Learn Modular Knitting with This Fun Pattern

January 31, 2019 by Sarah White 1 Comment

Sometimes as a knitter you start playing with yarn without a real idea of what you’re making or if it will turn into a project.

So it was with Tina Tse when she started playing with modular knitting, randomly putting together bits of patchwork knitting that eventually became a kimono-style jacket. She wasn’t writing down what she was doing, and then when she started documenting it she found the knitting wasn’t as fun anymore (been there) so her pattern is more of a formula for how you might use modular knitting to make your own garments of your choice.

The Home Sweet Home Formula “pattern” explains how to go about using modular knitting to create a project with Garter Stitch fabric that can be any size or shape you like, worked in stripes, solids or any combination.

Tina explains it like this:

It’s not about following rules. It’s about knowing the foundations and letting your hands move with the stitches. This formula will include all the foundations you need to create your one of a kind piece and I’m so excited to see what all of you make from it!

You can grab the formula — which includes guidance on making a cowl to get you started with the process — from Ravelry for $8.

[Photo: Tina Tse via Ravelry.]

Specific to knitters, you can join our Knitting Patterns Only group to get, well, knitting patterns, ask questions and gain inspiration for what to knit next.

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marisa lolli says
February 1, 2019 at 11:40 am
I always find your blog very interesting. Thanks for the share.

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Why Not Knit a Tiny Llama?

I’ve been enjoying knit amigurumi animal patterns lately (see also: this adorable knit pigeon) and of course being a knitter I love llamas.

So when I saw this little llama pattern I knew I had to share it.

The appropriately named Llama patter from Annie Ahn calls for fingering weight yarn, and it uses two colors for the body and three for the little blanket. The pompom can be made to match or in another color. All of these parts take tiny amounts of yarn so you can use whatever scraps you have left over from socks or other projects and change colors whenever you need to.

It might also be fun to use some mohair or other fuzzy or textured yarn on this one to give your llama a different look. In all the project uses between 100 and 150 yards, or 91-137 m, of yarn and the llama comes out about 10 cm/4 inches tall.

The body of the llama is worked in one piece, so this project is suited to intermediate knitters or those who have comfort working in the round and with all those little pieces.

This one is made to be small so you can carry it around with you (it would be super cute on a keychain or as a zipper pull) but I think it would be a lot of fun to knit this in larger yarn, too, to make a bigger llama. You could even make a whole family in different sizes just by using different weights of yarn and corresponding needles.

The details are so cute, from the shaggy hair to its little accessories, but you could make it plain or change it up by knitting a tiny scarf or even working a little fair isle pattern on the legs or body. So many fun possibilities!

The pattern is available on Ravelry in English and Korean.

[Photo: Annie Ahn]

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