This e-Book contains all 3 of the patterns for the Rhinebeck or Bust set: capelet, hat, and mitts.

The question was innocent enough: “What’s everyone knitting for Rhinebeck?” Knitting? For Rhinebeck? Of course—why did I think of that? It’s a fiber festival, after all. But what to knit, especially for an outdoor festival in the northeast in mid-October, when temperatures can range from the 30s to the 80s…sometimes all in the same day?

The question was innocent enough: “What’s everyone knitting for Rhinebeck?” Knitting? For Rhinebeck? Of course—why did I think of that? It’s a fiber festival, after all. But what to knit, especially for an outdoor festival in the northeast in mid-October, when temperatures can range from the 30s to the 80s…sometimes all in the same day?

The question was innocent enough: “What’s everyone knitting for Rhinebeck?” Knitting? For Rhinebeck? Of course—why did I think of that? It’s a fiber festival, after all. But what to knit, especially for an outdoor festival in the northeast in mid-October, when temperatures can range from the 30s to the 80s…sometimes all in the same day?

A new .pdf version was uploaded at 8:30 US EST on Oct 21, 2009. New version includes better discussion of choosing knitting patterns and better instructions for the pin making. The newest .pdf should include “v3” at the end of the file name.

So, my sister-in-law asked me if I could knit play food for my niece, who got a play kitchen for Christmas. I found lots of great patterns, but they called for worsted weight yarns. My LYS carried the range of colors I needed in DK weight yarn. Necessity is the mother of invention…and knitting patterns.

This pattern can not be knit alone! It is based on Sara Marie Rink’s Un-Purled Cables cowl, and the pattern for the cowl is required to knit the hat. The cowl pattern is available as a free Ravelry download via the indicated link.

An error was discovered in the thumb gusset (the pattern resulted in 22 sts, when there should have only been 20). Version 2 was uploaded 16 Jan 2010, with the thumb gusset corrected.

Designed for my entry in the Traveling Teddy #8 Round Robin.

Designed for a Traveling Teddy round robin.

5/22/08 Note: The decrease used in the skirt results in an asymmetrical line of stitches curving around the left side of both the front and the back. It also gives an asymmetrical dip to the hemline. I left that as is because I liked the look, but it could be “fixed” with a simple running stitch with yarn on the wrong side that follows the line...