Purl-Twist Fabric

Yarn:  Worsted Weight Acrylic
Wraps Per Inch: 9 wpi
Needles: US 6 – 4mm
Gauge:  18 stitch = 4″ 24 rows = 4″
Pattern: Purl Twist Stitch
Stitch Count Repeat:  Even number of stitches
Page: 125
Difficult Techniques: I did not find the twist technic difficult once I understood the instructions.

Comments:  I really enjoyed this pattern and I love the “woven” look it creates. 

Knit by: Stefanie Culley 
ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/people/StefanieCulley
blog: http://stefculley.blogspot.com/

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

Diagonal Wave

Diagonal Wave

Yarn: Some worsted weight dishcloth yarn from my stash
Needles: 3.5 mm
Pattern: Diagonal Wave
Stitch Count Repeat:  Multiple of 6 sts plus 3.
Book: A Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 275
Comments, if any: A beautiful reversible stitch pattern that would make a great scarf and that I am in the process of trying out as an in-the-round stitch pattern modification for a neck warmer.

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

An oblique view of Diagonal Wave

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

Feather Pattern and Expanded Feather Pattern

Feather Pattern and Expanded Feather Pattern by natalief on flickr

Yarn: Patons UK 100% Cotton 4 Ply, lilac
Needles: 3.5 mm
Pattern: Feather Pattern and Expanded Feather Pattern
Stitch Count Repeat:  Multiple of 7 sts pus 1 & Multiple of 12 sts plus 1.
Book: A Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 194

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

Diagonal view of Feather Pattern and Expanded Feather Pattern by natalif on flickr

Antique Diamond Pattern

Antique Diamond Pattern by natalief on flickr

Yarn: Patons UK 100% Cotton, 4 ply, lilac
Needles: 3.5 mm
Pattern: Antique Diamond Pattern
Stitch Count Repeat:  Multiple of 10 sts plus 1.
Book: A Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 235

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

Oblique angle view of Antique Diamond Pattern by natalief on flickr

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

Bead Stitch

Bead Stitch by natalief on flickr

Yarn: Patons 100% Cotton 4 ply / fingering
Needles: 3.5 mm
Pattern: Bead Stitch
Stitch Count Repeat:  Panel of 7 sts.
Book: A Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 230

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

Reverse side of Bead Stitch by natalief on flickr

Diagonal view of Bead Stitch by natalief on flickr

Twisted Slip Stitch (and variations)

Twisted Slip Stitch (and variations) by natalief on flickr

Yarn: Patons 100% Cotton (4 ply/fingering)

Needles: 3.5 mm

Pattern: Twisted Slip Stitch (a), Twisted Slip Stitch Variation (b), Twisted Slip Stitch Variation two colour (c) and Twisted Slip Stitch two colour (d).

Stitch Count Repeat:  Multiple of 4 sts plus 1.

Book: A Treasury of Knitting Patterns

Page: 98

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

Madeira Mesh

Madeira Mesh by natalief on flickr

Yarn: Patons UK 100% Cotton 4 ply (fingering) in lilac.
Needles: I used 3.5 mm.
Gauge: Madeira Mesh
Stitch Count Repeat:  Multiple of 6 sts plus 7.
Book: A Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 151

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

Madeira Mesh by natalief on flickr