After almost a week of working on the first spat, all of the black work is done. The only thing left to do is sew on the button and decide whether I am going to knit an i-cord or crochet a lace for the back.
If I knit an i-cord, then I will want to do some sort of fun lace around the cuff. I have an idea of what it will look like, but it’s hard to explain. The lace I want to make will be slip stitched to the knitting, but it will be worked in small pieces so that it looks like it is old and rotting… I know the visual isn’t all that appealing when pictured in your mind, but believe me, the effect will be cool.
If I crochet a lace to lace up the back, I would probably want to make it a little more interesting than a row of dc. I could do picoted leaves, or something similar. I could also do a straight lace with some spaces, kind of like Matrix yarn (not the best picture, but you get the idea.)
Wow, who would have known that improvising a pattern would have me so ambivalent?
Anyway, here is the pattern originally from Arcane Stick Magic, improvised upon by me.
Cast on 44 stitches.
Row 1-20: 2×2 rib [k2, p2]
Row 21: Bind off 6 stitches, continue in pattern to end of row
Row 22: Bind off 6 stitches, continue in pattern to end of row
Row 23- 43: 2×2 rib [p2, k2]
Row 44: Cast on 6 stitches, 2×2 rib in pattern to end of row
Row 45: Cast on 6 stitches, 2×2 rib in pattern to end of row
Row 46- 78: 2×2 rib (Add or subtract rows for length)
Row 79-85 : Garter stitch.
Bind off stitches.
Pick up and knit seven stitches immediately below the garter stitch cuff. These will form the base of the button strap.
Row 1: (k1, p1)* to end of row.
Row 2: (k1, p1)* to end of row.
Repeat these two rows until strap measures 7 in. (33 rows, not 7″)
Shape buttonhole and strap end:
Row 1: k1, p1, k2tog, YO, k2tog, p1
Row 2: k1,p1,YO, k2tog, p1, k1
Row 3: k2tog, p1,k1, p2tog
Row 3: (k2tog) twice.
Break yarn and pass through last two remaining stitches. Pull end firm, then weave in.
Make up back and instep seam.
With WS facing Work 4 rows of single crochet along instep, sl st last row of sc and other side of instep tog
join yarn with sl st on one long side, ch 5, (sc in next 3 rows of knitting, ch 5) thrice, sc in next row and bind off
Repeat for other side.
Sew button to side of spat. Weave in ends.
Filed under: Crafts, Crochet, Knitting | Tagged: ambivalence, Arcane Stick Magic, Bernat, Crafting, Crafts, Crochet, knitting, Matrix, Melanie, patterns, Spats
