A Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara G. Walker

Make a swatch to check size and appearance.ġ2 yards of DOUBLED Melody by Jojoland yarn will make about 15 rows (1 inch) in the stated gauge. “Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-off” is very simple and there are free online videos of her technique.Īny yarn/thread with some stretch and any needle size that meets gauge will work. Skills needed: e-wrap or any stretchy cast-on, knit, purl, slip, and bind off in any stretchy bind-off. Feel free to increase or decrease the cuff diameter in multiples of 5 and/or change the length to fit. Walker has a 6-row version of it called Triangular Stitch in her first Treasury of Knitting Patterns. On a recent trip to Powells, I browsed the knitting section and found an entire cart filled with the latest printing of the Treasury, plus another book on mosaic knitting. There are only 4 banister pattern rows and it’s all knit and purl stitches. Over the past year or two, I have read a number of rave reviews of Barbara Walkers 4-volume Treasury of Knitting Patterns, but I had never encountered the actual books. If you work this cuff in the round, eliminate the 2 selvage stitches.īoth the rib and banister patterns are multiples of 5. The cuffs can be knitted flat or in the round. #1 needles instead of the original U.S.#00 (U.K.

Victorians were smaller than we are now, so I increased the cuff to 5” wide by 4” long before seaming to fit today’s average-height woman.

This cuff pattern from Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 5 circa 1893 was meant for Victorian women or men.

A Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara G. Walker