JulieAsselin LAINES TEINTES A LA MAIN HANDDYEDYARNS
Brigitte
Directions
MATERIALS 2 skeins Julie Asselin's Nanos (70% Merino, 20% Cashmere, 10% Nylon; 420 yards/115gr each) US 6 (4 mm) 40" circular needle 4 stitch markers tapestry needle GAUGE 18 sts/24 rows per 4"" in stocking st BLOCKED FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 64" Top width 28" Length ABBREVIATIONS BO:Bind Off CO: Cast On k:knit pm:place marker RS: Right Side sts: stitches WS: Wrong Side yo: yarn over Using crochet hook and waste yarn, chain 5 sts. Using 4 mm needle and main yarn pick up and knit 3 sts through the bumps on the reverse side of the crochet chain. Knit 11 rows. Turn work 90 degrees clockwise and pick-up and knit 1 st in each garter st ridge along the edge, picking up a total of 5 sts. Unravel the provisional cast-on. Place the 3 live sts onto the left needle. Knit these 3 sts. 11sts total. First stocking stitch section (59 sts total) Row 1 (Rs): k3 (garter st border),pm, yo,knit to center st, yo,pm, k1,pm,yo,knit to last 3 sts, yo,pm, k3 (garter st border). \* You have placed 4 stitch markers you will move them as you knit, keeping track of the 2 garter stitch borders and center stitch. Row 2 (ws): k3., purl to last 3 sts, . Rows 3-22: (Repeat rows 1 and 2) 10 times. Row 23 (Rs): k3, yo,knit to center st, yo, k1.yo, knit to last 3 sts, yo, k3.
First Lace pattern section (79 sts total)
Row 24 (WS): Knit. Row 25: k3.yo, work row 1 of chart to center stitch,yo,knit 1.yo,work row 1 of chart to last 3 stitches, yo, k3. Row 26: k3,work row 2 of chart to center stitch,knit 1,work row 2 of chart to last 3 stitches,k3. Row 27-32: (Repeat rows 25 and 26) 3 times,knitting rows 3-8 in chart as you go. Row 33 (Rs): k3, yo, purl to center st, yo, k1, yo, purl to last 3 sts, yo, k3.
Second stocking stitch section (119 sts total)
Row 34 (ws): k3, purl to last 3 sts, k3. Row 35: k3, yo,knit to center st, yo, k1,yo,knit to last 3 sts, yo, k3 Row 36: k3., purl to last 3 sts, . Rows 37-52: (Repeat rows 35 and 36) 8 times. Row 53 (Rs): k3, yo,knit to center st, yo, k1, yo, knit to last 3 sts, yo, k3.
Second Lace pattern section (171 sts total)
Row 54 (WS): Knit. Row 55: k3.yo, work row 1 of chart to center stitch,yo,knit 1,yo,work row 1 of chart to last 3 stitches, yo, k3. Row 56: k3,work row 2 of chart to center stitch,knit 1,work row 2 of chart to last 3 stitches,k3. Rows 57-78 : (Repeat rows 55 and 56) 11 times,knitting rows 3-24 in chart as you go. Row 79 (Rs): k3, yo, purl to center st, yo, k1, yo, purl to last 3 sts, yo, k3.
Third Stocking stitch section (251 sts total)
Row 80 (ws): k3, purl to last 3 sts, k3. Row 81 (Rs): k3, yo,knit to center st, yo, k1,yo,knit to last 3 sts, yo, k3. Rows 82-119:(Repeat rows 80 and 81) 19 times.
Third Lace pattern section (335 sts total)
Row 120 (WS): Knit. Row 121: k3.yo, work row 1 of chart to center stitch,yo,knit 1.yo,work row 1 of chart to last 3 stitches, yo, k3.
Row 122: k3 purl to last 3 stitches, k3
Rows 123-162:(Repeat rows 55 and 56) 20 times,knitting rows 3-24 of lace chart followed by 1-16 once more as you go. Row 163 : k3, yo, purl to center st, yo, k1, yo, purl to last 3 sts, yo, k3. Row 162 (ws): k3, purl to last 3 sts, k3.
Picot Edge Bind-Off
Using the knitted technique,CO 3 sts/ BO the 3 sts just cast on. \*BO 3 sts, CO 3 sts / BO the 3 sts just cast on, to the end of the row. BO the last st. HAPPYKNITTING!
Brigitte
