Boat Knitting Pattern, Tutorial

I did some yarn bombing today and knitted up a little sailboat. I really do enjoy boats, the way they glide through the water and all that... so today a sailboat it is! We have quite a few lakes nearby where we live and sometimes there are sailboat races. It is wonderful watching these boats, spurred on by the wind and their sails, the most vibrant of colours...

Enjoy!

Materials:
Chunky yarn for the boat, I used size 8mm needles for this chunky yarn
2 double pointed 4mm needles to knit th i-cord for the mast
Handspun green yarn for the sail
Wool needle for sewing up
Pipe cleaner to keep the mast straight

Boat Pattern: (Knit 2)
Cast on 10 stitches in chunky yarn
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: Increase into the first stitch, knit across the row and increase into the last stitch. (12 stitches)
Row 3: Knit
Row 4: Increase into the first stitch, knit across the row and increase into the last stitch. (14 stitches)
Row 5: Knit
Row 6: Increase into the first stitch, knit across the row and increase into the last stitch. (16 stitches)
Cast off.

Sew the two knitted boat pieces right sides together on the sides and underneath.

Turn inside out so that the right sides are on the outside. There's your boat:)

Turn inside out again and pick up 4 stitches in the middle of the boat with your double pointed needle and attach the yarn for the mast.

Knit an i-cord for about 4.5 to 5 inches for the mast.

Push a pipe cleaner into the top of the mast, if it is difficult, push a long, thick wool needle down at the same time to guide the pipe cleaner in. Trim the pipe cleaner once it has reached the base of the boat. Cast off the i-cord and sew the top closed.

Sail:
I knitted the sail in green handspun yarn with size 4mm needles.
Cast on 12 stitches.
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: Knit row, knit 2 stitches together at the end of the row. (11 stitches)
Row 3: Knit
Row 4: Knit row, knit 2 stitches together at the end of the row. (10 stitches)
Row 5: Knit
Row 6: Knit row, knit 2 stitches together at the end of the row. (9 stitches)
Row 7: Knit
Row 8: Knit row, knit 2 stitches together at the end of the row. (8 stitches)
Row 9: Knit
Row 10: Knit row, knit 2 stitches together at the end of the row. (7 stitches)
Row 11: Knit
Row 12: Knit row, knit 2 stitches together at the end of the row. (6 stitches)
Row 13: Knit
Row 14: Knit row, knit 2 stitches together at the end of the row. (5 stitches)
Row 15: Knit
Row 16: Knit row, knit 2 stitches together at the end of the row. (4 stitches)
Row 17: Knit
Row 18: Knit row, knit 2 stitches together at the end of the row. (3 stitches)
Row 19: Knit
Row 20: Knit 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches together. (2 stitches)
Row 21: Knit
Row 22: Knit 2 stitches together.
Bind off.

Sew the sail onto the mast as seen in the photo, sew in all the ends and you are finished:) Just think how many colours you can knit these little boats in, oh my, the possibilities are endless:)



Please not this pattern is copywritten, it is for personal use only, thank you.

Have a wonderful day:)
Warmly
Linda