Rating:
Intermediate.
Instructions are given for a
6” square.
Materials: Lion Brand Baby Soft –
Sportweight yarn, color of your choice.
- 5
double pointed needles # 5 US (3 ¾ mm)
- Circular
needle # 5
- 3
markers + 1 (different color)
Gauge: 24
rows (12 ridges) X 13 sts to 2 inches (5 cm), in Garter Stitch.
Designer: Isabelle Johnson ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Photo: Isabelle Johnson
Increase: Knit front and back of the
stitch.
Instructions:
Cast on 8 stitches on one double pointed
needle and divide them, 2 sts on each of 4 dbpns.
Join. Be careful not to twist stitches.
Row 1: Knit the 2 stitches of each needle.
Row 2: Knit, increasing 1 in each of the 2 stitches
(Right side) = 4 sts on each needle.
Row 3:
Purl one round even.
Row 4: Knit, increasing 1 in the first and the last
stitch of each needle = 6 sts on each needle.
Row 5 and every odd row (Wrong side): Purl one round even.
Row 6 and every .... row: Knit,
increasing 1 in the first and the last stitch of each needle = 8 needles.
Increasing 2 rows on each needle, every
other row, continue to work in Garter Stitch until there are 34 sts between the
increases.
Switch to the 16” circular
needle when there are 20 sts on each dbpn, placing markers at corners of the
square (one of different color for marking the beginning of the row).
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