Friday, 1 February 2008

the footstool cloth

Materials: 2 different balls of cotton yarn (1 dark, 1 light), I used blue (lt) and orange (dk) for my cloth.
Size 7 straight needles

Cast on 46 stitches with blue yarn.

Note; 40 stitches make up the pattern, 6 stitches (3 stitches on each side) make up the border which is a plain knit border.

Row 1: Knit 1 row with blue yarn.
Row 2, 3: Knit 2 rows with orange yarn.

Row 4: Light (blue), k 3, p to last 3 stitches then k3.
Row 5: Dark (orange), k 3, * k 1, wl.fwd, sl 1 purlwise, wl.bk * to last 3 stitches then k3.
Row 6: Dark (orange), k 3, p to last 3 stitches then k3.
Row 7: Light (blue), k 3, * wl.fwd, sl 1 purlwise, wl.bk, k 1 * to last 3 stitches then k3.

Repeat Rows 4-7 14 times.

Next Row: (blue) k 3, p to last 3 stitches then k3.

Knit 2 rows orange, then 2 rows of blue and cast off (with blue yarn). Sew in ends.

The Wrong Side of Cloth (looks exactly like the bicolour half-linen cloth)

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