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Saturday, September 8, 2012

Saturday Stitch - Wheat Blowing In The Wind


Every Saturday I will share with you a new stitch.

Today's stitch is: Wheat Blowing in the Wind


 A beautiful knitting stitch with eyelet wheat ears blown to one side the wind. Suitable for knit  throws, pillow covers or for your scarves, sweaters etc.




Instructions

You need a stitch number multiple of 12 + 1 + 2 edge stitches. Repeat the pattern between the * as many times as you like.
Rows 1 & 3: edge st, * p1, k11; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 2 & all other wrong side rows: edge st, purl across to last st, edge st
Row 5: edge st, * p1, k1, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, sl1kw, k1, psso, k4; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 7: edge st, * p1, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, sl1kw, k1, psso, k3; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 9: edge st, * p1, k3, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, sl1kw, k1, psso, k2; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 11: edge st, * p1, k4, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, sl1kw, k1, psso, k1; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Repeat rows 1 through 12.
sl1kw - slip 1 knitwise
Yo - yarn over
psso - pass slip stitch over
Difficulty level: Easy




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