Interweave’s Everyway Wrap

I have to admit, when I first saw this in Interweave’s magazine I didn’t even see it. But then, at our local fiber festival, I saw it knit up. In handspun. Hand painted. Yumminess!

When I asked what pattern it was she showed me the Interweave magazine. Well, I knew right there I had to have one. So I found some yarn at the same fiberfest (silk/merino, handdyed blend – more yumminess) and went to town. I LOVE IT!! It is warm and cozy and stylish (like I care on that front). Definitely one of my favorite “knit for me” items. And while I’m not knitting up to speed quite yet (seems knitting is a major irritator of tendonitis), slowly there are rows being knit.

What in the world does all of this have to do with this Everyway Wrap from Interweave? Well now, for a short time, the pattern is a free download, from Interweave!

Just click HERE to go THERE!

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Linen stitch is one of my favorite knitting stitch patterns that, every time I use it in a project, I think about how I don’t use it often enough.

It’s an easy stitch to make, with slip stitches done with the yarn held to the front of the work on the right/front side and to the back on the wrong/back side, which makes the strand of yarn a visible part of the pattern.

It also makes a fabric that is thick and looks kind of like a woven fabric.

I recently used linen stitch to make a double-thick pot holder, which I worked in a kind of interesting way. I didn’t want to have to do any sewing on the project, so I started it from a crochet cast on and picked up stitches from the side of the cast on to make the hot pad all in one piece in the round with the edge sealed.

This requires working on two circular needles, which is another technique I don’t use that often and am always reminded how much I like it when I do.

The combination of double thickness and the stitch pattern makes for a hot pad that’s already pretty thick, but I also added a bit of old towel to the inside before I closed up the end to make it super thick and extra protective for your surfaces.

I found the engineering challenge of this construction method to be a lot of fun, but you could also just knit it as a tube (casting on twice as many stitches as I did) and sew up the ends by hand when the knitting is done. Either way you’ve got a useful and pretty addition to your kitchen, whether you work it in a solid color, stripes or as a stash busting project will all your cotton odd balls.

You can grab the pattern over at Our Daily Craft, or check it out on Ravelry.

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