[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Log Cabin knitting technique
Ramona
walhoframona at gmail.com
Mon Feb 3 15:20:18 UTC 2020
This sounds like a great idea with 7 or 10 stitches in each square. You could make almost anything with corners pointing up or straight sides pointing up.
Ramona
On Feb 2, 2020 7:28 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> I heard about a thing in knitting a while back called "log cabin". It
> sounded interesting, and now I have a pattern for fingerless mitts using the
> log cabin technique.
>
> It goes like this:
>
> Cast on 7 stitches. Knit 7 garter ridges, so you have a little square.
> Bind off.
>
> Turn the square 90 degrees clockwise and pick up stitches along the edge.
> Knit another 7 garter ridges.
>
>
>
> It goes on like that, knitting and turning. You get a middle square, with
> rows going one way, surrounded by other rows going at 90 degrees to it, and
> places where they meet up and cross, like the logs on the corners of a log
> cabin.
>
> And, at least in my mitts pattern, I change colors at every turn. It's a
> fun way to use up some balls of yarn that aren't enough for a project by
> themselves.
>
> And, the balls I have are all slightly different textures, which makes it
> even more interesting.
>
> Just thought I'd share.
>
> Tracy
>
>
>
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