Bauklötze Scarf

Do you want a fun accessory that's perfect for autumn - here's the pattern for you: a scarf with an interesting graphic effect, that is great for variegated yarn. It is very easy to knit - basically garter stitch only - except for the stitches connecting one piece to another. Joined as you go, so no sewing pieces in the end. The only finishing techniques you need, is weaving in your ends.

As usual, I had some difficulties in finding a name for this scarf - so again I asked the members of knittingparadise.com for suggestions (here's the link to the thread), I loved some of the suggestions but in the end I decided to go for the bricks theme (suggested several times) - but I used a different language :) - "Bauklötze" is the German word for building bricks or toy bricks.

 

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German Version: Eine deutsche Version dieser Anleitung gibt es in diesem Blogbeitrag.

 

Materials

• about 200 grams of bulky yarn
• 7mm needles (straight or circular)
• tapestry needle to weave in ends

 

 

Techniques

• Knitted CO: a method to cast on stitches at the end of a row, as shown in this video by VeryPinkKnits.
• Pickup and knit stitches (from side): insert the right hand needle into the upper bump of the last stitch of the row (photos 1 and 2), and draw your yarn through the loop (photos 3 and 4)

 

• Pick up and connect (with a bind-off row): When you've turned your piece insert the left hand needle from below into the front leg of the bind off stitch (photo 1), then - as if to k2tog - insert the left hand needle into the first stitch on the needle and into the leg of the bind off stitch (photo 2) and draw your yarn through both loops (photo 3). In the pattern this sequence will be called (k2tog-connect).

 

Gauge and Measurements

In garter stitch, about 13 stitches equal 10 cm in width - and 7 ridges (14 rows) equal 5 cm in height. My finished scarf (unblocked) is about 22 cm wide and 186 long (I knitted 8 blocks).

 

General Construction

 

The picture on the right shows the general construction of this scarf. It consists of a number of blocks that in turn consists of 4 rectangles.

 

Each rectangle is 18 stitches wide and 12 garter stitch ridges high. For each block the rectangles are knit in the sequence A, B, C, D. The rectangles are connected to each other

• either by picking up and knitting stitches from the side or top of the last rectangle
• or by picking up and connecting with stitches from a bind-off.

 

Instructions

 

Block 1

 

Rectangle A

CO 18 (with knitted CO)

Knit 11 ridges of garter stitch (knit all stitches)

Last row: BO all except last stitch

 

Rectangle B

CO5 (with knitted CO)

Knit 6, pick up and knit 12 sts from the side of rectangle A (your piece should now look similar to photo 1)

Knit 11 ridges of garter stitch

Last row: BO all except last stitch

 

Rectangle C

Pick up and knit 12 stitches from the side of rectangle B, CO5 (with knitted CO) (your piece should now look similar to photo 2)

Knit 11 rigdes of garter stitch

Last row: BO all except last stitch

Rectangle D

Pick up and knit 12 stitches from the side of rectangle C, CO5 (with knitted CO) (your piece should now look similar to photo 3)

Row 1: k2tog-connect, k to end (connect your first row to the 12th stitch of rectangle A counted from the left hand edge of the piece, see photo 4)

Row 2: k all

Repeat rows 1 and 2 ten more times - after a few rows your piece should look similar to photo 4

Row 13: k2tog-connect, BO all except last stitch 

 

 

 

Block 2

 

Rectangle A

Pick up and knit 17 stitches from rectangles D and C of the block below

Knit 11 ridges of garter stitch

Last row: BO all except last stitch

 

Rectangle B

CO5 (with knitted CO)

Knit 6, pick up and knit 12 from rectangle A
Row 1: k2tog-connect to BO of rectangle C of block below, k to end (start to connect right next to the last picked up stitch from rectangle A, i.e. don't leave a gap)
Row 2: k all

Repeat rows 1 and 2 ten more times

Last row: BO all except last stitch

  

Rectangle C = Rectangle C of block 1

Pick up and knit 12 stitches from the side of rectangle B, CO5 (with knitted CO)

Knit 11 rigdes of garter stitch

Last row: BO all except last stitch

 

Rectangle D = Rectangle D of block 1

Pick up and knit 12 stitches from the side of rectangle C, CO5 (with knitted CO) (your piece should now look similar to photo 3)

Row 1: k2tog-connect, k to end (connect your first row to the 12th stitch counted of rectangle A from the left hand side edge of the piece)

Row 2: k all

Repeat rows 1 and 2 ten more times

Row 13: k2tog-connect, BO all except last stitch 

 

Repeat block 2 until your scarf is as long as you want it.

 

In the last block change row 13 of rectangle D as follows:

Row 13: k2tog-connect, BO all

 

I knitted a total of 8 rectangles.

 

Weave in ends and block lightly.

 

Patchwork Cowl

As the days get colder and greyer, knit yourself this lovely and colourful cowl. It is knitted flat and all in garter stitch. Due to its unique construction it brings out the best of your variegated yarn, e.g. your Zauberball or your Noro yarn. It is basically a variation of an entrelac pattern, but with blocks (squares and rectangles) of different sizes.

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Materials

• about 200 grams of fingering weight yarn - preferably variegated yarn
• 3.25mm needles (straight or circulars) 
• a third needle (for three-needle BO)
• a tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Techniques and Stitches

• Knitted Cast On: https://youtu.be/xocjmpglM1Q
• Pick up and knit:  https://youtu.be/oUPhLYkC0Fw , https://youtu.be/4XtGL8vJf-g or https://youtu.be/htAHtNnuE7Q
• Join stitches at the edge - as in entrelac: k2tog of the following stitch with the next stich of the underlying rectangle/square. A similar method (but with an ssk instead of an k2tog) is shown in this YouTube video. I will call this stitch k2tog-join in the pattern.
• Pick up stitches (without knitting them): https://youtu.be/7c5IzAE_hn8
• Three Needle Bind Off: https://youtu.be/Ph93jWSzTa0

Construction

Figure X shows the general construction of the cowl. It is knitted flat and connected in the end (i.e. after the last layer or connected while knitting the last layer).

Figure 1: General Construction

Figure 2 shows how the layers make up the cowl. Odd-numbered layers consist of rectangles: 3 rectangles that are 8 stitches wide and 8 ridges high, and 2 rectangles that are 16 stitches wide and 16 ridges high. Even-numbered layers consist of rectangles: 3 that are 16 stitches wide and 8 ridges high, and 2 that are 8 stitches wide and 16 ridges high.

Rectangles/squares from one layer are knitted at a 90 degree angle to the knitting direction of the layer below.

Figure 2: Layers

In even numbered layers, rectangle 1 connects to square 5 of the layer below, rectangle 2 uses stitches picked up from square 5 of the layer below as base and is connected at the side to square of of the layer below, rectangle 3 is based on picked up stitches from the side of square 4 of the layer below and is connected to square 3 of the layer below ... and so on.

In layer 3 and the following odd numbered layers, square 1 is based on stitches from the side of rectangle 5 of the layer below and connected at the side to rectangle 4 of the layer below, and so on. The last square of an odd numbered layer is based on the stitches from rectangle 1 of the layer below and not connected while knitting it.

Instructions

Layer 1

Square 1 

CO8 stitches with knitted CO

Rows 1-16: sl1, k7

Square 2

CO 16 stitches with knitted CO (your piece should look as shown in photo 1 of picture A)

Rows 1-32: sl1, k15

Square 3 (=  Square 1)

CO8 stitches (with knitted CO)

Rows 1-16: sl1, k7

Square 4 (= Square 2)

CO 16 stitches with knitted CO 

Rows 1-32: sl1, k15

(Now your piece should look similar to photo 1 of picture A)

Square 5 (= Square 1)

CO8 stitches (with knitted CO)

Rows 1-16: sl1, k7

Layer 2

Rectangle 1

CO15 with knitted CO (your piece should now look like photo 3 of picture A)

Row 1: sl1, k14 (newly CO stitch), k1 (last stitch of square 5 of layer below), turn

Row 2: sl1, k to end, turn

Row 3: sl1, k14, k2tog-join

Row 4: sl1, k to end, turn

Repeat rows 3 and 4 six (6) more times

Row 15: sl1 k14, k2tog-join, DO NOT TURN but go on in the same direction

Rectangle 2

Pick up and knit 8 stitches

Row 1: sl1, k7, turn

Row 2: sl1, k6, k2tog-join (last stitch of the picked up stitches and next stitch of square 4 of layer below), turn

Row 3: sl1, k7, turn

Repeat rows 2 and 3 fourteen (14) more times.

Row 31: sl1, k6, k2tog-join, DO NOT TURN but go on in the same direction

Rectangle 3

Pick up and knit 16 stitches

Row 1: sl1, k15, turn

Row 2: sl1, k14, k2tog-join, (last stitch of the picked up stitches and next stitch of square 3 of layer below), turn

Row 3: sl1, k15 turn

Repeat rows 2 and 3 six (6) more times

Row 15: sl1, k14,  k2tog-join, DO NOT TURN but go on in the same direction

Rectangle 4

Pick up and knit 8 stitches

Row 1: sl1, k7, turn

Row 2: sl1, k6, k2tog-join (last stitch of the picked up stitches and next stitch of square 2 of layer below), turn

Row 3: sl1, k7, turn

Repeat rows 2 and 3 fourteen (14) more times.

Row 31: sl1, k6, k2tog-join, DO NOT TURN but go on in the same direction

Rectangle 5

Pick up and knit 16 stitches

Row 1: sl1, k15, turn

Row 2: sl1, k14, k2tog-join, (last stitch of the picked up stitches and next stitch of square 1 of layer below), turn

Row 3: sl1, k15 turn

Repeat rows 2 and 3 six more times

Row  15: sl1, k14,  k2tog-join

Row 16: BO15 stitches



Picture A: Illustrations for Layers 1 and 2

Layer 3

Square 1

Row 1: pick up and knit 7 stitches from the side of the last rectangle (rectangle 5 of layer below), you have now 8 stitches on your needles

Row 2: sl1, k to end

Row 3: sl1, k6, k2tog-join (with next stitch from rectangle 4 of layer below)

Repeat rows 2 and 3 six (6) times

Row 15: sl1, k to end

Row 16: sl1, k6 k2tog-join, DO NOT TURN but go on in the same direction

Square 2

Row 1: pick up and knit 16 stitches from the side of rectangle 4 of the layer below, TURN

Row 2: sl1, k15, TURN

Row 3: sl1, k14, k2tog-join (with next stitch from rectangle 3 of layer below)

Repeat rows 2 and 3 fourteen (14) times

Row 31: sl1, k15, TURN

Row 32: sl1, k14, k2tog-join (with last stitch from rectangle 3 of layer below), DO NOT TURN but go on in the same direction

Square 3

Row 1: pick up and knit 7 stitches from the side of the last rectangle (rectangle 3 of layer below), you have now 8 stitches on your needles

Row 2: sl1, k7, TURN

Row 3: sl1, k6, k2tog-join (with next stitch from rectangle 2 of layer below)

Repeat rows 2 and 3  six (6) times

Row 15: sl1, k to end

Row 16: sl1, k6 k2tog-join, DO NOT TURN but go on in the same direction

  

Square 4

Row 1: pick up and knit 16 stitches from the side of rectangle 2 of the layer below, TURN

Row 2: sl1, k15, TURN

Row 3: sl1, k14, k2tog-join (with next stitch from rectangle 1 of layer below)

Repeat rows 2 and 3  fourteen (14) times

Row 31: sl1, k15, TURN

Row 32: sl1, k14, k2tog-join (with last stitch from rectangle 1 of layer below), DO NOT TURN but go on in the same direction

Square 5

Row 1: pick up and knit 8 stitches from side of rectangle 1 of layer below

Rows 2-15: sl1, k7

DO NOT TURN but go on knitted CO of next layer

Repeat Layers 2 and 3 until the piece is roughly as long as you want it. Make sure to end with a layer 3.

 

Picture B: Illustrations for Last Layer

Last Layer

The last layer is basically the same as layer 2 with connections to the very first layer. This requires connecting the very first CO and connecting to the last knitted layer at the same time which can feel a bit awkward ... if you want to avoid this, you can just knit one more layer 2 and then sew the edges together.

However, here's how to do it without sewing.

Fold the scarf in a way so that the first layer faces the last layer with a gap about one layer wide (see photo 1 of picture B)

Rectangle 1

CO15 with knitted CO

With a third needle pick up 7 stitches from the CO of square 5 of the very first layer.

Rectangle 1 will not only be connected to the last layer but also to these stitches picked up from the first layer. See photo 2 in picture B.

Row 1: sl1, k14 (newly CO stitch), k1 (last stitch of square 5 of layer below), turn

Row 2: sl1, k 14, k2tog-join (with first stitch picked up of side of square 5 of layer 1)

Row 3: sl1, k 14, k2tog-join (with next stitch of square 5 of layer below)

Row 4: sl1, k 14, k2tog-join (with next stitch of square 5 of layer 1)

Repeat rows 3 and 4 six (6) more times

Now you have 18 stitches left (16 from this rectangle and 2 from the squares of other layers). Transfer these stitches to one needle (-> working needle)

With the third needle pick up 16 stitches from the side of square 4 of layer 1.

Your piece should now look like photo 3 of picture B

Row 15: do a three-needle BO of these stitches on these to needles - while doing a k2tog of the first and last stitch on the working needle. (See photo 4 of picture B)

Rectangle 2

Pick up and knit 8 stitches (from the side of square 4 of the layer below)

With the third needle pick up 16 stitches from the CO of square 4 of layer 1).

Rectangle 2 will be connected to square 4 of the layer below and square 4 of the first layer.

See photo 5 of picture B.

Row 1: sl1, k6, k2tog-join (with square 4 of layer 1)

Row 2: sl1, k6, k2tog-join (last stitch of the picked up stitches and next stitch of square 4 of layer below), turn

Row 3: sl1, k7, k2tog-join (with square 4 of layer 1)

Repeat rows 2 and 3 fourteen (14) more times.

Now you have 10 stitches left (8 from this rectangle and two from the adjoining squares). Transfer these to one needle

With third needle pick up 8 stitches from the side of square 3 of layer 1.

Row 31:  do a three-needle BO of these stitches on these to needles - while doing a k2tog of the first and last stitch on the working needle.

Rectangle 3

Pick up and knit 16 stitches

With a third needle pick up 7 stitches from the CO of square 3 of the very first layer.

Row 1: sl1, k14 (newly CO stitch), k1 (last stitch of square 3 of layer below), turn

Row 2: sl1, k 14, k2tog-join (with first stitch picked up of side of square 3 of layer 1)

Row 3: sl1, k 14, k2tog-join (with next stitch of square 3 of layer below)

Row 4: sl1, k 14, k2tog-join (with next stitch of square 3 of layer 1)

Repeat rows 3 and 4 six (6) more times.

Now you have 18 stitches left (16 from this rectangle and 2 from the squares of other layers). Transfer these stitches to one needle (-> working needle)

With the third needle pick up 16 stitches from the side of square 2 of layer 1.

Row 15: do a three-needle BO of these stitches on these to needles - while doing a k2tog of the first and last stitch on the working needle.

Rectangle 4

Pick up and knit 8 stitches

With the third needle pick up 16 stitches from the CO of square 2 of layer 1). See photo 6 of picture B.

Rectangle 2 will be connected to square 2 of the layer below and square 2 of the first layer.

Row 1: sl1, k6, k2tog-join (with square 2 of layer 1)

Row 2: sl1, k6, k2tog-join (last stitch of the picked up stitches and next stitch of square 2 of layer below), turn

Row 3: sl1, k7, k2tog-join (with square 2 of layer 1)

Repeat rows 2 and 3 fourteen (14) more times.

Now you have 10 stitches left (8 from this rectangle and two from the adjoining squares). Transfer these to one needle

With third needle pick up 8 stitches from the side of square 1 of layer 1.

Row 31:  do a three-needle BO of these stitches on these to needles - while doing a k2tog of the first and last stitch on the working needle.

Rectangle 5

Pick up and knit 16 stitches

With a third needle pick up 7 stitches from the CO of square 1 of the very first layer.

Row 1: sl1, k14 (newly CO stitch), k1 (last stitch of square 1 of layer below), turn

Row 2: sl1, k 14, k2tog-join (with first stitch picked up of side of square 1 of layer 1)

Row 3: sl1, k 14, k2tog-join (with next stitch of square 1 of layer below)

Row 4: sl1, k 14, k2tog-join (with next stitch of square 1 of layer 1)

Repeat rows 3 and 4 seven (7) more times.

Row 18: BO all stitches  

Weave in ends and block gently.



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Zauberball Tiling

Recently, when I thought again about what to do with my two skeins of Zauberball Fuchsienbeet. I had them lying around since I tried something with them last year which didn't exactly work out.

This time I wanted to try a (sort of) entrelac pattern, but with different sized patches. Even though the colors don't distribute as evenly as I would like them to, I really like how it looks. The pattern reminds me of parquetry or tiling.