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Patterns
Knitting Traditions gives you the opportunity to learn
as you go with our fun and functional sock, mitten, &
hat patterns. New and different techniques are incorporated
into each pattern to expand your repertoire of skills. Cast-ons,
toes and heels, and/or thumbs and mitten tips vary among the
patterns. Theory and technique boxes highlight easier ways
of accomplishing a particular section of the pattern. A glossary
and bibliography are included along with the schematic, chart,
theory boxes and technique illustrations.
Two free patterns to download!
Sock ornament or pin
Lovikka Mittens for kids
Suggested skill levels for each pattern are shown in italics.
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to order any of our patterns. Minimum wholesale
order is 5 copies of any pattern.
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Zig-Zags and O's:
Twined Knitted Socks
Experienced. This pattern includes three
sizes and can be worked in Guernsey yarn for a heavy
sock or twined knitting yarn (fingering weight) for
a lighter sock. The heel construction is very similar
to conventional heel construction.
Featured Techniques: Twined Knitting
Basics, A Twined Knitting Cast-On, The Dutch Heel Shaping,
The Wide Toe, Kitchener Stitch.
Yarn: twined knitting yarn (fingering
weight) or Guernsey yarn
Sizes: Child (small), Woman (medium),
Man (large)
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Basic Socks
Easy. These basic, easy socks are knitted
in one color of Guernsey or sock weight yarn, such as
Koigu or Brown Sheep Wildfoote. The cuffed leg is ribbed,
and the heel is knitted using the Round Heel and Wide
Toe methods of construction. The gauge is 7 stitches/inch.
This pattern offers EIGHT sizes, from toddler to large
men.
Featured Techniques: Double Cast-On,
The Wide (4 stitch) Toe, Kitchener Stitch.
Yarn: sock yarn or Guernsey yarn
Sizes: Small Child, Medium Child, Large
Child, Small Woman, Large Woman, Small Man, and Large
Man
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Snowflake Socks
Experienced. These cute socks brighten up
your winter days! They start with a herringbone braid
(knitted!) worked around the cuff, then move into snowflake
motifs done using an "intarsia in the round"
technique. The gauge is 7 stitches/inch.
Featured Techniques: Herringbone
Braid, Intarsia in the Round, Band Heel, Wedge Toe,
Kitchener Stitch.
Yarn: Guernsey yarn or sock yarn
Sizes: Woman's Small, Medium, and Large
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Yummy Socks
Easy. These socks are knitted in one solid
color Aran weight or heavy worsted weight yarn. The
leg is ribbed, and there is a choice of using either
the "Auto" heel or the Dutch heel. The toe
uses wedge construction. The gauge is 5 stitches/inch.
This pattern offers six sizes, from toddlers to men.
Three variations are also included in the booklet for
Cabled Yummy Socks, Striped Yummy Socks, and Contrasting
Heel and Toe Yummy Socks.
Featured Techniques: Stripes in Ribbing,
The Auto Heel, The Dutch Heel, The Wedge Toe, Kitchener
Stitch.
Yarn: heavy worsted weight
Sizes: Toddler, Small Child, Large
Child, Small Woman, Large Woman, Man
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Norwegian Lusekofte Socks
Intermediate. Inspired by the 19th century
Norwegian Lusekofte, the traditional geometric patterning
and lus (lice) motifs make this sock fun to knit. The
stockinette stitch heel flap is knitted with a Norwegian
Star pattern, and has a Band Heel, which requires no
instep gusset, and a Wide Toe. The gauge is 8 stitches/inch
in 2 color stockinette stitch for three sizes. Notes
are given for another three sizes, in between, knitted
at 7 stitches/inch. Guernsey or firm sport weight yarn
recommended. In traditional black and cream or your
choice of colors.
Featured Techniques: Double Cast-on,
Knitting with a color in each hand, The Band Heel, The
Wide Toe, Kitchener Stitch.
Yarn: Guernsey yarn or other smooth
sport weight
Sizes: Small (child), Medium (woman),
Large (man)
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Gansey Socks
Intermediate. Women's medium, in two lengths;
anklet or mid-calf. This solid color sock begins with
the classic Channel Island Cast-On. Starfish, diagonal
lines, and vertical motifs meet at the baby cable on
the back seam. The heel flap is constructed with the
slip stitch pattern for longer wear. The gauge is 7
stitches/inch. Guernsey or firm sport weight yarn recommended.
Featured Techniques: The Channel
Island Cast-On, German Heel Turning Theory, Kitchener
Stitch.
Yarn: Guernsey yarn or other smooth
sport weight
Size: Woman's Medium
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Swedish Ullared Socks
Intermediate. Sized for small and large children,
women, and men. These black and red socks are reminiscent
of the Swedish Ullared sweater of the late 1800's. The
ribbing, heel, and toe are solid while the body of the
sock is patterned in the Dotted Diamond motif. The gauge
is 8 stitches/inch in 2 color stockinette stitch. Guernsey
or firm sport weight yarn recommended. In red and black
or navy, or your choice of colors.
Featured Techniques: Two Color Swedish
Cast-On, Striped ribbing theory, Knitting with a color
in each hand, The Auto Heel, Star Toe.
Yarn: Guernsey yarn or other smooth
sport weight
Sizes: Small, Medium, Large (child
through medium woman), Extra Large (man)
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Norwegian Fana Socks
Intermediate. Three sizes. Inspired by the
19th century Norwegian Fana Cardigan, the traditional
star, band and checkerboard motifs make this sock fun
to knit in four sizes. The stockinette stitch heel flap
is knitted in a checkerboard pattern, with a round heel
and toe. The gauge is 8 stitches/inch in 2 color stockinette
stitch. Guernsey or firm sport weight yarn recommended.
Cream and navy or your choice of colors.
Featured Techniques: Two-Color Three-Strand
Cast-On, Knitting with a color in each hand, Multi-color
Continental Knitting, Round Heel theory, Round Toe.
Yarn: Guernsey yarn or other smooth
sport weight
Sizes: Small, Medium, Large (child
through medium woman), Extra Large (man)
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Christmas Socks
Intermediate. A fun sock in 4 sizes (children,
women, men, and Christmas Stocking), worked in red,
white, and green gansey (or firm sport weight) yarn.
Bands of 2-color patterns adorn this sock with motifs
of Christmas trees, wreaths, candles, snowflakes and
more! Instructions included for a heel which is worked
after the sock is finished. The gauge is 7 sts/inch
for the first three sizes, 6.5 sts/inch for the Christmas
stocking.
Featured Techniques: Knitting with
a color in each hand, The Peasant Heel, The Wedge Toe,
Kitchener Stitch
Yarn: Guernsey yarn or other smooth
sport weight
Sizes: Small (child), Medium (woman),
Large (man), Christmas Stocking
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Autumn Fair Isle Socks
Intermediate. Five sizes (child to large
man). Fair Isle socks in autumn colors-rust, olive,
navy, light and dark brown, plum - 6 colors in all.
The patterning is comprised of easy four stitch repeat
peerie patterns with a corrugated ribbing heel flap.
The toe is worked in the solid main color. The gauge
is 7 stitches/inch.
Featured Techniques: Double Cast-On,
Knitting (and purling) with a yarn in each hand, Corrugated
Ribbing, The Wide (6 stitch) Toe, Kitchener Stitch.
Yarn: Guernsey yarn or other smooth
sport weight
Sizes: Small (child), Medium (large
child/small woman), Large (medium woman), Extra Large
(man)
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Novelty Cap and Mitts
Intermediate. This mitten and cap set are
knitted by holding two different colors of worsted weight
yarns together, while "laying in" a thick
novelty yarn for accent. Knitted on US size 10 dpn,
this project can be completed quickly.
Featured techniques: Laying in a
novelty yarn
Yarn: Bulky novelty yarn and worsted
weight yarns
Sizes: Child, Adult Medium, Adult Large
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Compass Rose
Challenging. Sanquhar Gloves have captivated
the Scottish and non-Scottish alike since the late 1800’s
when they were first created. These gloves were
favored for riding and driving horses, playing the sport
of curling, and looking smart as well! Several
classic patterns have survived, most notably the Duke
and Prince of Wales patterns. The mathematics
of Sanquhar Gloves is always the same. The construction
is unalterable, so that the only way to create different
sizes is to change the gauge, or the number of stitches
within the little boxes. To preserve the motifs,
this pattern is sized by changing needle sizes, from
size 0000 to size 1 (1.25 to 2.25 mm).
Featured Techniques: The Double
Cast-On, Avoiding the Color Crescent with Purls, The
Salt and Pepper Cuff, The Thumb Gusset, Tips on
Fingers
Yarn: Sock yarn
Sizes: Woman's Small, Medium, Large, Man's
Medium, Large
Hand circumference: 7 (7.5, 8, 8.5, 9) inches
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Nordic Mittens
These circularly knit mittens are designed in the
classic style of the two-color Selbu Mittens of 19th
century Norway: ribbing, a large star motif (known
in Norway as an “eight
blade rose”), pointed tips, “seam” stitches,
and different small motifs on the palm, thumb gusset,
and thumb. An added twist of many colors makes these
mittens more fun to knit. Only the background colors
change while the pattern color remains the same.
Featured techniques: Hints for Mitten
Knitting
Yarn: Sport weight yarn in eight colors
Size: Medium Woman
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A Norwegian Fana Set: Mittens
and Scarf
Experienced. This mitten and scarf set features
the motifs from the Fana cardigan. Both mitten and scarf
are knitted in the round with gansey yarn for long-lasting
wear. The scarf is one size, while there are three sizes
for the mittens. A nice compliment to the Fana Socks
shown above. Gauge: 7 stitches/inch.
Featured Techniques: Small Scale
Circular Knitting Without Double-Pointed Needles, Stripes
in Ribbing, Raised Increases, Knitting Scarves in the
Round.
Yarn: Guernsey yarn or other smooth
sport weight
Sizes: Child, Woman, or Man
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Twined Mittens
Experienced. Practice your twined knitting
while making these mittens! This Scandinavian technique
alternates two strands of yarn, using each end of a
ball. Choose from two mitten and thumb shaping techniques,
and two motifs for the back of the hand. Gauge: 6 1/2
stitches/inch.
Featured Techniques: How to Twine
Knit, A 2-Color Twined Knit Cast-on, The "O"
Stitch, The Chain, Twined Increasing for Thumb.
Yarn: worsted weight
Sizes: Small, Medium, Large
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Norwegian Mittens
Experienced. These sport weight mittens are
inspired by a pair seen in a museum, and involve many
different motifs. It is written for three sizes (child,
woman, and man) and each size is charted out, both palm
and front, for clarity. The gusseted thumb and pointed
tip add to the authentic style.
Featured Techniques: The Double Cast-On,
Yarn Dominance, Knitting with Two Yarns in the Left
Hand, and Raised Increases.
Yarn: sport weight
Sizes: Child, Woman, Man
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Yummy Mittens
Experienced. Double mittens!! Well, two mittens
in one. Learn the provisional cast-on (or an easier
alternative), and knit a mitten with a palm thumb, then
pick up and knit another mitten in the other direction
to stuff inside the first for thick, cozy warmth! These
mittens are shaped with optional short rows to conform
to the hand's natural curve. In 6 sizes for children
up to men. Gauge: 4.25 and 4.75 stitches/inch.
Featured Techniques: Provisional
Cast-On (in two ways), Twisted Ribbing, Palm thumb shaping,
Short rows and wrapping, Round Mitten Tip.
Yarn: worsted weight or heavy worsted
weight
Sizes: Toddler, Medium Child, Large
Child/Small Woman, Medium Woman, Large Woman/Small Man,
Large Man
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Lovikka
Mittens
Easy. Five sizes. The Lovikka Mitten developed
in northern Sweden around the turn of the century. These
mittens are very cushiony, being made of two strands
of yarn and then fulled (felted)! Directions are included
for fulling by machine or by hand. After the desired
size is achieved, the mitten is brushed, inside and
out, for warmth and coziness, with optional embroidery
and braid on the cuff for a traditional look!
Featured Techniques: Two ways to
work the Provisional Cast-On, Twisted purls for ribbing,
Straight thumb construction, Short row contouring, Hiding
wraps in short rows, Round Mitten Tip.
Yarn: worsted or heavy worsted weight
which will felt
Sizes: Toddler, Medium Child, Large
Child/Small Woman, Medium Woman, Large Woman/Small Man,
Large Man
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