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Thursday, January 05, 2006

Pantas and knitting Headlights


I started another panta using the Sleeping Dragon Sock Yarn
I have had lots of questions about where I found the pattern. I came from a link on craftster posted by someone in a knitting group...I had tweeked it a little, so here is my version
Using size 4 needles and Cascade Fixation
CO 19s
Section 1:
Row 1: k1, [p2, k1] x 6
Row 2: p1, [k2, p1] x 6 = 19s
Repeat rows 1 and 2 for 1"

Section 2:
Row 1: k1 [p2, k1, inc1] x 5, p2, k1
Row 2: p1, [k2, p2] x 5, k2, p1 = 24s
Row 3: k1 [p2, k2] x 5, p2, k1
Row 4: p1, [k2, p2] x 5, k2, p1
Repeat 3 & 4 for 2"

Section 3:
Row 1: k1, [p2, k2, inc1] x 5, p2, k1
Row 2: p1, [k2, p3] x 5, k2, p1 = 29s
Row 3: k1, [p2, k3] x 5, p2, k1
Row 4: p1, [k2, p3] x 5, k2, p1
Repeat 3 & 4 for 2"

Section 4:
Row 1: k1, [p2, k3, inc1] x 5, p2, k1
Row 2: p1, [k2, p4] x 5, k2, p1 = 34s
Row 3: k1, [p2, k4] x 5, p2, k1
Row 4: p1, [k2, p4] x 5, k2, p1
Repeat 3 & 4 for 2"

Section 5:
Row 1: k1, [p2, k4, inc1] x 5, p2, k1
Row 2: p1, [k2, p5] x 5, k2, p1 = 39s
Row 3: k1, [p2, k5] x 5, p2, k1
Row 4: p1, [k2, p5] x 5, k2, p1
Repeat 3 & 4 for 3"

Section 6:
Row 1: k1, [p2, k3, k2tog] x 5, p2, k1
Row 2: p1, [k2, p4] x 5, k2, p1 = 34s
Row 3: k1, [p2, k4] x 5, p2, k1
Row 4: p1, [k2, p4] x 5, k2, p1
Repeat 3 & 4 for 2"

Section 7:
Row 1: k1, [p2, k2, k2tog] x 5, p2, k1
Row 2: p1, [k2, p3] x 5, k2, p1 = 29s
Row 3: k1, [p2, k3] x 5, p2, k1
Row 4: p1, [k2, p3] x 5, k2, p1
Repeat 3 & 4 for 2"

Section 8:
Row 1: k1, [p2, k1, k2tog] x 5, p2, k1
Row 2: p1, [k2, p2] x 5, k2, k1 = 24s
Row 3: k1 [p2, k2] x 5, p2, k1
Row 4: p1, [k2, p2] x 5, k2, p1
Repeat 3 & 4 for 2"

Section 9:
Row 1: k1, [p2, k2tog] x 5, p2, k1
Row 2: p1, [k2, p1] x 5, k2, p1 = 19s
Row 1: k1, [p2, k1] x 6
Row 2: p1, [k2, p1] x 6
Repeat rows 1 and 2 for 1"

I used one ball of Cascade Fixation and it came out with the perfect amount of stretch and even had some yarn leftover!
I have also had quite a few questions about this handy dandy knitting headlight and where to find it. Amazingly, your best bet is 7-11 or any other tiny mini-mart. They only have them once in a while, so if you see it-grab it! I love mine, it gives off a suprising amount of light for such a little bugger! Good luck in your search :)

4 Comments:

At 1:42 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I just may have to get myself a knitting headlight for nighttime car knitting (when I'm not driving). Is it powered by regular batteries?

 
At 3:47 PM, Blogger Angela said...

little calculator batteries :)

 
At 8:58 AM, Blogger continueinkind said...

What size needles did you use?
Thanks for your version of the pattern, it's much easier to follow.

 
At 10:06 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks for posting this pattern-I have been looking and looking!

 

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