Marianna's Lazy Daisy Days: December 2023

Friday 22 December 2023

Quick and Easy Aran Weight Fingerless Mittens

Quick and Easy Aran Weight Fingerless Mittens - Adult Woman

Quick and Easy Aran Weight Fingerless Mittens - Teen's Mittens

Quick and Easy Aran Weight Fingerless Mittens

Requirements:

Aran Weight Yarn

5mm and 5.5mm needles

Tension / Gauge:

18sts = 4” (10cm), over stocking stitch on 5.5mm needles

Child's Mittens Age around 5 – 9 years

Size:

Circumference - 5½"

Length - 6", easy to adjust

Instructions:

With 5mm needles, cast on 25sts

Rib 14 rows

Change to 5.5mm needles

Increase for the thumb ~

Row 15: K11, kfb, kfb, k12

Rows 16, 18, and 20: S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 17: K11, kfb,k2, kfb, k12

Row 19: K11, kfb, k4, kfb, k12

Row 21: K11, kfb, k6, kfb, k12 33sts

Row 22: S1, p11, cast off 9sts knitwise, p10, k1 24sts

Row 23: S1, k10, kfb, k12 25sts

Row 24: S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 25: S1, knit to end

Row 26: S1, purl to last st, k1

Repeat the last 2 rows 3 times more (it is easy to adjust the length here)

Change to 5mm needles

Row 33: S1, * k1, p1, rep from * to last st, k1

Row 34: S1, * p1, k1, rep from * to end

Repeat the last 2 rows once more

Row 37: S1, * k1, p1, rep from * to last st, k1

Cast off in rib

Join the side seam

Darn away ends

Teen's Mittens Age around 10 – 14 years

Size:

Circumference - 6½”

Length - 7”

Instructions:

With 5mm needles, cast on 29sts

Rib 16 rows

Change to 5.5mm needles

Increase for the thumb ~

Row 17: S1, k12, kfb, kfb, k14 31sts

Rows 18, 20, 22 and 24: S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 19: S1, k12, kfb, k2, kfb, k14 33sts

Row 21: S1, k12, kfb, k4, kfb, k14 35sts

Row 23: S1, k12, kfb, k6, kfb, k14 37sts

Row 25: S1, k12, kfb, k8, kfb, k14 39sts

Row 26: S1, p13, cast off 11sts knitwise, p12, k1 28sts

Row 27: S1, k12, kfb, k14 29sts

Row 28: S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 29: S1, knit to end

Row 30: S1, purl to last st, k1

Repeat the last 2 rows 3 times more (it is easy to adjust the length here)

Change to 5mm needles

Row 37: S1, * k1, p1, rep from * to last st, k1

Row 38: S1, * p1, k1, rep from * to end

Repeat the last 2 rows once more

Row 41: S1, * k1, p1, rep from * to last st, k1

Cast off in rib

Join the side seam

Darn away ends

Adult Woman’s Mittens

Size:

Circumference - 7½”

Length - 8”

Instructions:

Using 5mm needles, cast on 33sts

Rib 18 rows

Change to 5.5mm needles

Increase for the thumb ~

Row 19: S1, k14, kfb, kfb, k16 35sts

Rows 20, 22, 24, and 26: S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 21: S1, k14, kfb, k2, kfb, k16 37sts

Row 23: S1, k14, kfb, k4, kfb, k16 39sts

Row 25: S1, k14, kfb, k6, kfb, k16 41sts

Row 27: S1, k14, kfb, k8, kfb, k16 43sts

Row 28: S1, p15, cast off 11sts knitwise, p14, k1 32sts

Row 29: S1, k14, kfb, k16 33sts

Row 30: S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 31: S1, knit to end

Row 32: S1, purl to last st, k1

Repeat the last 2 rows 4 times more (it is easy to adjust the length here)

Change to 5mm needles

Row 41: S1, * k1, p1, rep from * to last st, k1

Row 42: S1, * p1, k1, rep from * to end

Repeat the last 2 rows once more

Row 45: S1, * k1, p1, rep from * to last st, k1

Cast off in rib

Join the side seam

Darn away ends

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However, please do not copy my patterns

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Saturday 16 December 2023

Arden Baby Hat

Arden Baby Hat

Requires:

DK yarn – or any yarn that knits to 22sts = 4” (10cm)

4mm needles

Medium Premature Baby Hat – 9″ circumference, 4½“ high

Instructions:

Cast on 48sts

Row 1: S1, * k1, p1, repeat from * to last st, k1

Row 2: S1, * k1, p1, repeat from * to last st, k1

Row 3: S1, * k3, p3, repeat from * to last 5sts, k3, p1, k1

Row 4: S1, k1, p3, * k3, p3, repeat from * to st, k1

Repeat the last 4 rows three times more

Row 17: S1, * k1, p1, repeat from * to last st, k1

Row 18: S1, * k1, p1, repeat from * to last st, k1

Row 19: S1, knit to end

Row 20: S1, purl to last st, k1

Repeat the last 2 rows once more

Row 23: S1, knit to last 2sts, k2tog (47sts)

Row 24: S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 25: K2tog, knit to last st, k1 (46sts)

Row 26: S1, purl to last st, k1

Shape Top ~

Row 27: *K3, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 (37sts)

Row 28: S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 29: *K2, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 (28sts)

Row 30: S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 31: *K1, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 (19sts)

Row 32: * P2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 (10sts)

Cut the yarn leaving a ‘tail’.

With a yarn needle, pull the yarn through all the remaining loops and secure

Sew up side seam and weave in ends.

Large Premature Baby Hat – 10″ circumference, 5“ high

Instructions:

Cast on 54sts

Row 1: S1, * k1, p1, repeat from * to last st, k1

Row 2: S1, * k1, p1, repeat from * to last st, k1

Row 3: S1, * k3, p3, repeat from * to last 5sts, k3, p1, k1

Row 4: S1, k1, p3, * k3, p3, repeat from * to st, k1

Repeat the last 4 rows four times more

Row 21: S1, * k1, p1, repeat from * to last st, k1

Row 22: S1, * k1, p1, repeat from * to last st, k1

Row 23: S1, knit to end

Row 24: S1, purl to last st, k1

Repeat the last 2 rows once more

Row 27: S1, knit to last 2sts, k2tog (53sts)

Row 28: S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 29: K2tog, knit to last 2sts, k2tog (51sts)

Row 30: S1, purl to last st, k1

Shape Top ~

Row 31: *K3, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 (41sts)

Row 32: S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 33: *K2, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 (31sts)

Row 34: S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 35: *K1, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 (21sts)

Row 36: * P2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 (11sts)

Cut the yarn leaving a ‘tail’.

With a yarn needle, pull the yarn through all the remaining loops and secure

Sew up side seam and weave in ends.

Newborn Baby Hat – 11″ circumference, 5½ “ high

Instructions:

Cast on 60sts

Row 1: S1, * k1, p1, repeat from * to last st, k1

Row 2: S1, * k1, p1, repeat from * to last st, k1

Row 3: S1, * k3, p3, repeat from * to last 5sts, k3, p1, k1

Row 4: S1, k1, p3, * k3, p3, repeat from * to st, k1

Repeat the last 4 rows four times more

Row 21: S1, * k1, p1, repeat from * to last st, k1

Row 22: S1, * k1, p1, repeat from * to last st, k1

Row 23: S1, knit to end

Row 24: Kfb, purl to last st, k1 (61sts)

Row 25: S1, knit to end

Row 26: S1, purl to last st, k1

Repeat the last 2 rows twice more

Shape Top ~

Row 31: *K4, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 (51sts)

Row 32: S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 33: *K3, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 (41sts)

Row 34: S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 35: *K2, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 (31sts)

Row 36: S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 37: *K1, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 (21sts)

Row 38: S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 39: * K2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 (11sts)

Row 40: S1, purl to last st, k1

Cut the yarn leaving a ‘tail’.

With a yarn needle, pull the yarn through all the remaining loops and secure

Sew up side seam and weave in ends.

0 – 3 months Baby Hat – 12″ circumference, 6“ high

Instructions:

Cast on 66sts

Row 1: S1, * k1, p1, repeat from * to last st, k1

Row 2: S1, * k1, p1, repeat from * to last st, k1

Row 3: S1, * k3, p3, repeat from * to last 5sts, k3, p1, k1

Row 4: S1, k1, p3, * k3, p3, repeat from * to st, k1

Repeat the last 4 rows five times more

Row 25: S1, * k1, p1, repeat from * to last st, k1

Row 26: S1, * k1, p1, repeat from * to last st, k1

Row 27: Kfb, knit to last st, k1 (67sts)

Row 28: S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 29: S1, knit to last st, k1

Row 30: S1, purl to last st, k1

Repeat the last 2 rows twice more

Shape Top ~

Row 35: *K4, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 (56sts)

Row 36: S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 37: *K3, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 (45sts)

Row 38: S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 39: *K2, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 (34sts)

Row 40: S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 41: *K1, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 (23sts)

Row 42: S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 43: * K2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 (12sts)

Row 44: S1, purl to last st, k1

Cut the yarn leaving a ‘tail’.

With a yarn needle, pull the yarn through all the remaining loops and secure

Sew up side seam and weave in ends.

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

This pattern (the information and photos) may not be copied, shared, reproduced

or republished on any other webpage or website

Friday 15 December 2023

Knitted Flower Keyrings

Knitted Flower Keyring

Requirements:

DK yarn, small oddments can be used for this project

4mm needles

2 matching buttons

A split keyring

Instructions:

Cast on 42sts

K1, cast off 5sts (2sts on right hand needle),k1, cast off 5sts (4sts on right hand needle), k1, cast off 5sts (6sts on right hand needle), k1, cast off 5sts (8sts on right hand needle), k1, cast off 5sts (10sts on right hand needle), k1, cast off 5sts (12sts on right hand needle)

Cut the yarn leaving an 6” tail

Thread the tail through each of the remaining 12sts and pull tight

Use the tail from the cast on to join the first and last petals

Shape flower with a little pull if required

Sew in ends

Each keyring flower needs 2 buttons ~

Add a button to the centre of the flower – one on each side

Add a split ring through one of the petals.

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

This pattern (the information and photos) may not be copied, shared, reproduced

or republished on any other webpage or website