Purl Every Row

My daughter Leah is in 2nd grade and wants to learn the purl stitch. In order to give her practice, I have been looking for simple patterns which use the purl stitch only. Then I realized -- duh! -- that if you purl every row you STILL have garter stitch.

This means that I can show her the following simple knitting patterns in The Children's Year: Seasonal Crafts and Clothes:






Spring
Duck and ducklings p.30
Knitted Easter chicken p.31
Chicken and cockerel p.32

Autumn
Knitted gnome p.93
Cat p.95

Winter
Coathanger cover p.167
Needle case p.168


And for some more complicated patterns, try

• Pull-up: scarf and hat all in one! p.79
• Slippers - socks - baby bootees p.80
• "Gnome's hat" p.84
• Mittens p.92
• Pig p.94
• Finger Puppets p.97
• Baby's rainbow ball p.110
• Knitted doll p.160
• Knitted gnome p.161

This is a great Waldorf book for patterns -- clothes, playthings, decorations for holidays -- I recommend it highly. The main difference between The Children's Year: Seasonal Crafts and Clothesand All Year Round, I find, is that All Year Round talks more about how to celebrate holidays and create family traditions. The Children's Year: Seasonal Crafts and Clothesjumps right into patterns, and gives you plenty of them! If you are looking to turn your home into a Waldorf kindergarten or a classroom for the Lower Grades... you have come to the right place. The Children's Year: Seasonal Crafts and Clothes, don't forget, even gives complete directions for making a Waldorf doll. You don't have to buy a special book for that.