
Lacy Picot Swirl Cloth
Size: 9 inches
Materials:
Worsted weight cotton yarn
Size 7 knitting needles
Darning needle
Notes:
Slip stitches: as if to knit.
Picot edging: Use the knitting-on method at the beginning of Rows 2, 6, 10, etc. to make the picot edging. The instructions at http://www.knittinghelp.com/ assume you are at the beginning a project, so just ignore the part about beginning with a slip knot and proceed from there. It’s currently the 4th video on the basic techniques/cast on page.
CO 20 stitches leaving 8-12 inches of yarn for drawing up center later.
Row 1: Knit across
Row 2: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 18 sts, (1 st remains on needle), turn.
Row 3: & all remaining odd rows: sl 1 st, knit to the end of the row.
Row 4: Sl 1 st, knit 1 st, yo, k2tog, knit 14 sts, (2 sts remain on needle), turn.
Row 6: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 16 sts, (3 sts remain on needle), turn.
Row 8: Sl 1 st, knit 1 st, yo, k2tog, knit 12 sts, (4 sts remain on needle), turn.
Row 10: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 14 sts, (5 sts remain on needle), turn.
Row 12: Sl 1 st, knit 1 st, yo, k2tog, knit 10 sts, (6 sts remain on needle), turn.
Row 14: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 12 sts, (7sts remain on needle), turn.
Row 16: Sl 1 st, knit 1 st, yo, k2tog, knit 8 sts, (8 sts remain on needle), turn.
Row 18: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 10 sts, (9sts remain on needle), turn.
Row 20: Sl 1 st, knit 1 st, yo, k2tog, knit 6 sts, (10 sts remain on needle), turn.
Row 22: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 8 sts, (11 sts remain on needle), turn.
Row 24: Sl 1 st, knit 1 st, yo, k2tog, knit 4 sts, (12 sts remain on needle), turn.
Row 26: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 6 sts, (13 sts remain on needle), turn.
Row 28: Sl 1 st, knit 1 st, yo, k2tog, knit 2 sts, (14 sts remain on needle), turn..
Row 30: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 4 sts, (15 sts remain on needle), turn.
Row 32: Sl 1 st, knit 1 st, yo, k2tog, knit to the end of the row.
Repeat rows 1-32 five more times for a total of 6 slightly swirled wedges.
Bind off loosely leaving enough yarn to sew seam.
Sew seam using darning needle.
Draw in center using darning needle & beginning cast on yarn.
Weave in ends.
Copyright © 2007 Toni in the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, All Rights Reserved
Lacy Picot Swirl Cloth
Size: 7 3/4 inches
Materials:
Worsted weight cotton yarn
Size 7 knitting needles
Darning needle
Notes:
Slip stitches: as if to knit.
Picot edging: Use the knitting-on method at the beginning of Rows 2, 6, 10, etc. to make the picot edging. The instructions at http://www.knittinghelp.com/ assume you are at the beginning a project, so just ignore the part about beginning with a slip knot and proceed from there. It’s currently the 4th video on the basic techniques/cast on page.
CO 17 stitches leaving 8-12 inches of yarn for drawing up center later.
Row 1: Knit across
Row 2: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 15 sts, (1 st remains on needle), turn.
Row 3: & all remaining odd rows: sl 1 st, knit to the end of the row.
Row 4: Sl 1 st, knit 1 st, yo, k2tog, knit 11sts, (2 sts remain on needle), turn.
Row 6: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 13 sts, (3 sts remain on needle), turn.
Row 8: Sl 1 st, knit 1 st, yo, k2tog, knit 9 sts, (4 sts remain on needle), turn.
Row 10: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 11 sts, (5 sts remain on needle), turn.
Row 12: Sl 1 st, knit 1 st, yo, k2tog, knit 7 sts, (6 sts remain on needle), turn.
Row 14: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 9 sts, (7sts remain on needle), turn.
Row 16: Sl 1 st, knit 1 st, yo, k2tog, knit 5 sts, (8 sts remain on needle), turn.
Row 18: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 7 sts, (9sts remain on needle), turn.
Row 20: Sl 1 st, knit 1 st, yo, k2tog, knit 3 sts, (10 sts remain on needle), turn.
Row 22: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 5 sts, (11 sts remain on needle), turn.
Row 24: Sl 1 st, knit 1 st, yo, k2tog, knit to the end of the row.
Repeat rows 1-24 six more times for a total of 7 slightly swirling wedges.
Bind off loosely leaving enough yarn to sew seam.
Sew seam using darning needle.
Draw in center using darning needle & beginning cast on yarn.
Weave in ends.
Copyright © 2007 Toni in the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, All Rights Reserved
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