A customer was asking about the stitch pattern on this little hat.

It is worked over 6 stitches.

When worked flat it is:
1. K3, p3
2. P3, k3
3. S1, k1, yo, k1, pass slip stitch over the stitches, p3
4. P3, k3

In the round, it's:
1. K3, p3
2. K3, p3
3. S1, k1, yo, k1, pass slip stitch over the stitches, p3
4. K3, p3

The hat was knitted in King Cole's Baby Pure DK.

Footsie Dress

 

"Footsie", not just for feet!

Pam has knitted this beautiful little dress in King Cole Footsie, in the colourway 'Strawberry'. The yarn is marketed as a sock yarn, but it looks fantastic made into a dress too.

A Homespun Sleeveless Sweater

 

Carole is wearing her new sleeveless sweater. It was knitted in King Cole Homespun. It's a DK weight yarn, comprised of fine merino, alpaca, viscose and polyamide. It  feels wonderful against the skin, light yet warm. Four 50g balls were used to make this garment. The colour is 'Midnight Sky'.

Carole initially had some problems with her tension square. She was able to get the correct number of stitches per 10cm, but had too many rows. The solution was to move up and over. She found moving up to 4.5mm needles (instead of the 4mm standard for DK yarns), and also moving over to bamboo needles, gave the correct sizing.  If she had stayed with the 4mm needles, the top would have been too short.