Chullos 36 - F+W Media

Contents
Introduction 8
Hats 60
Anatomy of a Hat 62
Variations 63
Ribbed Edge 63
Why Knit from Finger to Cuff? 11
Picot Edge 63
Origin of Patterns 12
The Designs 64
Fair Isle Knitting 13
Red-Breasted Nuthatch 64
Needles 16
Cinnamon Teal 66
Yarns 17
Butterfly 68
Equipment 18
Reindeer 70
Wood Duck 72
Cardinal 74
Chickadee 76
Anatomy of a Tam 21
Griffin 78
Six-Segment Leaf Tam 28
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak 80
Seven-Point Star Tam 30
Canadian Goose 82
Six-Segment Snowflake Medallion Tam 32
Techniques 9
Tams 19
Thirteen-Point Allover Tam 34
Chullos 36
Anatomy of a Chullo 38
Variations 39
Changing the Earflaps 39
Borders and Crowns 39
The Designs 40
Red-Breasted Nuthatch 40
Cinnamon Teal 42
Butterfly 44
Reindeer 46
Wood Duck 48
Cardinal 50
Chickadee 52
Griffin 54
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak 56
Canadian Goose 58
Mittens 84
Anatomy of a Crown to Cuff Mitten 86
Customizing Mittens 87
Bird and Beast Mittens 88
Variations 89
Sanquhar Mittens 89
Changing the Sanquhar Design 89
The Designs 90
Canadian Goose with Peruvian Box 90
Cardinal with Roses 92
Chickadee with Flower & Butterfly 94
Cinnamon Teal with Peruvian Cross 96
Griffin with Mosaic Tile 98
Reindeer with Star & Snowflake 100
Wood Duck with Sun & Walnut 102
Nuthatch with Tree & Star 104
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak with Duke 106
Butterfly with Cancer Awareness 108
Colorwork Creations BY SUSAN ANDERSON-FREED
Gloves 110
Canadian Goose with Peruvian Box 140
Chickadee with Flower & Butterfly 142
Cinnamon Teal with Peruvian Cross 144
Reindeer with Star & Snowflake 146
Wood Duck with Sun and Walnut 148
Cardinal with Roses 150
Griffin with Mosaic Tile 152
Red-Breasted Nuthatch with Tree & Star 154
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak with Duke 156
Butterfly with Cancer Awareness 158
Anatomy of a Finger to Cuff Glove 112
Customizing Gloves 113
Directions for Bird/Beast Gloves 114
Variations 115
“Plain” Sanquhar Gloves 115
Changing the Sanquhar Design 115
Half-Finger Gloves 115
The Designs 116
Canadian Goose with Peruvian Box 116
Chickadee with Flower & Butterfly 118
Resources 160
Cinnamon Teal with Peruvian Cross 120
Index 160
Reindeer with Star & Snowflake 122
Wood Duck with Sun and Walnut 124
Cardinal with Roses 126
Griffin with Mosaic Tile 128
Red-Breasted Nuthatch with Tree & Star 130
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak with Duke 132
Butterfly with Cancer Awareness 134
Glovens 136
Anatomy of a Finger to Cuff Gloven 138
Directions for Bird and Beast Glovens 139
The Designs 140
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Hat
H e mm e d E d g e
Grosbeak Hat
Cast on 145 stitches using MC.
Rnds 1−16: Knit.
Rnd 17: Knit while increasing 15 stitches—160 sts.
Rnd 18: Knit.
Skill Level
Intermediate
Ya r n
1 skein each of Knit Picks Palette (100% wool, 1.75oz/50g,
231yd/211m) in Garnet Heather
(MC), Marine Heather, Twig and
Black
1 skein Cascade Heritage Paints
(wool/nylon blend, 3.5oz/100g,
437yd/400m) in color #9928
(variegated)
1 skein Knit Picks Bare Merino
Wool Sock (100% wool,
3.5oz/100g, 440yd/402mm) in
Natural
Needles
1 set 10" size US 2 dpns or a 24"
circular needle or size needed to
obtain gauge
1 set 8" size US 2 needles or size
needed to obtain gauge
Gauge
9½ stitches and 9 rows/inch in
stockinette stitch
Colorwork Creations BY SUSAN ANDERSON-FREED
Hem rnd: Purl.
Knit 3 rnds in MC.
Lower Border
Follow the border pattern as charted.
G r o s b e a k Pat t e r n
Follow the Grosbeak pattern using the variegated
yarn and white.
Top Border
Follow the border pattern as charted.
G r o s b e a k H at C r o w n
Knit two rnds in Garnet Heather—160 sts.
Follow the 26 rnds of the Grosbeak Crown chart.
All decreases except Round 26 are: sl2, k1, p2sso.
Round 26 decreases are: k2tog through the
back loops.
Finishing
After the last round, draw the yarn through the
remaining stitches. Weave in any loose threads.
Turn the hat inside out. Fold the hem in half at the
purl round and tack in place on the inside of the hat.
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M at e r i a l s
Variation
Picot Edge
Replace Hem Round with Picot Edge: K1,
(k2tog, yo)*. Rep * to last 3 stitches, k2tog,
k1—160 stitches.
Grosbeak Charts
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Body
Grosbeak Border Design
Gallery
Grosbeak Ski Hat
Crown Design:
10-Point Star
Always Start
Wheel from
Center
Garnet
Marine
Black
Twig
Natural
Garter
Start
Colorwork Creations BY SUSAN ANDERSON-FREED
Center Stitch for
double decreases
Colorwork Creations BY SUSAN ANDERSON-FREED
Beautiful Accessories Inspired
by Creatures of the Forest
Inside Colorwork Creations, knitters will discover an
abundance of gorgeous patterns for hats, mittens and
gloves that will let them show off their colorwork skills.
These small projects are perfect for holiday gift giving,
or for the reader to make for herself.
F e at u r e s i n c l u d e :
m More than 30 stunning patterns for knitted
accessories, ranging from chullos and tams to fliptop mittens and traditional gloves
Full-color charts showcasing traditional
colorwork motifs and the author’s original designs,
inspired by woodland birds and beasts
Customizable motifs and charts that allow the
adventurous knitter to mix and match designs for
truly unique accessories
Helpful tips and techniques for colorwork, as well
as an innovative top-down construction method for
gloves and mittens
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Ab o u t t h e A u t h o r
Susan Anderson-Freed learned to knit at the
age of nine from her grandmother and has since
passed along the craft to her daughter, Jenny. She
will retire as a Professor of Computer Science at
Illinois Wesleyan University in July 2010 after more
than thirty years of teaching. Susan lives with her
husband, John, two cats, and a Golden Retriever.
She enjoys cooking, spinning, dyeing, weaving,
and, of course, knitting in her spare time.
KRAUSE PUBLICATIONS
Cincinnati, Ohio
A DIVISION of
F+W Media
ISBN 13 . . . . . . . 978-1-4402-1242-0
ISBN 10 . . . . . . . . . 1-4402-1242-2
UPC . . . . . . . . . . 0 74962 01179 4
EAN . . . . . . . . . . 9 781440 212420
SRN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Z7509
Category . . . . Needlecrafts/Knitting
Price . . . . . . US $24.99, CAN $29.99
Trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8"w x 10"h
Page count . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Binding . . . . . . . . . . . Paperback
Publication month . September 2010
Word count . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 000
# of color illustrations . . . . . . . 250
# of b/w illustrations . . . . . . . . . 0
Interior color . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4c