Chair Cover 4 - Beautiful Coral Pattern
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[edit] Chair Cover 4 - Beautiful Coral Pattern
From Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Mee. Original text at Project Gutenberg.
[edit] Original Pattern
Pins No. 12. Sixteen shades of scarlet, four-threaded German wool, and 6 rows of each shade, to be worked in the same order as No. 2, for the cover. Cast on 116 stitches; if wished for any other purpose, cast on any number of stitches that will divide by 17, and 14 stitches over, to make the pattern correspond at the edges.
First row:—Knit 4, knit 2 together,* thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 1, thread forward, knit 2, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, knit 4, knit 2 together, knit 2, and repeat from * till within 8 of the end, then thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 4.
Second row:—Seamed.
Third row:—Knit 3, knit 2 together,* thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 3, thread forward, knit 2, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped one over, knit 2, knit 2 together, knit 2, and repeat from *. For the end: thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 5.
Fourth row:—Seamed.
Fifth row:—Knit 2, knit 2 together,* thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 5, thread forward, knit 2, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, knit 2 together, knit 2, and repeat from *. For the end: thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 6.
Sixth row:—Seamed.
Seventh row:—Knit 4,* thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, thread forward, knit 2, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, knit 4, knit 2 together, knit 2, thread forward, knit 1, and repeat from *. For the end: thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, knit 4.
Eighth row:—Seamed.
Ninth row:—Knit 5,* thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 2, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, knit 2, knit 2 together, knit 2, thread forward, knit 3, and repeat from *. For the end: thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 3.
Tenth row:—Seamed.
Eleventh row:—Knit 6,* thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, thread forward, knit 2, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, knit 2 together, knit 2, thread forward, knit 5, and repeat from *. For the end: thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, knit 2.
Twelfth row:—Seamed. Repeat from 1st row.
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[edit] Materials
Knitting needles: Old UK size 12/ US size 2 / metric size 2.75mm
Sixteen shades of scarlet, fingering weight (Australian 4 ply) wool. Work 6 rows of each shade in order of darkness
[edit] Pattern
Cast on 116 stitches; if wished for any other purpose, cast on any number of stitches that will divide by 17, and 14 stitches over, to make the pattern correspond at the edges. Edge stitches are included in the pattern.
1st row: k4, k2tog,* (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k1, yo, k2, slip 1, k1, psso, k4, k2tog, k2, and repeat from * til 8 sts remain, then (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k4.
2nd and all even numbered rows: Purl.
3rd row: k3, k2tog,* (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k3, yo, k2, slip 1, k1, psso, k2, k2tog, k2, and repeat from *. For the end: (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k5.
5th row: k2, k2tog,* (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k5, yo, k2, slip 1, k1, psso, k2tog, k2, and repeat from *. For the end: (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k6.
7th row: k4,* (yo, slip 1, k1, psso) twice, yo, k2, slip 1, k1, psso, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, and repeat from *. For the end: (yo, slip 1, k1, psso) 3 times, k4.
9th row: k5,* (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k2, slip 1, k1, psso, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, and repeat from *. For the end: (yo, k2tog) 3 times, k3.
11th row: k6,* (yo, slip 1, k1, psso) twice, yo, k2, slip 1, k1, psso, k2tog, k2, yo, k5, and repeat from *. For the end: (yo, slip 1, k1, psso) 3 times, k2.
12th row: Purl. Repeat from 1st row.
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[edit] Abbreviations
k = knit
p = purl
k2tog = knit 2 stitches together
p2tog = purl two stitches together
yo = yarn over
psso = pass the slipped stitch over
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