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Contents 1 Chair Cover 9 - Shield Pattern, surrounded with Open Work. 1.1 Original Pattern 1.2 Updated Version 1.3 Abbreviations

[edit] Chair Cover 9 - Shield Pattern, surrounded with Open Work.

From Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Mee. Original text at Project Gutenberg.

[edit] Original Pattern

Pins No. 11; 15 stitches to a pattern. Ten shades of four-threaded German wool, 8 rows of each shade, the shades to be reversed from the centre the same as No. 2. Cast on 113 stitches.

First row:—Knit 2 together, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, knit 2 together.

Second row:—Seamed.

Third row:—Knit 2 together, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, knit 2 together.

Fourth row:—Seamed.

Fifth row:—Knit 2 together, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2, knit 2 together.

Sixth row:—Seamed.

Seventh row:—Knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together.

Eighth row:—Seamed.

Ninth row:—Knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 7, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together.

Tenth row:—Seamed.

Eleventh row:—Knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, knit 2 together, knit 4, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1.

Twelfth row:—Seamed.

Thirteenth row:—Knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, knit 2 together, knit 2 together at the back, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1.

Fourteenth row:—Seamed.

Fifteenth row:—Same as the 13th row.

Sixteenth row:—Seamed.

Seventeenth row:—Same as the 13th.

Eighteenth row:—Seamed.

Nineteenth row:—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2, knit 2 together, knit 2 together at the back, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2.

Twentieth row:—Seamed.

Twenty-first row:—Knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 2 together at the back, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3.

Twenty-second row:—Seamed.

Twenty-third row:—Knit 4, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2 together at the back, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 4.

Twenty-fourth row:—Seamed.

Twenty-fifth row:—Knit 2 together, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, knit 2 together.

Twenty-sixth row:—Seamed.

Twenty-seventh row:—Knit 2 together at the back, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, knit 2 together.

Twenty-eighth row:—Seamed.

Repeat from 1st row.

[edit] Updated Version

Pattern is worked over 15 stitches and 28 rows.

Choose number of patterns, yarn, and needles to suit your project.

Sample shows 2 patterns (30 stitches across) worked 1.5 times (42 rows), with 2 rows of garter stitch around.

Worked on 4 mm needles, using Rowan Wool Cotton, to give 14sts/10cm after blocking.

Row 1: K2tog, K3, yo, K2tog, yo, K1, yo, K2tog, yo, K3, K2tog

Row 2 and all even rows: Purl

Row 3: K2tog, K3, yo, K2tog, yo, K1, yo, K2tog, yo, K3, K2tog

Row 5: K2tog, K2, yo, K2tog, yo, K3, yo, K2tog, yo, K2, K2tog

Row 7: K2tog, K1, yo, K2tog, yo, K5, yo, K2tog, yo, K1, K2tog

Row 9: K2tog, yo, K2tog, yo, K7, yo, K2tog, yo, K2tog

Row 11: K1, yo, K2tog, yo, K3, K2tog, K4, yo, K2tog, yo, K1

Row 13: K1, yo, K2tog, yo, K3, K2tog, SSK, K3, yo, K2tog, yo, K1

Row 15: same as Row 13

Row 17: same as Row 13

Row 19: K2, yo, K2tog, yo, K2, K2tog, SSK, K2, yo, K2tog, yo, K2

Row 21: K3, yo, K2tog, yo, K1, K2tog, SSK, K1, yo, K2tog, yo, K3

Row 23: K4, yo, K2tog, yo, K2tog, SSK, yo, K2tog, yo, K4

Row 25: K2tog, K3, yo, K2tog, yo, K2tog, yo, K2tog, yo, K3, K2tog

Row 27: SSK, K3, yo, K2tog, yo, K1, yo, K2tog, yo, K3, K2tog

[edit] Abbreviations

K = Knit

K2tog = Knit 2 together

yo = yarn over

SSK = slip slip knit