WW1 Memorial Quilt – Caleb

I have completed my first piece of the WW1 memorial quilt.  This piece is called Caleb and the design in inspired by the occupation of “painter”.  It is very colourful and is more a modern idea of painting than one from the early part of the twentieth century when a painter probably painted walls white and railings black.  Anyway the design doesn’t have to be too literal.

I had considered doing a chart for the pattern but it is much easier just to type it – even if it seems a bit long-winded.   There are only 2 rows. Don’t read the next bit if you have no interest in knitting Caleb.  I am including it as a record of what I have done in case anyone does one to do it.

I used 4mm needles and 7 shades of Rowan Felted Tweed.
Shade 145 - Brown

Shade 151 - Mauve
Shade 167 - Blue
Shade 158 - Green
Shade 181 - Yellow
Shade 154 - Orange
Shade 150 - Red

Before you start wind a second ball of Mauve, Blue, Green, Yellow and Orange.

I cast on 67sts using the Brown yarn which I am going to use as a main colour for the whole quilt.  I tried to loosely strand the colours across the back of the work but I seem to have done it looser on one side than the other.

Row 1: K4 in Mauve, K1 Blue, K1 Mauve, K4 Blue, K1 Green, K1 Blue, K4 Green, K1 Yellow, K1 Green, K4 Yellow, K1 Orange, K1 Yellow, K4 Orange, K1 Red, K1 Orange, K7 Red, K1 Orange, K1 Red, K4 Orange, K1 Yellow, K1 Orange, K4 Yellow, K1 Green, K1 Yellow, K4 Green, K1 Blue, K1 Green K4 Blue, K1 Mauve, K1 Blue, K4 Mauve.

Row 2: P5 in Mauve, P1 Blue, P1 Mauve, P4 Blue, P1 Green, P1 Blue, P4 Green, P1 Yellow, P1 Green, P4 Yellow, P1 Orange, P1 Yellow, P4 Orange, P1 Red, P1 Orange, P5 Red, P1 Orange, P1 Red, P4 Orange, P1 Yellow, P1 Orange, P4 Yellow, P1 Green, P1 Yellow, P4 Green,  P1 Blue, P1 Green P4 Blue, P1 Mauve, P1 Blue, P5 Mauve.

I hope the instructions are correct – it is much easier to knit than type the instructions.

Repeat these 2 rows until 99 rows have been completed. Cast off using Brown.

I am now going to block the piece – that may sort out some of the irregularities in the knitting!

I have done a rough plan for the second piece of this quilt – I have been thinking about it while I have been knitting the first one, but I also intend to knit a thick jumper that appealed to me.  I think I will make a start on that next.