[Nfb-krafters-korner] felting blocks

[Cathy]

Hi all,

 

I've been thinking about how I should make my wool12" blocks for the felting
bag for our upcoming class. I enjoy knitting the loom more then crocheting,
so I thought I might use this intriguing pattern I found for blocks. Then, I
thought about how I was teaching a beginner crochet class and thought
perhaps I should make my blocks out of single crochet even though that would
take a lot longer.  I am still pondering the matter. in the meantime, I
thought I'd share the pattern for the blocks using the loom I am
considering, just in case some one else might like to try them.

It is called the checkerboard pattern, which seems particularly appropriate
for a checkerboard bag!

 

Cathy

 

Checkerboard

This pattern is made by alternating knit and purl stitches every few rows
and pegs. To
stand out as a pattern more than a texture, each stitch block should be at
least 4 pegs wide
and 4 rows tall. If your blocks have the same number of stitches as rows,
they will be
wider than they are tall. In the sample above, the blocks are 4 stitches
wide and 6 rows
tall.

This pattern can be done with e-wrap knit stitches, but looks cleaner with
flat knit
stitches. Make sure your flat knit stitches are very loose, or your pattern
will pucker and look uneven.

To make a 4 x 4 checkerboard pattern, the number of pegs used should be
divisible by 4.

Row 1: Knit four pegs, purl four pegs, repeat to end of row.
Row 2-4: Knit the knit pegs, purl the purled pegs, repeat to end of row.
Row 5: Purl the knit pegs, knit the purled pegs, repeat to end of row.
Row 6-8: Knit the knit pegs, purl the purled pegs, repeat to end of row.
Repeat rows 1-8.