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Inspired by the show? We have a unique pattern for you.
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Knife, Fork and Spoon: knitted in silks for breakfast, lunch and dinner was commissioned for Get Knitted from knitting artist Rachael Matthews, founder of Cast Off. The pattern is available free as a limited edition leaflet from the exhibition or you can download it as a PDF.
She was inspired by Sheffield's steel and cutlery industries and by the fact that when wound into cables of the same thickness, silk is stronger than steel!
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Knife, Fork and Spoon in knitting and crochet
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Some experience necessary
Materials
25g traditional 5 ply Guernsey
25g grey silk DK
2mm needles
2 stitch holders
Knives, Forks and Spoons are knitted, pressed, folded in half and stitched tog.
Abbreviations
K = knit
P = purl
sts. = stitches
St st. = stocking stitch (1 row k, 1 row p)
inc. = increase
cont. = continue
rem. = remaining
rep. = repeat
tog. = together
Ch. = crochet chain
Rnd = round.
DC = double crochet
(RS) = right side
(WS) = wrong side
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Handles
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| In Guernsey, Cast On 10sts, and work 30 rows in st st. |
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Fork
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Follow instructions for handle, knit neck as follows:
row 1 (RS) Change to silk. P.
Make bumpy bit between handle and neck as follows:
row 2 (WS) *K1, inc1, rep. from * to end. (20sts)
row 3 (RS) P2tog to end. (10sts)
row 4 (WS) P.
Cont. in st st for 24 rows. (work only 20 rows for a pudding fork)
row 28 k5, put rem. Sts. on stitch holder.
Knit fork head as follows:
row 29 inc1, P to end, inc1. (7sts)
row 30 inc1, K to end, inc1. (9sts)
row 31 inc1, P to end, inc1. (11sts)
row 32 inc1, K to end. (12sts)
Knit first prong as follows:
row 33 P3, turn and put rem. sts. on spare needle.
row 34 K3, cont. in st st for
10 rows, ending in K3tog. Finish.
Next prong.
Rep. rows 33&34, but work 12 rows of st st, ending in K3tog.
Next prong, same as the last one.
Next prong, same as first prong.
Knit the other side of the fork by rep. all this from row 29.
Press with steam iron, starch and stitch together.
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Knife
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Follow instructions for handle, knit blade as follows:
row 1 (RS) Change to silk. P.
Make bumpy bit between handle and blade as follows:
row 2 (WS) *K1, inc1, rep. from * to end. (20sts)
row 3 (RS) P2tog to end. (10sts)
row 4 (WS) P.
row 5 inc1, K to end, inc1. (12sts)
row 6 inc1, P to end, inc1. (14sts)
row 7 inc1, K to end, inc1. (16sts)
row 8 P.
Cont. in st st.
Work 34 rows for a small knife, or 40 rows for a large knife.
Work end of blade as follows:
K8, turn and put rem. Sts. on spare needle.
P2tog, P4, P2tog. Turn,
K2tog, K2, K2tog,
Cast Off.
Rep. instructions for end of blade for other side off the knife.
Press with steam iron, fold in half, and sew tog.
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Spoon in knitting and crochet
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Follow instructions for handle, and knit neck as follows:
row 1 (RS) Change to silk. P.
Make bumpy bit between handle and blade as follows.
row 2 (WS) *K1, inc1, rep. from * to end. (20sts)
row 3 (RS) P2tog to end. (10sts)
row 4 P
Work 24 rows in st st.
row 28 K5, , turn and put rem.
Sts. on spare needle.
Make top of neck as follows:
row 29 inc1, P5, inc1. (7sts)
row 30 inc1, K7, inc1. (9sts)
row 31 inc1, P3, Cast Off 3 sts, P3, inc1. (put rem. Sts on spare needle)
row 32 inc1, K2, K2tog. (4 sts)
row 33 P2tog, P2. (3sts)
row 34 K3tog. Finish.
Rep. rows 32 – 34 on the sts. waiting on the 2nd spare needle.
Rep. rows 28 – 34 on the sts. waiting on the 1st spare needle.
Change to crochet hook.
5Ch. Into the round.
Work 1 rnd of DC.
With 2 markers, establish top and bottom of the spoon head. Work in rnds of DC, inc more sts into the top and bottom of spoon head to make an oval shape. I worked 5rnds but for soup or table spoons, make more.
Steam spoon, fold, st tog, and attach spoon head.
Rachael Matthews © 2008
Download this pattern as a convenient PDF 4Mb
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