projects

Make your dad a retro knitted tie with this free Nicki Trench pattern!

Nicki Trench has come up with the perfect original Father’s Day gift – a knitted tie! Use the free pattern below and check out more of her fab ideas in issue 19, out on Friday 16th May!

YOU’LL NEED:

1 x 50g ball DMC Natura Just Cotton, shade N27 Star Light
2.5mm needles.

SIZE:

Finished measurement: Approx 58in length x 2in width

TENSION:

28 sts x 48 rows
10cm x 10cm
moss stitch
2.5mm needles

ABBREVIATIONS:

K knit
P purl
St(s) stitches
Rep repeat
Inc increase

TIE

Cast on 13 sts The following 10 rows set the pattern.

Row 1: (RS) P1, k1, p1, (k3, p1) twice, k1, p1.
Row 2: P1, k1, p3, k1, p1, k1, p3, k1, p1.
Row 3: P1, k2, (k1, p1), three times, k3, p1.
Row 4: P3, (k1, p1) three times, k1, p3.
Row 5: Rep Row 3
Row 6: Rep Row 2
Row 7: Rep Row 1
Row 8: (P1, k1) twice, p5, (k1, p1) twice.
Row 9: (P1, k3) twice, (p1, k1) twice, p1.
Row 10: Rep Row 8.

Rep Rows 1-10 36 times or until tie measures approx 89cm, ending after a Row 10.

Inc as follows for the next 10 rows:

Row 1: Inc 1 st purlwise in first st, continue in patt to last 2 sts, inc in next st purlwise, p1.
Row 2: P2, k1, p3, k1, p1, k1, p3, k1, p2.
Row 3: P2, k2, (k1, p1), three times, k3, p2.
Row 4: P4, (k1, p1) three times, k1, p4.
Row 5: Rep Row 3.
Row 6: Rep Row 2.
Row 7: Rep Row 1.
Row 8: P1, (p1, k1) twice, p5, (k1, p1) twice, p1.
Row 9: P1, (p1, k3) twice, (p1, k1) twice, p2.
Row 10: Rep Row 8.