Crafts: Create a Knit Pattern From a Picture on Graph Paper
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My latest passion in yarn crafts is knitting patterns that feature a picture design. These unique designs are delightfully fun and simple to handcraft onto a number of craft projects and are an enchanting twist traditional patterns.
I generally do small knit or crochet projects like slippers or washcloths. I love the handmade cloths as they can be used as a washing cloth for dishes or for bathroom use. As they are such a unique item and so quick to create, they are an ideal project to create for gift giving or selling at craft fairs. With Graph Paper You Can Chart Out A Picture Pattern
Although many free patterns are available online, you can also get personal and design your own. It's easy. All you need for this knit project is an idea, a sheet of graph paper, needles, and yarn. Generally, a solid colour yarn will display a clearer image than a multi-colour wool will. Also, the simpler the image, the better it will show on your finished work, so keep these little tips in mind as you select your design.
That is the beauty of crafting. It is a hobby that is enjoyable yet can be highly practical as well. You can make items for your own needs, tuck some items away for gift giving, or if you're looking to make a few extra dollars, you can post your homemade handiwork for sale at a local flea market. I started out with the idea of creating a set of washcloths for each of my bathrooms. That idea didn't last very long, Most of my washcloths I have instead transformed themselves into gifts for family and friends. Knit Pattern for One Small Heart
Your pattern will consist of an odd number of stitches. I generally use a measurement of 37, 39, or 41 stitches for my washcloth patterns.
On the bottom of the graph paper, I write out the number of stitches I will cast on, and that will be used a the graph pattern for my washcloth. In this case I used 37 stitches. Along the left side of the page, I write the number of rows the basic heart pattern will require. The first row (right side of work) will be knitted from left to right while the second row (reversed side) will be knit from right to left and so on, alternating directions throughout the pattern. A single heart is created using the following stitches. Then you have only to figure a basic stitch (generally a stockinette stitch is used) for the areas around the picture as well as a border to accent the finished piece. Row 1: K6, P1, K6 Row 2: P5, K3, P5 Row 3: K4, P5, K4 Row 4: P3, K7, P3 Row 5: K2, P9, K2 Row 6: P1, K11, P1 Row 7: K1, P11, K1 Row 8: P1, K11, P1 Row 9: K1, P5, K1, P5, K1 Row 10: P2, K3, P3, K3, P2 You Are Only Limited by Your Imagination
Once you become more experienced graphing out and creating your own knitting patterns, you can begin to create more complex images. You can choose to add a knit border into your basic pattern as you create it. If you are a versatile yarn crafter, you can elect to crochet a border onto your finished piece. Don't feel limited to only put a picture onto small knitted works. You can set your designs into any pattern that you elect to work them into.
Below is my rendition of the alphabet in knit pattern form based on the same stockinette stitch used for the heart pattern. One space or X = one stitch. You can adjust the pattern in size and knit one letter or a group to create a word such as mom, dad, or love. Select the Image You Want to Knit
The simpler a design, the better it will show on your finished work. An image such as a heart, star, sun, butterfly, coffee or tea cup, truck, or train can display very well. You can also spell out a word or name on your cloth. Once you have an idea of the image you want to create, then it is time to pull out a sheet of graph paper and map out your design. Each square of the graph paper will be one stitch. Keep in mind that a larger picture will generally display better than a smaller one.
I begin by selecting the image that I want to feature on my dishcloth. In this instance, I have decided on a heart. I draw out the heart on graph paper but realize that the image is quite small. That is when trial and error on the graph paper gets you the image you want to craft. Stockinette Stitch
Much of the knit work is done in a simple stockinette pattern which is basically alternating one-row knit and one-row purl stitch. The background is created by a knit row followed by a purl row and repeating throughout the design. When it comes time to include the heart, you simply switch the purl stitch to a knit and vice versa for the purl row, so where there are knit stitches, it will create a visible heart.
The picture design is created when the stitches are reversed so that the reverse side of the stockinette pattern shows through as a distinct picture within the basic work. In essence, what we see as a heart is simply the back side of the stockinette stitch. When the cloth is reversed, we see the right side of the stockinette stitch within the heart pattern. * See Front/Back pattern photos to better visualize this process. Eight Heart Pattern
For an eight heart pattern with a border, I write the pattern rows out in this way. Keep in mind that as I write the pattern, I am alternating the work from left to right (front side) and right to left (reversed side), just as I would if I were knitting it.
Using Crochet Cotton and size 4mm needles Cast on 43 stitches Rows 1 to 4: K1 P1 across row Row 5: K1, P1, K1, P1, Knit to last four stitches P1, K1, P1, K1 Row 6: K1, P1, K1, Purl to last three stitches K1, P1, K1 Row 7: K1, P1, K1, P1, K5, P1, K11, P1, K11, P1, K5, P1, K1, P1, K1 Row 8: K1, P1, K1, P5, K3, P9, K3, P9, K3, P5, K1, P1, K1 Row 9: K1, P1, K1, P1, K3, P5, K7, P5, K7, P5, K3, P1, K1, P1, K1 Row 10: K1, P1, K1, P3, K7, P5, K7, P5, K7, P3. K1, P1, K1 Row 11: K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P9, K3, P9, K3, P9, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1 Row 12: K1, P1, K1, P1, K11, P1, K11, P1, K11, P1, K1, P1, K1 Row 13: K1, P1, K1, P12, K1, P11, K1, P12, K1, P1, K1 Row 14: K1, P1, K1, P1, K11, P1, K11, P1, K11, P1, K1, P1, K1 Row 15: K1, P1, K1, P6, K1, P5, K1, P5, K1, P5, K1, P5, K1, P6, K1, P1, K1 Row 16: K1, P1, K1, P2, K3, P3, K3, P3, K3, P3, K3, P3, K3, P3, K3, P2, K1, P1, K1 Row 17: K1, P1, K1, P1, Knit to last four stitches P1, K1, P1, K1 Row 18: K1, P1, K1, Purl to last three stitches K1, P1, K1 Rows 19 to 24: *Repeat rows 17 and 18* three times more Row 25: K1, P1, K1, P1, K5, P1, K23, P1, K5, P1, K1, P1, K1 Row 26: K1, P1, K1, P5, K3, P21, K3, P5, K1, P1, K1 Row 27: K1, P1, K1, P1, K3, P5, K19, P5, K3, P1, K1, P1, K1 Row 28: K1, P1, K1, P3, K7, P17, K7, P3, K1, P1, K1 Row 29: K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P9, K15, P9, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1 Row 30: K1, P1, K1, P1, K11, P13, K11, P1, K1, P1, K1 Row 31: K1, P1, K1, P12, K13, P12, K1, P1, K1, Row 32: K1, P1, K1, P1, K11, P13, K11, P1, K1, P1, K1 Row 33: K1, P1, K1, P6, K1, P5, K13, P5, K1, P6, K1, P1, K1 Row 34: K1, P1, K1, P2, K3, P3, K3, P15, K3, P3, K3, P2, K1, P1, K1 Row 35: K1, P1, K1, P1, Knit to last four stitches P1, K1, P1, K1 Row 36: K1, P1, K1, Purl to last three stitches K1, P1, K1 Row 37 to 42: *Repeat rows 35 and 36* three times more Row 43: K1, P1, K1, P1, K5, P1, K11, P1, K11, P1, K5, P1, K1, P1, K1 Row 44: K1, P1, K1, P5, K3, P9, K3, P9, K3, P5, K1, P1, K1 Row 45: K1, P1, K1, P1, K3, P5, K7, P5, K7, P5, K3, P1, K1, P1, K1 Row 46: K1, P1, K1, P3, K7, P5, K7, P5, K7, P3. K1, P1, K1 Row 47: K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P9, K3, P9, K3, P9, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1 Row 48: K1, P1, K1, P1, K11, P1, K11, P1, K11, P1, K1, P1, K1 Row 49: K1, P1, K1, P12, K1, P11, K1, P12, K1, P1, K1 Row 50: K1, P1, K1, P1, K11, P1, K11, P1, K11, P1, K1, P1, K1 Row 51: K1, P1, K1, P6, K1, P5, K1, P5, K1, P5, K1, P5, K1, P6, K1, P1, K1 Row 52: K1, P1, K1, P2, K3, P3, K3, P3, K3, P3, K3, P3, K3, P3, K3, P2, K1, P1, K1 Row 53: K1, P1, K1, P1, Knit to last four stitches P1, K1, P1, K1 Row 54: K1, P1, K1, Purl to last three stitches K1, P1, K1 Row 55 to 58: K1 P1 across row. Cast off on last row. |
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