browneyedbabs knitting patterns

Bye Bye blogger!

2013-04-21T16:54:00.004+01:00

I have decided to bail out of blogging (I really don't enjoy it!) and I've set up a much nicer website for you to visit, please come and see me in my shiny new home at:

www.browneyedbabsknits.com

It's going to be in development for ever as I tweak and tinker with it so please get in touch with me through the new page to let me know what you think.

Tubby Tiger pattern now available

2012-11-03T19:21:00.000+00:00

My latest pattern is now available for sale on Ravelry and patternfish. Check out the projects on Ravelry to see what a great job my wonderful testknitters made of it.

I'm looking for test knitters for my newest pattern at the minute so pop over to my Ravelry group to volunteer if you'd like to take part.

Knitting basic shapes - Sphere / Ball

2012-08-25T09:04:00.000+01:00

I use spheres as a basis for many components of my knitting patterns. They are very easy if you can knit in the round. I'm going to show you two methods I like for knitting spheres.

Remember to stuff the shape as you knit.

The Easy Way:
Abbreviations

Kfb	Increase by knitting into the front and back of the stitch
*	Repeat the instruction in brackets the number of times shown
K	Knit
K2Tog	Knit two together

To begin, turkish cast on six stitches (three on each needle)

Round 1)	K6	(6 sts)
Round 2)	Kfb*6	(12 sts)
Round 3)	K12
Round 4)	(K1, Kfb)*6	(18 sts)
Round 5)	K18
Round 6)	(K2, Kfb)*6	(24 sts)
Round 7)	K24
Round 8)	(K3, Kfb)*6	(30 sts)

Continue in this manner with a plain knit round followed by an increase round (each time increasing the number of stitches between 'Kfb's) until you have a hemisphere of the size you desire, I like to knit three plain rounds between the last increase and the first decrease round.


Round 10)	(K3, K2Tog)*6	(24 sts)
Round 11)	K24
Round 12)	(K2, K2Tog)*6	(18 sts)
Round 13)	K18
Round 14)	(K1, K2Tog)*6	(12 sts)
Round 15)	K12
Round 16)	K2Tog*6	(6 sts)

Cut yarn and draw through the stitches.

I really dislike the shaping lines in this method; you can see them spiral out from the cast on point.

The Nicer Way:
Abbreviations

LLI	Left lifted increase
RLI	Right lifted increase
*	Repeat the instruction in brackets the number of times shown
K	Knit
K2Tog	Knit two together
SSK	Slip Slip Knit

(A tutorial for the increases is available here: http://www.twistcollective.com/collection/component/content/article/92-how-to/1047-lifted-increase-lli-rli)

To begin, turkish cast on six stitches (three on each needle)

Round 1)	K6	(6 sts)
Round 2)	RLI*6	(12 sts)
Round 3)	K12
Round 4)	(K1, LLI)*6	(18 sts)
Round 5)	Knit all
Round 6)	(RLI, K2)*6	(24 sts)
Round 7)	Knit all
Round 8)	(K3, LLI)*6	(30 sts)

Continue in this manner with a plain knit round followed by an increase round, you need to alternate between LLI and RLI each increase round, until you have a hemisphere of the size you desire.


Round 10)	(K3, SSK)*6	(24 sts)
Round 11)	Knit all
Round 12)	(K2Tog, K2)*6	(18 sts)
Round 13)	Knit all
Round 14)	(K1, SSK)*6	(12 sts)
Round 15)	Knit all
Round 16)	K2Tog*6	(6 sts)

Cut yarn and draw through the stitches.

In my opinion this is much better, the shaping lines are more like those seen on a beachball and are symmetrical in each segment.

the naughty tiger

2012-08-01T19:58:00.000+01:00

I've been working on my tiger pattern for ages now while my cat pattern is with the test knitters. Some designs seem to develop easily while others need concentration and hard work, the tiger has been the latter kind of pattern and has spent many evenings behind the sofa in disgrace.

The naughty tiger's first misdemeanor was when he grew an extra toe.

Exhibit A

Unfortunately, I didn't notice till I had made two feet. That earned him a time out for the afternoon and I had to have some cake to recover my mojo.

After the paw debacle we had a terrible struggle getting the head just right.

but no problem at all getting it wrong!

Thankfully I was able to study more tiger pictures on my pinterest board and eventually we found his face:

Isn't he sweet!

I'll give him his front paws and a tail in the next couple of days, hopefully he'll be ready for test knitting in mid August. Send me a note on Ravelry if you would like to help test knit (fair warning though, my last test knit filled up in about 20 minutes!)

Knitting two items together

2012-06-24T15:48:00.000+01:00

I've moved!

This tutorial is now available at:

http://www.browneyedbabsknits.com/knitting-two-items-together.html

Grafting part two

2012-06-20T14:59:00.000+01:00

I've moved!

Please find this tutorial at my new site here:

http://www.browneyedbabsknits.com/grafting-live-stitches-to-a-finished-piece.html

Grafting live stitches to a finished piece

2012-06-19T11:18:00.000+01:00

I've moved!

Find this tutorial here:

http://www.browneyedbabsknits.com/grafting-live-stitches-to-a-finished-piece.html

A face at last!

2012-06-17T22:53:00.000+01:00

After at least eight failed attempts I finally have a head for my tabby cat knitting pattern. At one point I had three heads in my knitting bag and I was thoroughly creeping my husband out.

I am absurdly pleased with it so I have taken lots of photos to show off.

Now I just need to write it up, send it for test knitting, pay for tech editing and publish it....phew.

(Update: now available for sale on Ravelry and knitpicks)

2012-06-05T18:22:00.000+01:00

I am totally hooked on pinterest, I love seeing what other people are pinning and I have a good range of designers and interesting people to follow. I have been using it a lot to develop my latest toy pattern (Cat pinterest board) and it is so useful to have all my reference images in the same place.

This afternoon I realised I'm getting a lot of hits here from pinterest so I followed the link back and look! People are pinning me! :)

http://pinterest.com/source/browneyedbabs.blogspot.com/

If you are interested in what I am pinning please feel free to

Work in progress

2012-05-26T09:35:00.000+01:00

Knitpicks have accepted three new pattern submissions so I am hard at work on the first of them. It will be a tabby cat, hopefully minimal sewing using intarsia in the round and stripes (for the adventurous) or knit flat for beginners.

I'm doing the intarsia version first and then I'll rework it flat when the yarn support arrives.

Here are some preview photos, I love the paws!

New pattern for sale

2012-02-25T13:53:00.000+00:00

I have a new pattern available for sale: the Honeycomb Brioche Cowl at $2.99.

This is a cosy cowl which can be worn as a shrug, wrap or scarf. Just the thing to keep you warm on cool spring afternoons or to wear with a coat during the winter.

The brioche stitch is well explained and makes a thick, warm fabric which showcases variegated yarns beautifully. The sample is knit in Knitpicks worsted weight Chroma (the colour is Galapagos).

There are lots of photos available on Ravelry here.

Free Knitting Pattern - Toy hammock

2012-02-17T12:59:00.006+00:00

A quick, easy and very useful hammock for storing toys.

Please, if you have trouble or spot a mistake leave a comment here so that I can fix it and prevent other people struggling too. I don't pay for my free patterns to be tech edited and mistakes do happen. (All of my for sale patterns are fully tested and tech edited.)

Requirements
15mm (US 19) needles
DK yarn held doubled (you can use any weight yarn you like as long as you use large needles)

Abbreviations

( )*	rep instructions between ( )’s as many times as directed by the *
K, k	Knit
K2Tog	Knit two together
K4Tog	Knit four together
YO	Yarn over

Pattern
Increase section:
Cast on two stitches

Row 1)	K1, yo, K1	(3 sts)
Row 2)	K all sts
Row 3)	(K1, yo) * 2, K1	(5 sts)
Row 4)	K all sts
Row 5)	(K1, yo) * 4, K1	(9 sts)
Row 6)	K all sts
Row 7)	(K1, yo) * 8, K1	(17 sts)
Row 8)	K all sts
Row 9)	(K1, yo) * 16, K1	(33 sts)
Row 10)	K all sts
Row 11)	yo, K3tog, (yo, K2tog) * 15	(32 sts)

Row 12)	(yo, K2tog) * 16

Repeat row 12 till you get the desired length

Decrease section:

Row 1)	K all sts
Row 2)	(yo, K4tog) * 8	(16 sts)
Row 3)	K all sts
Row 4)	(yo, K4tog) * 4	(8 sts)
Row 5)	K all sts
Row 6)	(yo, K4tog) * 2	(4 sts)
Row 7)	K all sts
Row 8)	K4tog	(1 st)

Bind off

Please note - since this is a free pattern I have not had it tech edited or tested. Please let me know if you find any errors.

If you like the pattern and would like to support me in producing free patterns please consider sending me a donation via paypal by clicking here or visit my shop on Ravelry.

Cable cast on tutorial

2011-11-30T16:28:00.001+00:00

I've moved!

Find this tutorial here:

http://www.browneyedbabsknits.com/cable-cast-on.html

Penguin Pattern up for sale

2011-11-20T21:13:00.000+00:00

The fat bottomed penguin pattern is up for sale on knitpicks and ravelry. This pattern includes two sets of instructions, a simpler version which requires some sewing and a more challenging version which uses intarsia in the round and no sewing up. The techniques are all well explained and this is a quick, interesting knit for an adorable little toy.

Enjoy!

lots of little penguins

2011-08-23T20:43:00.002+01:00

I've been taking photographs of my pair of penguins to finish off my updated pattern. Aren't they cute! The one in front is done in intarsia in the round (my new favourite technique) and the one behind is knit in the round with the white patch sewn on at the end. It took me four attempts to sew it on evenly and I'm still not completely happy, my sewing is really terrible....

I think I'm going to make a few more and accessorize them to look like the penguins the book 10 Little Penguins.

Edit - Now up for sale here!

Re-vamped Lion pattern now for sale

2011-08-14T20:53:00.001+01:00

My loopy lion pattern version 2 is now up for sale. I've totally reworked the face to make him much more friendly and added new instructions for those who don't like intarsia.

I hope you all like him!

Have a look on Ravelry here to see more photos.

Free Tall Tiger Pattern

2011-07-05T21:37:00.015+01:00

I've moved! You can download this free pattern at:

http://www.browneyedbabsknits.com/tall-tiger.html

Loopy Lion is getting big

2011-06-26T11:40:00.000+01:00

I'm nearly finished the body of loopy lion in my knitpicks swish yarn. He's looking really good so far and it has been fun reminding myself how to do intarsia in the round. I'm reformatting the lion pattern as I go to reduce the number of pages and make it a little easier to read before it goes to the knitpicks IDP. Hopefully he'll be ready for final tech editing by the end of the week.

I love intarsia in the round - look how neat this is:

Turkish cast on on one circular (Free tutorial)

2011-06-18T21:04:00.015+01:00

I've moved!

This tutorial is now here:

http://www.browneyedbabsknits.com/turkish-cast-on-on-one-circular-needle.html

Butterfly part 3

2011-05-26T20:35:00.001+01:00

I've moved!
Find this pattern here:

http://www.browneyedbabsknits.com/betty-butterfly.html

Butterfly part 2

2011-05-25T20:32:00.005+01:00

I've moved!
Find this lovely pattern here:

http://www.browneyedbabsknits.com/betty-butterfly.html

Free Knitting Pattern - Betty Butterfly (softie / toy)

2011-05-24T21:30:00.015+01:00

I've moved!

Find a PDF of this lovely pattern here:

http://www.browneyedbabsknits.com/betty-butterfly.html

browneyedbabs knitting patterns

Bye Bye blogger!

Tubby Tiger pattern now available

Knitting basic shapes - Sphere / Ball

the naughty tiger

Knitting two items together

Grafting part two

Grafting live stitches to a finished piece

A face at last!

Pinterest

Work in progress

New pattern for sale

Free Knitting Pattern - Toy hammock

Cable cast on tutorial

Penguin Pattern up for sale

lots of little penguins

Re-vamped Lion pattern now for sale

Free Tall Tiger Pattern

Loopy Lion is getting big

Turkish cast on on one circular (Free tutorial)

Butterfly part 3

Butterfly part 2

Free Knitting Pattern - Betty Butterfly (softie / toy)