Finished Size
9 x 9 inches (22.5 x 22.5cm)
Gauge
20sts and 28 rows to 4 inches (10cm) over st st
Materials
Unknown amount of worsted weight Sugar N Cream (note from Sarah: I’d guess approximately 50gm)
Needles
US size 8 (Old UK 6 or Metric 4mm)
Abbreviations
K = Knit
P = Purl
C6R= Cable 6 right: Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold at the back of the work. K3, then knit 3 from the cable needle
C6L= Cable 6 left: Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold at the front of the work. K3, then knit 3 from the cable needle
Pattern
Cast on 40sts and knit 5 rows garter st
Work cables as follows, remembering to knit the first and last 5 sts of every row (this is not included in the pattern):
Row 1 (RS): P2, K9, P8, K9, P2
Row 2 and all WS rows: Knit the K sts and P the P sts
Row 3: P2, C6L, K3, P2, K4, P2, C6R, K3, P2
Row 5: Rep row 1
Row 7: P2, K3, C6R, P8, K3, C6L,
Row 8: Rep row 2
Rep rows 1-8 until work measures just over 8 1/2 inches.
Knit 5 rows
Cast off.
Finishing
Sew in all loose ands and block.
This pattern is Copyright Alissa Borscheid 1999, all rights reserved