armhole length to be accurate.

For example, if you have 4″ worth of stitches cast-on at the top of the sleeve, that would result in a 2″ back neck depth. And, if the raglan shaping is worked over 5.5″, the total armhole depth is 7.5″. This is an important thing to keep in mind when writing the raglan shaping, because a 5.5″ armhole is a lot smaller than a 7.5″ armhole (Read More at…. http://kristentendyke.blogspot.com/2013/06/how-i-design-top-down-raglan-pullover.html)