Forever with Hope
Andrea and Amy are two sisters who, separated by a generation, were raised with different values. Though absence made the two virtual strangers, they were sisters in the truest sense, protecting and helping each other through the worst struggles imaginable, the apocalypse itself. Though their time together is short, you can see the deep bond of two sisters who understand the importance of sisterly love, and realize its importance when all else fails.
Fishing for Hope is a yarn dyed by Bohemia Fibers, based on this stillfrom the AMC series "The Walking Dead". And this is my way of expressing the photo in my knitting. The cables represent the infinity of love - not even death can stop love. The love of sisters is an especially strong bond, and is strongly portrayed with Andrea and Amy. The ripples in the cowl represent not only the water, but the ups and downs that are life. Not unlike the cables anchoring the ripples in this cowl, love also anchors us in times of trouble, keeping us grounded and intertwining our lives with those around us. These thoughts are what inspired my Forever With Hope cowl pattern.
Pattern Notes:
Needle Size: 4 -I used a 16" circular. Bohemia Yarns Fingering Weight, Fishing for Hope, which was a 400 yd. skein. Gauge: 25 stitches by 36 rows = 4" x 4"
Abbreviations:
C4B (creates a right leaning cable): place two stitches on cable needle, hold in back of work, knit two stitches, then knit two stitches from the cable needle. C4F (creates a left leaning cable): place two stitches on cable needle, hold in front of work, knit two stitches, then knit two stitches from the cable needle. Knit (K): um. Knit. Purl (P): purl. Place Marker (pm)
Slip Marker (sm)
S1, K1, PssO: A way to decrease - slip one stitch onto the right needle, knit the next stitch, pass the slipped stitch over the knit stitch.
TO KNIT:
Cast on 168 stitches. Round 1: Knit Round 2: Purl Round 3&4: Knit point, I found it useful to set up markers for the repeats. Each repeat is 28 stitches. Round 5 - 31(odd rows) : Knit all stitches. Round 6: Knit 12 sts, C4F, Knit 12 Round 20 (This is where it's tricky - you'll be cabling between the repeats to join the cables): Knit 26, C4F, \*K24, C4F\*, repeat \*\*s around. The last cable will take place from the end of the current round to the beginning of the next round. Round 22: C4F, K20,C4B Round 24: K2, C4F, K16, C4B, K2 Round 26: K4, C4F, K12, C4B, K4 Round 28: K6, C4F, K8, C4B, K6 Round 30: K8, C4F, K4, C4B, K8 Round 32: K10, C4F, C4B, K10 Round 34: K12, C4F, K12 Round 35: Knit. Round 36: Knit. Increase one stitch in round - increase method or placement is not vital. (169 sts.) Round 37: Purl all stitches Round 38: Knit This is the right leaning ripple. The important thing is that the first stitch of the "knit 5" section is the YO from the previous row. Round 39: \*K5, K2tog, YO\* repeat \*\*s to last stitch, K1 Round 40: K4, K2tog, YO, \*K5, K2tog, YO\* repeat \*\*s to last two sts, K2 Round 41: K3, K2tog, YO, \*K5, K2tog, YO\* repeat \*\*s to last three sts, K3 Round 42: K2, K2tog, YO, \*K5, K2tog, YO\* repeat \*\*s to last four stitches, K4 Round 43: K1, K2tog, YO, \*K5, K2tog, Y0\* repeat \*\*s to last 5 stitches, K5 Round 44: K2tog, YO, \*K5, K2tog, YO\* repeat \*\*s to last 6 stitches, Knit4, S1, K1, PSSO (in the last 6 stitches, you will be decreasing one stitch. This gets you set up for doing the left leaning ripples) Left Leaning Ripple: The last stitch of the "Knit 5" should be the YO from the previous row, followed by a Yo, and a decrease. Round 45: K2, YO, S1, K1, PSSO \*K5, YO, S1, K1, PSSO \* repeat \*\*s, knit 3 Round 46: K3, YO, S1, K1, PSSO, \*K5, YO, S1, K1, PSSO \* repeat \*\*s, knit 2 Round 47: K4, YO, S1, K1, PSSO, \*K5, YO, S1, K1, PSSO \* repeat \*\*s, knit 1 Round 48: \*K5, YO, S1, K1, PSSO \* repeat \*\*s to end of round Round 49: (starting Right Leaning Ripple): K5, YO, \*K5, K2tog, YO\* repeat \*\*s to end of round, K2 (By the nature of design, there will be a one-stitch increase at the beginning of this round) Round 50: K3, K2tog, YO, \*K5, K2tog, Y0\* repeat \*\*s to last three sts, K3 Round 51: K2, K2tog, YO, \*K5, K2tog, YO\* repeat \*\*s to last four stitches, K4 Round 52: K1, K2tog, YO, \*K5, K2tog, Y0\* repeat \*\*s to last 5 stitches, K5 Round 53: K2tog, YO, \*K5, K2tog, YO\* repeat \*\*s to last 6 stitches, Knit4, Sl1, K1, PSSO (in the last 6 stitches, you will be decreasing one stitch. This gets you set up for doing the left leaning ripples) eat rounds 45-53 as many times as you'd like to create the length of cowl you'd like
END WITH ROW 52. (My cowl consisted of 6 repeats, and then I did rows 45-48)
Knit the next two rounds. Purl one round Knit one round Using a larger needle, or your desired stretchy bind off method, bind off stitches. I used a size 6 needle, and I'm quite pleased with the results. This is my very first attempt at documenting and sharing a knitting pattern. It probably needs help, so if you find any errors, please, please let me know so that I can fix the pattern so others will be able to work itsmoothly.
