Knitting Patterns Sailingknitter  


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Explore the possibilities for your knitting with new adventures from Terry Liann Morris, the SailingKnitter.

Well, 3 years ago my husband and I quit the jobs, sold the house, sold the car & furniture, and got rid of all our stuff. We're now living aboard our sailboat, a 50-foot Gulfstar Sailmaster named NIKI WIKI, and open-ended cruising in Mexico, Central America, thru the Panama Canal and now the Caribbean. We left San Diego, California in October of 2006 with 164 other sailboats on the "Baja HaHa Rally" sailing south to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. And now, we're going wherever our vagabond spirits take us with me knitting all the way.

Update November 2009: NEW Beaded Bauble Ornament is now available. Also, I will be out exploring the remote islands of the Kuna Yala (San Blas) of Panama through November and December. Have a great Holiday season!Also NEW - the popular MYSTERY SLIPPERS can now be downloaded from the FREE Patterns page - my gift to you. 

All patterns are available for download in PDF form (requires that you have Adobe Reader) and payment can be made conveniently through PayPal. NOTE: these are knitting pattern "documents" - not the finished knit items.


NEW! BEADED BAUBLE ORNAMENT

 

Beaded Bauble OrnamentCreate a unique decoration for your Christmas tree or simpoly display on its own. Directions are written with both a chart and line-by-lie instructions - choose your favorite method. Size: Approx. 3" not including tassel

Materials Required:34yds sock or fingering weight yarn
190 glass seed beads size 8 or 6
US size 1 (2.25mm) double point needles
Polyester fiber fill

Price: $5.00 Available in PDF  Add to Cart


NEW! ISLA BUENA SOCKS

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Traditional two-color stranded colorwork in the Fair Isle style adorn the legs and feet of these socks. Choose your favorite 5 colors. Cuff is knit in a strip of garter stitch and joined to form a band. Sock is constructed from the top down with a traditional heel flap & gusset shaping at the ankle and a wedge toe.

 

Sizes (2): Women 's Medium & Women's Large/Men's Medium

 

Materials Required: 20-50gr (80 - 200yd) EACH of five colors of sock or fingering weight yarn,
US size 1 (2.25) double point needles

 

Pattern has charts for the designs 

 

Price: $5.00
Available in PDF  Add to Cart


NEW! CARTAGENA SOCKS

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A band of vertical eyelet lace combined with a band of multicolored stockinette with purl ridges are easy to knit and create a unique sock. Sock is constructed from the top down with a traditional heel flap & gusset shaping at the ankle and a wedge toe.

 

Sizes (2): Women 's Medium & Large

 

Materials Required: 50gr (175 - 200yd) EACH of two colors, one solid and one multicolored or handpainted sock or fingering weight yarn,
US size 1 (2.25) double point needles

 

Pattern written with line-by-line instructions and charts - choose which method you prefer to knit from 

 

Price: $5.00
Available in PDF  Add to Cart


NEW! YANERIS SOCKS

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Decorate your socks with tiny cable crosses and dropped stitches. Yes! Drop stitches on purpose!. Sock is constructed from the top down with a traditional heel flap & gusset shaping at the ankle and a wedge toe.

 

Sizes (2): Women 's Medium & Large

 

Materials Required: 100gr (350-400yds) sock or fingering weight yarn
US size 1 (2.25) double point needles

Cable Needle

 

Pattern written with line-by-line instructions and charts - choose which method you prefer to knit from 

 

Price: $5.00
Available in PDF  Add to Cart


FLOWER PATCH SOCKS

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Tiny flowers decorate this sock in a pattern reminiscent of patchwork quilts or a field of flowers. When choosing yarns it would be best to use a solid color that does not have any of the colors in the multi-colored yarn so that the motifs stand out better. Sock is constructed from the top down with a traditional heel flap & gusset shaping at the ankle.

 

Sizes (2): Women 's Medium & Large

 

Materials Required: 100gr sock or fingering weight yarn - 50gr of solid color, and 50gr of a contrasting varigated yarn (162-180yds each)
US size 1 (2.25) double point needles

 

Pattern written with line-by-line instructions and charts 

 

Price: $5.00
Available in PDF  Add to Cart


SNUGGLE TIME BABY SET

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Easy - really! A blanket with a matching little hat makes a sweet gift for baby. Garter stitch borders, slip stitch color patterns and easy eyelet rows combine to make a snuggly baby blanket. Instructions are given for two sizes of the hat. You choose to work from either the chart or the line-by-line instructions for the blanket.

 

Sizes:

Blanket            21” width x 27" length

Hat (2)             0-3mos, (3-6mos)

 

 

Materials Required: 

1200 yards total sport weight yarn; 900 main color, 450 contrasting color

24" circular needle US Size 6 (4.00mm)

 

Gauge: 6 sts = 1" 

 

Price: $5.00
Available in PDF  Add to Cart


DANA-MARR SHAWL

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Hand-painted yarn and the traditional Feather and Fan lace pattern combine to create this triangular shawl. Knit from the neck edge down, increases are made every other row to shape the shawl while borders are knit in garter stitch. By increasing the needle size, twice, as the shawl is worked, the lace patterning enlarges. Final edging is a set of simple crochet loops.

 

Size:  Finished & blocked size approx. 72” wide at upper edge, and 30” along center back

 

Materials Required: 800 yards sport weight yarns or 4/2 cotton

24” circular needle US Size 6 (4.25mm)

24” circular needle US Size 7 (4.5mm)

24” circular needle US Size 8 (5.0mm)

4 stitch markers

Crochet hook for lower edging

 

Gauge: Your gauge will change as you change needle sizes throughout, and will vary with type of yarn used.

 

Pattern written with line-by-line instructions and charts 

 

Price: $5.00
Available in PDF  Add to Cart


HANDSOME DEVIL SOCKS

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The textured two-colored patterning of this sock is accomplished by only knitting with one color at a time!  How about using your school’s colors or favorite sports team? Another interesting option is to use one solid color and one contrasting variegated or hand-painted yarn. The pattern stitch is described both by line-by-line instructions and by a simple chart, knit from whichever makes you more comfortable.

 

Sizes (3): Women 's Medium, Women's Large/Men's Medium, Men's Large

 

Materials Required: 100gr sock or fingering weight yarn - 50gr of each color (162-180yds each)
US size 1 (2.25) double point needles

 

Pattern written with line-by-line instructions and charts 

 

Price: $5.00
Available in PDF Add to Cart


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COZY CABLES SOCKS

Ribbing and cables combine to make a comfy sock. The leg cables open up to show off their garter stitch centers, then the simple cables and ribbing of the cuff are repeated down the instep.

Sizes (2): Women’s Medium and Women’s Large/Men’s Medium

Materials Required: 460 yards (100g) Fingering/Sock yarn
US size 1 (2.25mm) double point needles

Gauge: 8 sts to 1” over stockinette stitch

Pattern has charts for the cabled areas

Sorry - individual pattern is no longer available. This design will be included in a soon-to-be- published new sock book. More details will be posted as soon as I know them.

 


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RAKU FELTED BOWLS

Raku is a process that potters use where they place red-hot clay bowls in a bucket of dry leaves. This creates beautiful one-of-a-kind results from the smoke of the leaves and different temperatures. They never know what the end result will look like.

 

Felting your knitted items knit in multicolored yarns is much the same as you never know what you’re going to get, but it is all beautiful. Let the yarn do the talking in these simple-to-knit rolled-edge felted bowls. Plus, after knitting and before felting, add interesting “bobbles” by using river rock or marbles tied into the fabric with rubber bands if you want a truly freeform look! Bowls are knit in the round from the top down.  

 

Size: Approx. 6 to 8" diameter depending on felting process

 

Materials Required: 100% wool heavy worsted weight such as Kureyon by Noro 
US size 13 (9.00mm) double point needles

 

Pattern written with line-by-line instructions. 

 

Price: $5.00
Available in PDF


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EYELET & BOBBLES BABY HAT

Adorn your little one in this sweet hat with lacy eyelets and bobbles in a contrasting color! Hat is knit in the round with a simple rolled edge brim. The top is gathered together with a satin ribbon through a row of eyelets.

 

Size: 14 1/2" in circumference unstretched. Fits babies 0 to 9 months.

 

Materials Required: Cotton DK weight yarns such as Patons Bumble Bee Baby Cotton, 90 yards each of 2 colors
US size 5 (3.75mm) double point needles

 

Gauge: 5 sts per inch over eyelet patterning

 

Pattern written with line-by-line instructions. 

 

Price: $5.00
Available in PDF


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SUPER EASY WRIST WARMERS

Knits & purls create the patterns on these wrist warmers/fingerless mitts. You choose the arm length and the motif (4 available) for the back of the hand. A chart is provided for each motif, or you may use the line-by-line written instructions. The thumb hole is simply shaped as you knit the palm – no picking up stitches later - super easy! 

 

Size: Approx. 7" square

 

Materials Required: Worsted weight yarn (200yds) 
US size 6 (4.25mm) double point needles for Women's Medium size

US size 7 (4.50mm) double point needles for Women's Large or Men's Medium size

 

Gauge: 5 sts to 1”

Pattern written with both charts and line-by-line instructions. 

 

Price: $4.00
Available in PDF


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SIMPLE & ELEGANT SPA CLOTHS

Three (3) different spa cloths to knit. Starting with the Basketweave Spa Cloth, these little beauties use only the simplest stitches. You can create elegant Spa Cloths for yourself or to give as gifts. Wrap your cloths with ribbon and tuck in a small bar of handmade soap or bath salts for a quick and welcome gift!  

 

Size: Approx. 7" square

 

Materials Required: Worsted weight cotton yarn such as "Sugar 'n Cream" 
US size 8 (5.00mm) needles

 

Gauge: 5 sts to 1”

Pattern written with line-by-line instructions. 

 

Price: $3.00
Available in PDF


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HEIRLOOM CABLED ORNAMENT

Just a small amount of yarn and a few hours of your time, and you can make one of these cabled holiday ornaments. The shape is achieved by using short rows on the garter stitch top and bottom. Ornament is knit back and forth in rows then stuffed for a 3-D decoration.

Size: Approx. 4” long not including corkscrew tail

Materials Required: 
Small amount of fingering weight yarn
Smooth cotton yarn for provisional cast on
Wool unspun roving material or polyester fiber fill

US size 1 (2.25mm) needles

Gauge: 8 sts per inch overall

Pattern has charts for the cabled areas

Price: $5.00

Available in PDF Download


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NEW WAVE COLORS HAT

Go for more color in your life! Mix it up with bright color combinations in this stranded colorwork design.

 

Size: Adult medium

 

Materials Required:

Fingering weight wool, approx 400 yards in 10 different colors

24" circular US Size 1 (2.25mm) needle

24" circular US Size 3 (3.25mm) needle

1 set US Size 3 (3.25) double point needles

 

Gauge: 15.5 sts and 17 rows  = 2" in two-color stockinette in the round

 

Pattern has all charts in color

 

Price: $5.00

 

Available in PDF download  


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TINY TREASURES BABY SOCKS

Adorable little socks for those special new arrivals! These handknit socks create quite a stir at baby showers. Just be sure to keep a stash of completed pairs around as once your friends and co-workers see them, you'll have plenty of requests for more (ask me how I know).

Size: Newborn to 6 months

Materials required:
Small amounts of fingering/sock yarn
US Size 0 (2.00mm) double point needles

Gauge: 9 sts per inch over stockinette stitch

Price: $4.00

Available as PDF download


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FAIR ISLE HOLIDAY ORNAMENTS

Use up those leftover bits of fingering weight yarn and make some of these delicate fair isle ornaments reminiscent of the center whorls of traditional tams.  3 designs to knit: Snowflakes, Starburst or Kaleidoscope

 

Size: approx. 3" in diameter

 

Materials required:

Small amounts of fingering weight yarn

1 set US size 1 (2.25mm) double point needles

 

Gauge: 8 sts per inch

 

Price: $5.00

 

Available as PDF download


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3-D FAIR ISLE ORNAMENT

Show your love for the fair isle knitting technique by creating one of these 3-Dimensional holiday ornaments.

Size: approx. 3" wide & tall not including tassel

Materials Required:
Small amounts of fingering weight wool or sock yarns
1 set US size 1 (2.25) double point needles

Gauge: 8 sts per inch

Price: $5.00

Available as PDF download


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JAUNTY CAP

Two strands of worsted weight are held together to knit this warm, tweedy newsboy style cap. Knit in the round, the ribbing of the brim is flexible enough to fit most adults and stay on even on windy days. Short-rows in the front shape the crown, and a seed stitch bill finishes the look. Add a brim decoration of if you desire.

 

Size: Adult Medium

 

Materials Required:

Worsted weight wools approx. 250 yards

16" circular needle US Size 9 (5.5mm)

1 set US Size 9 (5.5mm) double point needles

 

Gauge: 4 sts x 5 rows = 1 inch in stockinette stitch

 

Price: $4.00

 

Available as PDF download 


 

MORE Patterns for your knitting pleasure coming soon...

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