Caterpillar Cuff @ Carolyn Agee 2014
After reading Knit, Swirl! by Sandra Mclver, I became intrigued with the possibilities of corrugated knitting. This is my own experiment with her technique. What resulted was a reversible fulled cuff. The changes in yarn weight and pattern give it an added dimension of texture. It is quick, easy, and knit flat, making it good for beginners (especially since the fulling will mask any little mistakes).
Materials:
4 yards 100% wool (not superwash) in sport weight - Yarn A 2 yards 100% wool (not superwash) in fingering weight of complimentary color - Yarn B (As shown: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Sport Pumpkin and Knit Picks Palette BittersweetHeather.) US needlesize6 US needlesize8 Gauge: 23 sts and 34 rows = 4"/10cm With US needle size 6 Using yarn A: CO 69 1: S1 p-wise, p across 2: S1 p-wise, k across 3: S1 p-wise, p across 4: S1 p-wise, k across Using yarn B: 5: S1 p-wise, k across 6: S1 p-wise, p across 7: S1 p-wise, k across 8: S1 p-wise, p across Using yarn A: 9: S1 p-wise, p across 10: S1 p-wise, k across 11: S1 p-wise, p across 12: S1 p-wise, k across Using yarn B: 13: S1 p-wise, k across 14: S1 p-wise, p across 15: S1 p-wise, k across 16: S1 p-wise, p across Using yarn A: 17: S1 p-wise, p across 18: S1 p-wise, k across 19: S1 p-wise, p across 20: S1 p-wise, k across Using yarn B: 21: S1 p-wise, k across 22: S1 p-wise, p across 23: S1 p-wise, k across 24: S1 p-wise, p across Using yarn A: 25: S1 p-wise, p across 26: S1 p-wise, k across 27: S1 p-wise, p across 28: S1 p-wise, k across Using yarn B: 29: S1 p-wise, k across 30: S1 p-wise, p across Using US needle size 8: BO loosely, leaving a long tail. Seam up side using tail. Weave in ends. Full. Block gently.
Abbreviations:
CO: Cast on BO: Bind off K: Knit P: Purl S1 p-wise: Holding the yarn and needles as if to purl, slip the stitch onto the opposite needle without working the stitch. Slipping the first stitch purl wise in every row creates a cleaner edge, which will make seaming easier.
