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Purly Lace Swiffer Cloth

March 17, 2010 in free patterns, knitted dishcloths, knitting by Sew Funky | 2 comments

Using worsted weight cotton yarn and 4.5mm needles, cast on 70 stitches.

NOTE: Use stitch markers to mark last 20 stitches on each end. These are the sides of the swiffer cloth and will be sewn in when you’ve finished knitting the cloth.

Row 1 and all odd rows: k13, p1, k6, yo p2tog to last 20sts(15times), k6, p1, k13.

Row 2 and all even rows (right-side): p13, k7, p2tog yo to last 20sts(15times), k7, p13.

Knit until work measures 10cm (4 inches).

Cast off.

You’ll now notice how useful all those purl’s were. You should have a nice line to show you where to sew the side pockets of your brand spankling new swiffer cloth. Sew the pocket seams, sew in the yarn ends and WOOHOO there you go!

ZigZag Swiffer Cloth

March 10, 2010 in free patterns, knitted dishcloths, knitting by Sew Funky | 5 comments

Using worsted weight cotton yarn (I used Anchor Magicline) and 4.5mm needles, cast on 70 stitches.

NOTE: Use stitch markers to mark last 13 stitches on each end. These are the sides of the swiffer cloth and will be sewn in when you’ve finished knitting the cloth.

Row 1: k13, p1, k9, yo k2tog x3, k3, yo k2tog, k3, yo k2tog x3, k13, p1, k13.

Row 2 and all even rows: p13, knit to last 13sts, p13.

Row 3: k13, p1, k10, yo k2tog x3, k3, yo k2tog, k3,,yo k2tog x3, k12, p1, k13.

Row 5: k13, p1, k11, yo k2tog x3, k3, yo k2tog, k3, yo k2tog x3, k11, p1, k13.

Row 7: k13, p1, k12, yo k2tog x3, k3, yo k2tog, k3, yo k2tog x3, k10, p1, k13.

Row 9: k13, p1, k13, yo k2tog x3, k3, yo k2tog, k3, yo k2tog x3, k9, p1, k13.

Row 11: k13, p1, k14, yo k2tog x3, k3, yo k2tog, k3, yo k2tog x3, k8, p1, k13.

Row 13: k13, p1, k15, yo k2tog x3, k3, yo k2tog, k3, yo k2tog x3, k7, p1, k13.

Row 15: k13, p1, k14, yo k2tog x3, k3, yo k2tog, k3, yo k2tog x3, k8, p1, k13.

Row 17: k13, p1, k13, yo k2tog x3, k3, yo k2tog, k3, yo k2tog x3, k9, p1, k13.

Row 19: k13, p1, k12, yo k2tog x3, k3, yo k2tog, k3, yo k2tog x3, k10, p1, k13.

Row 21: k13, p1, k11, yo k2tog x3, k3, yo k2tog, k3, yo k2tog x3, k11, p1, k13.

Row 23: k13, p1, k10, yo k2tog x3, k3, yo k2tog, k3, yo k2tog x3, k12, p1, k13.

Row 25: k13, p1, k9, yo k2tog x3, k3, yo k2tog, k3, yo k2tog x3, k13, p1, k13.

Row 27: k13, p1, k8, yo k2tog x3, k3, yo k2tog, k3, yo k2tog x3, k14, p1, k13.

Cast off.

You’ll now notice how useful all those p1’s were. You should have a nice line to show you where to sew the side pockets of your brand spankling new swiffer cloth. Sew the pocket seams, sew in the yarn ends and WOOHOO there you go!

Heading off to mop the floor with my new swiffer cloth! :D

Zig-Zag Cloth Redux

February 12, 2010 in free patterns, knitted dishcloths, knitting by Sew Funky | No comments

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zigzag cloth

February 12, 2010 in free patterns, knitted dishcloths, knitting by Sew Funky | 1 comment

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washcloth create-a-long

February 12, 2010 in knitted dishcloths, knitting by Sew Funky | 3 comments

When I spotted this on Melissa’s blog I knew I had to join. I haven’t really knitted/designed a new cloth for a while, and I felt like I had to get back on the horse again.

So last night this is what I came up with:

cloth-a-long | new designs

Three new designs! :) I’ll put the patterns up on the blog later today, as I have art group this morning.

Also, keep an eye out for my Friday Flicks post this afternoon. I’ll be recommending a great film to rent for the weekend!

Zombies, Zombies Everywhere!

January 23, 2010 in finger puppets, knitting, zombies by Sew Funky | 4 comments

Now, you can make your very own zombie finger puppet, as made famous in the music video “Fake” by Minuet!

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Knitting for charity…

August 21, 2009 in knitting by Sew Funky | 6 comments

This week I decided to join a new group of crafty ladies at a local church. I’d been missing my old bunch of crafty pal’s and needed a kick-start back into crafting. Had it really been 7 weeks since I’d crafted?!? All that shifting and grieving had done my head in!

I was a little bit scared to being going cold into the meeting. I only “knew” one woman there, and that’s taking the “knew” a little bit more than what it was. I’d met her twice! So, yeah, little old me, who hates meeting new people, took the plunge and was so pleased I did!

This group of women meet every Tuesday at Franklin Baptist Church, here in Pukekohe. And boy do they have a good laugh and lots of fun crafting up a storm. I felt very welcome. :)

Every week they have someone teach a specific project, share morning tea and an encouraging word.

At the moment they are knitting for charity. Some very cute wee jersey’s for the “fish ‘n’ chip” babies of Africa. Apparently, wee babies are sent home from the hospital wrapped in newspaper for warmth. So very sad! And so a group of people in Australia decided to do something about it, by making and sending wee jumpers for the sweet new babies. Some of which are afflicted with aids.

I decided to give the pattern a bit of a go and am halfway through my second jersey. Very easy and fun! Nothing like doing something for others to take your mind off your own worries!

Here is the pattern if you want to try it;

Baby jumper knitting pattern (Knitted all in one)

8 Ply Yarn
Size 5mm needles (tight knitters)
Size 4.5mm needles (loose knitters)

Cast on 44 stitches
Work 18 Rows in K2, P2 rib
Work 30 Rows stocking stitch (1 row plain, 1 row purl)
Cast on 12 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows and at the same time change to K2,P2 (for sleeve)
Rib 22 more rows.
Next row: Rib 21, cast off 26 stitches, rib 21
Next row: Rib 21, cast on 26 stitches, rib 21
Work 22 rows in K2, P2 rib
Cast off 12 stiches at beginning of next 2 rows
Work 30 rows stocking stitch
Work 18 rows, K2, P2 rib
Cast off
Sew up the sides and under arms

If you’re interested in knitting for this cause, I’ve included thepattern in this post. Keep in mind that the jumpers may never be washedso don’t use light colors like baby pink, light blue or white. Use 8ply wool. Bright (ie. primary colours) and mixed colours are best – onecolour or stripes are ok.

learning to knit | Max Alexander

August 4, 2009 in knitting, you-tube by Sew Funky | 2 comments

Learning to Knit from Max Alexander on Vimeo.

Cloth of the month | May 2009

May 4, 2009 in Cloth of the Month, free patterns, knitted dishcloths, knitting by Sew Funky | 3 comments

Pretty Frill Cloth

Instructions:
Cast on 16 stitches using 4mm needles,using 2 strands of cotton yarn. I like to use an 8ply cotton yarn witha finger weight crochet cotton yarn.

This cloth is made up of 4wedges, all exactly the same. Then the edge is sewn together, thethreads are sewn in and the cloth is complete. :)

Every wedge:
Row 1: K across row.
Row 2: K1, P1, K1, P1, YO, knit to last stitch (11 sts), turn.
Row 3: K to last 3 sts, P1, K1, P1.
Row 4: K1, P1, K1, P1, YO, knit to last 2 stitches (11 sts), turn.
Row 5: K to last 3 sts, P1, K1, P1.
Row 6: K1, P1, K1, P1, YO, knit to last 3 stitches (11 sts), turn.
Row 7: K across row.
Row 8: K1, P1, K1, P1, K2tog, knit to last 4 stitches (9 sts), turn.
Row 9: K to last 3 sts, P1, K1, P1.
Row 10: K1, P1, K1, P1, K2tog, knit to last 5 stitches (7 sts), turn.
Row 11: K to last 3 sts, P1, K1, P1.
Row 12: K1, P1, K1, P1, K2tog, knit to last 6 stitches (5 sts), turn.
Row 13: K across row.
Row 14: K1, P1, K1, P1, YO, knit to last 7 stitches (5 sts), turn.
Row 15: K to last 3 sts, P1, K1, P1.
Row 16: K1, P1, K1, P1, YO, knit to last 8 stitches (5 sts), turn.
Row 17: K to last 3 sts, P1, K1, P1.
Row 18: K1, P1, K1, P1, YO, knit to last 9 stitches (5 sts), turn.
Row 19: K across row.
Row 20: K1, P1, K1, P1, K2tog, knit to last 10 stitches (3 sts), turn.
Row 21: K to last 3 sts, P1, K1, P1.
Row 22: K1, P1, K1, P1, K2tog, knit to last 11 stitches (1 sts), turn.
Row 23: K to last 3 sts, P1, K1, P1.
Row 24: K1, P1, K1, P1, K2tog, turn.
Row 25: K across row.
Row 26: K1, P1, K1, P1, YO, K1, turn.
Row 27: K3, P1, K1, P1.
Row 28: K1, P1, K1, P1, YO, K3, turn.
Row 29: K5, P1, K1, P1.
Row 30: K1, P1, K1, P1, YO, K5, turn.
Row 31: K across row.
Row 32: K1, P1, K1, P1, K2tog, K5, turn.
Row 33: K7, P1, K1, P1.
Row 34: K1, P1, K1, P1, K2tog, K5, turn.
Row 35: K7, P1, K1, P1.
Row 36: K1, P1, K1, P1, K2tog, K5, turn.
Row 37: K across row.
Row 38: K1, P1, K1, P1, YO, K7, turn.
Row 39: K9, P1, K1, P1.
Row 40: K1, P1, K1, P1, YO, K9, turn.
Row 41: K11, P1, K1, P1.
Row 42: K1, P1, K1, P1, YO, K11, turn.
Row 43: K across row.
Row 44: K1, P1, K1, P1, K2tog, K11, turn.
Row 45: K13, P1, K1, P1.
Row 46: K1, P1, K1, P1, K2tog, K11, turn.
Row 47: K13, P1, K1, P1.
Row 46: K1, P1, K1, P1, K2tog, K to end of row.

For easy printing, I know how hard it can be to print from a blog, go here to download this pattern as a PDF file. :) Free Dishcloth Patterns from sew-funky.com .

Cloth of the month | April 2009

April 6, 2009 in Cloth of the Month, free patterns, knitted dishcloths, knitting by Sew Funky | 2 comments

Instructions:
Cast on 15 stitches using 5 or 6mm needles, using 2 strands of cotton yarn. I like to use an 8ply cotton yarn with a finger weight crochet cotton yarn.

This cloth is made up of 4 wedges, all exactly the same. Then the edge is sewn together, the threads are sewn in and the cloth is complete. :)

Every wedge:
Row 1: M1 (by knitting into the front and back of the first stitch) K across to last st, turn.
Row 2: K across row.
Row 3: M1, K across to last 2 sts, turn.
Row 4: K across row.
Row 5: M1, K across to last 3 sts, turn.
Row 6: K across row.
Row 7: M1, K across to last 4 sts, turn.
Row 8: K across row.
Row 9: M1, K across to last 5 sts, turn.
Row 10: K across row.
Row 11: M1, K across to last 6 sts, turn.
Row 12: K across row.
Row 13: M1, K across to last 7 sts, turn.
Row 14: K across row.
Row 15: M1, K across to last 8 sts, turn.
Row 16: K across row.
Row 17: M1, K across to last 9 sts, turn.
Row 18: K across row.
Row 19: M1, K across to last 10 sts, turn.
Row 20: K across row.
Row 21: M1, K across to last 11 sts, turn.
Row 22: K across row.
Row 23: M1, K across to last 12 sts, turn.
Row 24: K across row.
Row 25: K2tog, K across to last 11 sts, turn.
Row 26: K across row.
Row 27: K2tog, K across to last 10 sts, turn.
Row 28: K across row.
Row 29: K2tog, K across to last 9 sts, turn.
Row 30: K across row.
Row 31: K2tog, K across to last 8 sts, turn.
Row 32: K across row.
Row 33: K2tog, K across to last 7 sts, turn.
Row 34: K across row.
Row 35: K2tog, K across to last 6 sts, turn.
Row 36: K across row.
Row 37: K2tog, K across to last 5 sts, turn.
Row 38: K across row.
Row 39: K2tog, K across to last 4 sts, turn.
Row 40: K across row.
Row 41: K2tog, K across to last 3 sts, turn.
Row 42: K across row.
Row 43: K2tog, K across to last 2 sts, turn.
Row 44: K across row.
Row 45: K2tog, K across to last 1 sts, turn.
Row 46: K across row.

Begin at row 1 again if making another wedge or cast off the 15 stitches you have left on your needles. :)

For easy printing, I know how hard it can be to print from a blog, go here to download this pattern as a PDF file. :) Free Dishcloth Patterns from sew-funky.com .