Knitting Project with Pink Merino Wool

You’ll Need:

350g of pink yarn Mondial Sidney (100% merino wool; 150m/50g);

Straight knitting needles 3 and 3.5.

Size:

Used Patterns:

Double Rib:

Cast on half of the necessary amount of stitches with contrast yarn;

1^st row: *1 knit stitch, 1 yarn over*; repeat from * to *;

2^nd row: yarn over as knit stitch, slip 1 purl without knitting, yarn in front of work; repeat from * to *;

3^rd and all following rows: *1 knit stitch, slip 1 purl, yarn in front of work*; repeat from * to *, take off the contrast yarn.

1 x 1 Rib:

Main Pattern:

Due to the scheme.

1^st, 5^th, 9^th, and 13^th rows: *8 knit stitches, 1 yarn over, broaching, 1 knit stitch, knit 2 together, 1 yarn over*; repeat from * to *, 8 knit stitches;

2^nd and all even rows: purl;

3^rd and 11^th rows: *9 knit stitches, 1 yarn over, double broaching, 1 yarn over, 1 knit stitch*; repeat from * to *, 8 knit stitches;

7^th row: cross 8 stitches to the right (leave 4 stitches on the auxiliary needle behind work, 4 knit stitches, 4 knit stitches from the auxiliary needle), 1 knit stitch, 1 yarn over, double broaching, 1 yarn over, 1 knit stitch; repeat from * to *, cross 8 stitches to the right;

15^th row: *9 knit stitches, 1 yarn over, double broaching, 1 yarn over, 1 knit stitch, cross 8 stitches to the right, 1 knit stitch, 1 yarn over, double broaching, 1 yarn over, 1 knit stitch*; repeat from * to *, cross 8 stitches to the right;

17^th row: repeat from the 1^st row.

Stitches Control:

Main pattern: 19 stitches x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions:

Cast on 90 stitches with knitting needles 3.5 and make 72 cm with the main pattern, bind off all the stitches. Cast on the central 60 stitches along one of the short sides and make 9 cm of 1 x 1 rib, doubling the quantity of stitches in the 10^th row. Then, make 2 rows of double rib and bind off all stitches with Kitchener’s stitch. Fasten the second short side in the same way. Cast on 209 stitches along one of the long sides and make 30 rows with 1 x 1 rib, doubling the quantity of stitches in the 10^th row. Then, make 2 rows of double rib and bind off the stitches with Kitchener’s stitch. Fasten the second long side in the same way. Fold your work in half and sew the lower edges of the short sides on 16 cm, including the plackets made with rib.