Pattern for KasCuddle on straight needles
This looks the same as the original KasCuddle but is knitted on normal straight needles instead of the circular needle.
SIZE: MEDIUM LARGE
MEASUREMENTS: 28” (71 cm) around 30” (76 cm) around
by 28” (71 cm) long by 30” (76 cm) long
YARN:
Acrylic Chunky* 375g 430g
Pure Wool Chunky* 565g 650g
*You can also use 2 strands of DK, which is less ‘gappy’
(It could be a good way to use up oddments of DK: have one strand in a neutral colour and the other strand using oddments of different colours just as they come, not trying to match the back and front.)
No matter if you are using Chunky or DK it still takes the same number of grams in weight.
Needles: 6.5mm (UK size 3)
Tension: The finished width of the KasCuddle is important
so make a trial tension square first!
Working in garter stitch (knit every row) there should be 15 stitches per
4" (10cm) horizontally. The number of rows is not so important because you
will just knit until it is the right length.
If your square is too wide use slimmer needles;
if your square is too narrow then use fatter needles.
NB. If you decide to make the pattern in a different stitch then make sure you start off with enough stitches to still get the correct width, eg. for stocking stitch you will need more.
BACK
Cast on 52 (56) sts
Knit every row until work measures 23 (25) inches or 58 (64) cm.*
Change to rib (or double rib) and work another 5 inches (13 cm) for collar.
Cast off in rib.
FRONT
Work as for Back to *.
Rib (or double rib) 26 (28) stitches for left side of collar and turn, leaving remaining stitches on a holder.
Work on these 26 (28) sts only for 5” then cast off in rib.
Rejoin yarn to remaining stitches and finish right side of collar to match.
FINISHING
With right sides together, oversew cast-on edges together, then oversew up each side.
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Permalink Reply by P. Jeanne Haessler on -
Two big thumbs up on this one Robert. It will be much valued by those of us who find circular needles somewhat "challenging". :)
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Permalink Reply by Linda Simmons on -
Sounds pretty good Robert, will give it a go very soon. This is great as I don't do circular needles. Many thanks for your contribution.
Linda.x
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Permalink Reply by Helen Gallery on
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Thanks for this, I think i will give it a go!
Can anyone tell me roughly how much yarn it uses? I do have some chunky left from a couple of projects I did for my daughter. But I'm wondering if I have enough for this? I have about 150g of mixed king cole chunky.
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Permalink Reply by P. Jeanne Haessler on
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I used two partially used up skeins of variegated worsted together, crocheting in single crochet, which uses up alot of yarn it seems, and they did about 4/5's of a cuddle before one skein ran out and the other, doubled with a second color finished it off. I would think knitting would use less yarn? Anyone any ideas on this?
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Permalink Reply by Robert Hoddy on
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I haven't finished mine yet, but I estimate it will need at least 320g. It's quite a big item really you see. If it was flat it would be over two feet square even without the ribbing. Why not buy another 200g in chunky and use it as a base to set your mixed yarns in as stripes? Just divide each ball of what you have in half, by weight, and then you will be able to do the stripes the same back and front.
Another thing that I learned from the lady in the wool shop is you would only need the same weight (eg. 200g) in DK, using 2 strands, to achieve the same amount of knitting as if you'd done it in Chunky. It's because there is more length on the balls of DK. And of course DK is often cheaper and available in more colours!
Rob :-)
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Permalink Reply by Helen Gallery on
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Something to think about :)
I'm going to go and get another couple of balls I think, in complimentary colours, What I have is a bit random anyway - it's from 3 projects I knitted for my little girl, one is plain and the other two are multicoloured. I think it might look nice a bit *random* we'll see how it turns out!
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Permalink Reply by Christine Johnson on -
Hi Helen
I noticed that you said you have King Cole chunky which is what I've just been using to make my first KAScuddle. I haven't quite finished yet but I like the way it has knitted up. I think it will have taken about 350g by the time I've finished, maybe a little more. I abandoned my first attempt on a circular needle and found that straight needles, 7mm, accommodated the stitches - I think I cast on 80 and I am intending it to have a seam up the front. It's very thick and colourful and I think, like you, I shall have some yarn left but not sufficient for a second one so I was going to use a different yarn with it. I believe there have been pictures showing examples that used more than one yarn. I found it quite tiring on the hands but very quick to make - a couple of evenings so far and I've done about 22".
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Permalink Reply by Helen Gallery on
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I'm probably going to try and do it in one piece and sew together on the side seam, and then i can make it stripey with my random wool :)
I've actually got my 6mm needles out, just to make it that little bit denser, and hopefully warmer. I used 6s on my little girl's jumper I made with the same wool and it turned out lovely.
I'll try and get it done as quick as I can but I have several other projects on the go. I'm also thinking that if it's sucessful and i like how it turns out I might make some more for a couple of friends of mine who are having babies a bit later in the year, especially if it knits up as quickly as I think it will. I've ordered 200g more wool. think i may well be ordering much more.!
I also like the idea of knitting 2 strands of dk together and might give that a try too. My local Wilkinsons has some lovely baby dk at the moment and it's quite reasonably priced.
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Permalink Reply by Elrine Greig on
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Is it at all possible to work the pattern form the bottom? Or must the rib be done first?
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Permalink Reply by Helen M. Flagg on -
Elrine, we will be doing the rib collar first, joining it, and working down to the bottom bindoff,
but I do know of a couple of knitters who have started at the bottom. I have always started
mine from the collar down though.
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Permalink Reply by Christine Johnson on
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Helen will no doubt get back to you but now that we don't have to shape the bottom of a KASCuddle there would appear to be no reason why you couldn't make it 'upside down'.
I don't like knitting in the round so I make mine on straight needles and seam up the front, from the ribbing down (or up to the ribbing.) Seems to work okay.
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Permalink Reply by Elrine Greig on
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Thanks - I'll try that.
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