COMEDY BLOCK VI- THE CANADA GEESE ARE BACK' C. 2O15 MARGARET MACINNIS
\~radapted from Flower and Vine Sundress by Lorna McGrath This makes a wonderful dishcloth pattern for spring gift-giving.
MATERIALS
Yarn—aran-weight yarn in acrylic, wool, or cotton as you like with 16 sts in 4 in in garter st Needles: Us 7 or 8 or size for gauge (this block finishes 'small so it might be wise to go up a needle size), hook about the same; I use Us G or 4.5 mm Yarnneedle 2 stitch markers
B-Bobble: In next st, kfbf (knit front, back, front), turn, purl 3 sts, turn, k2tog, k1, pass k2tog over the k1. On the following rows after the bobbles, work the stitches on either side of them snugly, and finger press bobble to right/show side.
ssk: slip st as if to knit, slip next st as if to knit, return both stitches to the left needle, and simultaneously knit them together through the back loops. gtbl: knit two stitches together; knit two stitches together through back loof PM: place a stitch marker S3: seed 3 sts as (k1, p1, k1) C1/2R: Cross 1 over 2 right. Place next 2 sts on cable needle and leave at back, knit next st, and then knit 2 sts from cn C2/1L: Cross 2 under 1 left. Place next st on cn and leave at front, knit next 2 sts, and then knit the st from the cn kVinc: place the right side of stitch below the current st on the left hand needle, knit it, and then knit the original st. A smooth increase of one. pVinc: same process, but purl both. RS/Ws: right or show side/wrong or non-show side
INSTRUCTIONS
Cast on 33 sts Rows 1-4: Seed st (k1, p1) x 16, k1 Row 5: S3 (k1, p1, k1), PM; p9, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1, k1, yo, k1, sk, p9; PM, S3 Row 6: S3; k9, p4, k1, p4, k9; S3 Row 7: S3; p8, k2tog, k1, yo, k2, p1, k2, yo, k1, sk, p8; S3 Row 8: S3; k8, p5, k1, p5, k8; S3 Row 9: S3; p7, k2tog, k1, yo, k3, p1, k3, yo, k1, ssk, p7; S3 Row 10: S3; k7, p6, k1, p6, k7; S3 Row 11: S3; p6, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, ssk, k1, yo, k1, ssk, p Row 12: S3; k6, p6, k1, p1, k1, p6, k6; S3 Row 13: S3; p6, k3, k2tog, k1, yo, p1, k1, p1, yo, k1, ssk, k3, p6; S3 Row 14: S3; k6, p5, k2, p1, k2, p5, k6; S3 Row 15: S3; p6, k2, k2tog, k1, yo, p2, k1, p2, yo, k1, ssk, k2, p6; S3 Row 16: S3; k6, p4, k3, p1, k3, p4, k6; S3 Row 17: S3; p6, k1, k2tog, k1, yo, p3, k1, p3, yo, k1, ssk, k1, p6; S3 Row 18: S3; k6, p3, k4, p1, k4, p3, k6; S3 Row 19: S3; p6, k2tog, k1, yo, p3, B, k1, B, p3, yo, k1, sk, p6; S3 Row 20: S3; k6, p1, k13, p1, k6; S3 Row 21:S3; p10, B, p5,B, p10; S3 Row 22: S3; k27; S3 Row 23: S3; p9, B, p1, p2tog, yo, p2tog, yo, p2, B, p9; S3 Row 24: as Row 22 Row 25: S3; p9, B, p2tog, yo, p2, p2tog, yo, p1, B, p9; S3 Row 26: as Row 22 Row 27: S3; p9, B, p1, p2tog, yo, p2tog, yo, p2 (not atypo), B, p9; S3 Row 28: as Row 22 Row 29: S3; p10, B, p5,B, p10; S3 Row 30: as Row 22 Row 31: S3; p12, B, k1, B, p12; S3 Row 32: as Row 22 Row 33: S3; p27; S3 yo: yarn over psso: pass slipped stitch over See tutorial following if you are confused about the yrn yrn prior to goose stitch show side (knit): take yarn toward you around tip of needle from right to left, and back between needles to back yrn prior to goose stitch wrong side (purl): take yarn to right away from you around tip of needle and through between needle tips to front Row 34: S3; p1, (pVinc, p3) x 6, pVinc, p1; S3 (40 sts) Row 35: S3; k1, (yrn prior to goose st front side, sl 1, k2, psso2sts) x 11; S3 Tip: if you are working corectly, all rows following should have the first of the k2 or p2 as the yo from the previous row. Row 36: S3; p1, (yrn prior to g0ose st wrong side, sl 1, p2, psso2sts) x 11; S3 Repeat Rows 35 and 36 until work measures the same as the width, ending with a Row 35 and Ws facing Row final Ws: S3; p1, sl 1, p2, psso2sts, [(yo, sl 1, p2, psso2sts), (sl 1, p2, psso2sts) x 2] three times, yo, sl 1, p2, pss02sts; S3 (33 sts) Bind off on RS or work Crochet Edging as usual from here. Tutorial for YRN prior to goose st on Right (show or knit side) yrn prior to goose stitch show side (knit): take yarn toward you around tip of needle from right to left, andbackbetween needles to back
Tutorial photo for YRN prior to goose st on WS (non-show or purl side) yrn prior to goose stitch wrong side (purl): take yarn to right away from you around tip of needle and through between needle tips to front
