Elegant Necklace and Earrings Knitting Pattern

Size

One size

Materials

• 1 ball S. Charles Collezione CRYSTAL 85% polyester, 15% cotton (0.88oz/25g; 144yds/131m) in color #03 silver mist
• One pair size 3 (3.25mm) needles
• 1 pair French hook earwires, for earrings
• Yarn needle

Knitted Measurements

Necklace: 1”/2.5cm wide x 70”/178cm long

Earrings: 1”/2.5cm wide x 1”/2.5cm long

Special Abbreviations

• K1-f/b: Knit 1 front and back (increase) – Knit next stitch, then knit it through the back loop.
• K1-f/b/f: Knit 1 front, back, then front (increase) – Knit next stitch, knit it through the back loop, then knit it again through the front loop.
• K2tog: Knit 2 together (decrease) – Knit 2 stitches together through the front loops.
• K3tog: Knit 3 together (decrease) – Knit 3 stitches together through the front loops.
• S2kp2: (centered double decrease) – Slip 2 stitches together as if to knit 2 together, knit 1, pass 2 slipped stitches over knit 1.
• Ssk: Slip, slip, knit (decrease) – Slip 2 stitches, one at a time knit-wise to the right-hand needle, return the stitches to the left-hand needle in the turned position and knit them together through the back loops.

Necklace Instructions

Cast on 3 stitches.

Row 1 (RS) K1-f/b, yo, k2 – 5 stitches.

Row 2, 4, 6, 8, 10: Knit.

Row 3: K2, yo, k1, yo, k2 – 7 stitches.

Row 5: K2, yo, k3, yo, k2 – 9 stitches.

Row 7: K1, ssk, yo, s2kp2, yo, k2tog, k1 – 7 stitches remaining.

Row 9: K1, ssk, yo, k3tog, k1 – 5 stitches remaining.

Row 11: Ssk, k1, k2tog – 3 stitches remaining.

Row 12: K3tog – 1 stitch remaining.

Row 13: K1-f/b/f – 3 stitches.

Row 14: Knit.

Repeat Rows 1-14 until you have 34 diamonds, ending with Row 12 of the last diamond. Fasten off remaining stitch.

Finishing for Necklace

Block piece to measurements.

Weave in ends.

Earrings Instructions

Cast on 3 stitches. Work Rows 1-14 of Necklace pattern once. Bind off all stitches.

Finishing for Earrings

Block to measurements.

Weave in ends. Sew to small loop of earwire.

Abbreviations

• cm: centimeter
• k: knit
• mm: millimeters
• rem: remain(ing)
• rep: repeat(s)(ing)
• st(s): stitch(es)
• tbl: through back loop
• tog: together
• yo: yarn over