Golf Club Covers Arnold Palmer by Roberta Rosenfeld-knitting in scottsdale design studio

Golf Club Covers Arnold Palmer

Knitting
May 2012
Aran (8 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 11 - 8.0 mm
900 - 970 yards (823 - 887 m)
one size
English
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STRIPES – DOTS - GINGHAM

The combination of two different types of yarn allows you to complete the covers before they go through the felting process

  • A washable and dryable non-felting yarn, for the ribbed cuffs and the pompoms
  • A yarn that felts for when machine washed in hot water with agitation for the heads.
  • The cuffs knit with the washable yarn remain as stretchy as when knit. The seam is invisibly woven together before the felting process. The unique head covers are generously sized to fit your largest irons. You control the size by checking on them as they are in the felting process.

DESIGN DETAILS

Striking golf club covers
- Three different patterns, gingham (intarsia), dots (fair-isle) and stripes all knit in the same two color combination
. These unusual golf club covers will look great in your club or school colors
- Felted texture for head

PATTERN DETAILS

  • Schematic
  • Tracking sheet
  • A link for substitute yarns
  • Diagrams and full explanations for techniques, many with links to selected videos
  • The covers are completely knit on straight needles For help with one of our patterns, email your questions to knitinscotts@cox.net. Please include your name, email address, the name of the pattern, page number, and a description of what you would like help with.

TECHNIQUES USED IN THIS PATTERN

Links to videos for selected techniques are included. I look for videos as close as possible to the instructions I have written. Sometimes they may be slightly different but still very helpful.

  • Cast-on
  • k2tog
  • Increase
  • Intarsia method of color knitting
  • Stranded method of color knitting
  • Plastic pompom maker or other options such as your hand or cardboard
  • Weave seam (row to row)
  • Felting

YARN USED FOR SAMPLE

Note:

  • The yarn used for the cuffs and pompoms must be machine washable and dryable.
  • The yarn used for the head must be 100% wool or mostly wool with a bit of mohair.
  • Sometimes a wool that is bleached (usually white or a very pale color) will not felt, as the bleaching process damages the fibers.

FOR CUFF AND POMPOM ONLY

  • Brown Sheep—Superwash Worsted Wool
  • 100% superwash wool
  • 3.5 ounces-(100 grams) 200 yards-(183 m) each skein
  • 2 pull skeins

FOR HEAD ONLY

  • Lamb’s Pride Worsted
  • 85% wool—15% mohair
  • 4 ounces-(113 grams) 190 yards-(174 m) each pull skein
  • Main Color—2 skeins
  • Contrasting Color—1 skein For your golf club covers to be the correct size, it is not the brand of yarn that matters, but the gauge. The gauge does not have to be as precise as a clothing article. It is best to refer to the yardage to determine how many skeins or balls to purchase.

FOR SUBSTITUTE YARNS

SUGGESTED NEEDLE SIZES

  • Size 6-(4 mm) for the cuff
  • Size 11-(8 mm) or size needles to obtain the correct gauge

NOTIONS

GAUGE

  • 22 sts and 26 rows = 4 inches-(10 cm) in stockinette stitch using superwash on size 6-(4 mm) needles

  • 14 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches-(10 cm) in stockinette stitch on size 11-(8 mm) needles before felting