Lisa Ellis Designs
Advanced Beginning Kniting Adult-one size fits all Baby Alpaca Grande(110yds) 1 skein (solid necktie）,2skeins striped US#10 needles(3needles) 4wideX34"long Garterstitch（knitbothrightandwrong ide） 3sts=1"（12 sts=10cm） Level: Sizes: Yarn: Needle: Measurements: Stitches used: Gaude:
Special Notes:
Increases: Allincreases will be madeon the second stitchof eachsideof the necktie.Allincreases wil bedone onthewrong side of thenecktie oncolorA only. Color Changes: Colors wil be noted as A)-grey and (B) -red. Wrap the yarn to be used on the next row infront of the yan just used for a finished edge. After kniting 1 stitch, give both yarns a slight tug to avoid a loose finished edge. Decrease:Aldcreasewilldoneonthfirs andlast tw stchsof tha row tog,tlst stchof tr,Ktg).ldereae will be done on the right side of the necktieon color only. Necktie Loop: Before begining project, cut of $2\,\%$ yards of both colors for the knit lop and set aside. K2tog: Pickup two stitchesat the sae time with the right neede and knithem offtogether, ths decreasing stch. M1: Make one stitch. With the needletio lithe strand between last stitch knit and next stitch on the left hand needle and knit into back of it.
Striped Necktie:
With color A, Cast On 4 stitches. Row 1 : (color A) K4 Row 2: (A) K1, M1, K2, M1, K1 (6 sts) Row 3: (B) K6 Row 4: (B) K6 Row 5: (A) K6 Row 6: (A) M2 sts as noted in special notes (8 sts) Following the patten above, increase to 16 sts. Increase only on the wrong side of color A with no changes to color B. At 16 sts.begindecreaseonColrA: K2tog,Ktolast2 sts,Ktog. ecrease only on the right side of color A with no changes to color
K1, M1 (transferring ALL new stitches onto an extra neede), K1,M1, K1, M, K1, M1, K1, M1, K1, M1, K1, M, K1, M). There should be 8 original stitches on original needle and 8 newly made stitches on the third needle. This will make the loop. While keeping with the striped pattern, garter stitch the 8 sts for $z'$ , ending on a color A. With the precut yarn, repeat the same procedure for the 8 new stitches. To enclose the loop, parall the needles, knit the front and back first stitch together with color B. Continue knitting front and back stitches together, thus ending with the original 8 stitches. Wrong side, with color B, K8.
Neck: (approx. 15" between loops) With colr,begin increase as done previouslt16stt16stf $10-10\;\%^{*}$ with no increases or decreases. Begin decrease as done previously necktie wilbe approx. $21\ 1/2^{"}$ long) unti there are 8 sts. remaining. K8 for $z"$ with no increases or decreases and matching with loop length and width. A loop is not made at this end. Begin increase as done previously to i6 sts. Begin decrease as done previously to 4 sts and ending with color A. Bind offremaining 4 sts.
Solid Necktie:
Follow above pattern, using one color of yarn only. Increase and decrease as instructed. If embelishing is desired, sew on a button for appearances only on top part of loop.
