KTog
KTog meetings are held at Liz's home on the last Tuesday evening of the month from 7:00pm, where you can bring along your own projects, finished or abandoned or join in any of the current charity projects.
Liz co-ordinates the group, provides yarn, patterns and other materials where possible and likes to find unusual and interesting projects, especially those that help you learn, revise and extend your skills. To date, you have joined official Jubilees, Guinness Record Breakers (2), Olympic cushions and Postbox Toppers!
For our current project of lap blankets for the elderly:
How to knit a true square:
Using any yarn with appropriate size needles - Cast on 2 stitches. On every row K1, increase in next stitch, knit to end. Repeat until side measures 8" (@20cm). Following rows: K1, decrease 1st by K2 tog, Knit to end of row until 2 sts remain. K2Tog. Need 15 squares for a lap blanket for current project.
Pattern for orange hats
Use DK bright orange yarn and UK10/3.25mm needles, cast on 71 sts. K1,P1 rib for 3"
Change to UK 8/ 4mm needles and Stocking Stitch 15 rows.
Next row: K1, sl1, psso, *K5, sl1,psso, repeat from * to end.
Next and every alternate row, Purl.
Next knit row: K1, sl1, psso, *K4, sl1, psso to end. Next row; Purl
Next knit row: K1, sl1, psso, *k3, sl1, psso to end "
Next knit row: K1, sl1, psso, *K2, sl1, psso to end "
Next knit row: K1, sl1, psso, *K1, sl1, psso to end "
Next knit row: K1, sl1, psso, *sl1, psso, to end. "
Run the knitting yarn through all remaining stitches and gather tightly, stitch firmly to close the hole.
With right sides together, join the seam with a weaving stitch... (in one side, back the same side) - makes a flat seam
Please do not turn up the rim - they all get washed before use!!
You should get four hats from a 100gm ball.
Remember the knitted bunting? Well done to all who contributed - now Guinness Book of Records Record Breakers! "Devon County Show almost doubles World Record for longest line of knitted bunting - 14.27 km"