Boulder Community Knitting

Please join us Wednesday, June 12 from 3:00 to 4:30 at the Meadows branch of the Boulder Public Library. Thanks to Katharine for this month's pattern, the Sunflower headband. The pattern and chart are below. You will need about an ounce of worsted weight yarn and circular needles in US #7 or 8 (4.5-5 mm). Make sure to go to the bottom of this post/email to see the blanket square patterns for June.  Sunflower Headband This pattern features a sunflower motif done in knit and purl stitches in the round. The motif is an 18 stitch repeat over 19 rows. The adult size has 5 pattern repeats and the child size has 4 pattern repeats, using worsted weight yarn on circular needles US size 7 or 8.  I used just over 1 ounce of Cascade 220 Superwash to complete the adult headband. My gauge measured 4 stitches per inch stockinette, blocked. Instructions: Cast on 90 stitches long-tail for Adult size, 72 stitches for Child size. Join in the round. Row 1:  Knit Row 2:  Purl Row 3:  Knit Begin sunflow

Hi knitters! Please join us this Wednesday, May 8, from 3:00 for 4:30 at the Meadows branch of the Boulder Public Library. It's May, our sweater/vest month! We're sharing a hooded vest pattern (below), or you can make the sweater pictured above, a past pattern (there will be printed copies at the meeting). If you're making blanket squares, don't forget to scroll down to the end to get this month's squares.   Our 2 blanket square patterns this month are:  SQUARE 9: BLANKET RIB Cast on an odd number of stitches. Row 1: Knit into the front and back of each stitch Row 2: K2tog, then (P2tog, K2tog) across Repeat these 2 rows until piece measures 10 inches from cast on, ending with row 2. SQUARE 10: WAFFLE STITCH Cast on a multiple of 3 stitches plus 1. Row 1: P1, then (K2, P1) across Row 2: K1, then (P2, K1) across Row 3: repeat row 1 Row 4: knit across Repeat these 2 rows until piece measures 10 inches from cast on, ending with row 3 or 4.

Hi knitters, Please join us for our April meeting this Wednesday, April 10, from 3:00 to 4:30 at the Meadows branch of the Boulder Public Library. We will be knitting a hat with a little bit of colorwork. As always, feel free to simplify the pattern to stripes or a solid hat if you don't want to do the colorwork.  You will need to bring worsted weight yarn in 2 colors and US 7 or 6 (4.5 - 5 mm) needles (see pattern below for details).  Also, I forgot the blanket square patterns last month, so I owe you 4 this month! Here they are: Abbreviations used: kfb = knit into the front and back of the stitch (increases 1) p2tog  = purl 2 together sl1wyif = slip 1 stitch purlwise with yarn held in front of work SQUARE 5: KNOTTED RIB Cast on an even number of stitches. Row 1: (k1, p1) across Row 2: (p1, k1) across Row 3: (kfb, p1) across Row 4: (p2tog, k1) across Repeat these 4 rows until piece measures 10 inches from cast on, ending with a row 2 or 4.  SQUARE 6: PIQUE RIB Cast on a multiple o

  Our next meeting will be Wednesday, March 13, from 3:00 to 4:30 at the Meadows branch of the Boulder Public Library.  The pattern for March is this striped and textured hat (pattern below, click to enlarge). You will need about 100 yards each of two colors of machine washable worsted weight yarn and a US 7 or 8 (4.5 or 5 mm) 16 inch circular needle and DPNs.  An update/correction on blanket squares: you don't have to seam them yourself, though you certainly can if you want to. Just bring finished squares, strips, or blankets to any meeting, and we'll make sure they all end up becoming blankets!  Roylene dropped off 60 hats at EFAA this month. There's plenty of cold weather left this season, so the hats will come in handy for families in need.  One more thing - Maggie and Judy from Shuttles will have some yarn for sale at the March meeting, and they will take cash or checks. No pressure, just if you're interested.  And here's the March hat pattern:

Hi knitters, Our next meeting will be Wednesday, February 14 from 3:00 to 4:30 at the Meadows branch of the Boulder Public Library. We will be making a simple colorwork hat. If you're not up for stranded colorwork, you can always do the color panel as a simple stripe. You will need machine washable worsted weight yarn - about 120 yards for the main color and 20 yards each of two other colors - and a 16 inch circular needle and double point needles in US 7 or 8 (4.5-5 mm). Here is the pattern (click to enlarge):  We also have 2 blanket squares for February. See this post  for details about the blanket square project and the patterns for squares 1 and 2.  SQUARE 3: CHECKS Cast on a multiple of 4 sts.  Rows 1 and 2: *(K2, P2), repeat from * to end.  Rows 3 and 4: *(P2, K2), repeat from * to end Repeat these 4 rows until piece measures 10 inches from cast on, ending with a row 2 or 4. Bind off all sts in pattern. SQUARE 4: GARTER STRIPES Cast on any number of stitches.  Rows 1-5: K acr

 Hi knitters! Our next meeting is this Wednesday, January 10 from 3:00 to 4:30 at the Meadows branch of the Boulder Public Library. In January we will be knitting the hat pictured here. The pattern is below (click on it to enlarge), and you will need 50 g or 1.5 oz worsted weight yarn and US 8 (5 mm) 16 inch circulars and DPNs.  I'd also like to announce a fun challenge for the year: 24 in '24!  A while back, we worked on a project to make blankets for the local police to distribute to comfort people (especially children) involved in difficult and traumatic situations. A great group of people kept this going, and the Lafayette police are still receiving blankets to distribute. They said they can always use more blankets, so let's make that happen. The challenge is this: knit 24 squares in 2024. Each month, I'll share two stitch patterns, ranging from very simple and to more challenging. The patterns are just to keep you interested. You can knit them all, knit just the o