ABBREVIATIONS
beg - begin[ning]
st - stitch
CO - cast on
cont - continue[ing]
dpn - double pointed needles[s]
g - grams
K - knit
K2tog - knit two together
m - meter[s]
M1 - Make 1 stitch: make a twisted loop onto the right needle and then knit into it on the next row.
mm - millimeters
P - purl
P2tog - purl two together
rem - remaining
rep - repeat
rnd[s] - round[s]
SSK - slip 2 stitches as if to knit, then knit those 2 stitches together
Sl - slip st
st st - stockinette stitch
tog - together
YO - yarn over
(..) - repeat directions between ( ) as many times as indicated
Gauge in DK/Light Worsted (8 ply) (300m/100 g)
While many people speak English all over the world, we tend to have different names for the same thing and this is certainly true of yarn types.
Australia/UK
|
US
|
Approximate Tensions
|
2 ply
|
lace weight
| |
3 ply, 4 ply, 5 ply,
jumper weight |
fingering
|
32 - 26 sts to 4 inches
(10cm) |
8 ply, dk, double knit
|
sport weight -double
knit |
22 - 24 sts to 4 inches
|
10 ply, aran weight
|
worsted weight
|
20 sts to 4 inches
|
12 ply
|
worsted weight
|
16 - 18 sts to 4 inches
|
14 ply
|
bulky
|
14 sts to 4 inches
|
Help with knitting
JOINING TOY PIECES TOGETHER
To sew seams of the toy use a mattress stitch. It is very good choice for sewing almost invisible vertical seams on stockinette stitch.
Pattern says to sew on buttons but no mention of making button holes!
Clothes for toys are tiny projects and you add small buttons only so there you need not to knit button holes. That is why make buttonholes on loose knits by simply slipping the button through the stitch.
Pattern says to sew on buttons but no mention of making button holes!
Clothes for toys are tiny projects and you add small buttons only so there you need not to knit button holes. That is why make buttonholes on loose knits by simply slipping the button through the stitch.
