A year in stitches Week 9

Week 9 

Something easy yet not so much.  Log cabin stitch pattern  It works well for both knit and crochet.  This can utilize all those leftover bits and bobs of yarn and partial balls.  All that is really necessary is that they be of similar weight and you use a hook or pair of needles that is compatible with that weight of yarn.  I'll use worsted weight and H hook or 8US needles

Here's the how to for knit stitch week 9

Cast on 10 sts.

In color A, Knit in garter stitch 10 ridges (20 rows).

In color B, knit 10 more ridges (20 rows).  Bind off loosely.  Rotate the work so the bound off edge is on your right.

In color C,  Pick up and knit along the edge 20 sts.  Knit 10 ridges (20 rows).  Bind off loosely.  Rotate the work so this bound off edge is on your right.

In color D,  pick up and knit along the edge 20 sts.  Knit 10 ridges (20 rows).  Bind off loosely.  Rotate the work so this bound off edge is on your right.

In color E, pick up and knit along the edge 30 sts.  Knit 10 ridges (20 rows).  Bind off loosely.  Rotate the work so this bound off edge is on your right.

In color F, pick up and knit along the edge 30 sts.  Knit 10 ridges (20 rows).  Bind off loosely.  Rotate the work so this bound off edge is on your right.

Continue in this manner until the desired size is reached. 

Do you see what you are doing each time you add a stripe?  You are adding 10 sts to the width

For added interest, you can plan out your colors.  Keep all the darks on opposite sides and lights in between.  Keep all the darks on 2 touching sides and the lights on the opposite sides.  Like the quilt block this is named for, there are almost an infinite number of ways to put them together if you choose to make the blocks only so big.  Or you can make an entire afghan for an adult.  Just be aware the stripes will start to seem much thinner on the edges.  They aren’t.  It’s only an optical illusion.

 Here's the how to for crochet week 9.

In color A, Ch 11.  Sc in 2^nd ch from the hook and each ch to the end. Ch 1, turn and sc in each across.  Repeat this row 8 times more. 10 total rows.  Fasten off.

In color B, join the color to the square and ch 1.  Sc in each st across.  Work 9 more rows.  Fasten off.  Rotate the work so this edge is on the right.

In color C, join to the work on the right top corner.  Sc in the end of each row across.  (20 sts).  Work 9 more rows.  Fasten off.  Rotate the work so this edge is on the right.

In color D, join to the work on the right top corner.  Sc in the end of each row and each stitch as you go across.  (20 sts)  Work 9 more rows.  Fasten off.  Rotate the work so this edge is on the right.

In color E, join to the work on the top right corner.  Sc in the end of each row and each st as you go across. (30 sts)  Work 9 more rows.  Fasten off.  Rotate the work so this edge is on the right.

In color F, join to the work on the top right corner.  Sc in the end of each row and each st as you go across.  (30 sts)  Work 9 more rows.  Fasten off.  Rotate the work so this edge is on the right.

Continue in this manner until the desired size is reached. 

Do you see what you are doing each time you add 2 stripes?  You are adding 10 sts to the width. 

For added interest, you can plan out your colors.  Keep all the darks on opposite sides and lights in between.  Keep all the darks on 2 touching sides and the lights on the opposite sides.  Like the quilt block this is named for, there are almost an infinite number of ways to put them together if you choose to make the blocks only so big.  Or you can make an entire afghan for an adult.  Just be aware the stripes will start to seem much thinner on the edges.  They aren’t.  It’s only an optical illusion.