Update: Fragments Clue 12

Hey guys~ I found a mistake in Clue 12 that I’m hoping to let you know about before too many people get finished with it!
At the end of the clue when you’re knitting your three border rows, you don’t need to increase any stitches in this section. Clue 13 will have 48 sts just like Clue 12.  If you've already finished this clue, just knit back the last row and take out the increase.  I have updated the pattern, so if you've copied/printed you'll need to make that update. 
I am sorry for any inconvenience!

Fragments Clue 12

Hey there friends!  I hope the knitting is going well for you.
This Clue has a little bit of cabling in it.  No pictures this time, but if you need a little help you can check out Clue 7. 

Pattern Notes:
C3L: Slip one stitch onto the cable needle and hold the needle to the front of your work.  Knit two stitches from the left needle and then the one from the cable needle.
C3R: Slip two stitches onto the cable needle and hold to the back of your work.  Knit one stitch from the left needle and then the two from the cable needle.

Row 1: K3 *K1, sl-1, K4, sl-1*  K3
Row 2: K2, P1 *sl-1, P4, sl-1, P1* K3
Row 3: K3*K1, sl-1, K4, sl-1* K3
Row 4: K2, P1 *sl-1, P4, sl-1, P1* K3
Row 5: K3 *K1, C3L, C3R* K3
Row 6: K2 *Purl* K3

Repeat these rows for a total of three times then repeat rows 1-5 again.

Knit three rows. During the last row increase once (49 stitches).
Update: DO NOT INCREASE DURING THE LAST ROW (48 sts).


Enjoy and Happy Knitting!

Fragments Clue 11

Hey Knitters- how did the flame stitch go?  It's a little complicated to start out, but I felt it got easier as I went along.  Today's Clue is really simple, to give you a little break.  Enjoy!


Row 1: K2 *K6, P3, K2* K2
Row 2: K2 *P2, K3, P6* K2
Row 3: K2 *K2, P3, K6* K2
Row 4: K2 *P6, K3, P2* K2

Repeat these pattern rows for a total of five times (20 rows).

Knit four rows.

See you tomorrow, and happy knitting!

Fragments Clue 10

Hi Friends- how did lace knitting 2.0 go?  I hope it was easier this time :)

Today's clue has a double increase (increase twice into the same stitch) and then a double decrease (decrease two stitches at once) that you may not have knit before.  There's a bunch of pictures to help you through it.

[K1, yo, K1 into the same stitch]

Knit one stitch and don't slip it off the needle...

Yarn over the needle and don't slip it off the needle...

Knit again into the same stitch. Remove it from the needle.

You've just turned one stitch into three (increased two stitches).

 

P3tog

Slip your right hand needle into the next 3 stitches

Purl them together!

All Done :)

You've just decreased two stitches (gone from three to one stitch).

Pattern Notes:
If it helps to know...
You'll start this pattern with 48 stitches.  Rows 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 12 will have 48 sts.
In rows 3, 4, 5 you will be increasing 14 stitches (two per pattern repeat) to 62 sts.
In rows 9, 10, 11 will be increasing 12 (also two per pattern repeat) to 60 sts.

Row 1: K3 *purl across* K3
Row 2: Knit
Row 3: K3 * P3, [K1, yo, K1 into the same stitch], P2* repeat from * across to the last 3sts K3
Row 4: K3 *K2, P3, K3* repeat from * across to the last 3sts K3
Row 5: K3 *P3, K3, P2* repeat from * across to the last 3sts K3
Row 6: K3 *K2, P3tog, K3* repeat from * across to the last 3sts K3
Row 7: K3 *Purl across* K3
Row 8: Knit
Row 9: K3, P1* P5, [K1, yo, K1 into the same stitch]* repeat from * across to last 8sts P5, K3
Row 10: K3 *K5, P3* repeat from * across to the last 9sts K9
Row 11: K3, P1 *P5, K3* repeat to the end of the row
Row 12: K8* P3tog, K5* repeat to the last 4sts K4

Knit the pattern rows 1-12 and then repeat rows 1-7 (19 rows).

Knit 3 rows

Good luck, be patient, and have fun!
~Happy Knitting~

Fragments Clue 9

Hello Knitters and welcome back!  I hope you had a nice and relaxing weekend.

So, what do you think so far- not too bad, eh?  We've officially made it through the first half of our KAL and today we are starting the second half!

I've heard that some of you had problems getting going with the first clue- throwing lace at you right off the bat was a bit intimidating.  Well, I've got some great news!  You'll get some more practice with it!  Yup that's right, we are going to be casting on the second half of the scarf and repeating Clue 1 again!  YEA (don't groan- celebrate it!)!

Since our scarf is knit in two halves, we will be joining it in the middle by grafting the two pieces together.  Don't worry, I'll walk you through the process and you'll have learned something new :)

So, on to the knitting!

Cast on 49 stitches using your most comfortable cast on (I prefer either the long tail or knitted cast on- a photo tutorial for both can be found here).

Row 1: Purl all stitches
Row 2: K3 *yo, K2, ssk, k2tog, K2, yo, K1* repeat from * across to last stitch K1
Row 3: Purl all stitches
Row 4: K2 * yo, K2, ssk, k2tog, K2, yo, K1* repeat from * across to last two stitches K2

Knit these 4 pattern rows for a total of 5 times.

Knit 3 rows. During the final row, k2tog once near the middle of the row (exact placement is not important) in preparation for the next clue.  You should now have 48 stitches.

See ya tomorrow, and remember- have fun!

Eye Candy

Here's some eye candy to get you through the weekend!

~See you Monday~

Fragments Clue 8

Hey there!
How did the cables go?  Well, I hope.  I bet you've figured out what we're doing by now...
Plus today is the half way point!  We'll have nine more clues over the course of the next two weeks plus some finishing work and then we're done!   

Row 1: K3, P1 *K7, P1* K3
Row 2: K5, P5 *K3, P5* to last 5 sts K5
Row 3: K4 *P2, K3, P2, K1* K3
Row 4: K3, P2, K2, P1, K2 *P3, K2, P1, K2* to last 5 sts P2, K3
Row 5: K6, P3 *K5, P3* to last 6 st K6
Row 6: K3, P4, K1 *P7, K1* to last 7 sts P4, K3
Row 7: K6, P3 *K5, P3* to last 6sts K6
Row 8: K3, P2, K2, P1, K2 *P3, K2, P1, K2* to last 5 sts P2, K3
Row 9: K4 *P2, K3, P2, K1* K3
Row 10: K5, P5 *K3, P5* to last 5 sts K5

Repeat rows 1-10 twice and then 1-3 again.

Knit 1 row.
Slip all stitches to a stitch holder or a piece of scrap yarn.  Cut yarn leaving at least a 4 foot length.
Now you have to wait an entire weekend to see what happens next!!
Happy knitting!