Beautiful Coral Pattern
Materials
Knitting needles: Old UK size 12/ US size 2 / metric size 2.75mm
Sixteen shades of scarlet, fingering weight (Australian 4 ply) wool. Work 6 rows of each shade in order of darkness
Abbreviations
k = knit
p = purl
k2tog = knit 2 stitches together
p2tog = purl two stitches together
yo = yarn over
psso = pass the slipped stitch over
Pattern
Cast on 116 stitches; if wished for any other purpose, cast on any number of stitches that will divide by 17, and 14 stitches over, to make the pattern correspond at the edges. Edge stitches are included in the pattern.
1st row: k4, k2tog,* (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k1, yo, k2, slip 1, k1, psso, k4, k2tog, k2, and repeat from * til 8 sts remain, then (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k4.
2nd and all even numbered rows: Purl.
3rd row: k3, k2tog,* (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k3, yo, k2, slip 1, k1, psso, k2, k2tog, k2, and repeat from *. For the end: (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k5.
5th row: k2, k2tog,* (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k5, yo, k2, slip 1, k1, psso, k2tog, k2, and repeat from *. For the end: (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k6.
7th row: k4,* (yo, slip 1, k1, psso) twice, yo, k2, slip 1, k1, psso, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, and repeat from *. For the end: (yo, slip 1, k1, psso) 3 times, k4.
9th row: k5,* (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k2, slip 1, k1, psso, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, and repeat from *. For the end: (yo, k2tog) 3 times, k3.
11th row: k6,* (yo, slip 1, k1, psso) twice, yo, k2, slip 1, k1, psso, k2tog, k2, yo, k5, and repeat from *. For the end: (yo, slip 1, k1, psso) 3 times, k2.
12th row: Purl. Repeat from 1st row.
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