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All knitting is for adults. We put together beanies, scarfs, and wrist warmers as a set. Any type of wool/acrylic or colour. Feel free to knit any one of the items or the whole set, and as many as you like.

Any finished items can be dropped off at Urban Life Cafe

www.urbanlife.org.au

143 Maroondah Highway, Ringwood

 Monday to Friday 10am - 3pm.

Please remember to put your name, email address or phone number in the bag so we can acknowledge you.

 Any donations of wool greatly appreciated. 

SCARF

Materials

8 Ply wool

Pair of 4.5 mm needles

1 - 100 gram ball of wool

Using 4.5mm needles cast on 26 stitches. knit in garter stitch until wool in finished. It should make about 130 cm.

Garter stitch - knit every stitch.

Feel free to make longer if wish.

If wool is thin then add more stitches and make a little longer.

SCARF 2

12ply wool  - Pair of 5.5mm,  cast on 24 stiches and make until at least 130cm

WRIST WARMERS

Yarn: 8 ply 50gm

Needles: 4mm (4.5mm if tight knitter)

Cast on 40 stitches

Knit 2, Purl 2 ribbing every row for 7 1/2 inches

(approx 54 rows)

Cast off in rib loosely

Using flat stitch sew up 2 inches from the top

Leave 1 and half inch opening

sew up remaining 4 inches.

Make 2

Materials - 8ply wool or acrylic

pair of 4.5mm needles

Using 4.5mm needles cast on 106 stitches

1st row: K2 *P2,K2,repeat from*to end

2nd row:P2*K2,P2, repeat from*to end

Repeat first 2 rows 4 times .........10 rows in all

Work 26 rows stocking stitch beginning with a knit row.

Shape crown

1st row:   K1,*K11,k2tog,repeat from*to last st,k1 (98st)

2nd row and alternate rows: Purl to end

3rd row:   K1, *k10, k2tog,repeat from * to last st, k1 (90sts)

5th row:   K1, *k9, k2tog,repeat from * to last st, k1 (82sts)

7th row:   K1, *k8, k2tog,repeat from * to last st,k1 (74sts)

9th row:   K1, *k7, k2tog,repeat from * to last st,k1 (66sts)

11th row: K1, *k6, k2tog,repeat from * to last st, k1 (58sts)

13th row: K1, *k5, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1  (50sts)

15th row: K1, *k4, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 (42sts)

17th row: k1, *k3, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 (34sts)

19th row: k1, *k2, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 (26sts)

21st row: (K2tog) 13 times

Break of yarn, run end through remaining sts, pull tight and secure.

Make up

Abbreviations.

K - Knit

P - Purl

St - stitch

Tog - together

stocking stitch - one row knit, one row purl.

BEANIE 2

Materials - 12 ply

100gm ball

pair of 5.50mm needles

size - lady 56cm, man 59cm

Using 5.50 mm Needles cast on 75(79)

1st row - k2, *p1, k1, rep from *to last st K1

2nd row - K1, *p1, k1, rep from * to  last st K1

Cont in rib until works mesures 3(4) cm from beg ending with a 2nd row.

Work in stocking st, beg with a knit row, until work measures 15(16)cm from beg. inc 4 sts evenly on last row( ladies size only) - 79sts

Shape Crown

1st row - K1, *K2tog,K5, rep from * to last st, K1.......   68sts

2nd and foll alt rows - Purl

3rd row - K1, *K2tog, K4, rep from * to last st, K1........ 57sts

5th row - K1, *K2tog, K3, rep from * to last st, K1........ 46sts

7th row - K1, *k2tog, K2, rep from * to last st, K1.........35st

9th row - K1, *K2tog, k1, rep from * to last st, K1..........24sts

11th row - K1,*K2tog, rep from * to last st, K1........... 13 sts

12th row - P1, (P2tog) 6 times .....7 sts

Break off yarn leaving a long end. Run end through rem sts, draw up tightly and fasten off securely. Use a running stitch, join seam.