Ribbed
Neck Gaiter
free
pattern
by Rita
O'Connell
Earth Heart
Designs, http://www.EarthHeartDesigns.com
February 2001
Ribbed Neck Gaiter © Rita O'Connell 2001
DESCRIPTION:
This
tubular neck gaiter is knitted in a simple ribbing pattern.
It can be worn around the neck and pulled up over the mouth and
nose if it’s very cold out. It
also works great as a simple hat if it’s not too cold (the open top lets
some of the heat out). I
sometimes wear two -- one around my neck and one as a hat. One of these is always part of my cool-weather camping gear,
and I keep one or two in my car with my winter survival wear.
SIZE:
About 8 inches high. Because
the rib pattern is so elastic, the pattern as written will fit a lady’s
medium/large or man’s small/medium head.
The size can be adjusted easily (see the design variations section
at the end of the pattern).
SKILL
REQUIRED: Beginner who can knit circularly on double-point
needles or circular needle.
MATERIALS:
YARN:
About 150 yards of worsted weight or two strands of sport-weight
yarn. A soft warm yarn such
as merino wool or alpaca would be perfect choices.
AVOID hairy fiber yarns such as angora or mohair if you plan on
wearing it over your mouth and nose on very cold days, or you’ll find
yourself spitting out the fibers that get in your mouth.
NEEDLES:
Size 7 double point needles (or size to achieve gauge) or short
circular needle in same size – but no more than 24 inches long.
Double point needles will work for the neck gaiter if you have long
needles or if you knit
tightly enough so the stitches don’t slip off the needle ends, but you
might prefer to use a circular needle instead.
MISCELLANEOUS:
End of round marker, darning needle to weave in ends.
GAUGE: 14-15 rib pairs (28-30 stitches) per 4 inches (unstretched).
DIRECTIONS
CO
96 sts onto DP ndls or circ ndl. Do NOT turn. Work circ.
Round
1:
Work (K 1, P 1) rib patt around, ins EOR marker.
Cont in the (K 1, P 1) rib patt for 8 inches (or longer if you like).
No need to count rows. Note
that you beg every row with a K st. BO
quite loosely, so it will fit over your head – try it on before you cut
the yarn to be sure your BO is loose enough.
Cut yarn.
FINISHING: Sew
last st to first st. Weave in
ends.
DESIGN
VARIATIONS
Work
multicolor stripes in you want. Adjust
the size by changing needle size, yarn size, and/or number of stitches
(always multiples of 2) and rows. If
using the same size yarn and needles, you can make
a larger size by adding stitches and inches of length, or make a smaller size by deleting stitches and inches of length.
NOTE
For matching wristers (fingerless mitts), click on
Wristers,Mitts,Gaiter
to see the details of the matching patter (for purchase).
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