Friday, January 1, 2010

Free Patterns by ChemKnits Summary

It is getting to the point where I have so many free knitting patterns that the links on the sidebar of my blog is getting too ridiculous. I therefore am creating these thumbnails to help you easily navigate my free knitting patterns. If you would like to see a complete list of knitting patterns in alphabetical order, please go to the bottom of this post.

For pattern support, please go to the ChemKnits Designs group on Ravelry.

Animals



Dragonfly

Fly Plushie

Bumble Bee Plushie

Butterfly Plushie
Caterpillar Plushie

humuhumunukunukuapua'a




Butterfly Finger Puppet


Smiley the Worm Finger Puppet

Goldfish
Squidoo Squid


Pirate Gourd Eyepatch


Snake Plushie


Toy Ant		 
Crochet Bumble Bee Buddy
LadyBug
Flying Version

LadyBug
Simple Version
Legs the Penguin
 
Apparel

Drop Stitch Scarf
Ombré Hat
Ombré Mittens  


14-Cable Hat

Generic Skullcap
Fenway Mitts


Free Parking Armband
Freestanding Knit Mustache
Paw Socks

Wide Brimmed Skullcap
Hermes Baby Socks
Knit One Below (K1B) Baby Hat

Knit in under 1 hour!

Chevron Baby Hat



Ombré Headband
Valentine's Day Love Bug Hat (crochet)



Puppy's Lion Snood for Halloween 
Toddlers enjoy wearing this, too! 
Attack of the Creepers Hat
Cloudy Rainbow Hat

GENEie
Cable Version
GENEie
Colorwork Version
Ice Cap Headband


GENEie Plasmid Headband
GENEie Pussyhat


 GENEie Collection designed by ChemKnits in support of the March for Science:
GENEie Next Generations Headband and Hat (Colorwork - bottom left and right)


Cozies


Peptide Beer Cozy
Knit One Below Beer Cozy
Hangover
Beer Cozy


Caffeine Coffee Cozy
Resveratrol Wine Cozy
Drop Stitch Wine Bag


Cactuar Knitting Chart
Keith's Guitar Chart
Red Sox Charts (3)

Snowflake Charts (2)
Snowmen Charts
(6)		KOL Addicts

Molecule Charts
What to know what all of the charted molecules are?  See the Summary of Molecule Knitting Charts by ChemKnits


Molecule Charts 1
20 Natural Amino Acids
Knitting Charts
Charts for your Pain Relief


Prophobilinogen
and Heme Inspired
Generic Pentapeptide Chart
Isn't it Sweet?
Molecule Charts


 Guest Designers


Pioneer Logo Knitting Chart
Star Trek Uniform Beer Cozy
Marilynn's Felted Kindle Cover

These patterns were created by ChemKnits for your personal and charity use. Do not sell, republish or redistribute in any manner without permission by ChemKnits.

 Patterns for Purchase
ChemKnits is committed to providing knitting patterns and tutorials for free to everyone. Occasionally, ChemKnits will offer a pattern for sale. These are included on this page so you can see the resume of all of ChemKnits' designs.



Complete List of Free Patterns by ChemKnits
(Alphabetical)

© 2008- 2017 ChemKnits
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

K1B Hat



I continue to be enchanted by the book Knit One Below: One Stitch, Many Fabrics by Elise Duvekot. I decided to craft on of the "Family Affair" hats for a Christmas present.

The yarn weight used in the patter is similar in weight and yardage to KnitPicks WotA Yarn. The hat requires 5 colors, I choose white, cobblestone heather, coal, dove heather and onyx heather. The pattern for the male hat required 72 sts for a 22" circumference. The Deathly Hallows Ear-Flap Hat I made had 108 sts around, and it was knit with a double strand of the same brand yarn! I therefore decided to make the hat with 96 sts, and adjust accordingly.


See how tiny the hat with 72 sts would have been?

The adjusted hat size did not require any modifications until the decrease (using the prescribed color changes):
  • In the first P row of the crown decrease, decrease 5 sts as evenly as possible - 91 sts remaining
  • Divide evenly into 7 groups of 13.
  • *K11, K2tog before the marker* repeat across
  • P across one row
  • Repeat the decrease and P rows until 7 sts remaining. Finish as described.

I am thrilled with the way the hat came out. There is one subtle thing with the fabric that I would like to point out. Although I used the same K1B sequence, I think it matters which color you use first for the K1B. If you notice in the photo below, the lightest two colors in the stripes are closer together above the brim than below.



I love the way both sides of K1B fabric look. I would have selected a different gradient, but I am not sure what colors, besides black-grey, can be used without looking feminine. (There is a beautiful blue gradient in the book, but it does not look manly.) Orange or Yellow?


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Monday, December 28, 2009

At a Reader's Request - Porphobilinogen and Heme Inspired Charts

Acute Intermittent Porphyria is a genetic disorder that affects the production of the heme group that is important for the protein hemoglobin to bind and carry oxygen. AIP is not a disease I knew anything about until I an email from a reader. "Mom K" wrote me that she has AIP and asked for tips with a chart for the porphobilinogenic chain. (This molecule is the precursor for heme that accumulates since the next enzyme in the pathway is not functional.)

Porphobilinogen Knitting Chart (19x29 sts)

Mom K, use in good health on whatever project you have in mind. When I knit with my molecular charts, I knit them into the project directly while other use duplicate stitches to make the patterns.

I had actually been playing with charts inspired by heme groups and other siderophores (iron carriers) because the complexity of cyclic rings would be beautiful in fair isle. Some aspect of these will be shared when I finally create my Christmas stockings, but I thought it appropriate to include them here as well.

Heme inspired chart 1 - 26x26 (left), heme molecule (right)

Heme inspired chart 2 - 25x25

Heme inspired chart 3 - 21x21


What molecules should I chart next?
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This this pattern was created by ChemKnits for your personal or charity use. This pattern is not to be replicated, sold or redistributed without permission from ChemKnits. Feel free to incorporate into your own projects, and send me pictures! © 2009 ChemKnits
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Saturday, December 26, 2009

Were you a good girl/boy?



Watch out! If you misbehaved this year, your favorite knitter might leave you this lump of coal (free pattern from KnitPicks) rather than a nice hat or sweater!

My Grumpy was knit with black palette yarn as directed. It took less than an hour to knit, and then stovetop felting and a hotel thread kit did the rest.


Grumpy before he was felted.
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