Chair Cover 5 - Beautiful Diamond Pattern
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[edit] Chair Cover 5 - Beautiful Diamond Pattern
From Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Mee. Original text at Project Gutenberg.
[edit] Original Pattern
Pins No. 10; 24 stitches to a pattern; 6 shades of scarlet four-threaded German wool, 12 rows of each shade, and for the centre, 12 rows of white. Cast on 128 stitches.
First row:—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 3 (make 1 and knit 2 together 3 times), knit 2 together and draw the preceding stitch on the right-hand needle over the stitch formed by knitting the last 2 together, make 1 and knit 2 together twice, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together; repeat.
Second row:—Seamed.
Third row:—Knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3 (knit 2 together and make 1 three times), knit 1 (make 1 and knit 2 together twice), make 1, knit 3, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1.
Fourth row:—Seamed.
Fifth row:—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1 (knit 2 together and make 1 three times), knit 3 (make 1 and knit 2 together three times), knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together; repeat.
Sixth row:—Seamed.
Seventh row:—Knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1 (knit 2 together and make 1 three times), knit 5 (make 1 and knit 2 together three times), knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, and repeat.
Eighth row:—Seamed.
Ninth row:—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1 (make 1 and knit 2 together three times), knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2 (make 1 and knit 2 together four times).
Tenth row:—Seamed.
Eleventh row:—Knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3 (make 1 and knit 2 together three times), knit 2 (knit 2 together and make 1 three times), knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1.
Twelfth row:—Seamed.
[edit] Updated Version
(This version includes the edge stitches in the row by row instructions)
Needles: US3/3.25mm
[edit] Colour Pattern
Use 6 shades of red yarn, beginning with the darkest; work 12 rows of each, 12 rows of white for the centre, then reverse the reds.
Cast on any number of stitches divisible by 24, plus 8 more for the edges
Rows 1 - 4: k across
[edit] Pattern Begins
Row 5: k4, *k2, yo, k2tog, k3, (yo and k2tog 3times), k2tog, pass previous stitch over, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last four stitches, k4
Row 6: k4, purl across to last four stitches, k4
Row 7: k4, *k1, k2tog, yo, k3, (k2tog and yo 3 times), k1, (yo and k2tog twice), yo, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, repeat from * to last four stitches, k4
Row 8: k4, purl across to last four stitches, k4
Row 9: k4, *k2, yo, k2tog, k1, (k2tog and yo three times), k3, (yo and k2tog three times), k2, yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last four stitches, k4
Row 10: k4, purl across to last four stitches, k4
Row 11: k4, *k1, k2tog, yo, k1, (k2tog and yo three times), k5, (yo and k2tog three times), k2tog, yo, k1, repeat from * to last four stitches, k4
Row 12: k4, purl across to last four stitches, k4
Row 13: k4 *k2, yo, k2tog, k1, (yo and k2tog three times), k1, yo, k2tog, k2 (yo and k2tog four times), repeat from * to last four stitches, k4
Row 14: k4, purl across to last four stitches, k4
Row 15: k4, * k1, k2tog, yo, k3, (yo and k2tog three times), k2, (k2tog and yo three times), k1, k2tog, yo, k1, repeat from * to last four stitches, k4
Row 16: k4, purl across to last four stitches, k4
Repeat knitted and colour pattern to desired length.
Last 4 Rows: Knit across
Cast off.
[edit] Abbreviations
k = knit yo = yarn over k2tog = knit two stitches together
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