KNIT HAMANTASCHEN
KNIT HAMANTASCHEN
KNIT HAMANTASCHEN
KNIT HAMANTASCHEN
KNIT HAMANTASCHEN
KNIT HAMANTASCHEN
KNIT HAMANTASCHEN
KNIT HAMANTASCHEN
KNIT HAMANTASCHEN
KNIT HAMANTASCHEN
Purim is a holiday of celebration. Esther, the heroine of the Purim story, saved the Jews from Haman, the villain, who wanted to kill all of the Jews in the Persian Empire. There are many ways to celebrate Purim, including retelling the holiday story by reading from the Book of Esther, giving food gifts (mishloach manot) to friends, giving gifts to the poor, and sharing a festive meal. As with many holidays, there are traditional foods to make and enjoy. We turn the painful memory into sweetness by making and sharing hamantaschen, a filled cookie. I love trying different savory and sweet flavors when I make these cookies each year, and I enjoy sharing flavor ideas with family and friends in my community. KNIT HAMANTASCHEN is a fun way to experiment with making a knit version of this cultural treat! Constructed just like the hamantaschen you make in your kitchen, you’ll enjoy experimenting with colorful filling and practicing your folding technique with these knit cuties. One skein of worsted weight yarn is enough to make about a dozen cookies, and filling can be made with scraps of leftover colors. Make bigger or smaller cookies by adjusting yarn weight and needle size. Let your imagination run wild! This is a written pattern that includes photo and video tutorials for assembly.
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Samples shown in beige worsted weight wool blend for the cookie and miscellaneous colored fingering weight scrap yarn held double for the filling. Worsted weight scraps may be used for filling. Small filling requires 3-6 g of yarn and large filling requires approximately 6-8 g of yarn. Each cookie requires approximately 8-9 g of yarn.
YARN – MAIN COLOR
Berroco Vintage, 52% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 8% nylon, 219 yd / 199 m per 100 g or similar worsted weight yarn. Sample shown in colorway 5102 Buttercream. 1 skein is enough to make about a dozen cookies!
YARN – CONTRAST COLORS
Samples shown in fingering weight yarn leftovers held doubled. Sizes and textures noted.
Small smooth: light yellow (lemon)
Small textured: variegated black (poppy seed)
Small garter: red (cherry)
Large smooth: orange (apricot)
Large smooth: pink (raspberry)
SIZE
Circles: approximately 5” / 13 cm diameter
Finished triangle sides are approximately 4” / 10 cm each, and height is just below 2” / 5 cm. Finished dimensions may vary due to stuffing and sewing.
GAUGE & NEEDLES
20 stitches & 28 rounds = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette in the round
Gauge is not critical; aim for a fabric that is firm but foldable.
US 5 / 3.75 mm circular needle, 32” / 80 cm or longer for magic loop, or double-pointed needles or size needed to get gauge
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
Fiberfill stuffing or yarn scraps
TECHNIQUES
Knit in the round with small diameter, increases and decreases, seaming
PATTERN ATTRIBUTES
This is a written pattern that includes photo and video tutorials for assembly.
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#KnitHamantaschen
Tech editing: Bronwyn Hahn
Test knitting: Cori B. & Leslie C-R.
From Madeline J.
I have made two different Shanalines tops and one I made twice (and I generally don’t like repeating patterns!).
Her patterns are super clear and easily customizable. She offers a lot of size options, but also shows you how to make adjustments.
She is an architect by trade and you can absolutely tell – the patterns I made (Recalibrate and Shoulder Season) are modular and interesting. They are not your typical sweater construction, but the design makes sense and the pattern is not difficult to follow.
She’s very open to feedback and quick to help if you run into an issue. Cannot wait to see what else she comes out with!
Madeline was a test knitter for Shoulder Season, and has also knit Recalibrate.
From Kim R.
I’ve had the pleasure of test knitting Shana’s designs and her creativity never disappoints! Her patterns are interesting and I seem to learn new skills each time. As I’m knitting, my thoughts are always, “well that is clever”! Shana is always available to answer questions during the testing period
Kim has test knit many Shanalines Designs patterns including cowls, hats, and fidget toys.
From Kim R.
I’ve had the opportunity to test knit several designs for Shana. Pattern layout is neat, easy to read format, with helpful photos. I appreciate the video links within the pattern as extra guidance.
Shana is readily available during the testing phase and responds in a timely fashion.
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Kim has test knit many Shanalines Designs patterns!