Knitted Wall Hanging

Create this pretty wall hanging with knit stitches, tassels and fringe.This is the perfect stash-busting project, so pull out all the stops and yur yarn to create fun and colorful combinations in your wall hanging! Add tufts of wool roving here and there, paint a shimmery gold paint onto the knitted piece or add

some cool vintage wood beads. Let your creativity flow.

by Kalurah Hudson

2015 All rights reserved.Reproduction and sales of pattern and use of my photos is prohibited without written permission.

You may, however, make and sell items made using this pattern. Please be kind and give me credit as the designer.

a While they Play Original Knit Design

Free pattern support:kalurah@whiletheyplay.com

Stitches & AbbreviationsRS - right side

KFB - knit in front and back of same stitchWS - wrong side

BO - bind offPSO - pass second stitch over first stitch

K - knitCO - cast on

Sl1wyif - slip one purlwise with yarn held to frontSl1wyib - slip one purlwise with yarn held to back

P - purlK3tog tbl - knit 3 stitches together through back loop

P2tog - purl 2 stitches together

Supplies60 yards of Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick &Quick

35 yards of Lion Brand Hometown USA5 yards of Lion Brand Wool-Ease (Worsted)Size #11 (8mm) & #17 (12.75mm) needles

Size “L” (8mm) Crochet Hook24” X 1/2” Copper Tubing

Tapestry NeedleScissors

GaugeTriangle

10 stitches & 22 rows worked in Stockinette Stitch

Background Piece11 stitches & 12 rows worked in Reverse Linen Stitch

Finished MeasurementsKnitted Piece, including tassels on sides and fringe

measures 16” wide X 16“ long

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Make a slip knot.

(RS) Row 1: KFB. (2 stitches) Row 2: KFB, knit to end. (1 stitch increased) Row 3-25: Repeat row 2 until you have 26 stitches on your needle.

(WS) BO: KFB, pso, *K1, pso*, rep. to end of row, Break yarn and pull through remaining stitch.

Weave in ends.

Triangle piece25 yards of Super Bulky weight yarn

Size US #11 (8mm) needles

CO 42.

(RS) Row 1: Sl1wyif, *sl1wyib, P1*, rep to last stitch, K1. Row 2: Sl1wyif, *sl1wyif, K1*, to last stitch, K1. Row 3: Rep. row 1. Row 4: Decrease- Sl1wyif, K3tog tbl, *K1, sl1wyif*, to last 4 stitches, K3tog tbl, K1. (4 stitches decreased) Row 5-16: Rep. rows 1-4 three more times. You’ll have 26 stitches.

(RS) BO: Sl1wyif, *P1, pso*, to last 3 stitches, P2tog, pso, K1, pso. Break yarn and pull through remaining stitch.

Background piece2o yards of Super Bulky weight yarn

Size US #17 (12.75mm) needles

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Measure 50 pieces of 24” long yarn. Hold 2 pieces together for each fringe.Insert crochet hook into the edge of triangle, between garter stich “ridges”, from back to front, grab the doubled yarn at the folded point and pull through the triangle, creating a loop on your hook.Yarn over hook with all 4 strands of yarn and pull them through the loop on your hook. Pull completely through. Repeat this along the edge of both sides of the triangle, place a fringe at the middle point at the bottom of the triange as well.

Trim up the fringe using a yard stitck, making sure both sides are even with one another.

Add Fringe35 yards of Super Bulky weight yarn

Size US Size “L” (8mm) Crochet Hook

Thread your Tapestry needle and tack the Traingle down to the Background piece at the corners and also in the middle. Remember, this will be hanging upright on the wall, so you don't want your triangle drooping in the center. Secure all tacking at the back with knots.

Attach triangle to BackgroundSplit your Super Bulky yarn into a single ply

OR use a wosrted weight yarn that matches your triangle color perfectly

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Cut a piece of yarn to about 12”. Drape the piece over your hand, as in photo below, so it runs from your wrist to the space between your ring and middle finger.

Now, grab the yarn from your skein (or stash) and begin wrapping the yarn around the widest part of your hand. Wrap around 20 times. Then, cut your yarn.

Now, grab the short 12” length of yarn that we had secured between the ring and middle finger and using your free hand, tie it into a knot.

Remove from your hand and hold onto the knotted side of the tassel and carefully cut the other end with nice sharp scissors.

To finish your tassel, grab more yarn from your skein (or stash) and wrap tightly around the tassel just a cou-ple inches from the knot at the top. Wrap several times and then knot securely, cut yarn and pull the tail down through the wraps to hide it.

Now, grab the tassel ends to make them all even and trim the ends so they’re all the same length.

Tassels (Make 2)10 yards of Super Bulky weight yarn

Lay the pipe down above the knitted piece. Thread your Tapestry needle with your worsted yarn and pull out about 4 feet from your skein (or stash), do NOT trim yarn. Beginning at the top middle of your knitted piece, *go under the pipe and then push your tapestry needle up from behind through the knitted piece. Then, draw the yarn up and over the pipe again and repeat from * across the pipe to the end of the right side of the knitted piece. Secure the yarn on the back with a knot. Trim yarn and weave in the tail.

Assemble Wall Hanging24” X 1/2” Copper Piping

(I purchased mine at Home Depot for $5.)Approx. 10 yards of Worsted weight yarn

Tapestry Needle

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Now, we’ll pick up our yarn at the middle (where we started wrapping around the pipe) and pull out another 4 feet of yarn. Cut the yarn this time. Thread it through your tapestry needle. This time, you’ll * bring the yarn up over the pipe to the front and insert your tapestry needle down through the knitted piece from front to back. Then, go behind the pipe and repeat from * all the way to the end of the left side of the knitted piece. Secure with a knot on the wrong side and weave in end, as with right side.

Tie the top knotted piece of yarn of both tassels into a second knot, forming a large loop. Place a tassel on each end of the pipe.Thread your worsted yarn through the tapestry needle and knot it to secure. Keep the yarn attached to the skein (or stash), do NOT cut yarn.

Being careful not to let the right end tassel fall off the pipe, drop the tapestry needle down into the left side of the pipe. Tilt the pipe to let gravity bring the needle down all the way through the pipe to the other end, on the right side of the pipe.

Now, pull the yarn through the pipe until you have around a yard sticking out of the right side of the pipe. Pull up another yard of yarn up on the left side of the pipe and cut yarn. At this point, you can lift the whole piece carefully to determine how much length of yarn you want before you tie a knot to secure it. I had around 24” on each side just below my knot. This creates a more symmetrical triangle shape, in line with the copper pipe.

Hang your new knitted wall art and enjoy!

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