BEfT Of MY HEART KNITTED SCfRf 2009 Melissa Monday
DIffICULTY: Intermediate IfEDIES: US 5 (3.75mm), US 7 (4.5mm), US 7 dpns YARIl: Anzula Yarns in Antique Roses (Fingering weight, 375 yards/115g per skein; 50% silk/50% superwash merino); 1/2 skein GfUGt: 4.5sts/6rows per inch in St st on US 7 (4.5mm) [OIIOIS: 196 medium-sized complementary colored beads (a 6mm bead fits on a fingering weight yarn), tapestry needle
SPECIAL MIOTES fND fBBREVIATIONS
1. You'll notice that the first stitch of each row is knitted and the last stitch is slipped purlwise - this creates a smooth selvage that has a braided effect. 2. Note the abbreviations below as they will be used often throughout the pattern. YON - yarn over needle TBL - through back loop Pwise - purlwise (with yarn in front) YFRN - Yarn in Front, wrap it Round the Needle (ending with yarn back in front)
OPIIOI f: With a center divided slip pocket
OPIIOl B: Without a center divided slip pocket
Find more great knitting tips, advice and patterns at www.mondaymorningknits.com Prior to casting on, thread all 196 beads onto the yarn (use strong thread tied in a simple knot around the yarn as a needle - tapestry needles are too big at the eye) and push beads down to the ball. The bead instructions are given in italics in the main lace pattern below. At first read, they may sound strange, but after a few sections you'll see the pattern and know when to slide a bead up from the ball and into the working piece. Using US 5 needles, CO 14 stitches and make 14 picots (28 sts total) using the following methods: Cable Cast On - Make a slip knot, place it on the left needle. Knit this as a stitch, without dropping the loop on the left needle, place the new stitch on the left needle by turning the stitch clockwise so the front of the loop becomes the back and slipping it onto the needle. Now, you have two stitches on the left needle. Place your right needle between the two stitches, and continue as if to knit placing this third stitch on the left needle by bringing it to the needle tip, twisting it clockwise so the front of the loop becomes the back and slipping it onto the left needle. Making a picot - With three stitches on needle, \*knit two stitches and bind off the second knit stitch (one small picot made). Place remaining stitch on right needle as if to purl, cast on two stitches using the Cable Cast On method above. Repeat from \* until you have 14 stitches/picots. Now, knit the first stitch on the left needle. Pick up the loop (or yarn bar) on top of the picot and purl the new stitch. Continue the k1, pick up and p1 pattern until you have 28 stitches on the needle. Begin pattern stitch below!
SECTION 1 : HEARTBEAT LACE
Work the 28 stitches on the needle using Us 7 needles as directed below; use only one bead per row for a total of 48 beads per entire lace section (48 rows total). Row 1: k3, \*p1, yon, k2tog TBL, p1 k2, rep from \* to last stitch, sl 1 pwise Slide one bead all the way to the work on Ist YON (stitch 5). Row 2: K1, p2, \*k1, p2, rep from \* until last stitch, sl 1 pwise Slide one bead to work on first stitch of the 4"h p2 (stitch 11). Row 3: K3, \*p1, k2tog, yfrn, p1, k2, rep from \* to last stitch, sl 1 pwise Slide one bead to work on the 2nd ktog2 (stitch 11). Row 4: Repeat Row 2 Slide bead to work on first stitch of the 2nd p2 (stitch 5). Repeat Rows 1-4 eleven more times for a total of 48 rows measuring approx 6.5 inches
Find more great knitting tips, advice and patterns at www.mondaymorningknits.com Change to US 5 dpns and divide stitches onto two needles as follows: Holding two dpns in your right hand, slip the first stitch purlwise onto the front needle. Slip the next stitch purlwise onto the back needle. Slip the 3"d stitch onto the front needle and the 4"h onto the back needle. Continue in this pattern until you have 14 stitches on each dpn. Working on the dpns with the RS facing, continue as follows: Row 49: K2, p1, \*k2, p1, rep from \* until last two stitches, k1, sl 1 pwise Row 50: K1, p1, \*k1, p2, rep from \* until last three stitches, k1, p1, sl 1 pwise Repeat Rows 49-50 five more times for a total of 12 rows on RS. This half of the divided slip pocket is done. Place on an extra dpn and secure the ends so the sts don't fall off. Let this half drop down so you can work On the other half of the slip pocket. work with WS facing. Repeat Rows 49-50 six times (twelve rows total) on W Combine the stitches back onto one needle as follows: with the RS facing, slip the 1" stitch on the back dpn (aka the WS dpn) pwise onto your regular US 7 needle. Slip the 1" stitch on the front dpn (aka the RS dpn) onto the regular working needle. Continue slipping stitches pwise from alternating dpns until you have all 28 stitches back onto your regular working needles. 'ork one row as follows: K1, p2, \*k1, p2, rep from \* until last stitch, sl 1 pwis Before you continue on, choose between the two following options:
OPIIOI
If a divided pocket is desired in the center of the piece (it will rest on the back of the neck), then Repeat sections 1 and 2 two more times. After this, repeat Section 1 once more and then bind off as described below in the section titled “Picot Bind Off.""
OPIIOII B
If a divided pocket is not desired in the back, work in Heartbeat lace pattern until piece measures 14.5 inches (or until desired length) from the end of the divided pocket. Then, work a second divided pocket. After this, repeat Section 1 for final section then bind off as follows:
PICOT BIND Off
Using US 5, \*cast on one stitch using the Cable Cast On above. Bind off three stitches. Place remaining stitch back on left needle as if to purl. Repeat from \* until all stitches have been bound off! Weave in all ends. To wear, you can either tie a classic simple knot, or you can feed one end of the scarf through the first divided slip pocket. Show off and enjoy! Find more great knitting tips, advice and patterns at www.mondaymorningknits.com
