Comprehensive Knitting Guide for a 70" Project

Size

70" width and 33" length

Materials

• O-Wool O-WASH SPORT yarn (100% merino, 100g/307 m) - 3 skeins
• Circle needles - 3.5 mm

Density of Knitting

1 pattern = 18 sts = 9 cm

Instructions

Cast on 12 sts with the help of the under thread and leave the end of the thread with the length of 12".

Knit:

1st row (purl row): slip 1 st as purl, thread is in front of your work, 4 knit sts, place marker, 1 purl, marker, 1 st from slip purl, marker, 1 purl, marker, 5 knit sts = 13 sts.

Set row: slip 1 st as purl, thread is in front of your work, 4 knit sts, knit 1 row due to the main scheme up to the next marker, 1 knit st = centre st, 1 row of the pattern up to the next marker, 5 knit sts.

Continue knitting according to the pattern scheme, making 35 rows more. The first and final 5 st rows should be knitted with garter st, centre st knitted with knit st = 89 sts.

Then repeat rows 21-36 of the scheme 8 times = 377 sts. After that, make rows 1-16 of the scheme till the end = 413 sts. Knit 11 rows more with garter sts on all sts of the row. Close the sts in the knit row.

Cut the under thread carefully and replace 6 sts on 2 needles. Sew the sts with the st into the st thread of 12".