I purchased this woolen tam in a thrift store.  I love it.  It fits well and is beautiful.  I decided to try to write down the pattern:

Dimensions:

Flattened, it is 10” in diameter; Turned over, the head opening is 5” in diameter; garter st rim is 2.5” deep measured from the ribbing. The Aran pattern is 3" deep; 8" in diameter when flattened.  The center stockinette disk is 2" diameter

Gauge: Garter st – 16 sts= 4”, 11 purl rows (22 rows)=3”

 

 

 

 

Directions:

Cast on: 76

Ribbing:

In the round: 8 rows of ribbing made by repeating the following 2 rows, 4 times: (76 sts, when done) (ribbing is 1.25” in depth):

  R1: (K1, Ptbl)*

  R2:  (Ktbl, P1)*

Place 8 markers, evenly spaced, repeat the following 2 rows 4 times (76 + 32 = 108 sts when done):

  R1: K, increasing(make 1 right) at each marker 

  R2: P

Begin pattern below for the crown, beginning at the bottom right. When worked up, it is 3” in depth. 

 

 

When done with the above you have 13 x 4 sts = 52

Work successive decreases as follows:

(K2tog, K1)* for one round (35)

K2tog* for one round (17)

K2tog* for one round (9)

K2tog* for one round (5)

Close the final round by breaking the yarn and running through the 4 loops a couple of times, then weaving end in.

Make dense pompom, 2" in diameter. 

 

Underside of hat.

 

 

Knit Stitch - Fish Scale Stitch or Scallop Stitch or Mermaid Scale Stitch or Dragon Scale Stitch - Infinity Scarf

 

I bought this infinity scarf at a thrift shop.  It had a tear that I wanted to repair.  To do so, I needed to figure out the stitch used.  The gradation in fish scale sizes is easily scaled up or down by using a multiple of the repeats.  The scales in the original scarf are on a repeat of 16 sts, 8 sts, and 4 sts.  I figured out the pattern for an 8-stitch repeat.

The scarf was knitted in the round, sideways. Doubled over, it is 23” long by 7.5”. It is a continuous loop, infinity scarf.  Approximate gauge: for seed stitch was 24 sts=4” 4 rows=1/2”. I undid the bind-off and pulled out the one row of stitches (to use the yarn for repair) I used a size 4 needle to re-knit and bind off. I used Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off.

M1 (Make one): lift the yarn between two stitches and put it on the left needle, with the needle front to back.

This is knit in the round.

Precede the scales by a row of Knit stitches.

Place marker marking the beginning of the row.

Multiple of 8 sts for medium scales.

R1: (M1, K6, K2tog)*

R2: (K1, M1, K5, K2tog)*

R3: (K2, M1, K4, K2tog)*

R4: (K3, M1, K3, K2tog)*

R5: (K4, M1, K2, K2tog)*

R6: (K5, M1, K1, K2tog)*

R7: (K6, M1, K2tog)*… move the marker one stitch to the right. 

R8: K

(After completing Row 7, moving the marker shifts the start of the row one stitch to the right so the column of stitches representing the k2tog becomes part of the curve to the left of the the second half of the fish scale.)

Repeat the rows, R1-R8.

To scale the pattern up, choose a multiple of 16 stitches and follow the same row pattern, except R1 starts with K14 in the middle.  

To scale down the pattern, choose a multiple of 4 stitches and follow the same row pattern, except R1 has K2 in the middle of the row.

To move from one scale size to the next, divide the repeat in half and start the next lower pattern repeat.  Make sure you move the row marker to the right of the column of K2tog stitches so the curves line up. On the scarf that I bought, the knitter did not do this, but it's hard to notice unless your brain searches for the pattern as mine does.

Wheat Ear Rib Stitch (Knitting)

Flat knitting:
A multiple of 6 stitches, plus 3.
Rows 1 through 4 are the set-up rows.  Rows 5 through 8 are repeated the desired number of times.

Row 1 & 3: p3, *k3, p3; rep from *
Row 2 & 4: k3, *p3, k3; rep from *
Row 5: p3, *wyb, insert right needle into center k st of next rib FOUR rows below (i.e Row 1), draw up a loop from the working yarn onto the right needle, extending the height to be even with the other stitches in Row 5; k3; using the same hole where you made the previous loop, draw up another loop on the right needle, again extending the height of the loop to be even with the other stitches in Row 5; p3; rep from *
Row 6: k3, *wyf, sl loop pwise, p3, sl loop pwise, k3; rep from *
Row 7: p3, *wyb, sl loop kwise, k1, psso, k1, k2tog (you are knitting the next st with the loop that follows), p3; rep from *
Row 8:  k3, *p3, k3; rep from *

In the round:
A multiple of 6 stitches.
Rnds 1 through 4 are the set-up rnds.  Rnds 5 through 8 are repeated the desired number of times. 
Rnds 1 - 4:  *k3, p3; rep from *
Rnd 5: *wyb, insert right needle into center k st of next rib FOUR rows below (i.e Rnd 1), draw up a loop from the working yarn onto the right needle, extending the loop height to be even with the other stitches in Rnd 5; k3; using the same hole where you made the previous loop, draw up another loop on the right needle, again extending the height of the loop to be even with the other stitches in Rnd 5; p3; rep from *
Rnd 6: *wyb, sl loop pwise, k3, sl loop pwise, p3; rep from *
Rnd 7: *wyb, sl loop kwise, k1, psso, k1, k2tog (you are knitting the next st with the loop that follows), p3; rep from *
Rnd 8: *k3, p3; rep from *

White Cotton Afghan - Decoded

Facebook post by Sue Miller (Aug 5, 2015 post in Crochet Fanatic group) showed the following afghan she liked:

I decoded the pattern - it looks like the real afghan is in white cotton.  I used worsted acrylic.  Mine is fuzzier, but I think I got the pattern right.

 

And the pattern that I figured out:

Cast on 15

Knit 6 rows (garter st) before beginning pattern.

R1:  K4, (YO, K1) 7 times, YO,    K4
R2:  K4,  P15                ,    K4
R3:  K4,  K2tog, K11, SSK,        K4
R4:  K4,  K2tog, K9, SSK,         K4
R5:  K4,  P2tog-tbl, P7, P2tog,   K4
R6:  K4,  K2tog, K5, SSK,         K4

Repeat for length desired.
Knit 6 rows garter st.  BO.

Combine strips to make afghan of width desired.

My swatch was Size 6 needle and regular weight yarn.

It looks like the strips were joined with a crochet join.  Edging is a garter stitch sawtooth with a couple of YO holes in it.

Grandma Smith's Crochet , er... Knitting - "Erin" Knitted Mittens

While Grandma did a lot of crocheting, she also did quite a bit of knitting. Just about every year she would make the grandkids new mittens. Mary remembers each year Grandma having her trace her hand so Grandma could get the size right. Since this was such a regular event, I thought the pattern should be included here. Shown are a pair of ladies' size medium mittens that I made, copying a pair made by Grandma

The directions below are given for a general mitten, following Grandma's method, regardless of needles/yarn/gauge, so you can feel free to choose your yarn and needle size to suit you. Numbers in parentheses are given for the specific mitten knitted as a copy of the actual mittens knitted by Grandma-- I matched her gauge and stitch count pretty closely.

Mom's Knitted Cowboy Baby Booties

These boots pictured were made by Mom, probably from a pattern, but the pattern is long gone. This pattern has been written by examining the booties themselves. It has been tested once and edited. The edits have not been re-tested (yet).

Knitted Ribbed (Welted) Toe Baby Booties

Shown above are a large 4 1/4” bootie and a small 3 1/2" one, using the pattern below. The pattern and illustrations are for knitting the large bootie. Numbers in parentheses are for the small bootie.