Co30. first row (rs): (k2, p2) to last two sts. k2. next row (ws): (p2, k2) to last 2 sts. p2. repeat these two rows one more time.
pleasant places
by talitha kuomi (inspired by kirsten johnstone's se[ven]circle) one skein plymouth yarn company happy feet sz 2 double pointed needles ten 12" buttons or beads fits wrists 5 to 8 inches around with instructions for custom sizes
gauge: 19 sts & 18 rows $=$ 2" in stockinette button placket first bracelet row 1: kfb, k1, kfb. place the remaining sts on a holder or spare yarn. turn. (5 sts) row 2: p to end. row 3: kfb, k3, kfb. turn. (7sts) row 4: p to end. row 5: k all 7 sts. row 6: p all 7 sts. \*\*\*+ontinue in stockinete stcht (repeating rows 5 & 6) until you have finished 66 rows. each buttonloop is 1%2" long. for a custom fit, continue in stockinette stitch until bracelet is 12 " shorter than you want the finished bracelet to be. then continue on to buttonloop.
buttonloop
row 1: k3, bo1, k3. (you now have 3 sts, a space and then the last 3 sts.) start an i-cord on the left 3 sts. work 5 rows. next, using a "three needle bind-off" (& with right sides of stockinette facing each other), attach the 3 st i-cord to the 3 live stitches still on your needle from row 1 of these buttonloop instructions. bind off.
second bracelet
when joining new yarn leave about a ten inch tail. this will be used to sew a button on after all ten bracelets are knit. attach yarn (as if to knit) to the 3 sts on the holder closest to the bracelet you just finished. repeat directions for the first bracelet ending at the three needle bind off after the buttonloop.is completed.
third bracelet
repeat directions for second bracelet except at \*\*\* continue in stockinette stitch until you have finished 68 rows.
fourth bracelet
repeat directions for second bracelet except at \*\*\* continue in stockinette stitch until you have finished 70 rows.
fifth bracelet
repeat directions for second bracelet except at \*\* continue in stockinettestitch untilyou have finished 72 rows.
sixth bracelet
repeat directions for second bracelet except at \*\*\* continue in stockinette stitch until you have finished 74 rows.
seventh bracelet
repeat directions for second bracelet except at \*\*\* continue in stockinette stitch until you have finished 76 rows.
eighth bracelet
repeat directions for second bracelet except at \*\*\* continue in stockinette stitch until you have finished 78 rows.
ninth bracelet
repeat directions for second bracelet except at \*\*\* continue in stockinette stitch until you have finished 80 rows.
tenth bracelet
repeat directions for second bracelet except at \*\* continue in stockinette stitch until you have finished 82 rows. finishing using the 10" yarn tail on each bracelet (at the side where it connects to the other nine), sew one button at the end of each bracelet making sure the buttons are all sewn in a straight line. weave in ends, slip on your arm and go, go go.
'pleasant places' is taken from chapter sixteen : verse six in the book of psalms.
