Below is a selection of the UK Hand Knitting Association Knitting Patterns. (Formerly BHKC)

These patterns have been created by the member companies and proceeds go towards funding the yarns and needles given out on the Knit'n'Natter (Relax and Knit) stands at consumer shows.

These are for baby's and toddlers from newborn to 5 years old depending on the pattern.

Patterns 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 18, 37, 38, 39, 40 include instructions for Premature Sizes.

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Pattern Corrections For Nos: 22, 25, 26, 34, 35, 36,37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 47, 48, 55, 58, 67, 69, 70, 73, 77, 78, 80, 81, 84, 90, 92, 99

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UKHKA Patterns Now Available: Numbers 1-100, Pattern Booklet UKHKA 1000

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UKHKA 1000

Pattern Amendments

BHKC Pattern 22

Divide for Back Opening

Next Row K16 (19:22 etc

Shape Shoulder instructions it should read knit to end

Neck Border instructions it should start with Left Back and not Right Back.

BHKC Pattern 25

Quality: should read 4ply, NOT DK

BHKC Pattern 26

Page 3, 3rd coloumn, 11th line up from bottom

****Cont straight until work measures 15[17:19:21]cm (6[6 1/2:7 1/2:8 1/4]in) measured down centre, ending with a ws row.

BHKC Pattern 34

Neckband of the V Neck sweater:

3rd row  should read :
 
(K1,p1) 17[18:21:22:23] times, K2togtbl,k1,K2tog, (p1,k1) 26 [28:33:34:37] times

BHKC Pattern 35

Left Front: There was an extra row ‘Next Row: Purl.’ That should not have been there.

Hat: Measurements incorrect, should read ‘12(13:14:15:16:17)cm from last row of 1x1 rib’.

BHKC Pattern 36

Bonnet:

Shape Back

Cast off 20[20:20:22:22] sts in patt, patt 16[21:26:27:32], cast of 20[20:20:22:22] sts.
With ws facing, rejoin yarn etc

Overlay: once 'Next Rows' completed it should say 'Cast off knitways'

BHKC Pattern 37

The number of balls required should read:

BHKC Pattern 38

Sleeves 3rd Row should read:

K2[2:3:3:4:4], yfwd, sl, k1, psso, k2tog, yfwd, *k3, yfwd, sl, k1, psso, k2tog,

yfwd

BHKC Pattern 39

V Neck Cardigan:

In the 3-6 months size the cast on stitches were 34 and the number of stitches remaining should be 26 after shaping the neck.

BHKC Pattern 40

The number of balls required should read:

Pg3 Right Front Border, half way down should read: 1st row: K1*yfwd, K2tog, rep from * to end (asterisk missing).

Pg4 (back page)

Hat: first row should read: 1st Row: *K1, yfwd, K2togtbl, rep from * to end. (yfwd missing).

Bootees: first ‘nest row’ should read: Next row: (Picot Row) K1, *yfwd, K2tog, rep from * to last st, K1. (asterisk missing) also last line before ‘Shape Foot’ should read: Work 6(6:8:8) rows in st-st (sts should be rows).

Mittens: first ‘next row’ should read: Next Row: (Picot Row) K1, *yfwd, K2tog, rep from * to last st, K1. Asterisk missing.

The stitch count (for the third size) should read 32sts not 30 when casting on

BHKC Pattern 41 (Baby)

Listed under the materials are Pair of 3¾mm knitting needles and cable needle these are not used in the pattern and should be omitted.

For the Size 41cm ONLY the 13th row on the left front should read;
13th row: k2tog, k2, k2tog, yfwd, k3, [k2, yfwd, sl1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yfwd, k3]twice, k5.

For the Yoke the first Dec row is incorrect and should read;
Dec row: k9(16), k2tog, k1, k2togtbl, [k8, k2tog, k1, k2togtbl]to last 9(16)sts, k to end. 120 (156)sts

BHKC Pattern 42 (Child)

The Crew Neckband should read;
With size 3¾mm needles and right side of work facing knit across sts on right front band, pick up and k9(9:12:13:15:15)sts up right front neck, k across sts on right sleeve holder, k dec 2sts evenly across sts on back neck holder, k across sts on left sleeve holder, pick up and k9(9:12:13:15:15)sts down left front neck and knit across sts on left front band.

CB6 abbrieviation should read:slip next 3sts onto a cable needle and hold at BACK of work, k3 then k3 from cable needle

BHKC Pattern 44

Cable Instructions

C3B - pattern states slip next 2 sts onto a cable needle and hold at back of work, k2, then k1 from cable needle
should read: slip 2 sts onto a cable needle and hold at back of work, k1 then k2 from cable needle.

C4B - pattern states slip next 1 sts onto a cable needle and hold at back of work, k2, then k2 from cable needle
should read: slip next 2 sts onto a cable needle and hold at back of work, k2, then k2 from cable needle.

BHKC Pattern 47 (Baby)

For the Matinee Coat, under Shape neck some instructions have been added that should be omitted, these are after you divide for right front and shape neck and should be completely ignored.

Work as given in pattern until the first Shape neck, it should read;
Shape neck
Buttonhole row: k2, yfwd, k2tog, k1, slip these 5sts onto a safety pin, k to end.
(ignore all the remaining instructions, starting with the line; With right side of work facing, rejoin to rem 27(…etc, these instructions are incorrect and should be ignored until it gives the stitch count below;)
9(11:13:14:16)sts
Complete as given for ALL SIZES

BHKC Pattern 48 (Baby)

The shawl is approximately a square shape so is about 90cm, but then this has a edging which makes it approximately 95cm-100cm depending on where you measure it on the edging.

The following abbreviations are missing from the Abbreviations and should be included in the pattern;
yrn- yarn round needle
kyf- take yarn back between needles as if to knit next stitch, then take yarn over needle.

The abbreviations TWL and TWR are not used and should be omitted from the Abbreviations.

UKHKA Pattern 55

Sleeves 3rd size of the above pattern work as follows:
1st row: k2, then in order to cast off 2sts k another 2 and pass the 3rd stitch over the 4th then knit another stitch to pass the 4th over the 5th.
This uses 5sts to work the instruction k2, cast off 2.
With 87sts on your needle divided by 5 = 17 times with the k2 remaining.
Therefore 17 times you have lost 2sts = 34sts
87sts - 34sts = 53sts
The main sequence of the row will be a gap of 2 cast off stitches with 3sts in-between.

UKHKA Pattern 58

Abbreviations

"Every row 'knot'" should read "every row 'knit' "

V Neck Cardigan

Right Front

Work as given for Left Front of V neck cardigan reversing shapings (Not: "work as given for sleeves of round neck cardigan")

UKHKA Pattern 66

Abbreviations: Db.ms, double moss stitch

UKHKA Pattern 67

Sweater

Shape Neck Left Side: should be continued until 5 rows shorter than back. When doing the 2nd side of the neck continue until front measures same as back

Abbreviations: Db.ms, double moss stitch

UKHKA Pattern 69

Sleeves

Dependant on the size of garment you are knitting 5 [6:7:8:9] cm of the sleeve underarm is knitted into the armhole. This should fit neatly into the cast off area of the armhole on both the front and back body. The sleeves should then fit perfectly

UKHKA Pattern 70

LEFT

Shape Front
Next Row:
Keeping to patt as set, dec 1 st at front neck edge on this and every foll knit row until work meas 13[14:15:16:17]  cm. 5[5½:6:6½:7] in. Ending with a RS row.
27[31:34:38:39] sts

Shape Armhole
Next Row: Cast of 7[:7:8:8:9] sts at the beg of row. Patt to end.

Keeping in patt whilst shaping, cont to shape front edge and at the same time dec 1 st at the armhole edge of the work on the next and every foll knit row until 2 sts rem on needle. Work meas 20[22:24:26:28]cm, 8[9:9∏:10:11]ins. Bind off the 2 re sts **

Hat
Cont until work meas 7[8:9:10:11] cm. 3[3¼:3½:4:4½] in. ending with a

RS
round.

UKHKA Pattern 73

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UKHKA Pattern 77

Front Edging

Cast on 6 sts
1st Row: K1, K2tog, yon, k2, yon, K1.
2nd Row: K1, K into front and back of yon, k2tog, yon, K3.
3rd Row: K1, K2tog, yon, K5.
4th Row: Cast off 2 sts, K2tog, yon, K3.

(The word 'twice' has been added to the pattern. If this is ommitted the pattern does work.)

UKHKA Pattern 78

Centre Front
Please have the right side of the work facing you when you’re picking up the stitches

Button Numbers
The requirements for the cardigan should read: 3(3:3:3:4:4)

UKHKA 80

NB: More stitches are required on this pattern than a normal D.K. stocking stitch pattern, because it's a cable stitch pattern and therefore takes a lot more stitches to tension. The pattern will work to tension as stated in the pattern 36 sts to 30 rows over a 'Cable pattern'. This means more stitches need to be cast on to meet standard measurements.

Back of cardigan
'work as Sweater Back from *** to *** ' then 'continue

straight in st.st

in pattern

UKHKA 81

1st page of pattern – Hooded Jacket
 
BACK
 
Using 3.25mm needles and thumb method cast on 46[50:58:62:70:74] sts and work

7[7:9:9:9:9]

UKHKA 84

Left Armhole Border

With rs facing, using 3¼mm needles and C, commencing at back shoulder edging, pick up and knit 6 sts evenly along shoulder edging, 45 [51:63:67:73:79] sts evenly all round armhole to front shoulder edging and 6 sts evenly along shoulder edging.

57 [63:75:79:85:91] sts. (stitch count was previously incorrect)

UKHKA 90

V Neck Cardigan

Change to 4mm needles commencing with 1st [11th:9th:3rd:9th:3rd] row of stripe patt and working in g-st and stripe patt (throughout) work 23 [41:45:57:57:69] rows inc 1 st at each end of 9th and every foll 7th [16th:12th:8th:8th:10th] row.  

Round Neck Cardigan
Right Front Border
Cast off in rib

Left Front Border
Next Row: Knit.
Commencing with 1st row of 1x1 rib work 7 rows.
Cast off in rib.

UKHKA 86

Right Hand

NEXT ROW
P8 cast on 1 st. 10sts
Working on these 10sts only proceed as follows:-
Work 6[6:8:8] rows
Next row (k2tog) 5 times. 5sts.

This will also apply to the Left Hand

UKHKA 92

Sleeves

Next Row: K1 [4:3:3:4:4], K2tog, (K3
[4:3:3:2:2], K2tog) 6 [4:6:6:8:8] times,
K1 [4:3:3:4:4].
27 [29:31:31:33:33] sts.

Next Row: Knit.

UKHKA 99

Cardigan
Left Front

...Next Row: (P2tog) 6 times, P0 [1:3:4:4:4]. 6 [7:9:10:10:10]sts.
Cast off.

Right Front

...10th Row: P7 [9:10:12:14:16], K1, P2, (K3, P2) twice, K1, P3 [4:5:6:7:8].
1st to 10th row sets patt.
Keeping continuity of patt as set (throughout) cont until Right Front measures 8 [9:11:13:16:
19]cm, ending with a ws row. 
Shape Neck.
Next Row: K2tog, patt to end. 
23 [26:28:31:34:37]sts.
Shape Armhole 
Next Row: Cast off 3 [3:3:3:4:
4]sts, patt to end.
Next Row: P0 [1:3:4:4:4], (P2tog) 6 times.
 6 [7:9:10:10:10]sts.
Cast off.