I have been having a bit of a play around with curly cues this week.
And asking myself what makes a great curly cue - and how long should they be - and what is a curly cue anyway ?
And this is what I discovered ~
Although knitters and crocheters refer to these as curly cues (or even curly Qs) - the name actually comes from curlicues.
A curlicue is
'a decorative curl or twist in calligraphy, architecture or in the design of an object.'
curly + cue (the cue is perhaps from French queue "tail")
If you want to add curly cues to a Baby's Hat ~
DK yarn & 4mm needles
For a
loose curly cue ~ For a curlier curly cue ~
Loosely, but evenly, cast on 30sts Loosely, but evenly, cast on 30sts
Kfb into every stitch across the row Kfbf, into every stitch across the row
Cast off Cast off
Darn away cast on end Darn away cast on end
Make 5 curly cues
Use the cast off tails to attach them together
Attach securely to a little hat
If you want to add curly cues to a Child's Hat ~
You can make these a bit longer - 40sts instead of 30sts
Loosely, but evenly, cast on 40sts
Kfbf into every stitch across the row
Cast off
Darn away cast on end
Coil into a spiral shape
Kfb = knit into the front and back of the stitch (this makes 2 stitches out of each stitch)
Kfbf = knit into the front, back and front of the stitch (this makes 3 stitches out of each stitch - and it is fiddly - but so worth it!
I am happy for you to use my patterns for your own use or for charity donations.
In addition: You can gift or sell any finished items you make from my patterns.
However, please do not copy my patterns
Copyright © 2018 ‘made by marianna’ All Rights Reserved
This pattern (the information and photos) may not be copied or reproduced
or republished on another webpage or website.
Oh what fun I am going to have with these! Thank you for expanding my knowledge. Your never too old to learn something new. :-)
ReplyDeleteHave fun! M
DeleteCan't believe at 74 I've just discovered the best and easiest curlycues pattern.its amazing curls as you cast off fantastic
ReplyDelete