Knitting Swatches: January 20th 2018 Swatch

Here is our second swatch for January:

January 20th 2018 Swatch – Chequerboard N Lace

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.

Janet Nogle

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