CANDY DISH I by Plucky Knitter Cherry reds, lemon yellows and pucker producing oranges, your Candy Dish cowl might be brighter than a bowl of jelly beans, knit in all the flavors. Or perhaps you prefer to knit a Candy Dish that is filled with a potpourri of scummy herbal shades of sage, curry and mustard. This fingering weight infinity cowl is a sampler of stitches and textures, letting you play with colors and a mix of bases. It's the perfect project for stash diving, mixing those bases and playing with all those partial skeins you have been saving...let them all play together in one glorious Candy Dish!
YARN
●Short version:Plucky Cashmere (100% cashmere; 280 yd / 256 m per 105 g): Confection (C1), Princess Phone (C2), Singing The Blues (C3), Registry (C4), Choo Choo (C5), and Happy Camper (C6), 1 skein each [Approx 175 yd / 150 m of C1, 125 yd /125 m of C2 and C6, 50 yd /50 m of C3,175 yd /150 m of C4, and 75 yd / 75 m of C5 of a fingering weight yarn] · Long version: Plucky Snug Fingering (70% merino, 20% cashmere, 10% royal alpaca; 385 yd / 352 m per 115 g): Sounds Like a Carnival (C1), Petticoat (C2), Morticia Crewbie (C5) and Happy Camper (C6) [Approx 175 yd / 150 m of C1, 125 yd / 125 m each of C2, C5 and C6 of a fingering weight yarn] and Plucky Cashmere (100% cashmere; 280 yd / 256 m per 105 g): Camomile (C3), 1 skein and Wintry Mix (C4), 2 skeins [Approx 75 yd / 75 m of C3, and 325 yd / 275 m of C4 of a fingering weight yarn]
MATERIALS
· US 4 (3.5 mm) needles—or size necessary to obtain gauge · Stitch marker · Tapestry needle
GAUGE
·21 sts and 28 rows = 4"/10 cm in St st after blocking SIZE ●15 (9.25)" / 37 (23) cm wide x 31 (59)" / 78.5 (150) cm length
STITCH GUIDE
Seed Stitch
Worked over an evennumber of sts in the rnd. Rnd 1: \*K1, p1; rep from \* to end. Rnd 2: \*P1, k1; rep from \* to end.
Chart A
Worked over a multiple of 8 sts. Rnd 1: \*K1, ssk, k1, [yo, k1] twice, k2tog; rep from \* to end. Rnds 2, 4, 6, 8: Knit. Rnd 3: \*K1, ssk, yo, k3, yo, k2tog; rep from \* to end. Rnd 5: \*K1, yo, k1, k2tog, k1, ssk, k1, yo; rep from \* to end. Rnd 7: \*K2, yo, k2tog, k1, ssk, yo, k1; rep from \* to end.
DIRECTIONS-SHORTVERSION
With waste yarn, CO 152 sts using provisional CO, pm and join in the rnd, being careful not to twist sts.
Section 1
With C1, knit 1 rnd. Purl 2 rnds. Work Rnds 1-8 of Chart A 5 times. Purl 2 rnds.
Section 2
With C2, knit 1 rnd. Work 30 rnds Seed St.
Section 3
With C3, knit 2 rnds. Next Rnd: \*Yo, k2tog; rep from \* to end. Knit 2 rnds.
Section 4
With C4, knit 12 rnds. With C5, knit 12 rnds. With C4, knit 12 rnds.
Section 5
With C6, knit 1 rnd. Purl 2 rnds. Knit 1 rnd. Rnd 1: \*Yo, k2tog; rep from \* to end. Rnd 2: Knit to m, move marker 1 st to the left, k1. Rep Rnds 1-2 11 more times. Next Rnd: Purl to 6 sts before m, pm for new beg of rnd. Purl 1 rnd, removing old beg of rnd marker.
CHART A
Section 6
With C2, knit 1 rnd. With C3, knit 1 rnd. With C1, knit 1 rnd. With C5, knit 1 rnd. With C6, knit 1 rnd. Rep those 5 rnds 6 more times.
Section 7
With C4, knit 24 rnds.
FINISHING
Weave in ends from knitting the body. Unravel provisional CO and place live sts on needle. With C4, graft CO and live sts together using the Kitchener stitch. Weave in ends.
DIRECTIONS-LONGVERSION
With waste yarn, CO 96 sts using provisional CO, pm and join in the rnd, being careful not to twist sts.
Section 1
With C1, knit 1 rnd. Purl 2 rnds. Work Rnds 1-8 of Chart A 8 times. Purl 2 rnds.
Section 2
With C2, knit 1 rnd. Work 46 rnds Seed St.
Section 3
Rnds 1 & 2: With C3, knit. Rnd 3: \*Yo, k2tog; rep from \* to end. Rnds 4 & 5: Knit. Rnds 6 - 30: With C4, knit. Rep Rnds 1-30 twice more.
Section 4
With C5, knit 25 rnds.
Section 5
With C6, knit 1 rnd. Purl 2 rnds. Knit 1 rnd. Rnd 1: \*Yo, k2tog; rep from \* to end. Rnd 2: Knit to m, move marker 1 st to the left, k1. Rep Rnds 1-2 19 more times. Purl to 10 sts before m, pm for new beg of rnd. Purl 1 rnd, removing old beg of rnd marker.
Section 6
With C5, knit 25 rnds.
Section 7
Rnds 1-25: With C4, knit. Rnds 26 & 27: With C3, knit. Rnd 28: \*Yo, k2tog; rep from \* to end. Rnd 29 & 30: Knit. Rep Rnds 1-30 twice more.
Section 8
With C2, knit 1 rnd. With C3, knit 1 rnd. With C1, knit 1 rnd. With C5, knit 1 rnd. With C6, knit 1 rnd. Rep those 5 rnds 6 more times.
FINISHING
Weave in ends from knitting the body. Unravel provisional CO and place live sts on needle. With C4, graft CO and live sts together using the Kitchener stitch. Weave in ends.
ABBREVIATIONS
approx: approximately k: knit k2tog: knit two stitches together m: stitch marker p: purl patt: pattern pm: place marker rep: repeat rnd(s): round(s) RS: right side sl: slip ssk: st(s): stitch(es) yo: yarn over
