Louise Knits

My latest project! I can't use circular needles so I adapted a pattern to use regular needles Here is the pattern: Now you will need to use some imagination, no need to follow this pattern exactly but if you get the idea you can adapt it to different weights of yarn I used size 10 needles and a bulky weight yarn Cast on 63 sts Knit 8 to 10 rows in rib (K1 P1) next row: switch to stocking stitch 1. k8 m1 in 9th stitch, repeat till end 2. purl 3. k9 m1 in 10th stitch, repeat till end 4.and all even rows Purl 5. k10 m1 in 11th stitch, repeat till end 7.  k11 m1 in 12th stitch, repeat till end. Continue in stocking stitch  for about 4 inches start decrease. all even rows are in purl 1. k12, k2 tog repeat till end 3. k11, k2tog, repeat till end 5.k 10, k 2 tog repeat till end follow this way till a few stitches are left runt the thread through the stitches and sew up the sides! In the above beret, I knitted the band by casting on 12 st...

I never seem to find the pattern I want, but this is an easy basic way to make a hat/beanie. I dont use circular needles so this is for 2 needles. 1. choose your yarn and needles and knit a swatch 2. measure the circumference of the head you are knitting for (!!) 3. now for some math: Check your swatch:  if, for example, 10sts make up 5 inches , and the head is 20 inches , then use basic math to find out how may stitches you need: use this method: stitches on the swatch, (in this case 10 ) multiplied by inches of the head (in this case 20 ) divided by the number of inches on the swatch (in this case 5 ) so 10 x 20  = 200 / 5 + 40 stitches SO 4. cast on 40 sts. and knit about 2/3 inches in rib. Change to desired stitch 5. measure from under the ear to about the middle of the head. 6. Knit till that length. 7. Start the decrease this way: 8. k 8, k 2 tog till end 9. All back rows knit as presented 10: k7, k 2 tog 11: as presented 12: k 6, k 2 tog and ...