FINISHED SIZE
14 in (36 cm) wide, 73 in (185 cm) long, after blocking
MATERIALS
Yarn: DROPS FABEL UNI COLOR (75% wool, 25% polyamide), 50 g [1.76 oz] = 205 m [224 yds] A: Color 101 beige 150 g [5.3 oz] - 3 skeins B: Color 103 grey blue 100 g [3.5 oz] - 2 skeins Needles: One pair of straight needles, or circular needle 80 cm [32 in] long. in size needed to obtain gauge listed, suggested size: 3 mm [US 212] STITCH PATTERNI Stockinette stitch: knit on RS, purl on WS STITCH PATTERN II Garter stitch: knit on RS, knit on WS
STITCHPATTERNIII
Lace, repeat rows 1-8 of chart (see page 2) Read chart from bottom to top, working oddnumbered rows from right to left and even numbered rows from left to right.
GAUGE
With 3 mm [US 3] needle: Stitch pattern I (Stockinette stitch) 22 stitches and 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 in], relaxed after blocking Selvedge stitches: slip first st of row (with yarn in back of work), purl last st of row
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Stole Design Viktoria Shevchuk
Abbreviations
st(s) = stitch(es), st patt = stitch pattern, WS = wrong side, RS = right side, k2tog—knit two stitches together, skp —— slip one, knit one, pass slipped stitch over, sk2p — slip one, knit two together, pass slipped stitch over selv st = selvedge stitch
BEGIN OF WORK
Using 3mm (US 3) needles and yarn A, cast on 81 sts. Rows 1 (RS) - 216 [= 216 rows total, approx. 32.5 in (82 cm), after blocking]: work in st patt II, work selv sts at the edge s. Rows 217 - 220 [= 4 rows total]: with yarn B, work in st patt II, work selv sts at the edges. Rows 221 - 224 [= 4 rows total]: with yarn A, work in st patt I, work selv sts at the edges Repeat rows 217 - 224 [= 8 rows total] 42 times in all [= 336 rows total, approx. 40.5 in (103 cm), after blocking]. Final 4 rows: with yarn B, work in st patt II, work selv sts at the edges. Bind off all sts. Hide all ends and wet block garment.
Chart written out
Row 1: selv st, k1, k2tog, yo, [k1, yo, skp, k1, k2tog, yo] repeat to last 5 sts, k1, yo, skp, k1, selv st Rows 2, 4, 6, 8: selv st, p to last st, selv st Row 3: selv st, k2tog, yo, k1, [k2, yo, sk2p, yo, k1] repeat to last 5 sts, k2, yo, skp, selv st Row 5: selv st, k1, yo, skp, [k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, skp] repeat to last 5 sts, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, selv st Row 7: selv st, k2, yo, [sk2p, yo, k3, yo] repeat to last 5 sts, sk2p, yo, k2, selv st
Notes:
Working the selvedge stitches as described above creates a chain-like edge. Color changes will be noticeable at the very edge, but alternating stripes in stockinette and garter stitch lets the edge roll slightly towards the wrong side of the fabric, camouflaging this unsightly wandering up of colors into the next row so it won't be visible from the right side.
