Thursday, July 19, 2007

Miniature Knitting in "Rachel's Knitting Room"!
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I was recently inspired by all the miniature knitting on "Knit one, Purr... too's" Blog:
I tried it out for myself with 1mm needles and embroidery thread. I created this cute little pattern called, "Diamond in a Square" and it can be found in Rachel's Knitting Room. There are a lot of our members trying to challenge themselves with this adorable type of knitting now! It's really kinda fun! So go on and give it a whirl...use anything you have on hand...pins, needles, toothpicks...whatever does the trick!
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Rachel’s Mini Knitting ~ “Diamond in a Square”
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Materials:
Embroidery thread
Darning Needle
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Measurements:
1 7/16” x 1 3/16”
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Instructions:
Cast on 20 sts.
Row 1 – 3: knit across.
Row 4: k3, p14, k3
Row 5 and all odd rows: knit across.
Row 6: k3, p2, (k2, p2)x3, k3.
Row 8: k3, p2, k1, p2, k4, p2, k1, p2, k3.
Row 10: k3, p4, k6, p4, k3.
Row 12: k3, p3, k8, p3, k3.
Row 14: k3, p2, k10, p2, k3.
Row 16: k3, p3, k8, p3, k3.
Row 18: k3, p4, k6, p4, k3.
Row 20: k3, p2, k1, p2, k4, p2, k1, p2, k3.
Row 22: k3, p2, (k2, p2)x3, k3.
Row 24: k3, p14, k3.
Rows 25, 26, & 27: knit across.
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Cast off and Weave in your ends!