Saturday, January 20, 2018

January 20th 2018 Swatch - Chequerboard N Lace

Here is our second swatch for January:

January 20th 2018 Swatch – Chequerboard N Lace
Copyright © Janet Nogle 2017

Materials: 1 skein of cotton yarn.
#6 US Knitting Needles

Notes:  B = border stitch of 2 knit stitch on each side.
K2Tog = Knit 2 stitches together, YO = Yarn Over

Cast on:      Multiple of 12 + 8 (12 + 8 + 4 = 24 stitches)

Border:
Row 1:        Knit across.
Row 2:        Knit across.

Pattern:
Row 1:        B2, K7, *(YO K2Tog) x 3, K6; repeat from *, end K1, B2
Row 2:        B2, P20, B2.
Row 3:        B2, K7, *(K2Tog, YO) x3, K6; repeat from *, end K1, B2.
Row 4:        B2, P20, B2.
Row 5:        B2, K7, *(YO, K2Tog) x3, K6; repeat from *, end K1, B2.
Row 6:        B2, P20, B2.
Row 7:        B2, K7, *(K2Tog, YO) x3, K6; repeat from *, end K1, B2,
Row 8:        B2, P20, B2.
Row 9:        B2, K1, *(YO, K2Tog) x3, K6; repeat from * to last 9; (YO, K2Tog) x3, K1, B2.
Row 10:      B2, P20, B2.
Row 11:      B2, K1, *(K2Tog, YO) x3, K6; repeat from * to last 9: (K2Tog, YO) x3, K1, B2.
Row 12:      B2, P20, B2,
Row 13:      B2, K1, *(YO, K2Tog) x 3, K6; repeat from * to last 9: (YO, K2Tog) x 3, K1, B2.
Row 14:      B2, P20, B2.
Row 15:      B2, K1, *(K2Tog, YO) X 3, K6; repeat from * to last 9: (K2Tog, YO) x 3, K1, B2.
Row 16:      B2, P20, B2.

Repeat rows 1-16 to desired length ( I knitted the 16 row set twice).

Border:
Row 1:        Knit across
Row 2:        Knit across

Bind off, weave in ends.
For Dishcloth: You can cast on 40 (24+8+8 = 40)
8 stitches for border of 4 stitches for each side, the reminder of stitches (32) are for the pattern.


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