HIPPO GNU DEER
A B. S. Johnson Design 100% Not Guaranteed

Suggested Yarn: Fingering or lighter Suggested Needle: 4.5 to 5.0 mm Approximate yardage: 1600 yards

Test Knitting and photos courtesy of cinhad

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Hippo Gnu Deer Stitch Key:
: knit (purl if reading left to right) 0 = yarnover = knit two together (k2tog) = slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over = knit front & back of stitch = no stitch m= make 7 stitches in single stitch - sugested is [(k1,O)x3; k1] <3 = move beginning of round (number) stitches to the left [@ = delayed yarnover make ayrmover, then sli the previous rows yamover purlwise with yarn in back, so that the strands of yarn lie parallel. You will treat them as a single strand in the future. NOTE: in this design the original yarnover is double. Drop the second yarnover when you reach it on the "@" stitch, leaving a SINGLE LARGE loop which will have multiple strands crossing the top. = slip 2 together as if to knit, knit 1, pass slipped stitches over S= slip 1 = purl 2 together Rounds not charted are knit.

Cast on 8. Join and knit 1 round. Begin chart with row 1; reading right to left. Each chart row is worked sufficient times to complete the round. Remember - uncharted rounds are knit.
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Hippo Gnu Deer - Chart Two @ = delayed yarmnover: make a yarnover, then slip the previous rows yarnover purl wise with yarn in back, so that the strands of yarn lie parallel. You will treat them as a single strand in the future. NOTE: in this design the original yarnover is double. Drop the second yarnover when you reach it on the "@" stitch, leaving a SINGLE LARGE loop which will have multiple strands crossing the top.

HIPPO GNU DEER - Chart Three Uncharted rows are knit plain. Remember - If it's not there, it's KNIT.
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Hippo Gnu Deer

HIPPOGNUDEERCHARTFOUR Finishing: After round 164: Cast on 13 stitches, turn. Purl 12, purl 2 together Work the Boxing Day Edge around the body of the shawl. ws are read left to right. Blank boxes are purled reading in that directio1 Odd rows of the edge work AWAY from the shawl body Boxing Day Edge
0 | S | 23 | |||||||||||
0 | 0 | S | 21 | ||||||||||
0 | S | 19 | |||||||||||
0 | 0 | S | 17 | ||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | |||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | S | 13 | ||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | S | 11 | |||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | S | 6 | ||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | S | 7 | |||||||||
0 | 0 | S | 5 | ||||||||||
0 | S | 3 | |||||||||||
0 | V | v | evenrows | ||||||||||
0 | 0 | S | 1 |
Even rows of the edge are worked toward the shawl