Canvass Pattern
Sample was knit with dk weight wool/acrylic on 4mm needles
Materials
1.5 ounces of shaded scarlet dk weight wool
1 ounce of dk weight white wool
1 pair of 4mm needles
Abbreviations
k – knit
p – purl
Gauge
22sts to 4 inches over pattern stitch on 4mm needles
Pattern
Cast on 100 stitches
Setup row: P1, p the remainder of the stitches, passing the wool twice round the needle for each stitch.
1st row: Knit half the 1st stitch, knit the other half of the first stitch with the first half of the 2nd stitch, passing the wool twice round the needle, knit the other half of the 2nd stitch with the 1st half of the 3rd stitch, passing the wool twice round the needle, and so on, to the end of the row.
2nd row: Purl half the 1st stitch, p the other half of the 1st stitch with the 1st half of the 2nd stitch, passing the wool twice round the needle, p the other half of the 2nd stitch with the 1st half of the 3rd stitch, passing the wool twice round; repeat to the end of the row.
Continue working in stripes of 6 rows of scarlet and 4 rows of white until the chair cover is long enough. Cast off.
Knit an appropriate length of fringe No. 2; using scarlet for the head, and scarlet and white for the fringe and stitch around all four edges.