A FREE STITCH POET DESIGN BY CHAMPAGNE MAKER YARN: FEATURED SMALL: MC - ALCHEMY BAMBOO/1 SKEIN ACCENT - HABU TEXTILES WOOL STAINLESS/ 1 SKEIN FEATURED LARGE: MC - DALE OF NORWAY “STORK"/ 1 SKEIN. ACCENT - HaBU TexTIlES WoOL STaINLESS / 1 SKEIN NEEDLES: US # 3 KNITTING NEEDLES AND US#7 (1.5MM) CROCHET HOOK GAUGE: 10 STS X 10 ROWS $=$ 1 INCH IN LINEN STITCH NOTIONS: EMBROIDERY NEEDLE EMBELLISHMENTS: BEADS, EMBROIDERY FLOSS, BUTTONS (SMALL-2, LARGE-4) OPTIONAL: LIGHT WEIGHT CARDBOARD AND FABRIC LINING SIZE: SMALL (LARGE)
LINEN StITCh:
ROW 1(RS): (K1, SL1 WYIF) REPEAT TO LAST 2 STITCHES, K2. ROW 2(WS): (P 1, SL 1WYIB) REPEAT TO LAST 2 STITCHES, P2. (NOTE: ALL SLIPPED STITCHES ARE SLIPPED PURLWISE.) CAST On 10(2O) STITCHES WITh MC WORK IN LINEN STITCH PATTERN FOR 6 3/4 INCHES. OPTIONAL BUTTONHOLE ROW (SMALL SIZE ONLY): K1, (SL 1 WYIF, YO BRINGING YARN BACK TO THE FRONT, K3TOG WYIF) REPEAT ONCE MORE, K1. OPTIONAL BUTTONHOLE ROW (LARGE SIZE ONLy): K1, SL 1 WYiF, YO BRINGING YARN BACK TO FRONT, K3TOG WYiF, SL 1 WYIF, K1, YO BRINGING YaRN BACK TO FRONT, K3TOG WYIF, K1, SL 1 WYIF, YO BrINING YARN BaCK TO FRONT, K3TOG WYIF, SL 1 WYiF, K1, YO BRINGING YARN BACK TO FRONT, K3TOG. IF YOU ARE USING THE BUTTONHOLE ROW, WORK AN ADDITIONAL WS ROW BEFORE BINDING OFF IN PATTERN. NOTE THAT EACH BUTTONHOLE EYELET WILL HAVE TWO STITCHES CREATED BY THE YO AND WORKING THE NEXT STITCH WYIF. IF YOU ARE USING AN OPTIONAL CLOSURE, WORK 2 ROWS OF LINEN STITCH, ENDING WITH A WSROW BEFORE BINDING OFF IN PATTERN ON A RS ROW. EdgIng: WITh HaBu, WorK 10 DoUBLE CrOCHETS InTO EVERY OTHER ROW ALONG LONG SIDES AND OPTIONALLY INEVERY STITCH ACROSS ONE END ONLY.
EMBELLISHMENTS: EMBELLISH YOUR CUFF ON THE RS OF THE LINEN STITCH PATTERN WITH BEADS AND EMBROIDERY. IF YOU ARE USING BUTTONS, SEW THEM ON YOUR CUFF NOW.
BACKING:
YOU MAY WANT TO ADD A THIN PIECE OF CARDBOARD FOR STIFFNESS. CUT YOUR CARDBOARD SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN THE LINEN STITCH SECTION MAKING SURE NOT TO INCLUDE THE BUTTONHOLES IF YOU HAVE CHOSEN THAT OPTION. USING SPRAY ADHESIVE, APPLY YOUR CARDBOARD TO THE WS OF YOUR CUFF.
LINING:
COVER YOUR CARDBOARD WITH A THIN PIECE OF SELECTED LINING FABRIC FOLDING UNDER ALL RAW EDGES AND USING A BLIND STITCH TO SECURE YOUR LINING TO YOUR CUFF.
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