Mustard and Gray Houndstooth : : Knitting for a Rainy Day

I LOVE rainy days.

Not only because all my plants are getting a nice drink of fresh water, but also because it gives me permission to stay home with my pups and do what I love to do ... KNIT!

When the weather changed to chilly and breezy a few days ago, and knowing that lots of baseball and rain were in my future, I took a little field trip to my local craft store and scooped up this yummy wool yarn.

Having no real plan or pattern in mind for this yarn I did remember that in my knitting group my friend Anna was trying out a new pattern that slightly resembled houndstooth and I have always loved houndstooth.

So I quick like knit up  a swatch to check my gauge and to work out the pattern and soon realized that I loved the look of the high contrast and that it did look like knitted houndstooth but much more simple than reading a chart and tracking your rows ...LOVE IT!

Look how simple ...

1. Starting with the gray yarn, cast on an odd number of stitches. the amount you cast on will depend on what you're knitting. (Think scarf, prayer shawl or skirt.)
2. Knit 2 foundation rows. 
3. Add the mustard yarn and K the first stitch, K the next stitch along with the loop right below the stitch that's on the needle.
4. Knit the next stitch.
5. Repeat #3 and #4 until you get to the end of the row.
6. Next row ... all K.
7. Now bring the gray back up .. K 2 then knit in the pattern described above, except when you get to the end of this row, K the last 2 stitches.
8. Knit the next row.

Here's to rainy days, yummy yarn, fab houndstooth and sweet pups!

Comments

[Lola]

what does K mean? :(

[lisa]

K means knit.

[MBaker]

Love this! Such a great texture, and its pretty on the back too! A fun project!

[Lynn]

Can someone please do a video of this? I am a beginner knitter and I have such trouble reading patterns, but thank you. Hopefully persistance (or stubborness) will pay off.

[m.cristina]

por favor quisiera verlo en video para apreciarlo mejor, asi me cuasta trabajo entender. gracias. un saludo

[karen]

Thank you - please can you tell me if it is still called Houndstooth if you work 4 rows in one colour rather than 2?

Thanks!

Karen

[ROSELINE]

I love it.Knitting is my passion