September
20th 2017 Swatch – Seahorses
Copyright © Janet Nogle 2017
Level of Difficulty: Easy
Materials: 1
skein of cotton yarn.
#6
US Knitting Needles
Notes:
B = border stitch of 2 knit stitch on each side.
YO = Yarn Over
K2Tog = Knit 2 stitches together
Left Crossover: Slip 2 stitches to
double point needle & hold in front of work, K2 from left needle, then K2
stitches off double point needle.
Right Crossover: Slip 2 stitches to double point needles &
hold in back, K2 stitches from left needle, then K2 stitches off double point
needle.
Cast on: Multiple
of 8 + 2 (16 +4Border=22) Cast on 22 stitches
Border:
Row 1: Knit across.
Row 2: Knit across.
Pattern:
Row 1: B2, K5, *YO, K2Tog, YO, K2Tog, K4;
repeat from *, end last repeat with K1, B2.
Row 2: B2, P18, B2.
Row 3: B2, K5, *(YO, K2Tog) x2, K4; repeat from
*, end last repeat with K1,B2.
Row 4: B2, P18, B2.
Row 5: B2, K1, Work left crossover, (YO, K2Tog)
x2, repeat from *, end with K1, B2.
Row 6: B2, P18, B2.
Row 7: B2, K5, *(YO, K2Tog) x2, K4; repeat from
*, end last rep with K1, B2.
Row 8: B2, P18, B2.
Row 9: B2, K1, *(YO, K2Tog) x2, K4; repeat from
* end with K1, B2.
Row 10: B2, P18, B2.
Row 11: B2, K1, *(YO, K2Tog) x2, K4; repeat from
*, end with K1, B2.
Row 12: B2, P18, B2.
Row 13: B2, K1, *(YO, K2Tog) x2, work right
crossover; repeat from *, end with K1, B2.
Row 14: B2, P18, B2.
Row 15: B2, K1, *(YO, K2Tog) x2, K4; repeat from
*, end with K1, B2.
Row 16: B2, P18, B2.
Repeat
rows 1-16 till desired length (I worked rows 1-16 one more time and rows 1-12
one more time.
Border:
Row 1: Knit across
Row 2: Knit across
Bind
off and weave in ends.
You
can make into a cloth by adding more stitches to cast on. You may want to
increase the border stitches to 4 on each end and increasing the pattern
stitches to 24 + 2 + 8 border = 34 stitches.
