Tentacle Bag

I designed this bag to be used as a monster cup for the board game Arkham Horror.

A drawstring bag made to look like a bunch of tentacles reaching up and out and knit from the top down (tentacles first). Make a fun addition for your Arkham Horror game, or use it for whatever other tentacular uses you can come up with!

If you would like to make these to sell, it is alright with me, but please consider donating a dollar or two to BoardGameGeek.com if you do.


Yarn Worsted Weight

Needles size 7 dpns (could use circs)

Guage really not important

Directions

Tentacles Make 16

Cast on 4 stitches, join in the round.

1. K1, M1 4 times - total 8 stitches on needles
2. K4, M1 2 times - total 10 stitches on needles

Knit all stitches until tentacle is aprox. 2.5 inches long or desired lenghth.
Cast off 3 stitches.
Place remaining tentacle stitches onto spare needle or scrap yarn.

Main Body
Pick up 7 stitches from first tentacle, repeat with the rest of the tentacles.
When you've picked up all tentacle stitches, join in the round,being careful not to twist.

Work in k5, p2 rib until you have aprox. 6 inches (longer for a larger bag) from where you picked up the tentacles.

*Optional - work in a row of eyelets to make weaving in the ribbon or icord easier later.

Decrease Rounds

1. *K2, K2tog, K1, P2 *repeat to end of row
2. K4, P2 rib
3. *K1, K2tog, K1, P2 *repeat to end of row
4. K3, P2 rib
5. *k1, k2tog, p2 *repeat to end of row
6. K2, P2 rib
7. *K2, P2tog *repeat to end of row
8. K2, P1 rib
9. *K2tog, P1 *repeat to end of row
10. K1, P1 rib
11. K1, *K2tog *repeat to last stitch. Knit last stitch tog with first stitch from the next row. 16 stitches will be left.
12. Knit
13. K2tog to end of row - 8 stitches left
14. Knit
15. K2tog to end of row - 4 stitches left
16. bind off

Finishing
Weave in all ends.
Make an icord or find some ribbon to thread through inside of the purled stitches for the drawstring. I made a 3-stitch i-cord, the regular 4 stitch one seemed to thick.

You can stuff the tentacles and sew them closed if you want. I just left mine open.

Ribbed Towel Toppers

I'm making towel toppers to go with dishcloths for Christmas gifts this year. I've noticed that most of the patterns out there are for garter stitch. I wanted something different. I liked how it turned out, so thought I'd share.

This pattern is for the toppers only. The bottoms are a simple k3, p2 rib.

These start out in a k5, p2 rib pattern which diminishes as the pattern goes on. I also did 2 buttonholes with a wider strap than most patterns use.

Unfortunately, I did the first ones in black, so it is hard to see the rib. I'll try to get some pictures of lighter ones up when I get them done.


These are done in regular, worsted - weight cotton, although you could use any weight and type of yarn (I would highly suggest sticking to cotton though).

I used 61 stitches, but as long as the number you cast on is divisible by 7 + 5 it will work.

To start, use a darning needle to create stitches down the middle of the towel. I found the instructions here to be helpful with this.

Rows from there:

1: Pick up all stitches
2: p5 *k2, p5, repeat from * to end of round
3: k5 *p2, k5, repeat from * to end of round
4: and all following even rows - knit all knit stitches and purl all purled stitches
5: repeat row 3
7: repeat row 3
9: k2, k2tog,k1, *p2, k2, k2tog, k1, repeat from * to end of round
11: k4 *p2, k4, repeat from * to end of round
13: k1, k2tog,k1, *p2, k1, k2tog, k1, repeat from * to end of round
15: k3 *p2, k3, repeat from * to end of round
17: k2tog, k1, *p2, k2tog, k1, repeat from * to end of round
19: k2, *p2tog, k2, repeat from * to end of round
21: k2tog, *p1, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round
23-46: k1,p1 rib
47: k1, p1, k1, p1, cast off 2, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, cast off 2, k1, p1, k1
48: p1, k1, p1, k1, cast on 2, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, cast on 2, k1, p1, k1, p1
49-50: k1, p1 rib
51: k2tog across
52: k2tog beg & end of row
53: k2tog across
54: cast off remaining stitches

Weave in ends and sew on buttons.

Finally! The Last of the Stargate Glyphs!

Sorry this took so long - here are the final 13 Stargate Glyph Charts.

27 - Taurus
28 - Auriga
29 - Eridanus
30 - Orion31 - Canus Minor

32 - Monoceros
33 - Gemini
34 - Hydra

35 - Lynx 36 - Cancer 37 - Sextans 38 - Leo Minor 39 - Leo

Twisted Chain Link Fingerless Gloves

This Pattern Has Now Been Re-Written! Please Go Here for the Updated Version!


I made the first pair of these for my mom for her birthday. I cast on and just made it up as I went. The second pair I made are longer, with an extra repeat in the cable pattern before adding the thumb. I don'd have good pictures of them yet.

The cable pattern is fun and simple; an easy one to learn how to do cables without a cable needle.

This is my first real pattern, so please let me know if you find any problems!

Materials
appox. 1/2 a skein Caron Simply Soft Eco or other Worsted Weight yarn
Size 7 dpns
Stitch Marker
Waste Yarn or Stitch Holder

Cable Pattern
You can do the cables in the same direction on both mitts, or make them twist in the opposite direction. It's not a large change, but can be a way to avoid the second-mitt curse.

Left Cable Pattern

1. *p2,rt/prt, repeat from* until end of row
2. *p2, k2, repeat from* until end of row
3. *cl,cr, p2, repeat from* until end of row
4. *k2, p2, repeat from* until end of row
5. *rt/prt, p2, repeat from* until end of row
6. *k2, p2, repeat from* until end of row
7. *k2, p2, repeat from* until end of row
8. *rt/prt, p2, repeat from* until end of row
9. *k2, p2, repeat from* until end of row
10. *cr,cl, p2, repeat from* until end of row
11. *p2, k2, repeat from* until end of row
12. *p2,rt/prt, repeat from* until end of row
13. *p2, k2, repeat from* until end of row
14. *p2, k2, repeat from* until end of row

Right Cable Pattern

1. *p2,lt/plt, repeat from* until end of row
2. *p2, k2, repeat from* until end of row
3. *cl,cr, p2, repeat from* until end of row
4. *k2, p2, repeat from* until end of row
5. *lt/plt, p2, repeat from* until end of row
6. *k2, p2, repeat from* until end of row
7. *k2, p2, repeat from* until end of row
8. *lt/plt, p2, repeat from* until end of row
9. *k2, p2, repeat from* until end of row
10. *cl,cr, p2, repeat from* until end of row
11. *p2, k2, repeat from* until end of row
12. *p2,lt/plt, repeat from* until end of row
13. *p2, k2, repeat from* until end of row
14. *p2, k2, repeat from* until end of row

Main Mitt

CO 36

Join in the Round, be careful not to twist.

Use Stitch Holder or Waste Yarn to mark begining of row

Work 12 rows in p2, k2 ribbing

Work cable pattern once.

Thumbs - Repeat Cable pattern, but add the following at the beginning of rows (before the *):

4. k2, m1, p2, m1
5. rt/prt, m1, p4, m1
6. k2, m1, p6, m1
7. k2, m1, p8, m1
8. rt/prt, m1, p10, m1
9. k2, p12

This should result in a purled thumb that falls into one of the chain holes in the cable pattern.

Finishing Main Mitt - Put 12 extra purled stitches onto waste yarn or stitch holder. Continue knitting through row 5 in cable pattern.

k2, p2 for 12 rows of ribbing. Bind off

Finishing Thumbs - Pick up 12 stitches from waste Yarn. Pick up 3 additional stitch on inside of thumb. P until inside of thumb is 1 inch. Bind off.

Weave in Ends and you're done!

Errata

I used someone's chart software on a website to make the chart and it gave me the abbreviations. It has caused some confusion. I'm going to go back and make some fixes - I'll let you know when they're done. If you click on the chart picture you now get a larger version.

In the meantime,

LT/PLT is supposed to mean put a stitch on cable needle, knit a stitch in front, then purl the stitch from cable needle.

RT/PLT is the same idea but crossing right instead of left - so you put a stitch on the cable needle, purl a stitch in back, then knit the stitch from the cable needle

The blank square on the chart is knit and the dot is purl.

Stargate Glyphs - 14 - 26

Here are the second set of 13 knitting charts for the stargate glyphs - enjoy!

14 - Microscopium

15 - Capricornus

16 - Piscis Austrinus0

17 - Equules

18 - Aquarius

19 - Pegasus

20 - Sculptor

21 - Pisces

22 - Andromeda

23 - Triangulum

24 - Aries

25 - Perseus

26 - Cetus

Knit Example - Eye of Ra

Not the best pictures, but I made an Eye of Ra dishcloth.

Stargate Glyphs - 1-13

I couldn't get a table to work well with Blogger for some reason, so I decided to break these into three sets. I've got 1-13 done now, and here they are. Let me know what you think!

1 - Point of Origin - Earth

2 - Crater
3 - Virgo

4 - Bootes

5 - Centaurus

6 - Libra

7 - Serpens Caput

8 - Norma

9 - Scorpius

10 - Corona Australis

11 - Scutum

12 - Sagittarius

13 - Aquila