Saturday, September 24, 2016

September 20th 2016 Swatch - Signs of August


September 20th 2016 Swatch – Signs of August


Copyright © Janet Nogle 2016




Level of Difficulty:
Easy

Materials:
1 Skein of Cotton yarn
#6 Knitting Needle
Cast on 22:

Notes:  SKP = Slip 1, Knit 1, Pass slip st over
K2Tog = Knit 2 stitches together
When doing a YO P1, make sure you make a complete YO.
After doing a Purl stitch if you see the next instruction as “YO” leave the yarn where it is, it will already be in place for the next stitch.

Border:
Row 1-2:     Knit across.
Pattern:
Row 1:        K2, P1, YO, K3, K2Tog, P1, SKP, K3, YO,P1, YO, K3, K2Tog, K2.
Row 2:        K2, P18, K2.
Row 3:        K2, P1, K1, YO, K2, K2Tog, P1, SKP, K2, YO, K1, P1, K1, YO, K2, K2Tog, K2.
Row 4:        K2, P18, K2
Row 5:        K2, P1, K2, YO, K1, K2Tog, P1, SKP, K1, YO, K2, P1, K2, YO, K1, K2Tog, K2.
Row 6:        K2, P18, K2.
Row 7:        K2, P1, K3, YO, K2Tog, P1, SKP, YO, K3, P1, K3, YO, K2Tog, K2.
Row 8:        K2, P18, K2.
Row 9:        K2, P1, SKP, K3, YO, P1, YO, K3, K2Tog, P1, SKP, K3, YO, K2.
Row 10:      K2, P18, K2.
Row 11:      K2, P1, SKP, K2, YO, K1, P1, K1, YO, K2, K2Tog, P1, SKP, K2, YO, K1, K2.
Row 12:      K2, P18, K2.
Row 13:      K2, P1, SKP, K1, YO, K2, P1, K2, YO, K1, K2Tog, P1, SKP, K1, YO, K2, K2.
Row 14:      K2, P18, K2.
Row 15:      K2, P1, SKP, YO, K3, P1, K3, YO, K2Tog, P1, SKP, YO, K3, K2.
Row 16:      K2, P18. K2.
Row 17:      K2, P1, YO, K3, K2Tog, P1, SKP, K3, YO, P1, YO, K3, K2Tog, K2.
Row 18:      K2, P18, K2.
Row 19:      K2, P1, K1, YO, K2, K2Tog, P1, SKP, K2, YO, K1, P1, K1, YO, K2, K2Tog, K2.
Row 20:      K2, P18, K2.
Row 21:      K2, P1, K2, YO, K1, K2Tog, P1, SKP, K1, YO, K2, P1, K2, YO, K1, K2Tog, K2.
Row 22:      K2, P18, K2.
Row 23:      K2, P1, K3, YO, K2Tog, P1, SKP, YO, K3, P1, K3, YO, K2Tog, K2.
Row 24:      K2, P18, K2.

Border:
Row 1-2:     Knit across.
Bind off
Weave in ends.

Signs of Autumn Dishcloth:
Because this particular design uses 18 stitches, multiple 18 by the size you want.  I would recommend doing 36 + border of 8 stitches = 44 cast on stitches.

You would then follow the above 24 rows for the pattern.  You will be doing the stitches between the border stitches in the swatch twice. Example, for row 19 you would do the following:
K4, *P1, K1, YO, K2, K2Tog, P1, SKP, K2, YO, K1, P1, K1, YO, K2, K2Tog*; repeat between the *’s, end K4.

Row 9 would require you to do this:
K4, *P1, SKP, K3, YO, P1, YO, K3, K2Tog, P1, SKP, K3, YO*; repeat between the *’s, end K4. (You would do the “YO” at the end, and then go to the *P1, SKP, K3 and so on.)

Janet Nogle
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