Knitted Bow Tie {Stash Busting Pattern}
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This pattern is a great stash buster, using up leftovers in your yarn stash.
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Make A Knitted Bow Tie
You all know I love anything tartan, Scottish, or linked to the Outlander TV series, and this tartan bow tie fits right in!
Knit in a similar way to this Fraser Tartan Scarf, the Fraser Tartan Dog Sweater, and these Tartan Christmas Decorations.
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The tartan effect is created by knitting stripes, then weaving lengths of yarn through the knitted fabric.
The Yarn I Used
You can easily make a knitted bow tie from leftover yarns in your stash.
I used leftovers from Paintbox Chunky in red and green to create a striped knitted rectangle.
Then the green yarn was used to weave the tartan into the knitted fabric – up and over into the garter stitch bumps.
Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern
This pattern is great for any beginner knitters.
Tartan Bow Tie Knitting Pattern
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Notes
Make a knitted tartan bow tie to place onto your dog’s collar.
You may also like this Christmas dog sweater knitting pattern.
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Skill Level – Basic
Gauge – 10 x 10 cm/4 x 4 inches = 16 sts/20 rows in garter stitch.
Measurement/Sizes
Knitted samples laying flat will measure…
- Large – Length = 8″ / Width = 3″
- Medium – Length = 6″ / Width = 2.5″
- Small – Length = 4″ / Width = 2″
The Supplies You Need
Yarn
Yarn – Paintbox Chunky
- Yarn A – Red
- Yarn B – Green
- Chunky/Bulky/12 Ply yarn
- Scraps in various colors.
- Around 30g of each color.
Needles
Notions
Abbreviations / Knitting Abbreviations List
- CO = Cast on
- Cont = Continue
- K = Knit
- Patt = Pattern
- Rep = Repeat
- St(s) = Stitch(es)
Pattern
How To Make A Knitted Bow Tie
- Step 1 – Knit A Striped Rectangle
Yarn A – Red
Yarn B – Green
Cast on 20 (22, 24) sts.
Knit every row (working in garter stitch) you will create a striped rectangle as follows: - Yarn A – Knit 4 rows. Yarn B – Knit 2 rows.
- Step 2 – Weave The Plaid
With Yarn B – thread the darning needle and weave the yarn up and under the garter stitch bumps.
You can see a video tutorial on how to do this here – video tutorial here.
The image below is from another pattern but it is the same weaving technique you will do on this rectangle.
The image above shows the bow tie rectangle when the green yarn has been woven through it.
You can cut each strand or leave the yarn attached to the ball and just weave up and into each row without cutting the yarn.
This will mean fewer ends to weave in.
- Step 3 – Knit The Middle Section
In Yarn A cast on 4 (5,6) sts
Knit in garter stitch for 20 rows.
Cast off. - Step 4 – Cinch The Rectangle
Cinch the rectangle in the middle and place the middle section around it to meet edge to edge at the back of the work.
- Step 5 – Seam The Middle Section
Seam the middle section at the back of the work securely, but leaving a little room so that the dog’s collar can slide through it.
- Step 6 – Weave In Any Loose Ends
Weave in any loose ends and trim where necessary.
The bow tie should be ready to wear!
You can slide the dog’s collar through the loop at the back created by the middle section.
This is easy to place on and off the dog’s collar.
Yarn A – Knit 2 rows.
Yarn B – Knit 2 rows.
Yarn A – Knit 4 rows.
Yarn B – Knit 2 rows.
Yarn A – Knit 2 rows.
Yarn B – Knit 2 rows.
Yarn A – Knit 4 rows.
Cast off in yarn A, secure, and weave in the loose end.
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