We are knitting up a Log Cabin Block.
Hi, Guys!
I'm Kristen and Welcome to Studio Knit.
I am so excited to share this really cool Log Cabin pattern with you.
Now, this is part of the Bernat Stitch Along that I'm hosting right now.
There is a Facebook page where you can join in, you can jump in at any time.
We're in Week 2 right now and we're using Bernat Blanket yarn.
This is a really cool Geometric pattern, where we're starting in the middle and the construction's
really cool because then we just add block after block around and around until we complete
our entire 21 by 21 inch block of the Log Cabin Pattern.
Again, for you quilt lovers, this might be a familiar design to you, but we are going
to be knitting it up.
And we are going to use all 5 colors of our Bernat Blanket yarn that we've selected.
The pattern is available when you click the link here in the video, that's where you get
the written pattern that JOANN is providing us, it's totally for free, of course, and
the materials, if you haven't gotten your yarn yet then everything you need to know
is available on that page.
So, let's just jump into it and knit it up.
We're using all 5 of our yarn shades and the bottom three are brand new shades available
exclusively at JOANN, I have Aubergine, Dark Teal, and Smokey Green.
For your materials, you'll have that same circular needle we've been using, scissors,
and a tapestry needle and stitch markers come in really handy on this project.
So, you might want to make sure that you have those on hand.
When you click the link to download your knitting pattern, you'll see here on page one is a
great photo of exactly how this Log Cabin block knits up.
And then over on page two is a chart.
We start with this really simple square in the garter stitch and then we're going to
change our yarn color in number 2 right there.
And for number 3, we will add this piece by picking up our stitches and we continue around.
You'll see number 4 and 5 and then 6.
These are all achieved by picking up stitches and knitting up that little swatch.
Continuing around to 7, 8, and then finishing up with that last long piece there on number
9.
Beginning with our beloved Slip Knot, we're going to start out by casting on 13 stitches.
And then we're just knitting in the garter stitch until we have a perfect square for
square 1 right there in the middle of our block.
Ending on the wrong side, you're going to be adding the next yarn color on the right
side of our work.
So, just go ahead, change your yarn color right here and then we will be knitting up
this 2nd block until it's 3 and a half inches in height.
Your last row will be on the right side, and then once you're on the wrong side you'll
cast off.
I'm choosing to do a Stretchy Bind off which is where you knit one, you wrap your yarn
around clockwise, you knit again and then you take those first 2 stitches and pass them
over your last stitch, continuing all the way down the row and this just really helps
your blanket have a little bit of stretchability when you are adding all of the blocks together.
And we're finishing up number 2 by actually cutting our yarn and weaving in our yarn tails.
For our 3rd block, we're going to be picking up our stitches along the edge right here.
So, I'm going to turn my piece, I fold my piece in half and I add a little stitch marker.
And this helps me figure out how much space I have to pick up the number of stitches required
in the pattern.
So, taking my needle, I'm, from the front, I'm going to insert it right in there and
then taking that new yarn color for block 3, we're just going to add it like we would
if we're changing yarn color, knit it on through right there, and then we just continue all
the way along the edge.
So, I'm inserting my needle from the front, taking my working yarn, not the yarn tail,
the working yarn and knitting it through.
And I like to do it a little bit loosely, too, so I sort of pull my yarn up a little bit.
And you know this yarn is just so forgiving.
So, exactly where you insert your needle, it doesn't really seem to matter too much.
Again, I like to sort of bring my yarn out just a little bit so that it's not too tight
and continue all the way down for the desired number of stitches on each edge.
And once I've gotten to the middle, then I can remove that little stitch marker and then
continue adding my stitches until I get all the way to the end.
And for this first block, we attach 19 stitches and from here you just go ahead and knit until
your piece is the desired height.
And for a longer piece like the very last block that we're doing number 9 the stitch
markers come in really handy.
I like to, again, fold my piece in half and add my stitch marker and that really helps
me keep track of how many stitches I need to pick up in each section.
This last block, number 9, it's a long one.
We're picking up an entire 37 stitches right here, knitting it all the way up and binding
off.
Again, I'm doing that stretchy bind off.
Go ahead, weave in your ends and you are done.
And now it's time for me to show off my Log Cabin block.
So, I hope you are inspired to create this really cool Log Cabin block.
I just love the construction of it and it something that you can use in the Stitch Along
right now, you also go ahead and use this pattern for your own design, right?
You can go ahead and just create your entirely own creation of a blanket of any size using
this exact same block over and over if you'd like.
It's just a beautiful design.
So, let me know how it goes for you guys and I will see you here at Studio Knit next time, guys.
Bye!