Storm Clouds I by Vicki Monthei

Storm Clouds I

Knitting
August 2025
Thread ?
7.1 stitches and 9 rows = 1 inch
in Storm Clouds I pattern - blocked
US 2 - 2.75 mm
N/A
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

This pattern is from Butterick’s 1902 The Art of Knitting, p.89. It was used for a man’s storm hood. The pattern has a 2-stitch repeat + 1 selvage stitch and just 2 pattern rows. It’s useful when you need a small pattern and want a different look. Due to the elongated slip stitch, my tension was not machine-perfect. As a result, the stitches are a bit wild-looking like storm clouds.
The swatch is 3.5 inches wide at gauge.

Skills needed: cast on, slip, knit, purl, YO, k2tog and bind off in knit stitch.

Gauge is not important in this pattern. Any block-able yarn/thread will work. Make a swatch to check gauge and appearance.