Self-Reinforcing One-Row Buttonhole WTP Sampler

Self-Reinforcing One-Row Buttonhole WTP Sampler by natalief on flickr

Yarn: Patons 100% Cotton 4ply (fingering)

Needles: 2.25 mm
Pattern: Self-Reinforcing One-Row Buttonhole
Stitch Count Repeat:  I used 25 sts; a 5 st garter stitch border each side and a 5 st buttonhole in the middle of the centre 15 sts. The book does not say.
Book: A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 354

Comments, if any: The centre 15 sts were, from bottom to top, on:
- garter stitch.
- stocking stitch (stockinette) buttonhole knit on the RS (right/knit/facing side).
- stocking stitch (stockinette) buttonhole knit on the WS (wrong/purl/reverse side).
- seed stitch.

My preferred/favourite buttonhole is the one on stocking stitch kit on the purl/wrong side with seed stitch second and the garter stitch third. I dislike the pouty lips look of the buttonhole knit on the right/knit side of the stocking stitch (stockinette) sample.

Knit by: natalieford on Ravelry = Natalie Ford Knits (natalieford.com) = natalief on flickr

Moss Diamond and Lozenge Pattern

Moss Diamond and Lozenge Pattern

Yarn: Patons Australia Smoothie DK
Needles: 3.5 mm
Pattern: Moss Diamond and Lozenge Pattern
Stitch Count Repeat:  Multiple of 12 sts.
Book: A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 17
Comments, if any: A beautiful reversible stitch pattern that would make a great baby blanket.

Knit by: natalieford on Ravelry = Natalie Ford Knits (natalieford.com) = natalief on flickr

Diagonal view of Moss Diamond and Lozenge Pattern

Crazy Maypole

Yarn: Marriner 3-ply
Needles: 2.5mm (US 1 1/2)
Gauge: 13 stitches to the inch
Pattern: Crazy Maypole
Stitch Count Repeat:  Multiples of 18
Book: A Secondary Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 195-6
Difficult Techniques, if any: Keeping an even tension for the bobbles can take a few attempts, if these are your first introduction to the genre!

Knit by: tangwystyl

Saracen’s Crown

Saracen's Crown closeup by natalief, on Flickr

Saracen's Crown by natalief on flickr

Saracen's Crown by natalief on flickr

Wrong-side view of Saracen's Crown by natalief on flickr

Yarn: Patons 100% Cotton DK, color: natural/beige/grey
Wraps Per Inch: ?
Needles: 4mm
Gauge: ?
Pattern: Saracen’s Crown
Stitch Count Repeat: 17 sts and 14 rows
Book: A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 33-34

Difficult Techniques: There were a number of stitches used in this that I had not used before but the trickiest was K, YO, K, YO, K all in one st.

Comments: Very useful design if you need a 3d crown in your knitting anywhere.

Knit by: natalieford on Ravelry = Natalie Ford Knits (natalieford.com) = natalief on flickr

Lily of the Valley

Yarn: Cascade 220, color: natural
Wraps Per Inch: 9 wpi
Needles: 5mm, US size 8
Gauge: 19 stitches in 4 inches
Pattern: Lily of the Valley
Stitch Count Repeat: Multiple of 27sts
Book: A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 226

Difficult Techniques: Slipping the first of the 4 stitches required to make the ‘lily’ knots can be a bit tricky because it is a little tight to get the needle inserted easily.

Comments: Barbara Walker comments that the pattern would look more lily-like if the pattern were used upside down, but, in my opinion, right side up it looks more like a true stem of Lily of the Valley.

Knit by: MichelleB007 (Ravelry ID)

Coin Cable

Yarn: Nashua Creative Focus Worsted Superwash
Needles: US 7, 4.5mm
Gauge: 6.5 st per inch
Pattern: Coin Cable
Stitch Count Repeat: Multiple of 9 sts
Book: 2nd Treasury, Cables section
Page: 261

Knit by: karenzander

English Lace

Yarn: Cascade 220
Wraps Per Inch: 9 wraps per inch
Needles: 5 mm, size 9 US
Gauge: 4.5 spi
Pattern: English Lace
Stitch Count Repeat: Multiple of 8 stitches
Book: A Second Treasury of Stitch Patterns
Page: 287
Difficult Techniques: Purl 2 together through back loop (see comments below).
Comments: To give a lacier effect with this thicker yarn, I used a needle one size larger than I usually use for this yarn.  In addition, this pattern needs to be blocked to get the lace to show better.

The lace is worked on both knit and purl rows.

Purl 2 together through back loop actually twists the stitches on the knit side.  You can see this if you look very closely, on the right side of the motif, that some of the stitches are twisted.  I worked this as written with the p2tog tbl, but if I were doing it in a garment, I would either twist stitches on both sides to give a slightly more pronounced effect, or reverse the mount of the purl stitches before purling through the back loop.   If worked in a fine laceweight with large needles, I don’t think it would matter.

Knit by: liakno (ravelry id)

Odin’s Eagles

Yarn: Schachenmayr nomotta Catania
Wraps Per Inch: 18
Needles: 3.25 mm
Gauge: 7 spi
Pattern: Odin’s Eagles
Stitch Count Repeat: multiple of 32 stitches
Book: A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 86-87

Comments: Did two full repeats of pattern across, and worked rows 1-44 twice.  The photo in the book depicts more than two repeats lengthwise.  If I were using this as a border pattern of only one repeat lengthwise, I would perhaps start with row 37-44, work through the pattern to row 43 in order to frame the “eagles” within the “zigzag.”  That’s a matter of choice, of course.

Knit by: liakno (ravelry id)

Harebell Lace

Yarn:  Cascade 220, colorway 8021
Wraps Per Inch: 9
Needles: 4.5 mm, US 7
Gauge: 5 spi
Pattern:  Harebell Lace
Stitch Count Repeat: multiple of 6 stitches
Book:  A Second Treasury of Stitch Patterns
Page: 261 and 262
Knit by: liakno (ravelry)

 

Austrian Block Pattern

Yarn:  Cascade 220
Wraps Per Inch: 9
Needles: 4.5 mm, 7 US
Gauge: 5 spi
Pattern: Austrian Block Pattern
Stitch Count Repeat: multiple of 10 stitches
Book: A Second Treasury of Stitch Patterns
Page:  146
Comments, if any: It’s helpful to read the introduction to this chapter to try out Walker’s alternate way of making the right and left twist.  I think perhaps the left twist was indeed slightly tighter and neater.  This block was a lot of fun to do and was very easy.

I’ve included a picture of the pattern unblocked below.

Knit by: liakno (ravelry)

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