DeVine Neck Warmer: Knitting Pattern

Materials

• Diamond Yarn Luxury Collection: Lima 100% Peruvian Highland Wool (or any aran weight yarn) 160m, 100g 1 ball or similar weight yarn. I used colour 1984-Tobacco Row.
• Yarn needle
• 3 buttons at least 20mm or 3/4"
• 5.5 mm straight needles

Gauge: gauge for this pattern is not that important, however this pattern using the above mentioned materials will have finished measurements of 23" long and 7.5" wide.

The neck warmer can be worn with a button open, or with the top button in the middle buttonhole and the middle button in the bottom buttonhole for an accidentally on purpose twist.

my buttons are made from coconut

CO 38 sts.

k 6 rows in garter stitch.

Next row: k4, pm, k to last 4 sts, pm, k to end

NOTE: first 4 and last 4 sts are always knit. This creates the garter st border of the neck warmer.

A note about the increases: increases are achieved by knitting into the front and back of the same stitch and likewise for the purl increase, purl into the front and back of the same stitch.

Begin vine leaf pattern.

Vine leaf pattern (middle 30 sts):

Row 1 (WS): k7, p5, k4, p3, k11.

Row 2: P9, p2tog, knit inc, k2, p4, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p7 (32 sts)

Row 3: K7, p7, k4, p2, k1, p1, k10.

Row 4: P8, p2tog, k1, purl inc, k2, p4, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, p7. (34 sts)

Row 5: K7, p9, k4, p2, k2, p1, k9.

Row 6: P7, p2tog, k1, purl inc, p1, k2, p4, ssk, k5, k2tog, p7. (32 sts)

Row 7: K7, p7, k4, p2, k3, p1, k8.

Row 8: P6, p2tog, k1, purl inc, p2, k2, p4, ssk, k3, k2tog, p7. (30 sts)

Row 9: K7, p5, k4, p2, k4, p1, k7.

Row 10: P7, yo, k1, yo, p4, k2, p4, ssk, k1, k2tog, p7. (30sts)

Row 11: K7, p3, k4, p2, k4, p3, k7.

Row 12: P7, [k1, yo] twice, k1, p4, k1, m1, k1, p2tog, p2, sl 2 knitwise, k1, p2sso, p7. (30 sts)

Row 13: K11, p3, k4, p5, k7.

Row 14: P7, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p4, k1, knit inc, k1, p2tog, p9. (32 sts)

Row 15: K10, p1, k1, p2, k4, p7, k7.

Row 16: P7, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, p4, k2, purl inc, k1, p2tog, p8. (34 sts)

Row 17: K9, p1, k2, p2, k4, p9, k7.

Row 18: P7, ssk, k5, k2tog, p4, k2, p1, purl inc, k1, p2tog, p7. (32 sts)

Row 19: K8, p1, k3, p2, k4, p7, k7.

Row 20: P7, ssk, k3, k2tog, p4, k2, p2, purl inc, k1, p2tog, p6. (30 sts)

Row 21: K7, p1, k4, p2, k4, p5, k7.

Row 22: P7, ssk, k1, k2tog, p4, k2, p4, yo, k1, yo, p7.

Row 23: K7, p3, k4, p2, k4, p3, k7.

Row 24: P7, sl 2 knitwise, k1, p2sso, p2, p2tog, k1, m1, k1, p4, [k1, yo] twice, k1, p7

Rep rows 1-24 4 more times

K 2 rows in garter st, remove stitch markers.

Buttonhole row: k4, yo twice, BO next 2 sts, [k12,yo twice, BO next 2 sts] twice, k4.

K 2 more rows, BO.

Weave in ends with yarn needle, block, sew on buttons.

handmade buttons by AB Originals

I purchased these at the Knitter's Frolic in 2009 in Toronto.

John Galda is the man behind the buttons. I also purchased tagua nut, deer antler, spalted maple, and ebony buttons.

my neck warmer is lined with vintage fabric

If you would like to line your neck warmer:

*cut a piece of fabric 1/2" wider and longer than your blocked and completed neck warmer.

*fold each side 1/4" twice and iron seams.

*stitch around border with sewing machine or by hand

*whip stitch the lining to the knitted neck warmer with wrong sides facing

*do not sew over button holes!

**a note about source: the leaf repeat pattern, though may be published in other material, was published in "Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Knitting Book" in Chapter X Stitch Dictionary. I have made use of the dictionary to produce a pattern for this neck warmer.






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