Sunday, January 12, 2014

Free Knit Boot Cuff Pattern //


For a long time, I've been on the hunt for the perfect knit boot cuff pattern. Sometimes I find a great picture of some on Pinterest, but the link leads to a dead end. Other times, while browsing Ravelry, I find the perfect pattern, EXCEPT, it is never free. Now this is the ultimate admission of laziness: it's not just that I don't want to pay for the pattern. It's also that I'm literally too lazy. I'm not going to get up to find my purse & credit card, or even bother trying to remember my Paypal login info. Plus, I get really discouraged when I don't have the exact supplies I need, or can't find any projects that were made using a yarn already in my stash.
So what's left to do but make my own knit boot cuff pattern? And of course share it here for free, in case it's just what someone else has been looking for, too!



SEED STITCH & CABLED BOOT CUFFS

Materials:
Aran Weight Yarn
I used Heartland Lion Brand Yarn in Denali

Four size 7 DPN + spare needle or cable needle
Or size to get correct fit

Stitch Marker
To mark beginning of round

**I haven't included a gauge, but FYI -- I have larger calves, and these stretch quite tightly over them. I think they'd fit nicely on the average calf, but if you need to get them smaller, I have a few suggestions:

Though not visible in the pictures, these cuffs actually have a cable running down the back also. If you wanted things to go faster, you could omit that cable and just seed stitch around, decreasing by fours if necessary. The cable pattern spans over 10 stitches, so if you need to adjust the size, CO 44 instead of 48, and repeat the seed stitch (KP or PK) 6 times instead of 7. Go down by multiples of four without adjusting the cable, and subtract stitches on either side if the cable to keep things even.**

Pattern:
CO 48 stitches onto 3 Double Pointed Needles, 16 per needle, place marker at beginning

Rows 1-5: K2P2


Rows 6,8,12,14,16,18,22,24:
       SEED: K1P1; repeat 7 times (14 stitches total)
       CABLE: P2,K6,P2
       SEED: K1P1; repeat 7 times
       CABLE: P2,K6,P2

Rows 7,9,11,13,17,19,21,23:
       SEED: P1K1; repeat 7 times
       CABLE: P2,K6,P2
       SEED: P1K1; repeat 7 times
       CABLE: P2,K6,P2

Rows 10, 20:
       SEED: K1P1; repeat 7 times
       CABLE: P2,*C6B,P2
       SEED: K1P1; repeat 7 times
       CABLE: P2,*C6B,P2

Row 15:
       SEED: P1K1; repeat 7 times
       CABLE: P2,*C6B,P2
       SEED: P1K1; repeat 7 times
       CABLE: P2,*C6B,P2

Rows 25-29: K2P2

Bind Off and Weave in Ends.

*C6B - place 3 stitches on cable needle (I don't even own one.. Just use any extra needle you have. Hold the needle to the back of your work. Knit the next three stitches off the left needle. Then knit the stitches off the cable needle.

**Revised 1/22/14 for second cable left out of original directions. If you knit according to the old version, you would have had ten extra stitches on your needles where another cable should be made.

20 comments:

  1. These are AWESOME! THANX! Of course being the dummy I am, I accidentally skipped row 15 and got a more defined cable! However, I still love these and am going to make a few more pairs.. the right way!! THANKS! :)

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  2. I am a lazy knitter too! Thank you so much for sharing. I plan to cast on as soon as my dpns arrive from Amazon.

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  3. Great pattern, easy to follow. I plan on making a few pairs of cuffs.

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    1. I may make these as ankle kinda boot cuffs for when that rotten snow gets just a tad deeper then me boots! Thank you!!!

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  4. I haven't done that much cabling but when you do the C6B don't you have to have a C6F? This would be for the front of the cable. I have seen it on other cable patterns so just wonder? I haven't started this pattern yet but will soon. Thanks for any help in this. Kathy

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    1. Hi Kathy! Good question. There are many varieties of cables, and whether you cable in the front or back determines which way your cable slants. In my pattern, all of the cables slant to the left because they are cabled back. Of course, you are welcome to use creative freedom and switch the pattern up if you'd like! For example, you could make one cuff with all C6B and the other with C6F, or you could adjust row 15 and the middle cable would slant right. Not sure how it would end up looking, though!

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  5. Making these and love them! I've never done anything with a cable before but this pattern is super easy and it leaves me wanting to try more cabling for other stuff. Anyway, thanks for the pattern :)

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    1. I'm so glad you like them! I was always intimidated by cables, but it's actually pretty easy! I want to try some more intricate cabling myself :)

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  6. I love the pattern and began knitting it right away. I haven't done that much cabling either and I am a little confused. If the C6B is when you transfer stitches to a needle and hold to the back, what do you do on all other parts of the pattern where it says "cable P2 K6 P2"?

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    1. Instead of C6B, you just knit 6 stitches the regular way, nothing fancy, right off the needle. You only need to C6B when you're making a twist, and you don't do it on every round. I'm not sure if that answers your question, exactly. I think Youtube is a great reference for knitting when I'm confused or learning something new. Maybe search for a "how to cable knit" video; the visual might make things click for you!

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  8. Thanks! That actually clears up a lot. I am an avid Youtube visitor when it comes to new stitches. Thanks for the great pattern!

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  9. Has anyone tried to use the round knitting needles?

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  10. I just finished the first one on a round needle and it works great. I use the magic loop with it.

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  11. Circular needles are wonderful. However, your project had to have a large enough circumference to rotate around them. Even with a 16" Circulat needle, leg warmers and little kid hats are too small and you have to use dpns still. Adult hats, cowls, and infinity scarves are great on circular needles! I actually like knitting back and forth on them better than straight needles because when they bend your project falls out of your way.

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  12. LADIES LADIES LADIES! Check out knit freedom.com with founder LIAT GAT and watch her video for MAGIC LOOP and tons more. Once you learn magic loop you will want to use it for most of your circular projects. Magic loop is not a special tool, just a different method of using your circular needles. No more DPN's! Check it out, I'm sure you will enjoy it as much as I have,

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  13. how do download this pattern?
    please reply

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  14. I did not see a "PDF" to download so I just printed. Hope this helps

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  15. To print click on the small photo then click on the POP UP icon. this will bring the 2 pages up, you print and save from there. Easy to do.

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  16. I don't think I'm a lazy knitter, but I'm an obsessive collector of patterns. If I had to pay for every pattern I downloaded, most of which I never complete, I'd be in the poor house! My granddaughters are obsessed with boot cuffs. Thanks so much for this beautiful pattern. And I promise, I will actually knit this and not just put in my extensive collection.

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