Duck Island Enterprises

Hello my Knitters! Today's pattern offering is a simple hat. I originally designed it for my day job, since I thought maybe, giving out hand knit hats for Christmas with our logo would make us stand out with valued customers and vendors. That little "homey" touch. The higher ups agreed it was a nice idea, so I got permission to test out how much time and cost it would take. Ultimately, they decided against the idea for this year at least. I had made the sample hat and pattern already, so... How the hat got the name: My dad had a birthday. I wore the hat to the celebration. Brother in law called it "Meg's Hat" after the hat Meg Griffen wears in the show Family Guy. It seems to fit, don't you think? Meg's Hat Yarn:  HiKoo CoBaSi DK, one skein (two skeins, 2 skeins) Contrasting color for Bind Off, can be any DK yarn that visually works with your main color Needles: set of 4 double point needles or circular needle 30" or...

I'm hoping to flood this blog with a plethora of patterns for free and for sale. My Red Onion Sweater is finished! (Pic) I just need to write up the pattern all pretty. The pattern is written so that I can read it, but not so much anyone else. So I write it up and for different sizes, and then it will be for sale on my Ravelry page. I'm also re-writing my "Ribbed To Fit Boot Socks" pattern!! The girl wore through the original pair, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to improve the pattern. It will be knit in Vintage Worsted. I'm writing down "Jared's Flippy Mitts." His original mittens were wool, and then there was milk, and his roommates washed the things and dried them. In the Dryer. So he needs new mitts. Vintage Worsted this time, since I don't trust his roommates. Speaking of mitts, I've charted a pattern for Odin's Eagle's mosaic to turn into mitts that are made of fingering weight yarn. Ultra Alpaca, specific...

I am an avid follower of r/nosleep, which is a subreddit for original horror stories. One of my favorite authors, /u/iia, wrote the series Runner, which you can find here: https://unsettlingstories.com/index/ It's graphic and bloody and disgusting and glorious. I was cleaning up my craft room the other day and discovered I had some yarn that would make a lovely scarf! It's the same color and kind as: https://www.etsy.com/listing/210387956/tahki-stacy-charles-shale-3-pumpkin-gold?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_d-craft_supplies_and_tools-fiber_and_textile_art_supplies-yarn_and_roving&utm_custom1=606f097f-c654-4610-be92-b5efbc258b88&gclid=CjwKEAiAg5_CBRDo4o6e4o3NtG0SJAB-IatYYpQmxuPPXSZElip_DgmtCENKKMssg21_fkLD6uoZNxoC1h3w_wcB I will replace that link with a picture of actual yarn when I remember to take such a picture. One of my hanging shelves broke last night, thus yarn EVERYWHERE...and of course this happened when I was just ...

I have all kinds of socks and hats and scarves knit for Christmas-even a tree skirt! But I wanted to make a sweater. Between my classes and work, I don't have the time to design a sweater before the finger itch becomes unbearable. SO I started....something. It can be adapted into a sweater, or a cape, or a poncho, or...any number of things. I'll edit this post as I create it. I grabbed some worsted weight yarn that I've had stashed for years and a size 7 needle. Any gauge works, don't you dare knit a gauge swatch! You will get your gauge from the knitted back of the Mystery Object. To begin the back of the Mindless Mystery.... Cable cast on 9 stitches. Every Row: Slip 1, knit 2, yarn over, knit one, yarn over, knit one After that start, either knit the rest of the row or purl up to the last stitch, then knit that stitch. I'm starting out in Stockinette Stitch, but don't feel bound to one or the other. Switch in the middle of a row if you get bored, give...

Silly Papa's Warm Christmas Scarf Mother asked me to make my father a scarf for Christmas. He's always relied on his Santa Claus-esque beard to keep him warm and then complains to her that he's cold. Of course, I needed to design something. It needed to be simple, masculine, but complicated enough that he could tell his coworkers with pride, "My daughter made that! Isn't she clever?" So, for the Silly Papa! A Scarf! Needles: US 10 (can choose different size, depending on how dense you want the cable to be) Yarn: Aran weight, from a JoAnn's grab bag, about 100 grams. Gauge: Who cares? It's a scarf! Size: Around 12" wide, and as long as you like. Additional Tools: Cable Needle, Tapestry Needle NOTE: DO NOT SLIP THE FIRST STITCH!! If you slip the first stitch of the row, it makes the edge cable look wonkey. Key: k- knit p- purl 6RC- 6 Right Cross: Slip 3 stitches to cable needle, hold in back, k3, k3 from cable needle 6LC- 6 Left ...

Hello to all the people who find this after a WONDERFUL weekend at Vogue Knitting LIVE in Minneapolis! I took 2 classes and learned some fantastic things I will use in my designs. Also, I had enough interest in my designs that I'm going to publish more of them! I'm also going to publish my Summer of Weddings Shawl sooner rather than later, although the pattern won't be completely written. There was so much disappointment when I told people that it wasn't published yet. Look for 2 hats, an earwarmer/headband, and a scarf sometime in the next week! Unless my Macroeconomic homework overwhelms me. I am trying to be a good student, a good employee, a good girlfriend, a good designer, and a good person all at the same time. I hope it works!

I rarely will work off a pattern that isn't mine. Even working off my own pattern, I rarely write it down first. Deep breath. I figured out a really cool crown for a hat!! I think my way of increasing is original. I think. I certainly came up with it! Then again, I may not be the first to do so. This is top-down. Please notice, this can be done with 7 stitches to start if you want to make a dome-shaped crown. It just so happens the pattern I'm designing works better with a circular crown. Using disappearing loop cast on, CO 8 sts. Join in the round.  Rnd 1: K all Rnd 2: kfb all Rnd 3: K all Rnd 4: k1, kfb, rep 8 times Rnd 5: k1, p1, k1, rep 8 times Now here comes the basic rule: What you're doing is a seed stitch between knit ribs. ALWAYS knit the first stitch, then do seed stitch to the end of the increase section, kfb on increase rounds, and keep going until you have the desired number of stitchs. I will illustrate. Rnd 6: k2, kfb, ...