Free Pattern – Christmas Lights

Hello all!

My name is Claire and I’m the co-writer of this blog – although I think Abbie is posting more than me at the moment! I am on ravelry and my ravatar is claire-marie

I would like to start off with a free pattern – it is the first that I have designed myself – I was interested in knitting some Christmas Lights for my Christmas tree – however, I couldn’t find any suitable patterns so I made one up!

So, here goes:

Mini Christmas Lights

Use 3.5mm straight needles and DK yarn.

This pattern uses about 4yrds of the bulb colour, and about 2 yrds of the plug colour for each light.

Abbreviation: kfb = knit into the front and back of the stitch

Cast on 2sts in the bulb colour

Row 1: purl

Row 2: Kfb to end [4sts]

Row 3: purl

Row 4: (kfb, k1) rpt to end [6sts]

Row 5: purl

Row 6: (kfb, k2) rpt to end [8sts]

Row 7: purl

Row 8: (kfb, k3) rpt to end [10sts]

Row 9: purl

Row 10: (kfb, k4) rpt to end [12sts]

Row 11: purl

Row 12: (kfb, k5) rpt to end [14sts]

Row 13: purl

Row 14: (kfb, k6) rpt to end [16sts]

Row 15: purl

Row 16: knit

Row 17: purl

Row 18: k2tog to end [8sts]

Break off bulb colour and join in plug colour

Row 19: purl

Row 20: knit

Row 21: purl

Row 22: knit

Row 23: purl

Row 24: k2tog to end [4sts]

Break off yarn and thread thorugh stitches twice – pull up tight. With right sides together, oversew row ends of the plug. Strating from tip of bulb, oversew row ends to halfway up the length of the bulb. Turn out the right way and stuff, then sew up opening.

The mini christmas lights can be sewn along a length of ribbon or i-cord and draped around your Christmas tree!

Yarn of the Week: 3

Greetings all!

Got a rather weird one for you this week – Possum Yarn! It hails from New Zealand, where possums are a big pest. Not quite sure about all the gory details, but it combines possum fur with merino wool. It’s apparently very nice to wear and pill-free!

Most of the yarn is only available from NZ, but I found this yarn on the Woolly Workshop:

Possum Sock Yarn - Spanish Moss

 

Isn’t it gorgeous? It’s a fingering weight sock yarn and only available in a very short supply. They have two skeins in stock – enough to make one pair of socks. It costs £10.42 for 50g and made by Cherry Tree Hill. Yum yum. But I’ve never made a pair of socks, better learn quick!

the knitted cupcake x