Good Stitch Patterns to Substitute

Lighting57 · 04-14-2011, 04:46 PM

I plan to make the Banana Tree Cardigan. The pattern can be found free of charge on Ravelry. Our own Artlady has made one too.

Can anyone recommend a substitute stitch pattern that is made up of 16 stitches? I will be using Lion Brand Alpaka blend in black.

salmonmac · 04-15-2011, 05:51 PM

There are libraries of stitch patterns to choose from if you'l like to click through some of these:
or the large library here

Jan in CA · 04-15-2011, 06:52 PM

These are all 16 stitches according to this stitch library.
http://www.knittingfool.com/pages/st...st=16&stPlus=0

On the left you can click the index sorted by stitch count and other things, too.

Lighting57 · 04-15-2011, 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by salmonmac

There are libraries of stitch patterns to choose from if you'l like to click through some of these:
or the large library here

Thanks for the link. I haven't had the time to look through it, but it looks promising.

Jan ~ I looked through the KnittingFool's stitches, but she now requires that you subscribe. I may do that if I can't find something elsewhere.

Thank you both for the help.

Jan in CA · 04-15-2011, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by Lighting57

Jan ~ I looked through the KnittingFool's stitches, but she now requires that you subscribe. I may do that if I can't find something elsewhere.

I don't know why they do that, but it's not a big deal. I just tried it and used my "shopping" email (yahoo). There's nothing else to fill out.

Lighting57 · 04-15-2011, 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by Jan in CA

I don't know why they do that, but it's not a big deal. I just tried it and used my "shopping" email (yahoo). There's nothing else to fill out.

From what I read she also requires a monthly fee of .99 cents for most patterns.

I'll go there and give it another look.

Jan in CA · 04-15-2011, 10:43 PM

Originally Posted by Lighting57

From what I read she also requires a monthly fee of .99 cents for most patterns.

I'll go there and give it another look.

Even the stitch patterns? I was able to select them and they had instructions.

Lighting57 · 04-15-2011, 11:55 PM

Originally Posted by Jan in CA

Even the stitch patterns? I was able to select them and they had instructions.

I went to www.knittingfool.com and clicked on select stitches by stitch count (something like that), scrolled down the column to 16, clicked on it, and several thumbnails popped up to choose from. However, in order to proceed to the instructions you have to log in. Registration information states that it is .99 cents per month or a little less for the year.

If you are able to open stitch patterns with instructions for a multiple of 16, please send me a link.

Jan in CA · 04-16-2011, 05:33 AM

Well, turns out that wasn't what I thought it was. I clicked on one and a different one popped up with the pattern. So it doesn't work and basically makes the site useless. I'm not going to pay for a stitch pattern either. Have you tried the library? Maybe they have a stitch pattern book?

Lighting57 · 04-16-2011, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by Jan in CA

Well, turns out that wasn't what I thought it was. I clicked on one and a different one popped up with the pattern. So it doesn't work and basically makes the site useless. I'm not going to pay for a stitch pattern either. Have you tried the library? Maybe they have a stitch pattern book?

Not yet, I haven't been able to get back to town. Thank you for trying to help.