Bev's Easy Layette Set
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copyright Bev Qualheim 2002, 2008
Bev's
Easy to knit
Newborn Booties
Size
4 Knitting needles and baby weight or sport yarn
Cast on 34 sts.
Work in garter st for 7 ridges.
K2 tog twice at start of next 2 rows
bind off 3 at start of next 2 rows.
Now - K2, p2 ribbing for 14 rows
Bind off fold in half and sew up seam.
Bev’s
Minneapolis Mittens (newborns)
- Copyright
1997-2008 Beverly A. Qualheim
Updated with gauge and easier wording Oct 2008.
MATERIALS:
Size 4 knitting
needles
1 oz Red Heart Baby soft yarn
Darning needle
Gauge: Mitten before
seaming = 4.5" across and 3" tall 6.5 stitches = 1"
approx. 11 rows = 1"
Newborn MITTEN - starting
at cuff
Cast on 24 sts
Knit for 1/2" then make an eyelet row as follows: (K 2
tog, yo,
K1), repeat across row ending in K1. (8 eyelets)
After eyelet
row, return to knitting until piece reaches a total of 2.5" from cast
on row.
DECREASE rows:
Row 1 of decrease:
K2 tog,
k8, (k2 tog) twice, k8, k2 tog.
Row 2: k across.
Row 3: k2 tog,
k6, (k2
tog)
twice, k 6, k2 tog
Row 4: Knit across.
Row 5: K2 tog,
k4, (k2
tog)
twice, k4, k2 tog.
Row 6: K across
Finishing: Cut 10"
tail
of yarn. Weave through remaining 14 sts. Pull tightly. Stitch seam
shut.
In another color make a crocheted chain of 56 using a size F hook.
Weave
evenly through the 4th row and tie in a bow.
You can also make a
fancy
top for the mittens: sc in any stitch at cuff, ch 4, sc into 3rd stitch
from the ch, continue around the entire cuff and end with a sc in first
sc.
(or use double pointed needles for
knitting in the round - you will
knit one row, purl one row except on decrease)
Bev's
Stretchy Knit Newborn Cap
copyright 2007 Beverly A Qualheim
It is super
fast to knit up and will stretch to fit.
1 oz.
of sport or baby yarn - not fingering
Size 4
knitting needles
Loosely
cast on 66 sts.
Rows
1-5: k2, p2... repeat across
Rows
6-?: Knit all rows (garter st) for 4 inches.
Decreasing
row 1: Knit 2 together across row (33 sts left)
Next
row: knit across.
Next
decreasing row: Knit 2 together across row and knit 1 at the end. (17
sts left)
Next
row: knit across.
Cut
yarn leaving a 12" tail. Thread a large eye needle with the yarn
and gently remove the 9 sts left on the needle. Carefully weave
the
needle through the 17 sts and pull tightly to gather top of hat.
Now
fold hat in half and whip stitch the sides together to form hat.
Add
a pompom if you'd like.
Bev's
FAVE KNIT DISHCLOTH Blanket
copyright
Beverly A. Qualheim 2003, 2006
Size
9
circular needles and baby
yarn
or Caron Simply Soft yarn (still working on blanket so not sure how
much is needed)
Cast
on 4 stitches
Knit 2,
yarn over^ to make an
increase, knit to end of row
Repeat
that row until blanket sides reach at least 32"
Decrease: Knit 1,
knit 2 together, yarn over, knit 2 together, knit to end of row. (HINT: When you K2 together,
be sure to go into the front of the sts and not the back. Just looks
nicer.)
Repeat
until 4 sts on needle
Bind
off and weave in all ends. This looks pretty if you change
colors,
use up your scraps too!
Reader ksinmi's Idea: (You
could add a hood here if you wish by starting to increase here again
till you reach the size hood you want on the blanket, Then simply
bind
off and whip stitch the seam up the sides to form a hood)
^ Photo and
instructions for YO or Yarn Over
stitch
