Knitting with Schnapps

Kozy Kovers for Kids

Monday, October 28, 2013

Introducing Footprints!

Football Sunday was yesterday and Schnapps was busy. He made this hat using Lion Brand Hometown USA yarn. Thank you Janie for the name!

He made a couple of plain knit hats this weekend too, using colorful and textured yarn, which he thinks is best used with a plain stitch pattern. Don't forget to get your copy of "The Play Book" too if you want all the 2013 Football Patterns!

This is a very busy time of year for Delaware Head Huggers! Hats are shipping out every week. So far, we have been able to get hats to everyone who has requested them. Keep them coming in because the cold weather isn't even here yet. And remember, if you or someone you know needs hats and live in the USA, let me know and I will gladly send hats.

Please also remember that the Finn Hat Project is still ongoing. So far, we have collected 544 Finn Hats, but we would like to have so many more than that ready for pre-school children who are facing cancer treatment. All information about this special, heart warming project can be found here.

Children wearing Finn Hats made by us!

Schnapps modeling one of his more colorful creations!

I stumbled across ladder yarn this weekend and had fun making a quick necklace too.

Footprints

You will need 6-weight yarn and size US 13 circular needles and dpn's or some other combination of yarn and needles listed below.

Abbreviations:
sl2wyif: hold yarn in front as if to purl and slip 2 stitches knit-wise.
k2tog: knit 2 stitches together as one

Cast on 48 stitches, place marker and join, taking care not to twist stitches.

Work Brim:
Row 1: knit all stitches
Repeat Row 1 until piece is about 2.5 to 3 inches in length.

Work Pattern:
Row 1: *k2, sl2wyif*; repeat around
Rows 2 & 4: knit all stitches
Row 3: *sl2wyif, k2*; repeat around
Repeat Rows 1 - 4 until piece is about 7 to 7.5 inches in length.

Decrease Crown: use dpn’s when needed
Row 1: *k6, k2tog*; repeat around
Row 2: *k5, k2tog*; repeat around
Row 3: *k4, k2tog*; repeat around
Row 4: *k3, k2tog*; repeat around
Row 5: *k2, k2tog*; repeat around
Row 6: *k1, k2tog*; repeat around

Finish: Cut working yarn, leaving a 6-inch tail. Draw the tail through the remaining stitches, cinch closed and secure. Weave in ends and give it to someone special who needs a warm hug!

The pattern is worked over 4 stitches, but use a multiple of 8 to keep the crown decrease the same.

To knit this using 5-weight yarn, use size 10.5 needles and cast on 72 stitches.

To knit this using worsted weight yarn, use size 8 needles and cast on 88 stitches.

To make it child size, use worsted yarn, size 8 needles and cast on 64 stitches. Adjust in increments of 8 stitches for individual sizes.

To knit this using sport weight yarn, use size 5 needles and cast on 120 stitches.

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Kozy Kovers for Kids

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Introducing Kickoff and The Play Book!

Football Season is well under way and Schnapps has been spending time designing patterns that are simple and quick and can be knit in less time than it takes to watch a game. So far, he's got 12 new patterns this season. In the Huddle is in the post prior to this one. Kickoff is posted here free.

Kickoff

The rest of the football hats are in the new e-book "The Play Book". This e-book features 10 never before published patterns and sells for just $5. This is our big fundraiser for the year to help cover the shipping and supply costs for Delaware Head Huggers.

Every pattern in this book contains information for all yarn weights as well as how to adjust the size. If you can, please purchase this book, help us continue to ship hats all over the country and use the patterns to make a difference locally as well.

The e-book can be purchased by using the link to the right on this page or by going to my Ravelry store. That link is also to the right of this page. The photos below show the patterns included.

Grid Iron

Touchdown

Safety

End Zone

Fair Catch

Line of Scrimmage

Extra Point

Spiral Pass

In the Huddle

Play Action

Onside Kick

Kickoff

You will need 6-weight yarn and size US 13 circular needles and dpn's or some other combination of yarn and needles listed below.

Abbreviations:
s1pw: slip one stitch purlwise (yarn at back)
yo: yarn over
psso: pass slipped stitch over knit stitch and yo
p2tog: purl 2 stitches together as one

Cast on 48 stitches, place marker and join, taking care not to twist stitches.

Work Brim:
Row 1: *k2, p2*; repeat around
Repeat Row 1 until piece is about 1.5 to 2 inches in length

Work Pattern:
Rows 1 & 7: purl all stitches
Rows 2, 4 & 6: *p6, k2*; repeat around
Rows 3 & 5: *p6, s1pw, k1, yo, psso*; repeat around
Rows 8, 10 & 12: *p2, k2, p4*; repeat around
Rows 9 & 11: *p2, s1pw, k1, yo, psso, p4*; repeat around
Repeat Rows 1 - 12 until the piece is about 6.5 to 7 inches in length. End on Row 6 or Row 12.

Decrease Crown: switch to dpn’s when needed
Row 1: *p6, p2tog*; repeat around
Row 2: *p5, p2tog*; repeat around
Row 3: *p4, p2tog*; repeat around
Row 4: p3, p2tog*; repeat around
Row 5: *p2, p2tog*; repeat around
Row 6: *p1, p2tog*; repeat around
Row 7: *p2tog*; repeat around

Finish: Cut working yarn, leaving a 6-inch tail. Draw the tail through the remaining stitches, cinch closed and secure. Weave in ends and enjoy!

The pattern is worked over 8 stitches.

To knit this using 5-weight yarn, use size 10.5 needles and cast on 72 stitches.

To knit this using worsted weight yarn, use size 8 needles and cast on 88 stitches.

To make it child size, use worsted yarn, size 8 needles and cast on 64 stitches. Adjust in increments of 8 stitches for individual sizes.

To knit this using sport weight yarn, use size 5 needles and cast on 120 stitches.

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Kozy Kovers for Kids

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Introducing In the Huddle!

Schnapps is hard at work at our new "Football Hats" e-book, but he wanted to share a pattern with all of you today. He knit this last night during the first half of Monday Night Football. It was all finished before half-time even started. You could easily make the pattern larger for a different look to the hat. This model with knit using Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick, but instructions are included for all yarn weights too.

In the Huddle!

So far, Schnapps has 6 football hats ready to go in the new book. We've shown you 3 already and these are the latest 3:

The new book should be out soon! Details will be posted here as well as on our Facebook page and Twitter.

In The Huddle

You need: 6-weight, super-bulky yarn and size US 13 circulars and dpns or some combination of yarn and needles listed below.

Abbreviations:

T2B: slip next stitch to a cable needle and hold to the back. Knit the next stitch, then purl the stitch from the cable needle.

T2F: slip next stitch to a cable needle and hold to the front. Purl the next stitch, then knit the stitch from the cable needle.

k2tog: holding working yarn as if to knit, knit 2 stitches together as one

Cast on 48 stitches, place marker and join, taking care not to twist stitches.

Work Pattern:

Row 1: *T2B, T2F*; repeat around
Row 2: knit all stitches
Row 3: *T2F, T2B*; repeat around
Row 4: knit all stitches
Repeat Rows 1 - 4 until piece is about 2 inches in length or longer if you want a larger patterned brim.

Work Stockinette:

Row 1: knit all stitches
Repeat Row 1 until the piece is about 6.5 to 7 inches in length.

Decrease Crown:

Row 1: *k6, k2tog*; repeat around
Row 2: *k5, k2tog*; repeat around
Row 3: *k4, k2tog*; repeat around
Row 4: *k3, k2tog*; repeat around
Row 5: *k2, k2tog*; repeat around
Row 6: *k1, k2tog*; repeat around
Row 7: *k2tog*; repeat around

Finish: Cut working yarn, leaving a 6-inch tail. Draw the tail through the remaining stitches, cinch closed and secure. Weave in ends and enjoy!

The pattern is worked over 4 stitches. Work in increments of 8 stitches to keep the crown decrease the same.

To knit this using 5-weight yarn, use size 10.5 needles and cast on 72 stitches.

To knit this using worsted weight yarn, use size 8 needles and cast on 88 stitches.

To make it child size, use worsted yarn, size 8 needles and cast on 64 stitches. Adjust in increments of 8 stitches for individual sizes.

To knit this using sport weight yarn, use size 5 needles and cast on 120 stitches.

Delaware Head Huggers

Kozy Kovers for Kids