Sox Shawlette
Knitting
ABBREVIATIONS:
| k2tog: Knit 2 sts together (1 st decreased) | pm: place marker | yo: Yarn over (1 st increased) |
| ssk: (slip, slip, knit): Slip 2 sts, 1 at a time, knitwise to the RH needle, return sts to LH needle in turned position and knit them together through the back loops (1 st decreased) |
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PATTERN STITCHES:
Garter Stitch (Gtr St): Knit all sts, every row.
Border stitch: See charts.
SIZES:
One size.
Finished Measurements: approx. 40” wide and 19” deep
MATERIALS:
Yarn
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Name |
Gauge 10 cm |
Aig. mm |
Metres | Gramm | |||
| M | R | ||||||
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Classic Elite Alpaca Sox |
60% Alpaga 20% Mérinos 20% Nylon |
Fingering |
32 | -- | 2.25 - 3.25 | 411 | 100 |
• 1 hank 1857 Nor’Easter Needles
• Long circular in size US 4 (3.5 mm) or size to obtain gauge
• Stitch marker
GAUGE:
22 sts and 44 rows = 4” in Garter Stitch, blocked.
Take time to save time, check your gauge.
NOTE:
Circular needle is used to accommodate large number of sts, work back and forth in rows.
SHAWL
CO 358 sts.
K 1 row.
Est charts as follows (RS):
K2 (edge sts, keep in Gtr St throughout),
work Right Side chart sts 1-10 once
then sts 11-31 seven times,
Center Chart (sts 1-40) once,
then Left Side chart sts 1-21 seven times
then sts 22-31 once,
and end k2 (edge sts, keep in Gtr St throughout).
Work Charts as est through Row 12 – 334 sts.
Place marker at center (167 sts in from each edge) on last row.
Dec row (RS):
*K2, ssk, k to 2 sts before marker, k2tog, slip marker, ssk, k to last 4 sts, k2tog, k2. (WS): Knit.
Rep from * until 6 sts rem.
(RS): (Sl1-k2tog-psso) twice – 2 sts.
K2tog and fasten off.
FINISHING
Weave in ends.
Block to measurements.
