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About theKTstudio
theKTstudio offers patterns for hand-knit items designed by Karen Turnbull
As a fan of utilizing classic stitch patterns to create hand-knit items, I take pride in my original designs and interpretation for the modern-day knitter. My inspiration comes from the wisdom of porch knitters and the abundance of luxurious fibers. My process includes stitch selection, swatching, and charting. Each pattern contains photos, project description, material requirements, instructions, and explanatory notes. In addition, mindful that knitters are sad when favorite yarns are discontinued, I also include a yarn substitution requirement. Thank You!
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HAPPY KNITTING!
My Favorite Things
* Knitting and Sipping on back porch * Textiles * Color Green * Shopping Local * Hand-stitching * Natural Fibers * Lavender * Texas Hill Country * Breakfast Food * Classical Clarinet * Black and white photography * Tweeds * Road Trips * Corbels * Yarn on a Cone * Re-purposing * Impressionists Art * Coffee * Engaging conversation * Town Square Courthouses * Vintage Table Cloths * Mixing old and new * History * Cookbooks * Audio books * Art Deco * Pickled Veggies * Made-up-words Scrabble * Hand-made paper * Small-town Theater * Antique Shops * Pastel Painting * Grosgrain Ribbon * Pottery * Sparkly stitch markers * LYS shopping
*** My Yarn Stash ***
garment PATTERNS
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1Morph Shawl
2Morph Shawl
Bird's Eye Shawl
Bumpy Bocce Scarf
Cable Feather & Fan Shawl
Chain Stripes Leg Warmers
Checkmate Fingerless Mitts
Cocoon Cowl
Diagonal Vine Lace Neck Warmer
Director Tie
Dockside Scarf
Dry Creek Shawl
Eyelet Edge Curly Scarf
Fan Flair Shawl
Fringe Twist Shawl
Garden Friends Scarf
Garden Gate Cravat
Garden Gate Shawl
Got Stripe Mobius Cowl
Hearts of Oak Cowl
Hearts to Her Fingerless Mitts
Lots of Dots Gaiter
On the Road Again Scarf
Parallelogram Stack Cowl
Pedal Faster Cowl
Plaid Allusion Cowl
Playful Plaid Poncho
Please Be Seeded Shawl
River Way Shawl
Road Trip Shawl
Seaweed Cowl
Shoreline Shawl
Sonata Shawl
Stone Ridge Shawl
Striped Bias Shawl
Summer Breeze Bead Scarf
Super Star Hat
Tube Chute Cowl
Vine Lace Wrist Warmers
Welted Chevron Cowl
Which Way Scarf
Which Way Shawl
Which Way Shawl2
Whole Note Fingerless Mitts
Whole Note Shawl
Affectionately Yours Crop Top
Wrapsody In Two
pattern under construction
pattern under construction
pattern under construction
THE washcloth PATTERNS
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Block Quilt Garter WC
Broken Rib Seed Washcloth
Cross Fingers Eyelet WC
Dot Garter Washcloth
Double Decrease Washcloth
Fern Lace Gooseberry WC
Hourglass Moss Washcloth
Linen Honeycomb Washcloth
Linen Plait Basket Washcloth
Lozenge Herringbone WC
Moss Diamond Washcloth
Quilted Cross Stitch Washcloth
Ringlet Stitch Washcloth
Roman Garter Washcloth
Seed Rosette Washcloth
Three One Tweed Washcloth
Tile Basket Weave Washcloth
Trinity Seed Washcloth
Tunisian Rib Picot Washcloth
Woven Herringbone WC
PATTERNS for Baby
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Fluted Rib Baby Blanket
Italian Chain Rib Baby Blanket
PATTERNS for Home
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Cambridge House Throw
Diamond Tea Towel
Entrelac Pillow
Felted Box
Flower Pillow
Golf Club Head Cover
Gooseberry Pillow
Houndstooth Check Pillow
Lace Pillow Band
Lavender Gift Bag
Lavender Sachet
Linen Honeycomb Tea Towel
Loopy Twist Bath Mat
Nantucket Bobble Throw
THE Curly Scrubby
GOOD to Know
Yarn Substitution Tips
All fiber enthusiasts are sad when favorite yarns are discontinued. Equally frustrating is the search for the designers choice of fiber and color. To compare yarns, consider a few basic factors: fiber content, weight, total yardage, color, gauge, and stitch pattern. Here are a few tips to make your yarn purchase a happier experience.
1. Calculate the weight per yard for BOTH the designer's choice and the substitute yarn. Formula for weight per yard: Total weight of yarn divided by total yards = weight of 1 yard of yarn. Try to get close to the designer's choice.
2. Consider the fiber content. Animal and plant fibers have different characteristics that affect the drape of the fabric and the look of the stitch pattern. Do not stray far from the designer's choice. For example, if the designer has chosen merino wool, do not purchase cotton. However, if you want a blended yarn, choose something that has a high percentage of the designer's chosen fiber content.
3. Consider the color (solid, tonal, tweed, heathered, variegated, hand-dyed). Deviating from the designer's choice can have an effect on the look of the stitch pattern.
Other Helpful Formulas
Number of skeins/balls of substitute yarn required to complete your project: Total yarn requirements of project divided by the yardage of one skein/ball of desired substitute yarn. Note: round up to whole number.
Stitches per inch: Number of swatch stitches divided by the width of the swatch.
Rows per inch: Number of swatch rows divided by length of swatch.
Note: If your gauge swatch results in fewer stitches/rows per inch than the pattern, your finished project will be larger than the designer's choice. If the swatch has more, the project will be smaller.
Ease=garment measurement minus actual body measurement (note-standard ease is 2-3 inches more than actual body measurement)
Errata Great care is taken during the proofing process but if errors occur, corrections are listed below. My sincere apologies!
Garden Gate Shawl: Chevron pattern rows 1-4 and 6 should be knit/purl 75. Note: If desired, lace weight yarn can be substituted for fingering weight. In this case, increase yardage, knit/purl 90, and use US 4.