Materials and Measurements
- Needles: US 6 — 4.0 mm
- Yarn: ETROFIL Lanacot merino, 7 skeins ~1200m
- Finished measurements: Approx. 40" × 47"
TECHNIQUES USED
| Symbol | Abb | Explanation |
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K | Knit |
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P | Purl |
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Yo | Yarn over |
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K2tog | Knit 2 stitches together |
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Ssk | Slip slip knit |
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SK2P | Slip 1, knit 2 together, pass slipped stitch over |
Pattern Instructions
Cast on 159 sts. or multiple of 12 stitches, plus 27.
Seed stitch Border
Knit 10 rows Seed stitch.
All rows: *K1, p1; rep from * to last st, k1.
Main Pattern
- Row 1 (RS): (K1, P1) ×3, K5, [YO, SSK, K1, K2TOG, YO, K7] ×11, YO, SSK, K1, K2TOG, YO, K5, (P1, K1) ×3.
- Wrong side rows: (K1, P1) ×3, K1, P145, (K1, P1) ×3, K1.
- Row 3: (K1, P1) ×3, K2, YO, SSK, [K2, YO, SK2P, YO, K2, K2TOG, YO, K1, YO, SSK] ×11, K2, YO, SK2P, YO, K2, K2TOG, YO, K2, (P1, K1) ×3.
- Row 5: (K1, P1) ×3, K3, YO, SSK, [K5, K2TOG, YO, K3, YO, SSK] ×11, K5, K2TOG, YO, K3, (P1, K1) ×3.
- Row 7: (K1, P1) ×3, K4, YO, SSK, [K3, K2TOG, YO, K5, YO, SSK] ×11, K3, K2TOG, YO, K4, (P1, K1) ×3.
- Row 9: (K1, P1) ×3, K4, [K7, YO, SSK, K1, K2TOG, YO] ×11, K11, (P1, K1) ×3.
- Row 11: (K1, P1) ×3, K5, K2TOG, YO, [K1, YO, SSK, K2, YO, SK2P, YO, K2, K2TOG, YO] ×11, K1, YO, SSK, K5, (P1, K1) ×3.
- Row 13: (K1, P1) ×3, K4, K2TOG, YO, [K3, YO, SSK, K5, K2TOG, YO] ×11, K3, YO, SSK, K4, (P1, K1) ×3.
- Row 15: (K1, P1) ×3, K3, K2TOG, YO, [K5, YO, SSK, K3, K2TOG, YO] ×11, K5, YO, SSK, K3, (P1, K1) ×3.
Repeat rows 1-16, ending on a row 14.
Then knit 10 rows of Seed stitch border.
Finally, bind off, weave in all ends, and block as desired.
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