Saturday, November 22, 2014

Blake's Seed Stitch Bow Tie

So, yeah. I'm not much of a knitter. Usually I overdo it around the holidays because I'm too broke to buy stuff. (yes, I've seen the price of yarn. I'll justify my addiction how I want!)

While trying to figure out a Christmas gift for my older brother, I realized that he REALLY likes bow ties. So much, that he has started the movement #BowTieWednesday. He's a math teacher, so he can be excused his geekiness. ;)

Looking online, I couldn't find any good (read: FREE) patterns for bow ties. So I printed up a sewing pattern and knit up a tie while filling in the lines. Did I mention this is my first time writing up a pattern?

Hooray me!

By the way, this also happened to be my first attempt at seed stitch (which, admittedly, isn't hard, but couple that with writing a pattern and you have a hot mess on your hands). 



Blake's Seed Stitch Bow Tie

Materials:
1/2 ball Patons Classic Wool
Size 7 knitting needles
Row Marker (I just threaded a contrasting yarn through the stitches)

Skills needed:
Seed Stitch
Increasing/Decreasing

Abbreviations
K1 (knit 1)
P1 (purl 1)
M1KW (Make 1 Knitwise)
M1PW (Make 1 Purlwise)
K2tog (Knit 2 together)
P2tog (Purl 2 together)
*..* (repeat)


Cast on 15
Shaping Bow:
Row 1-4 K1, *P1, K1* to end
Row 5 P2tog, * k1, p1* to last 2, P2tog (13 stitches)
Row 6-9 P1, *k1, p1* to end
Row 10 K2tog, *p1, k1* to last 2, K2tog (11 stitches)
Row 11-14 K1, *p1, k1* to end
Row 15 P2tog, *k1, p1* to last 2, P2tog (9 stitches)
Row 16-19 P1, *k1,p1* to end
Row 20 K2tog, *p1,k1 to last 2, * K2tog (7 stitches)
Row 21 M1PW, *p1, k1* to last stitch, M1KW (9 Stitches)
Row 22-24 P1, *K1, p1* to end
Row 25 M1KW, *K1, P1* to last stitch, M1PW (11 stitches)
Row 26-29 K1, *p1,k1* to end
Row 30 M1PW, *P1, k1* to last stitch, M1KW (13 stitches)
Row 31-39 P1, *k1, p1* to end
Row 40 K2tog, *p1, k1* to last 2, K2tog (11 stitches)
Row 41-49 K1, *p1,k1* to end
Row 50 P2tog, *K1, p1 to last 2, P2tog (9 stitches)
Row 51-54 P1, *k1,p1* to end
Row 55 K2tog, *p1, k1* to last 2, K2tog (7 stitches)
Row 56-59 K1, *p1, k1* to end
Row 60 P2tog, *k1, p1* to end (6 stitches)
Row 61-66 Work in seed stitch (knitting the purls and purling the knits)
Row 67 *p1, k1* to last 2, P2tog (5 stitches)
Place Row Marker 
Shaping Neck:
Work in Seed Stitch for 18 inches
Shaping Bow (again):
(Because I didn't actually count how many rows I knit, I'm going to start this shaping at Row 1 again)
Row 1 *p1,k1* to last stitch, M1PW (6 stitches)
Row 2-7 K1, *p1, k1* to end
Row 8 *k1,p1* to last stitch, M1PW (7 stitches)
Row 9-12 K1, *p1, k1* to end
Row 13 M1PW, *p1,k1* to last stitch, M1KW (9 stitches)
Row 14-17 P1, *k1,p1* to end
Row 18 M1KW, *K1, P1* to last stitch, M1PW (11 stitches)
Row 19-27 k1, *p1, k1* to end
Row 28 M1PW, *p1, k1, to last stitch, M1KW (13 stitches)
Row 29-37 P1, *k1,P1* to end
Row 38 K2tog, *P1, K1* to last 2 stitches K2tog (11 stitches)
Row 39-42 K1, *p1,k1* to end
Row 43 P2tog, *k1, p1* to last 2 stitches, P2tog (9 stitches)
Row 44-46 p1, *k1,p1* to end
Row 47 K2tog, *p1, k1* to last 2 stitches, K2tog (7 stitches)
Row 48 M1PW, *k1, p1* to last stitch, M1KW (9 stitches)
Row 49-52  P1, *k1,p1* to end
Row 53 M1KW, *k1,p1* to last stitch, M1PW (11 stitches)
Row 54-57 k1, *p1,k1* to end
Row 58 M1PW, *p1,k1* to last stitch, M1KW (13 stitches)
Row 59-62 P1, *k1,p1* to end
Row 63 M1KW, *k1,p1* to last stitch, M1PW (15 stitches)
Row 64-67 K1, *p1,k1* to end

Bind Off

I definitely invite the rest of you to try out this pattern and let me know if anything needs adjusted or fixed in the pattern. 



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