Vercanus
Materials:
100g King Cole Riot Yarn, shade 412 'Hot'. (named 'S' in the pattern). 100g Jarol Heritage in a complimentary or contrrasting colour, shade 134'Silver', (named 'C' in the pattern). 6mm circular needles (80 cm or longer). Circular needles are important as the work is knitted from one side to the other so you'll need the work to be 'open for business' at either end. 3 mm crochet hook. Darning needle. Pins for blocking.
Ver means Spring and canus means grey in latin. 'Grey' and Spring have never gone together in my head but as soon as I saw the warm grey Heritage next to the soft citrus tones of the 'Hot' shade of Riot I fell a bit in love and thought of a thin shawlette to take you from the cold winter months to the late days of Spring. In fact, it's so quick and easy this would make a perfect Christmas presents for the mother-in-law or your sister (just thinking ahead for you to prevent tears on December 24th...).
Gauge:
Not too important but 16 stitches and 24 rows per 10cm before blocking using 6mm needles and worked in the horizontal rib pattern.
Stitchionary:
k - knit yo - yarn over pm - place marker sm - slip marker ch - chain
Pattern
With C, cast on 5 stitches. C: Row 1: k1, yo, kl, yo, pm, kl, pm, yo, kl, yo, k1. S: Row 2: Slide your stitches back to the beginning, k slipping all stitch markers. C: Row 3: k1, yo, k to marker, yo, sm, kl, sm, yo, k to last stitch, yo, k1. S: Row 4: Slide your stitches back to the beginning, k slipping all stitch markers. Repeat rows three and four 8 more times. You should have 10 yo's on each side of the centre spine. C: Row 21: kl, yo, k1, pm, yo, k to marker, yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, k to last 2 stitches, yo, pm, k1, yo, k1. S: Row 22: Slide your stitches back to the beginning, k slipping all stitch markers. C: Row 23: k1, yo, k to marker, sm, yo, k to marker, yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, k to marker, yo, sm, k to last stitch, yo, k1. S: Row 24: Slide your stitches back to the beginning, k slipping all stitch markers. Repeat Rows 23 and 24 six more times. C: Row 37: K1, yo, k1, pm, yo, k to marker, yo, sm, ssk, k to marker, yo, sm, k1, yo, sm, k to 2 stitches before marker, k2tog, sm, yo, k to last 2 stitches, yo, pm, k1, yo, k1. S: Row 38: Slide your stitches back to the beginning, k slipping all stitch markers. C: Row 39: k1, yo, k to marker, sm, yo, k to marker, yo, sm, ssk, k to marker, yo, sm, k1, yo, sm, k to 2 stitches before marker, k2tog, sm, yo, k to marker, yo, sm, k to last stitch, yo, k1. S: Row 40: Slide your stitches back to the beginning, k slipping all stitch markers. Repeat rows 39 and 40 six more times. C: Row 53: k1, yo, k1, pm, yo, (k to marker, yo, sm, ssk) twice, k to marker, y0, sm, k1, sm, yo, (k to 2 stitches before the marker, k2tog, sm, yo) twice, k to last two stitches, yo, pm, kl, yo, k1. S: Row 54: Slide your stitches back to the beginning, k. C: Row 55: K1, yo, k to marker, sm, yo, (k to marker, yo, sm, ssk) twice, k to marker, yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, (k to 2 stitches before the marker, k2tog, sm, yo) twice, k to marker, yo, sm, k to last stitch, yo, k1. S: Row 56: Slide your stitches back to the beginning, k. Repeat Rows 55 and 56 six more times. (217 stitches). C: Row 69: K all stitches, removing markers as you go. Crochet cast off: Using S yarn, insert hook in the back of next 3 stitches, yo and pullthrough, drop these stitches off the needle, ch 5. \* Insert hook into back of next 2 stitches, yo and pull through, drop these stitches off the needle, ch 5 \* repeat to one stitch before the middle stitch. Insert hook into back of the next 3 stitches, yo and pull through, drop these stitches off the needle, ch 5. \* Insert hook into back of the next 2 stitches yo and pull through, drop these stitches off the needle, ch 5 \* repeat to last three stitches. Insert hook into back of the next 3 stitches, yo and pull through, drop these stitches off the needle. Ch 1 to secure those stitches, break yarn and secure. Weave in ends. Block harshly pinning each crochet loop individually.
