Knitted tie tutorial: cast on this free tie knitting pattern

Cast on this timeless Fair Isle knitted tie – it’ll be his favourite choice for sure! You can’t beat the stylish finish of a hand-knit and a knitted tie is no exception.

Work the knitted tie pattern in DK superwash wool so it is easy to clean and maintain, but it will look brilliant with its patterned Fair Isle finish. We’ve got a handy knitting chart to help you work your knitted tie pattern using DK wool, but you can change the colours to match your recipient’s suit style, or why not make a knitted tie for yourself for the next time you want to rock an executive knit look?

To knit this knitted tie you will need

• King Cole Merino Blend DK, (100% wool, 50g/104m): 1 ball of Yarn A Irish Navy (52) 2 balls of Yarn B Slate Blue (96)
• A pair of 3.25mm needles

Knitted tie

You’ll find our standard knitting abbreviations in this pattern. This pattern is written in UK metrics, but it’s really easy to convert; just check out our yarn weight conversion chart and beginner’s guide.

To ensure that the pattern remains consistent, be sure to always hold Yarn B above Yarn A, and Yarn A under Yarn B. This will ensure that the colour dominance remains the same throughout the tie.

Increases are worked by knitting into the front and then back of the same stitch on knit rows, using a different colour for each leg of the stitch; and by purling into the back and then front of the same stitch on purl rows, again using a different colour for each leg of the stitch. Working increases in this way keeps the continuity of the Fair Isle pattern correct.

To find pour more about increases, check out our How to increase in knitting article.

Tension

30 sts and 30 rows to measure 10x10cm (4x4in) over patt using 3.25mm needles. Find out more about tension in our knitting tensions squares article.

Measurements

Width at widest point 7cm (2¾in)

Width at narrowest point 4cm (1½in)

Length 147.5cm (58in)

Knitted tie chart

Knitted tie pattern

Cast on 2 sts using 3.25mm needles and Yarn A.

Row 1 (RS) K1 in the front of the first st in Yarn A, do not take the stitch off the needle, K1 in the back of the same stitch using Yarn B, take both sts off the needle, K1 in Yarn A. [3 sts]

Row 2 P1 in the back of the first st in Yarn A, do not take the stitch off the needle, P1 in the front of the same stitch using Yarn B, P1 in Yarn B, P1 in the back of the first st in Yarn B, do not take the stitch off the needle, P1 in front of the same stitch in Yarn A, take both stitches off the needle. [5 sts]

Row 3 Work as for the third row of Chart A, working increases in first and last sts as in Row 1. [7 sts]

Continue to follow the knitted tie chart, working any increases by either working kfb or pbf as worked in Rows 1 and 2, using the colours as set in the chart.

To make up the knitted tie

Join the main seam. Making sure that the main seam is central, block gently, following any instructions on the ball band.

Download the knitted tie pattern

Click this link to download the knitted tie PDF pattern.

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Cheers to knitting!

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