Plaid ‘n' aisley Pillows
by Deborah Tomasello
Design A (upper left) Four-Color Patchwork-Deborah Tomasello Design B (upper right) Paisley-Maybaby24 Design C (lower left) Plaid- Itsmeeval Design D (lower right) Retro Squares-PatSample
I think it goes without saying that the June 2014 MAL was the most challenging to date. Because the pattern designs (except for Design A) did not repeat, the charts were a little more difficult to follow. HandmadeLove (HL) worked her usual magic and provided better charts for the knitters. Design B, Paisley, was by far the most popular choice for knitters. But, again, because there were no repeats, HL took the time to write out row-by-row instructuons, which I am including below. She also redid charts for everyone so they were easier to read. Some found it handy to mark lines every 1o" stitch, and place markers accordingly to keep their place. One brillaint knitter had the great idea to have her chart blown up, poster size. She mounted it on the wall. I kinda want one of those! (See colorfulspinner's pic below). Summer is a busy month, and, although many signed up for this project, few actually finished. Time gets in the way. Some put the pillows on hold and decided to catch up other WIPs before finishing the pillow. At least one knitter turned her piece into a lovely tote bag in lieu of a pillow (see cpainter's pics below). Thank you to everyone who stuck to it and saw this project through to the end. Your pillows, totes and the extras you added (Fran's fringe, Cynthia's cables, Pat's buttons, Charlotte's lining and handles) thrill me. And, HL, you amaze all of us. Thank you!
Thiagram's Paisley Pillow, front and back, joined with a cable
'illow, with her own brilliant interpretation for the back, and fringe all aroun
PatSample's Retro Squares with the back as the reverse of the front—closed with fnacy buttons
Deborah tomasello's Four-Color Patchwork, lined with japanese Kimono sill
Crochetlady0506 Paisley Pillow: Back is the reverse of the front, and she closed with a zipper
Susimaloney's Paisley Pillow with her own kool-aid dyed yarn
JBean's Retro Squares pillow, with the back as reverse of the front...lightly stuffed for a smooshy pillow
Itsmeeval's over-sized (20"x20") Plaid pillow: Back is the reverse of the front
lined with a Kimono silk robe. With added handles and closure for a large tc
Colorfulspiner blew up her Retro Squares chart for easy reading Droppedstitch2 also made a life-sized chart
Design A Four-Color Patchwork
You have some flexibility with this design. You may choose how many squares you want to knit for your pillow or bag front. The squares work up to about 2” each. I am doing 6x6 (36 squares) for a 12” square pillow front. You can decide how big to make yours. You need 4 colors of fingering-weight yarns and 5 #3 DPNs. Instructions: CO 8 sts with one of the colors. Row 1: K across. Turn. Row 2: Purl back. Row 3: K2. Add second color, K4, pick up first color, K2. Turn. Row 4.P2 with first color, Purl 4 with second color, P2 with first color. Turn. Rows 5 & 6: Repeat rows 3 and 4. Turn. Rows 7 & 8: Repeat rows 1 &2 Row 8: Add third color, K1M1 in first st, K row (9 sts). Turn work 90 degrees and, using another DPN, pick up and K 9 sts down the side(You will have to K1M1 at least once). degrees and, using a third DPN, K1M1 in first st, continue to knit 9 sts across sing 4h DPN, K1M1 in first st and pick up and knit 7 more stup side for 9 sts. \*Turn work. K1M1 in first st. Work across row (10 sts).Work from \* around 3 more times. \*Turn work, using fourth color. K1M1 in first st. Work across (11 sts). Work from \* around 3 more times. \*Turn work. K1M1 in first st. Work across row (12sts). Work from \* around 3 more times. BO off all around, taking care to keep sts relatively loose and even. Tie ends on back. Set aside. Rotate colors so you have each color in each color position in the squares. 9 of each for a 6x6 pillow.16 of each for an 8x8 pillow. Arrange squares in pattern. Join squares by sewing or crocheting them together on the back. Then join rows together. Attach to a fabric bag, or knit a back and line. Finishing Instructions: Flat, Only One Side Made For a Pillow - Attach to a pillow form or add the backing of your choice, insert a pillow form or stuffing, and sew closed or add a zipper. For a Bag - Attach to a pre-made fabric bag or add a fabric back, line to prevent snagging on the floats and attach handles. Front and Back Made For a Pillow -Insert a pillow form or stuffing. Sew closed or add a zipper. For a Bag - Sew the front and back together, leaving one side open. Make a lining to prevent snagging on the floats and attach handles.
General Instructions For designs B, C, and D
You may choose to work your design in one of three ways: 1.- You can work it as one flat piece, meaning you will be stranding a knit row, turning and stranding a purl row. 2. - You can work a front and a back at the same time, in the round. ng it so you can work in the round, and then open it to be flat after you finish.
Remember LEO when stranding: float LOOSELY, EVENLY, and OFTE
If working the front flat, follow the chart back and forth, first and every other round from right to left and second and every second row thereafter from left to right. If working two sides, knit the first row of the chart, place a marker, and work your choice of design for the back. Suggestions for the back are to knit chart again, knit the chart again reversing the colors, or knit stripes of desired widths by alternating the colors. If steeking, knit 4 steek stitches (see note), follow chart, place marker, knit 4 more steek stitches, and place another marker. Repeat with next round, reading all rounds from right to left. Note: Steek stitches indicate where you will cut the fabric when you are done knitting. To make steek stitches knit 4 stitches alternating the yarn colors. (1 Color A, 1 Color B, 1 Color A, 1 Color B) When you finish the chart, bind off all the stitches loosely, taking care to keep the stitches even. Finishing Instructions Flat, Only One Side Made For a Pillow - Attach to a pillow form or add the backing of your choice, insert a pillow form or stuffing, and sew closed or add a zipper. For a Bag - Attach to a pre-made fabric bag or add a fabric back, line to prevent snagging on the floats and attach handles. Front and Back Made For a Pillow - Insert a pillow form or stuffing. Sew closed or add a zipper. For a Bag - Make a lining to prevent snagging on the floats and attach handles.
CHART for Design B (Paisley)
\*Some found it helpful to mark every 10" stitch and row and place corresponding markers in work
You may choose to work paisley one of three ways: 1.—-You can work it as one flat piece, meaning you will be stranding a row, turning and stranding a purl a row. 2. -- You can work a front and a back at the same time, in the round. t, stek it so you can work in the round, and open it to be flat after you finish. You need 2 colors of fingering-weight yarns (2 solids or 1 solid and one variegated). #3 circ needle, length depends on number of sts you choose to use. Instructions: For front only, CO 120 sts with one of the colors. For double-sided piece, CO 240 sts. If steeking, CO 120 plus 4 steek sts, place marker, 4 more steek sts, 128 sts. If working the front flat, follow the chart back and forth, first and every other round from right to left and second and every second row thereafter from left to right. If steeking, K4 steeksts, follow chart, k4 more steek sts, plass marker. Repeat with next round, reading all rounds from right to left. If working two sides, Knit first 120 sts, place marker and work the remaining 120 sts, reversing colors for the back, if desired. Or simply stripe the 2 colors across the back. BO off all around, taking care to keep sts relatively loose and even. Attach to a fabric bag, or knit a back and line. Add handles. For pillow, attach to a pillow form or stuff and back with fabric or backing of choice.
Design B (Paisley) HL's Row-by-Row Instructions
\* B = background strand F = fporeground stand
RoW 1: 10B,3F, 1B, 3F, 1B,3F, 6B,3F 9B,3F, 1B, 3F, 1B,3F, 20B, 3F, 2B, 1F, 2B,3F,18B,3F, 1B,3F, 1B, 3F,10B RoW 2: 11B, 2F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 2F, 8B, 1F, 11B,2F, 2B, 1F,2B,2F, 22B,2F, 1B,3F, 1B,2F, 20B,2F, 2B, 1F, 2B, 2F, 11B RoW 3:3B,1F,6B,3F, 1B,3F, 1B,3F, 18B, 1F,1B,2F,3B,2F,1B,1F, 13B, 1F,6B,3F,1B,3F, 1B,3F, 18B, 1F, 1B,2F, 3B, 2F, 1B, 1F, 10B Row 4: 3B, 1F, 7B,2F, 2B, 1F, 2B,2F, 20B, 1F, 1B,5F, 1B, 1F, 7B, 1F, 6B, 1F, 7B, 2F, 2B, 1F,2B,2F, 20B, 1F, 1B, 5F, 1B, 1F, 7B, 1F, 3B Row 5:2B,3F,5B,1F, 1B,2F,3B,2F,1B,1F, 20B,1F, 1B,3F,1B,1F, 8B,1F,5B,3F,5B,1F, 1B,2F,3B, 2F, 1B, 1F, 20B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 8B, 1F, 3B RoW 6:2B, 3F, 6B, 1F, 1B, 5F, 1B, 1F, 17B, 1F,4B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 8B,3F, 4B, 3F, 6B, 1F, 1B,5F, 1B, 1F, 17B, 1F, 4B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 8B, 3F, 2B Row 7:3B, 1F, 8B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B,1F,9B, 1F, 1B, 1F,5B,1F,18B,3F,5B, 1F, 8B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F, 9B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 18B, 3F, 2B Row 8: 8B, 1F,4B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 8B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 23B, 1F, 11B, 1F, 4B, 1F, 1B,1F, 1B, 1F, 8B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F,23B, 1F, 3B Row 9: 27B, 5F, 55B, 5F, 28B Row 10: 25 B, 3F, 3B, 2F, 1B, 1F, 29B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 16B, 3F, 3B, 2F, 1B, 1F, 25B Row 11:26B, 2F, 1B,2F, 1B,2F, 29B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F. 16B, 2F, 1B, 2F, 1B, 2F, 26B Row 12:3B, 1F, 1B,1F,5B, 1F, 13B, 7F, 1B,2F, 1B, 1F,25B, 1F, 1B, 5F,1B,1F, 14B, 7F, 1B,2F, 1B, 1F, 23B Row 13: 1B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F, 10B, 1F, 7B,5F, 3B,2F, 10B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 6B, 1F,1B,2F, 3B,2F, 1B, 1F, 6B, 1F, 7B, 5F, 3B,2F, 14B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 5B RoW 14:3B,5F, 10B, 1F, 9B,3F, 1B, 1F, 1B,3F, 13B, 1F,1B, 3F, 1B, 1F,5B,2F,2B, 1F, 2B,2F,7B, 1F,9F 3F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 12B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F, 4B RoW 15: 3F, 3B,2F, 1B,1F, 7B,3F, 7B, 3F, 2B,1F,2B,3F, 13B, 5F, 5B, 3F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 3F, 5B, 3F, 7B, 3F, Row 16:1B,2F, 1B,2F,1B,2F, 8B,3F, 8B,2F, 1B,3F, 1B,2F, 11B, 1F, 1B,2F, 3B,3F,4B,2F, 1B,3F, 1B, 2F, 6B,3F, 8B, 2F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 2F, 10B, 1F, 1B, 2F, 3B,2F, 1B, 1F, 2B RoW 17:7F, 1B,2F, 1B, 1F, 6B, 1F, 8B, 3F, 1B,3F, 1B, 3F, 3B, 1F,7B,2F, 1B, 2F, 1B,2F,4B,3F,2B, 1F, 2B, 3F, 6B, 1F, 8B,3F, 1B,3F,1B, 3F, 3B, 1F, 6B,2F, 2B, 1F, 2B,2F,3B Row 18: 1B,5F ,3B,2F,17B,2F,2B, 1F, 2B,2F,4B, 1F,4B, 1F, 1B,2F, 1B, 7F,4B,3F, 1B,1F, 1B, 3F, 17B, 2F, 2B, 1F, 2B, 2F, 4B, 1F,5B, 3F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 3F, 2B RoW 19: 3B,3F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 15B, 1F, 1B, 2F,3B,2F, 1B, 1F, 2B, 3F,4B,2F, 3B,5F, 6B, 2F, 3B,5F, 14B, 1F, 1B,2F, 3B,2F, 1B, 1F, 2B, 3F, 5B,2F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 2F,3B Row 20:2B,3F, 2B, 1F,2B, 3F,15B, 1F, 1B,5F, 1B, 1F, 3B,3F,3B,3F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 3F,7B, 1F, 1B,2F, 1B, 7F, 14B, 1F, 1B, 5F, 1B,1F, 3B,3F,4B,3F,2B, 1F, 2B,3F,2B Row 21:3B,2F, 1B, 3F,1B,2F, 17B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F, 5B,1F,3B,3F, 2B, 1F, 2B,3F,9B,2F, 1B,2F, 1B, 2F, 16B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 6B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 3B RoW 22:2B,3F, 1B, 3,F, 1B,3F, 12B, 1F,4B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 11B,2F, 1B, 3F, 1B,2F, 9B, 1F, 1B,2F, 3B, 3F, 11B, 1F,4B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 11B,5F, 3B,2F,4B Row 23: 3B,2F ,2B, 1F, 2B,2F, 3B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 21B, 3F, 1B, 3F, 1B,3F, 11B, 5F, 3B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 21B, 7F, 1B, 2F, 1B, 1F, 3B RoW 24:2B, 1F, 1B, 2F, 3B,2F, 1B, 1F, 6B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F, 20B,2F, 2B, 1F, 2B,2F, 11B, 1F, 1B,5F, 6B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 20B,2F, 1B,2F, 1B, 2F,6B Row 25:3B, 1F, 1B, 5F, 1B,1F, 8B,5F, 20B, 1F, 1B,2F, 3B,2F, 1B, 1F, 6B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 9B, 5F,20B, 3F, 3B,2F, 1B, 1F, 5B Row 26:4B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F,6B, 1F, 1B,2F,3B,3F, 10B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 6B, 1F, 1B,5F, 1B,1F, 15B, 1F,6B, 1F, 1B,2F, 3B, 3F, 10B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 7B, 5F, 8B Row 27: 1F,4B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 8B, 2F, 1B,2F, 1B,2F, 9B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F, 6B, 1F, 17B, 2F, 1B,2F, 1B, 2F, 9B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F, 4B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 7B Row 28:15B, 1F, 1B,2F, 1B,7F, 9B,5F, 7B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 4B, 1F, 17B, 1F, 1B,2F, 1B, 7F, 9B,5F, 7B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 3B Row 29: 16B, 2F,3B,5F, 8B, 3F, 3B,2F, 1B, 1F, 12B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 15B,2F, 3B, 5F, 8B, 3F,3B,2F, Row 30: 15B,3F, 1B,1F, 1B,3F,11B,2F, 1B,2F, 1B,2F, 12B, 1F, 1B,3F,1B,1F, 13B,3F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 11B, 2F, 1B, 2F, 1B, 2F, 17B Row 31: 14B, 3F,2B, 1F,2B,3F, 5B, 1F, 3B,7F, 1B,2F, 1B, 1F, 8B, 1F, 1B, 5F, 1B, 1F, 11B, 3F,2B,1F,2B, 3F, 5B, 1F, 3B, 7F, 1B,2F, 1B, 1F, 14B Row 32: 15B, 2F,1B,3F, 1B,2F, 6B, 1F, 4B,5F, 3B,2F, 8B, 1F, 1B,2F,3B,2F, 1B, 1F, 11B,2F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 2F, 6B, 1F, 4B, 5F, 3B,2F, 15B Row 33: 14B, 3F, 1B, 3F, 1B,3F, 4B, 3F, 5B,3F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 8B,2F, 2B, 1F, 2B,2F, 11B, 3F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 3F, 4B, 3F, 5B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 1B,3F, 14B RoW 34: 15B, 2F,2B, 1F, 2B,2F, 5B, 3F, 4B, 3F, 2B, 1F, 2B, 3F, 6B, 3F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 3F, 11B, 2F, 2B, 1F, 2B, 2F, 5B,3F, 4B, 3F, 2B,1F, 2B, 3F, 13B Row 35:7B, 1F, 6B, 1F, 1B,2F, 3B,2F, 1B, 1F,5B, 1F,6B, 2F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 2F, 8B, 2F, 1B, 3F, 1B,2F,4B, 1F, 6B, 1F, 1B,2F, 3B,2F, 1B, 1F, 5B, 1F,6B,2F, 1B,3F, 1B, 2F, 14B Row 36:7B, 1F, 7B, 1F, 1B, 5F, 1B, 1F, 12B,3F, 1B,3F, 1B, 3F, 6B, 3F, 2B, 1F, 2B, 3F, 3B, 1F, 7B, 1F, 1B, 5F, 1B, 1F, 12B, 3F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 3F, 13B RoW 37: 6B,3F, 7B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 14B,2F,2B, 1F, 2B,2F, 8B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 1B,3F, 3B, 3F, 7B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 14B, 2F, 2B, 1F, 2B, 2F, 7B, 1F, 6B Row 38:6B,3F, 8B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 4B, 1F, 9B, 1F, 1B,2F,3B,2F, 1B, 1F, 8B,2F,3B,5F, 1B,3F, 8B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F,4B, 1F, 9B, 1F, 1B,2F,3B,2F, 1B, 1F, 6B, 1F, 6B Row 39: 7B,1F,29B,1F,1B,5F,1B,1F,6B,1F,1B,1F,1B,2F,1B,7F,1B,1F,29B,1F,1B,5F,1B,1F,6B,3F,5B Row 40: 24B, 1F,5B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F, 7B,1F,4B,2F,1B,2F, 1B,2F, 19B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 1B. 1F, 5B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 7B, 3F, 5B Row 41:28B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F,4B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 12B, 1F, 1B, 2F, 3B, 3F, 22B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 4B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F,9B, 1F, 6B Row 42: 29B, 5F, 25B, F5, B25, F5, B26 Row 43: 26B, 1F,1B,2F, 3B, 3F, 22B,1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F,21B, 1F, 1B,2F, 3B,3F, 24B RoW 44:7B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F,6B, 1F, 8B,2F, 1B,2F, 1B, 2F, 19B, 1F,5B,1F, 1B, 1F, 15B, 1F, 8B,2F, 1B, 2F, 1B, 2F, 25B RoW 45: 6B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F,5B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 1B,2F, 1B,7F,11B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 14B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 1B,2F, 1B, 7F, 10B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 1B, 1F,5B RoW 46:5B, 1F, 1B,5F, 1B, 1F, 3B,3F, 5B,2F, 3B,5F, 11B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F, 11B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F, 6B, 3F, 5B, 2F, 3B, 5F, 15B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 5B RoW 47:4B, 1F, 1B,2F,3B, 2F, 1B, 1F, 2B,3F,4B,3F, 1B, 1F, 1B,3F, 12B, 1F, 1B,5F, 1B,1F, 11B,5F, 7B, 3F, 4B,3F, 1B, 1F,1B,3F, 16B,1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F,4B Row 48:5B,2F, 2B, 1F,2B,2F,4B, 1F,4B,3F,2B,1F,2B,3F, 10B, 1F, 1B,2F, 3B,2F, 1B, 1F,2B,1F, 5B, 3F, 3B,2F, 1B, 1F,5B,1F, 4B, 3F, 2B, 1F, 2B,3F, 14B, 1F, 1B,5F, 1B, 1F, 3B RoW 49:4B,3F, 1B, 3F,1B,3F, 9B,2F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 2F, 12B,2F,2B,1F, 2B,2F, 10B, 2F, 1B, 2F, 1B, 2F, 12B,2F, 1B, 3F, 1B,2F, 14B, 1F, 1B, 2F, 3B,2F, 1B, 1F, 2B Row 50:5B,2F, 1B,3F,1B,2F, 9B,3F, 1B,3F,1B,3F, 10B,3F, 1B,3F, 1B, 3F,2B, 1F, 5B,7F, 1B, 2F, 1B, 1F,8B,3F, 1B, 3F, 1B,3F, 14B, 2F,2B, 1F,2B, 2F, 3B Row 51:4B,3F,2B,1F,2B,3F,9B,2F,2B,1F,2B,2F, 12B,2F,1B,3F, 1B,2F, 10B,5F, 3B,2F,10B,2F, 2B, 1F,2B,2F, 14B, 3F, 1B, 3F, 1B,3F,2B Row 52:5B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 9B, 1F, 1B, 2F, 3B, 2F, 1B, 1F, 10B, 3F, 2B, 1F, 2B, 3F, 11B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 8B, 1F, 1B, 2F,3B,2F, 1B,1F, 14B,2F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 2F, 3B Row 53: 3B, 5F, 3B, 2F, 2B, 1F, 8B, 1F, 1B, 5F, 1B, 1F, 6B, 1F, 5B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 11B,3F, 2B, 1F, 2B, 3F, 8B, 1F, 1B, 5F, 1B, 1F, 6B, 1F, 7B, 3F, 2B, 1F,2B, 3F, 2B Row 54:2B, 7F, 1B,2F, 1B, 1F, 11B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F,7B, 1F,6B,2F,3B,5F, 10B,2F, 1B,3F, 1B,2F, 10B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 7B, 1F, 8B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 1B,3F, 3B Row 55:3B,2F, 1B,2F, 1B,2F,4B, 1F, 10B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F,4B,1F,2B, 3F,4B, 1F, 1B,2F, 1B, 7F, 8B, 3F, 1B,3F, 1B, 3F, 10B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F,4B,1F, 2B, 3F,5B,5F,3B,2F,4B Row 56:2B,3F, 3B, 2F, 1B, 1F, 8B, 1F, 17B, 3F, 7B,2F,1B,2F, 1B,2F, 10B,2F, 2B, 1F,2B,2F,5B, 1F, 17B, 3F, 4B, 7F, 1B, 2F, 1B, 1F, 3B Row 57:4B,5F,6B, 1F,4B, 1F,18B, 1F, 7B,1F, 1B,2F, 3B,3F, 8B, 1F, 1B,2F,3B,2F, 1B, 1F,4B, 1F, 18B, 1F, 6B,2F, 1B, 2F, 1B,2F, 6B RoW 58:3B,1F, 1B,3F,1B,1F,9B,3F, 28B,5F,11B,1F,1B,5F, 1B,1F,4B,3F,23B,3F,3B,2F,1B,1F, 5B Row 59:5B,1F, 1B, 1F,5B, 1F,5B,3F, 27B,1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F, 11B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F,5B,3F, 25B,5F, 8B Row 60: 3B, 1F,4B, 1F,1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 7B, 1F,24B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 5B, 1F,4B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 7B, 1F, 25B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F, 7B Row 62: 28B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 51B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 27B Row 63:3B, 1F, 22B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B,1F, 30B, 1F, 23B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 26B Row 64: 3B, 1F, 23B, 5F, 24B, 1F, 6B, 1F, 22B, 1F, 1B, 5F, 1B, 1F, 21B, 1F, 3B Row 65:2B,3F, 20B, 3F,3B,2F, 1B,1F, 21B, 1F, 10B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 13B,1F, 1B,2F,3B,2F,1B, 1F, 20B, 1F, 3B Row 66: 2B,3F,21B, 2F, 1B,2F, 1B, 2F, 21B, 3F, 8B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F, 13B,2F, 2B, 1F, 2B,2F, 20B, 3F, 2B Row 67:3B, 1F, 13B, 1F, 7B,7F, 1B, 2F, 1B, 1F, 7B, 1F, 10B, 3F, 7B, 1F, 1B,5F, 1B, 1F, 11B,3F, 1B, 3F, 1B,3F, 19B, 3F, 2B Row 68: 8B,1F, 17B, 5F, 3B,2F, 8B, 1F,11B, 1F, 7B,1F, 1B,2F, 3B, 2F, 1B, 1F,4B, 1F, 6B,2F, 1B,3F, 1B, 2F,21B, 1F, 3B RoW 69: 28B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 6B, 3F, 19B, 2F, 2B, 1F, 2B, 2F, 11B, 3F, 2B, 1F, 2B,3F, 24B Row 70: 27B, 3F, 2B, 1F, 2B, 3F, 5B, 3F, 18B, 3F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 3F, 11B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 8B, 1F, 16B Row 71:28B, 2F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 2F, 7B, 1F, 20B, 2F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 2F, 13B,2F, 3B,5F, 23B Row 72:3B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 5B, 1F,15B, 3F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 3F, 26B,3F, 2B, 1F, 2B,3F, 11B, 1F, 1B,2F, 1B, 7F, 22B Row 73:1B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 10B, 1F,9B,2F,2B, 1F,2B,2F, 9B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 10B, 3F,1B, 1F, 1B, 3F,4B, 1F, 10B,2F, 1B,2F, 1B,2F, 9B, 1F,5B, 1F, 1B,1F,5B Row 74:2B,5F, 11B, 1F, 8B, 1F, 1B,2F, 3B,2F, 1B, 1F, 12B, 1F,1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 6B,5F,3B,2F,5B, 1F, 9B, 1F, 1B, 2F, 3B, 3F, 12B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 3B Row 75:3F, 3B,2F, 1B, 1F,7B,3F, 8B, 1F, 1B,5F, 1B, 1F, 14B,5F,6B, 7F, 1B,2F, 1B,1F, 3B, 3F, 11B,5F, 15B,5F,4B Row 76: 1B, 2F, 1B, 2F, 1B, 2F, 8B,3F, 9B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F, 12B, 1F, 1B,2F, 3B, 3F, 5B,2F, 1B,2F, 1B, 2F, 6B, 3F, 10B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 11B, 1F, 1B,2F, 3B, 3F, 2B RoW 77:7F, 1B,2F, 1B, 1F,6B, 1F, 6B, 1F,4B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 6B, 1F, 7B,2F, 1B,2F, 1B,2F,5B,3F, 3B,2F, 1B, 1F, 6B, 1F,7B,1F, 5B, 1F, 1B, 1F,6B,1F, 7B,2F, 1B,2F, 1B,2F, 3B Row 78: 1B,5F, 3B, 2F, 30B, 1F, 4B,1F, 1B,2F, 1B, 7F, 6B, 5F, 32B, 1F, 4B, 1F, 1B,2F, 1B, 7F,2B Row 79: 3B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 3F,28B,3F, 4B,2F, 3B,5F, 6B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 30B, 3F,4B,2F, 3B, 5F, 3B Row 80:2B,3F, 2B, 1F,2B, 3F,27B, 3F, 3B,3F, 1B,1F, 1B,3F, 18B, 1F,26B, 3F, 3B,3F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 5B Row 81:3B, 2F, 1B, 3F,1B,2F,29B, 1F,3B,3F,2B, 1F,2B,3F,45B, 1F,3B,3F,2B, 1F,2B,3F,4B Row 82:2B, 3F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 3F, 33B, 2F, 1B, 3F, 1B,2F, 30B, 1F, 20B, 2F, 1B,3F, 1B, 2F, 5B Row 83:3B,2F, 2B, 1F,2B,2F,3B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 21B,3F, 1B,3F, 1B, 3F, 19B, 1F, 5B, 1F,1B, 1F, 21B, 3F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 3F, 4B Row 84:2B, 1F, 1B, 2F,3B,2F, 1B, 1F, 6B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F, 20B,2F,2B, 1F, 2B,2F, 24B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F, 20B, 2F, 2B, 1F, 2B, 2F, 5B Row 85:3B, 1F, 1B, 5F,1B, 1F, 8B,5F, 20B, 1F, 1B,2F, 3B,2F,1B,1F, 24B,5F,20B, 1F, 1B,2F, 3B,2F, 1B, 1F, 4B Row 86:4B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F,6B, 1F, 1B,2F,3B,3F, 10B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 6B, 1F, 1B,5F, 1B,1F, 22B, 1F, 1B, 2F, 3B,3F,10B,1F, 1B, 1F, 6B, 1F, 1B,5F, 1B, 1F,5B Row 87: 1F, 4B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 8B, 2F, 1B,2F,1B,2F, 9B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F,5B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F, 6B, 1F, 17B,2F, 1B,2F, 1B,2F, 9B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F,5B, 1F,1B,3F, 1B, 1F, 6B Row 88: 15B, 1F, 1B,2F, 1B, 7F, 9B, 5F, 7B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F,4B, 1F, 17B, 1F, 1B,2F, 1B, 7F, 9B, 5F, 7B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F,4B, 1F, 2B Row 89: 16B, 2F,3B,5F, 8B,3F, 3B,2F, 1B,1F, 17B, 1F,1B,1F, 1B, 1F, 10B,2F, 3B,5F, 8B,3F,3B,2F, 1B, 1F, 16B Row 90: 15B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 1B,3F, 11B,2F, 1B,2F, 1B,2F,17B,1F, 1B,3F,1B, 1F, 8B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 11B,2F, 1B,2F, 1B,2F, 17B Row 91: 14B,3F,2B, 1F,2B,3F, 5B, 1F, 3B,7F, 1B,2F, 1B, 1F, 13B, 1F, 1B,5F, 1B, 1F, 6B, 3F,2B,1F,2B, 3F, 5B, 1F, 3B, 7F, 1B,2F, 1B, 1F, 14B Row 92:15B,2F, 1B,3F, 1B,2F, 6B, 1F, 4B,5F,3B,2F, 13B, 1F, 1B, 2F,3B,2F, 1B, 1F,6B,2F, 1B,3F, 1B, 2F, 6B, 1F, 4B, 5F, 3B,2F, 15B Row 93: 14B,3F, 1B,3F, 1B,3F,4B,3F,5B,3F, 1B, 1F,1B,3F, 13B,2F,2B, 1F,2B,2F, 6B,3F, 1B,3F, 1B, 3F, 4B, 3F, 5B, 3F, 1B,1F, 1B, 3F, 14B Row 94: 15B, 2F,2B, 1F,2B,2F, 5B,3F,4B,3F,2B, 1F,2B,3F, 11B,3F, 1B,3F, 1B,3F, 6B,2F, 2B,1F,2B, 2F, 5B,3F, 4B, 3F,2B, 1F,2B,3F, 13B RoW 95:7B, 1F, 6B,1F, 1B,2F,3B,2F, 1B, 1F,5B, 1F, 6B,2F, 1B,3F,1B,2F, 13B,2F, 1B,3F, 1B, 2F, 6B, 1F, 1B,2F, 3B,2F, 1B, 1F,5B, 1F, 6B, 2F, 1B,3F, 1B,2F, 14B Row 96:7B, 1F, 7B, 1F, 1B,5F, 1B, 1F, 12B,3F,1B,3F, 1B,3F, 11B, 3F,2B,1F, 2B,3F, 6B, 1F, 1B,5F, 1B, 1F, 12B, 3F, 1B,3F, 1B, 3F, 13B Row 97: 6B, 3F,7B, 1F, 1B, 3F,1B, 1F, 14B,2F, 2B, 1F, 2B,2F, 7B, 1F, 5B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 8B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 14B, 2F,2B, 1F, 2B,2F, 7B, 1F, 6B Row 98:6B,3F, 8B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 4B, 1F, 9B, 1F, 1B,2F, 3B,2F, 1B, 1F, 6B, 1F, 3B,5F, 3B,2F, 10B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 4B, 1F, 9B, 1F, 1B,2F, 3B,2F, 1B, 1F, 6B, 1F, 6B Row 90: 7B,1F, 29B, 1F, 1B,5F, 1B, 1F, 6B,3F, 1B,7F, 1B,2F, 1B, 1F, 29B, 1F, 1B,5F, 1B, 1F, 6B,3F,5B Row 100: 28B,1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F,5B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F, 7B,3F,2B,2F, 1B,2F, 1B,2F,19B, 1F,5B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 7B, 3F, 5B RoW 101: 27B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 9B,1F,2B, 3F, 3B,2F, 1B, 1F, 22B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F,4B, 1F, 1B,1F, 1B,1F, 9B, 1F, 6B Row 102: 26B, 1F, 1B, 5F, 1B, 1F, 23B, 5F, 26B, 5F, 26B Row 103: 22B, 1F,2B, 1F, 1B,2F, 3B,2F,1B, 1F,21B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B,1F,22B, 1F, 1B,2F, 3B,3F, 24B Row 104: 18B, 1F, 7B,2F, 2B, 1F,2B,2F, 24B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 10B, 1F, 8B, 2F, 1B,2F, 1B,2F,25B RoW 105: 6B, 1F, 1B, 1F,5B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 2B, 3F, 1B,3F, 1B, 3F, 10B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 11B, 1F, 1B, 1F,5B, 1F, 3B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 1B,2F, 1B, 7F, 14B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 5B RoW 106: 4B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 6B, 3F, 6B,2F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 2F, 15B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 7B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 6B,3F, 5B, 2F, 3B,5F, 14B, 1F,1B, 3F, 1B,1F, 4B RoW 107: 5B, 5F, 7B, 3F, 2B, 1F, 2B, 3F, 2B, 1F, 2B, 3F, 15B, 5F, 9B,5F, 7B, 3F, 4B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 15B, 1F, 1B,5F, 1B, 1F, 3B Row 108: 3B, 3F, 3B,2F,1B, 1F, 5B, 1F, 7B,3F,1B, 1F, 1B, 3F,13B, 1F, 1B,2F, 3B, 3F, 5B, 3F, 3B, 2F, 1B, 1F, 5B, 1F,4B, 3F, 2B, 1F, 2B, 3F, 13B, 1F, 1B, 2F, 3B,2F, 1B, 1F, 2B Row 109: 4B, 2F, 1B,2F,1B,2F, 12B,5F, 3B,2F, 15B,2F,1B,2F, 1B,2F,7B,2F,1B, 2F, 1B,2F, 12B,2F, 1B, 3F, 1B,2F, 15B,2F,2B,1F,2B,2F, 3B Row 110: 3B, 7F, 1B,2F, 1B, 1F, 8B,7F, 1B,2F, 1B, 1F, 11B, 1F,1B,2F, 1B, 7F, 5B, 7F, 1B,2F, 1B, 1F, 8B, 3F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 3F,13B, 3F, 1B,3F, 1B, 3F, 2B Row 111:4B,5F, 3B,2F, 10B, 2F, 1B,2F, 1B,2F, 15B,2F,3B,5F,7B,5F,3B,2F, 10B,2F,2B,1F, 2B, 2F, 15B, 2F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 2F, 3B Row 112: 6B,3F, 1B, 1F, 1B,3F, 8B,3F,3B,2F,1B,1F, 13B,3F, 1B, 1F, 1F,3F, 11B,3F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 8B, 1F, 1B,2F, 3B,2F, 1B, 1F, 13B,3F,2B, 1F,2B,3F,2B RoW 113: 5B,3F,2B, 1F,2B,3F, 9B,5F, 9B,1F, 5B,3F, 2B,1F,2B,3F, 9B,3F, 2B, 1F,2B,3F, 8B, 1F, 1B, 5F, 1B, 1F, 6B, 1F, 8B,3F, 1B, 1F, 1B,3F, 3B RoW 114: 6B,2F, 1B,3F, 1B,2F,9B,1F, 1B,3F, 1B,1F, 8B, 1F,6B,2F, 1B,3F, 1B,2F,11B,2F, 1B,3F,1B, 2F, 10B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 7B, 1F, 6B, 5F, 3B, 2F, 4B RoW 115: 5B,3F, 1B,3F, 1B, 3F, 10B, 1F, 1B, 1F,5B, 1F,3B,3F,4B, 3F, 1B,3F, 1B, 3F, 9B, 3F, 1B,3F, 1B, 3F, 10B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F,4B,1F,2B, 3F,4B, 7F, 1B, 2F, 1B, 1F, 3B Row 116: 6B,2F,2B,1F,2B,2F, 5B,1F, 17B,3F,5B, 2F,2B, 1F,2B, 2F,11B,2F,2B,1F,2B,2F,5B, 1F, 17B, 3F, 5B, 2F, 1B, 2F, 1B, 2F, 6B Row 117:5B, 1F, 1B,2F, 3B,2F, 1B, 1F,4B,1F, 18B, 1F,5B,1F, 1B, 2F, 3B,2F,1B, 1F, 9B, 1F, 1B,2F,3B, 2F, 1B, 1F,4B, 1F, 18B, 1F, 5B,3F, 3B,2F, 1B, 1F,5B RoW 118: 6B, 1F, 1B,5F, 1B, 1F,4B,3F, 24B, 1F, 1B,5F, 1B, 1F, 11B, 1F, 1B,5F, 1B,1F,4B,3F, 25B, 5F, 8B Row 119:7B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B,1F, 5B,3F, 25B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 13B, 1F, 1B,3F, 1B, 1F,5B,3F,24B, 1F, 1B, 3F, 1B, 1F, 7B Row 120: 3B, 1F,4B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 7B, 1F, 27B, 1F, 1B, 1F, 1B, 1F,4B, 1F,5B, 1F,4B, 1F, 1B,1F, 1B, 1F, 7B, 1F, 27B, 1F, 1B,1F, 5B, 1F, 3B
CHART for Design C (Plaid)
\*Some found it helpful to mark every 10" stitch and row and place corresponding markers in work
You may choose to work Plaid one of three ways: 1.-You can work it as one flat piece, meaning you willbe stranding a row, turning and stranding a purl a row. 2. -- You can work a front and a back at the same time, in the round. 3. - You can do just a front, steek it so you can work in the round, and open it to be flat after you finish. Instructions: For front only, CO 128 sts with one of the colors. For double-sided piece, CO 256sts. If steeking, CO 128 plus 4 steek sts, place marker, 4 more steek sts, 136 sts. NOTE: Ignore the 3 vertical lavender stripes. You will add these at the end. If working the front flat, follow the chart back and forth, first and every other round from right to left and second and every second row thereafter from left to right. If steeking, K4 steeksts, follow chart, k4 more steek sts, plass marker. Repeat with next round, reading all rounds from right to left. If working two sides, Knit first 128sts, place marker and work the remaining 128 sts, reversing colors for the back, if desired. BO off all around, taking care to keep sts relatively loose and even. With crochet hook, crochet on the 3 vertical stripes per chart. Or duplicate stitch them with a tapestry needle,if preferred. Attach to a fabric bag, or knit a back and line. Add handles. For pillow, attach to a pillow form or stuff and back with fabric or backing of choice(if you only knitted a front). You need 3 colors of fingering-weight yarns. #3 circ needle, length depends on number of sts you choose to use.
CHART for Design D (Retro Squares)
\*Some found it helpful to mark every 1 stitch and row and place corresponding markers in work
You may choose to work Retro Squares one of three ways: 1.—You can work it as one flat piece, meaning you will be stranding a row, turning and stranding a purl a row. 2. -- You can work a front and a back at the same time, in the round. 3. - You can do just a front, steek it so you can work in the round, and open it to be flat after you finish. You need 2 colors of fingering-weight yarns. #3 circ needle, length depends on number of sts you choose to use Instructions: For front only, CO 128 sts with one of the colors. For double-sided piece, CO 256sts. If steeking, CO 128 plus 4 steek sts, place marker, 4 more steek sts, 136 sts. If working the front flat, follow the chart back and forth, first and every other round from right to left and second and every second row thereafter from left to right. If steeking, K4 steeks ts, follow chart, k4 more steek sts, pass marker. Repeat with next round, reading all rounds from right to left. If working two sides, Knit first 128sts, place marker and work the remaining 128 sts, reversing colors for the back, if desired. BO off all around, taking care to keep sts relatively loose and even. Attach to a fabric bag, or knit a back and line. Add handles. For pillow, attach to a pillow form or stuff and back with fabric or backing of choice (if you only knitted a front).
