hot
summer days are gone… a new season is here … yay! … and a new knitted haramaki
(waist warmer) might just be what you need for the looming cold days and
nights!
I got the idea to design and knit a haramaki after receiving a free
sample that came in a beautiful package from a company that produces haramaki and other warm wears (onmusubi.jp
– unfortunately, the site is in Japanese only, but you can still see images of
the beautiful knits they make.) Well, this haramaki is no where near as nice, still,
it’s something hand made! I already have the yarn I want to knit it with - a fine and feather-weight two ply yarn. So firstly, I
searched for a ribbly pattern, and afterwards try to obtain a right gauge
for the design.
The yarn I
used is Avril brand yarn in smoke brown. I have 50g of yarn, and used
approximately 40gs for this project. It is a
knit-in-the-round project; I had the prototype design laid out, and had made
modifications as I went about knitting ... so you may find mistakes in the instruction here and there. Took me about 2½ weeks in total
.. the designing and knitting and frogging (yes, all through the last days of summer 2012!). You will see there are oh so
many rounds, though the most important thing to do is ensure that you have the
correct number of stitches before continuing on a new round. The superlight
yarn makes the haramaki so light you won’t remember you’re wearing it when you
go about your daily chores! Here it is:
Materials
Needles:
one 3.6 mm CN, with an 80 cm long cord.
Yarn:
50g of Avril in Smoke Brown (75% wool, 25% nylon); 10g = 80m
Measurement
Gauge:
29 sts = 10 cm in pattern
Finished
measurements: height = 32cm (unstretched), width = 19cm (unstretched at
narrowest point), 40cm (stretched at narrowest point)
Pattern
Beaded Rib Stitch
Pattern
Round (Rnd) 1:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end.
Rnd 2: *k3, p2;
rep from * to end.
Rep Rnds 1 &
2 for pattern
Instructions
co 240,
join-in-the-round; pm at beginning of rnd.
Round (Rnd) 1:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end.
Rnd 2: *k3, p2;
rep from * to end.
Rep pattern (rnds
1 & 2), 9 times.
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| in the beginning |
Decrease rounds:
Rnd 19: *k,p,k,p2;
rep from * 11 times, pm, ssk, k, k2tog, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 24 times, ssk, k,
k2tog, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [236 sts]
Rnd 20: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k, p2, *k3, p2, rep * to 3 sts before pm, pm, k, p2, *k3, p2,
rep * to end;
Rnd 21: *k,p,k,p2;
rep from * 11 times, pm, k, k2tog, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 24 times, ssk, p, pm,
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [234 sts]
Rnd 22: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k, p, *k3, p2, rep * to 2 sts before pm, pm, k, p, *k3, p2,
rep * to end;
Rnd 23:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 10 times, pm, k,p,k,p,k2tog,p, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 23
times, k, k2tog,p,k,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [232 sts]
Rnd 24: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k3,p3, *k3, p2, rep * to 6 sts before pm, k4,p2, pm, k, p,
*k3, p2, rep * to end;
Rnd 25:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 10 times, pm, k,p,k,k2tog,p, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 24
times, ssk,p,k,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [230 sts]
Rnd 26: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k3,p2, *k3, p2, rep * to pm, pm, *k3, p2, rep * to end;
Rnd 27:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 10 times, pm, k,p,ssk,p2,k2tog,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from *
22 times, k,p,ssk,p,k2,k2tog,p, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [226 sts]
Rnd 28: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k3,p2, k,p2, *k3, p2, rep * 22 times, k,p,k,p2,k,p2, pm, *k3,
p2, rep * to end;
Rnd 29:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 10 times, pm, k,p,k,ssk,k,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 22
times, k,p,k,p,k2tog,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [224 sts]
Rnd 30: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k3,p,k,p2, *k3, p2, rep * 22 times, k,p,k,p,k,p2, pm, *k3, p2,
rep * to end;
Rnd 31:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 10 times, pm, k,p,k3tog,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 22
times, k,p,s3k,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [220 sts]
Rnd 32: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, *k3, p2, rep * 24 times, pm, *k3, p2, rep * to end;
Rnd 33: *k,p,k,p2;
rep from * 10 times, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 24 times, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end;
Rnd 34: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, *k3, p2, rep * 24 times, pm, *k3, p2, rep * to end;
Rnd 35:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 10 times, pm, k,p,ssk,p,k2tog,k,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from *
20 times, k,p,ssk,p,k2tog,k,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [216 sts];
Rnd 36: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k3,p2,k,p2, *k3, p2, rep * 20 times, k3,p2,k,p2, pm, *k3, p2,
rep * to end;
Rnd 37:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 10 times, pm, k,p,k,p,k2tog,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 20
times, k,p,k,p,ssk,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [214 sts];
Rnd 38: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k3,p,k,p2, *k3, p2, rep * 20 times, k3,p,k,p2, pm, *k3, p2,
rep * to end;
Rnd 39:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 10 times, pm, k,p,k,k2tog,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 20
times, k,p,k,ssk,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [212 sts];
Rnd 40: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k4,p2, *k3, p2, rep * 20 times, k4,p2, pm, *k3, p2, rep * to
end;
Rnd 41:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 10 times, pm, k,p,k2tog,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 20
times, k,p,ssk,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [210 sts];
Rnd 42: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, *k3, p2, rep * 22 times, pm, *k3, p2, rep * to end;
Rnd 43:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 10 times, pm, k,p,ssk,p,p2tog,k,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from *
18 times, k,p,ssk,p,p2tog,k,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [206 sts];
Rnd 44: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k3,p2,k,p2 *k3, p2, rep * 18 times, k3,p2,k,p2, pm, *k3, p2,
rep * to end;
Rnd 45:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 10 times, pm, k,p,ssk,p,k,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 18
times, k,p,ssk,p,k,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [204 sts];
Rnd 46: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k3,p,k,p2 *k3, p2, rep * 18 times, k3,p,k,p2, pm, *k3, p2, rep * to end;
Rnd 47:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 10 times, pm, k,k2tog,p,k,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 18
times, k,ssk,p,k,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [202 sts];
Rnd 48: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k4,p2 *k3, p2, rep * 18 times, k4,p2, pm, *k3, p2, rep * to
end;
Rnd 49:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 10 times, pm, k,p2tog,k,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 18
times, k,p2tog,k,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [200 sts];
Rnd 50: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, *k3, p2, rep * 20 times, pm, *k3, p2, rep * to end;
Rnd 51:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 9 times, pm, k,p,ssk,p,p2tog,k,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from *
18 times, k,p,ssk,p,p2tog,k,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [196 sts];
Rnd 52: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k3,p2,k,p2, *k3, p2, rep * 18 times, k3,p2,k,p2, pm, *k3, p2,
rep * to end;
Rnd 53:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 9 times, pm, k,p,ssk,p,k,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 18
times, k,p,ssk,p,k,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [194 sts];
Rnd 54: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k3,p,k,p2, *k3, p2, rep * 18 times, k3,p,k,p2, pm, *k3, p2,
rep * to end;
Rnd 55:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 9 times, pm, k,p,ssk,k,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 18
times, k,p,ssk,k,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [192 sts];
Rnd 56: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k2,p,k,p2, *k3, p2, rep * 18 times, k2,p,k,p2, pm, *k3, p2,
rep * to end;
Rnd 57:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 9 times, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 20 times, pm,
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [190 sts];
Rnd 58: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, *k3, p2, rep * 19 times, pm, *k3, p2, rep * to end;
Rnd 59:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 9 times, pm, k,p,ssk,p,k2tog,k,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from *
16 times, k,p,ssk,p,k2tog,k,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [186 sts];
Rnd 60: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k3,p2,k,p2, *k3, p2, rep * 16 times, k3,p2,k,p2, pm, *k3, p2,
rep * to end;
Rnd 61:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 9 times, pm, k,p,k2tog,k2,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 16 times,
k,p,ssk,p,k,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [184 sts];
Rnd 62: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k3,p,k,p2, *k3, p2, rep * 16 times, k3,p,k,p2, pm, *k3, p2,
rep * to end;
Rnd 63:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 9 times, pm, k,p2tog,k2,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 16
times, k,p2tog,k2,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [182 sts];
Rnd 64: *k3, p2;
rep * to pm, pm, k4,p2, *k3, p2; rep * 16 times, k4,p2, pm, *k3, p2; rep * to
end;
Rnd 65:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 9 times, pm, k,p2tog,k,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 16 times,
k,p2tog,k,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [180 sts];
Rnd 66: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k3,p,k,p2, *k3, p2, rep * 18 times, k3,p,k,p2, pm, *k3, p2,
rep * to end;
Rnd 67:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 8 times, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 5 times, pm, k,p,ssk,p,k2tog,k,p2,
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 6 times, k,p,ssk,p,k2tog,k,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from *
5 times, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [176 sts];
Rnd 68: *k3, p2;
rep * to pm, pm, *k3, p2; rep * to pm, pm, k3,p2,k,p2, *k3, p2; rep * to pm,
k3,p2,k,p2, pm, *k3, p2, rep * to end;
Rnd 69:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 8 times, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 5 times, pm, k,p,k,
p2tog,k,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 6 times, k,p,k,p2tog,k,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep
from * to end; [174 sts];
Rnd 70: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, *k3, p2; rep * to pm, pm, k3,p,k,p2, *k3, p2, rep * 6 times,
k3,p,k,p2, pm, *k3, p2, rep * to end;
Rnd 71:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 8 times, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 5 times, pm,
k,p,p2tog,k,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 6 times, k,p,p2tog,k,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2;
rep from * to end; [172 sts];
Rnd 72: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, *k3, p2; rep * to pm, pm, k4,p2, *k3, p2, rep * 6 times,
k4,p2, pm, *k3, p2, rep * to end;
Rnd 73:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 8 times, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 5 times, pm,
k,p,k2tog,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 6 times, k,p,k2tog,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep
from * to end; [170 sts];
Rnd 74: *k3, p2,
rep * to end;
Rnd 75:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 8 times, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 4 times, pm,
k,p,ssk,p,k2tog,k,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 6 times, k,p,ssk,p,k2tog,k,p2, pm,
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [166 sts];
Rnd 76: *k3, p2;
rep * to pm, pm, *k3, p2; rep * to pm, pm, k3,p2,k,p2, *k3, p2; rep * 6 times,
k3,p2,k,p2, pm, *k3, p2, rep * to end;
Rnd 77:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 8 times, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 4 times, pm, k,p,k,
p2tog,k,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 6 times, k,p,k,p2tog,k,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep
from * to end; [164 sts];
Rnd 78: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, *k3, p2; rep * to pm, pm, k3,p,k,p2, *k3, p2, rep * 6 times,
k3,p,k,p2, pm, *k3, p2, rep * to end;
Rnd 79:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 8 times, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 4 times, pm,
k,p,p2tog,k,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 6 times, k,p,p2tog,k,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2;
rep from * to end; [162 sts];
Rnd 80: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, *k3, p2; rep * to pm, pm, k4,p2, *k3, p2, rep * 6 times,
k4,p2, pm, *k3, p2, rep * to end;
Rnd 81:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 8 times, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from *4 times, pm,
k,p,k2tog,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 6 times, k,p,k2tog,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep
from * to end; [160 sts];
Rnd 82: *k3, p2,
rep * to end;
Increase rounds:
Rnd 83:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 9 times, pm, *k,p, kfb,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 12
times, pm, k,p,kfb,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [162 sts];
Rnd 84: *k3, p2;
rep * to pm, pm, k4,p2, *k3, p2; rep * 12 times, k4,p2, pm, *k3, p2, rep * to
end;
Rnd 85:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 9 times, pm, k,p,k,kfb,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 12
times, k,p,k,kfb,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [164 sts];
Rnd 86: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k3, k2,p2, pm, *k3, p2, rep * 12 times, k3, k2,p2, pm, *k3,
p2, rep * to end;
Rnd 87:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 9 times, pm, k,p,k,kfb,p2*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 12 times,
k,p,k,kfb,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [166 sts];
Rnd 88: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k6, p2, *k3, p2, rep *12 times, k6,p2, pm, *k3, p2, rep * to
end;
Rnd 89:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 9 times, pm, *k,p,kfb,k,p,k,p2; *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 12
times, k,p,kfb,k,p,k,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [168 sts];
Rnd 90: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k3,p,k3,p2, *k3, p2, rep *12 times, k3,p,k3,p2, pm, *k3, p2,
rep * to end;
Rnd 91:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 9 times, pm, k,p,kfb,p,k,p,k,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 12
times, k,p,kfb,p,k,p,k,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [170 sts];
Rnd 92: *k3, p2,
rep * to end;
Rep pattern (rnds
1&2) 5 times.
Decrease rounds:
Rnd 103:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 13 times, pm, k,p,ssk,p,k,k2tog,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from *
4 times, pm, k,p,ssk,p,k,k2tog,p2 *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [166 sts]
Rnd 102: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k3,p,k2,p2, *k3, p2, rep * pm, pm, k3,p,k2,p2, *k3, p2, rep *
to end;
Rnd 103:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 13 times, pm, k,p,ssk,k2,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 4
times, pm, k,p,k,p,k2tog,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [164 sts]
Rnd 104: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k5,p2, *k3, p2, rep * 4 times, pm, k5,p2, *k3, p2, rep * to
end;
Rnd 105:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 13 times, pm, k,p,k2tog,k,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 4
times, k,p,k,k2tog,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [162 sts]
Rnd 106: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k3,p3, *k3, p2, rep * to 6 sts before pm, k4,p2, pm, k, p,
*k3, p2, rep * to end;
Rnd 107:
*k,p,k,p2; rep from * 13 times, pm, k,p,ssk,p2, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * 4 times,
k,p,k2tog,p2, pm, *k,p,k,p2; rep from * to end; [160 sts]
Rnd 108: *k3, p2,
rep * to pm, pm, k3,p2, *k3, p2, rep * to pm, pm, *k3, p2, rep * to end;
Rep pattern (rnds
1&2), 5 times, or to desired length; end with rnd 2.
BO using the
method of Elisabeth Zimmerman’s sewn bind off to maintain ribbing. (Leave yarn
about 3 times the bo edge). I found the video tutorial by KannD86 useful to learn
about this method of binding off.
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| front |
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| back ... with shaping for the derrière |
… have fun!
