How to Knit a 65 x 72 cm Cotton and Linen Yarn Project

You'll Need

200g of yarn (50% cotton, 50% linen yarn; 200m/100g);

Knitting needles 4.

Size

65 x 72 cm.

Stitches Control

Main pattern with knitting needles 4: 14 sts x 23 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Cast on 91 sts with knitting needles 4. Knit 11 rows with stockinette stitch and then follow the scheme below:

Pattern Rows

12th Row (Wrong-side): 8 purls, 3 knit sts, * 3 purls, 3 knit sts*; repeat from * to * 12 times, 8 purls;

13th Row: 8 knit sts, 1 purl, 1 yarn over, purl2tog, * 3 knit sts, 1 purl, 1 yarn over, purl2tog*; repeat from * to * 12 times, 8 knit sts;

14th Row: 8 purls, 3 knit sts, * 3 purls, 3 knit sts*; repeat from * to * 12 times, 8 purls;

15th Row: 8 knit sts, purl2tog, 1 yarn over, 1 purl, * 3 knit sts, purl2tog, 1 yarn over, 1 purl*; repeat from * to * 12 times, 8 knit sts;

16th Row: 8 purls, 3 knit sts, * 3 purls, 3 knit sts*; repeat from * to * 12 times, 8 purls;

17th Row: 8 knit sts, 2 purls, 1 yarn over, 1 purl, * 1 double broaching, 1 purl, 1 yarn over, 1 purl, 1 yarn over*; repeat from * to * to last 14 sts, 1 double broaching, 1 purl, 1 yarn over, 2 purls, 8 knit sts;

18th Row: 11 purls, * 3 knit sts, 3 purls*; repeat from * to * 12 times, 8 purls;

19th Row: 11 knit sts, * purl2tog, 1 yarn over, 1 purl, 3 knit sts; repeat from * to * 12 times, 8 knit sts;

20th Row: 11 purls, * 3 knit sts, 3 purls*; repeat from * to * 12 times, 8 purls;

21st Row: 11 knit sts, * 1 purl, 1 yarn over, purl2tog, 3 knit sts*; repeat from * to * 12 times, 8 knit sts;

22nd Row: 11 purls, * 3 knit sts, 3 purls*; repeat from * to * 12 times, 8 purls;

23rd Row: 9 knit sts, knit2tog, * 1 purl, 1 yarn over, 1 purl, 1 yarn over, 1 purl, 1 double broaching*; repeat from * to * to last 14 sts, 1 purl, 1 yarn over, 1 purl, 1 yarn over, 1 purl, 1 broaching, 9 knit sts.

Repeat the 12th to 23rd rows 11 times, then repeat the 12th to 14th rows once.

Finishing

Finish your work with 10 rows of stockinette stitch. Bind off the sts.

Weave the ends.