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Requirements
15mm (US 19) needles
DK yarn held doubled (you can use any weight yarn you like as long as you use large needles)
Abbreviations
( )* | rep instructions between ( )’s as many times as directed by the * |
K, k | Knit |
K2Tog | Knit two together |
K4Tog | Knit four together |
YO | Yarn over |
Pattern
Increase section:
Cast on two stitches
Row 1) | K1, yo, K1 | (3 sts) |
Row 2) | K all sts | |
Row 3) | (K1, yo) * 2, K1 | (5 sts) |
Row 4) | K all sts | |
Row 5) | (K1, yo) * 4, K1 | (9 sts) |
Row 6) | K all sts | |
Row 7) | (K1, yo) * 8, K1 | (17 sts) |
Row 8) | K all sts | |
Row 9) | (K1, yo) * 16, K1 | (33 sts) |
Row 10) | K all sts | |
Row 11) | yo, K3tog, (yo, K2tog) * 15 | (32 sts) |
Row 12) | (yo, K2tog) * 16 |
Repeat row 12 till you get the desired length
Decrease section:
Row 1) | K all sts | |
Row 2) | (yo, K4tog) * 8 | (16 sts) |
Row 3) | K all sts | |
Row 4) | (yo, K4tog) * 4 | (8 sts) |
Row 5) | K all sts | |
Row 6) | (yo, K4tog) * 2 | (4 sts) |
Row 7) | K all sts | |
Row 8) | K4tog | (1 st) |
Bind off
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