Stripes to make a snake or long zebra. - Pompoms to make koala ears or a cover ... K1, inc 1, repeat for the row (12 sts
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JOIN US AND WARM WORTHING WITH DRAUGHT EXCLUDERS! Using a draught excluder in winter at the foot of a door is a simple and sustainable way to keep a room warmer and potentially save on energy bills! We are asking all knitters to help us make a massive amount of draught excluders to put on display on the Worthing waterfront and then afterwards give them back to everyone in our community to help keep our homes warmer in winter! Send your completed draught excluders to: Worthing Homes, Davison House, North Street, Worthing, BN11 1ER Or attend one of our clubs. For details visit: karlacourtney.com/warming-worthing For more information on sustainable homes: relish.org and worthing-homes.org.uk/our-organisation/about-us/what-we-believe-in Share your projects with us! facebook.com/karlacourtney @karlacourtney on Instagram and Twitter facebook.com/worthinghomes @worthinghomes on Twitter Use the hashtag #warmingworthing!
DRAUGHT EXCLUDER INSPRIATION Here are some tips and inspriation to make your draught excluder more personal, fun - and even educational! Special thanks to Barbara and Ginny for attending our first sessions and coming up with some of these great ideas: Sustainable/recycled materials Think of other materials you can use to stuff or decorate your draught excluder! For example, I regularly receive food packaged in sheeps wool and I am washing and using this to stuff! Educational Think about making native creatures or creatures related to things that happen in our own gardens like worms! Or, think about transport - you could try making a draught excluder that looks like a bus or train! Fun There are many ways you can combine different colours or add pompoms or buttons to turn your draught excluder into something extra fun. Here are some ideas: - Stripes to make a snake or long zebra - Pompoms to make koala ears or a cover the back to make a long hedgehog - Try purling rows at set intervals to make ridges for a worm
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Add stripes, eyes and a tongue - snake!
Barbara’s added purled ridges to make a worm!
Ginny’s stripey creation, which she’s decorating with pom poms!
I’ve added some arms and a face to make a sloth!
After just three sessions our projects are almost as long as the room!
MATERIALS REQUIRED ♥ 100g ball of chunky or extra chunky wool, colour of choice ♥ Pair of 8-10mm needles for Standard or a set of four double-pointed 8-10mm needles for Circular (exact needle size depends on your wool) ♥ Wool (yarn) needle ♥ Scissors ♥ 100-150g acrylic or polyester stuffing ♥ Measuring tape
TECHNIQUES REQUIRED ♥ Casting on
♥ Knit stitch ♥ Purl stitch (Standard only) ♥ Decreasing stitches (K2 tog) ♥ Increasing stitches (Inc1) ♥ Knitting in the round (Circular only) ♥ Seaming (Standard only)
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ABBREVIATIONS
K = Knit P = Purl Sts = Stitches Rnd(s) = Round(s) K2tog = Knit two stitches together at the same time. Now you only have one stitch and you are creating a decrease that slants to the right. Inc1 = Increase by adding one extra stitch.
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NOTES
Wool We recommend using a chunky/bulky weight wool that is suited to 8-10mm needles. The wool label will say what needles are recommended. We recommend bulky wool because, in addition to being more hard wearing, it will be quicker for you to knit such a long piece! Measurements Our pattern is based on a standard UK door width of 76.2cm (2’6”). Measure your door before you start and knit your draught excluder shorter or longer to meet your requirements, noting that it is better for your excluder to be slightly longer than your door frame. About the two different versions We have created two separate methods to achieve a similar result, depending on your prefered knitting style and/or skill level: Standard uses the more common technique of using two knitting needles and alternating knit (K) and purl (p) stitches to create stocking stitch. You will need to seam this up at the end. Circular uses four double-pointed needles and a circular technique, which creates continuous circles (rounds) of knit stitch to make one tube that does not require any seaming. This method may seem intimidating at first, but the ability to knit the tube all at once with no seaming is great! Have fun! Think of all the creatures you can make your draught protector look like! Use different colours, try making stripes, add pompoms, buttons the #warmingworthing
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STANDARD
Cast on 4 sts (pic A).
Inc 1 in all sts (8 sts). P1 row. K1, inc 1, repeat for the row (12 sts). P1 row. K2, inc 1, repeat for the row (16 sts). P1 row. K3, inc 1, repeat for the row (20 sts).
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P1 row. K4, inc 1, repeat for the row (24 sts). P1 row. Starting with a k row, work stocking stich (k and p alternating rows) until your piece measures 74 cm in lenght for a 76.2cm door. If your door is longer, keep knitting until it is around 2cm shorter than your desired length. Finish with a p row. ♥ Decreasing K4, k2 tog, repeat for the row (20 sts). P1 row. K3, k2 tog, repeat for the row (16 sts). P1 row. K2, k2 tog, repeat for the row (12 sts). P1 row. K1, k2 tog, repeat for the row (8 sts). P1 row. K2 tog, repeat for the row (4 sts). Cast off.
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♥ Make-up Bring the two long ends together and stitch them up using your wool (yarn) needle and stuffing as you go to create a tube. Hide any loose wool ends inside. To do this, thread the wool needle with the wool you want to hide, poke it inside and firmly pull the needle still threaded through the draught protector to the opposite side. Now, cut this wool end very close to the draught protector and it will spring back inside.
CIRCULAR Cast on 4 sts (pic A). Inc 1 in all sts (8 sts). Take these 8 sts and distribute them across 3 doublepointed needles (2-4-2) (pic B, page 9). Now you are going to start circular knitting. Note, you are only ever knitting with two needles at once. The other needles are hanging off the work to hold the other stitches in the circular shape. Work 1 rnd. K1, inc 1, repeat for the rnd (12 sts).
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< working wool, start knitting in the round by taking the 4th needle and knitting the first stitch on needle 3
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cast-on wool > Just let this hang and we will hide it at the end :)
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Work 1 rnd. K2, inc 1, repeat for the rnd (16 sts). Work 1 rnd. K3, inc 1, repeat for the rnd (20 sts). Work 1 rnd. K4, inc 1, repeat for the rnd (24 sts). Continue working these 24 sts in the round, using k stitch for every round. Note, you must stuff as you go (pic C, page 10). Knit until your tube measures 71cm in length for a 76.2cm door. If your door is longer, keep knitting until it is around 5cm shorter than your desired length.
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♥ Decreasing K4, k2 tog, repeat for the rnd (20 sts). Work 1 rnd. K3, k2 tog, repeat for the rnd (16 sts). Work 1 rnd. K2, k2 tog, repeat for the rnd (12 sts). Work 1 rnd. K1, k2 tog, repeat for the rnd (8 sts). Ensure your project is fully stuffed before you close it up. Cut the wool leaving around 16cm hanging. Thread a wool needle and pass it through
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these 8 sts as you remove them from the needle. Pull the loose end tightly to close the stitches.
♥ Make-up Hide any loose wool ends inside. To do this, thread the wool needle with the wool you want to hide, poke it inside and firmly pull the needle still threaded through the draught protector to the opposite side. Now, cut this wool end very close to the draught protector and it will spring back inside.
♥ Don’t forget, we would love you to donate your draught protector to our Warming Worthing project to help us warm the Worthing waterfront with a massively long draught protector! If you like, you can pick your protector up at the end of the display, or let someone else take it home to keep their place extra warm. For more details refer to page 2 of this pattern or visit: karlacourtney.com/warming-worthing #warmingworthing
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