Here is our swatch for September 5th. It is a stretchy stitch which would be good for garments. September 5th 2017 Swatch – Picket Fence Swatch Copyright © Janet Nogle 2017 Level of Difficulty: Easy Materials: 1 skein of cotton yarn. #6 US Knitting Needles Notes: B = border stitch of 2 knit stitch on each side. K2Tog = Knit 2 Stitches Together C.O.= Cast On = Start to knit next stitch, with completed stitch still on right needle, turn your needle to the right (twist), transfer stitch to left needle. To watch this done go to: www.knittinghelp.com Cast on: Multiple of 2 (22 which includes border sts.) Cast on 22 stitches Border: Row 1: Knit across. Row 2: Knit across. Pattern: Row 1: B2, *C.O. 1 (then Knit that stitch), K2Tog; work across row ending B2. Work row 1 throughout. I repeated row 1 twenty times. Border: Row 1: Knit across Row 2: Knit across Work to desired length. http://kniteditor.blogspot.com/ You can make into a cloth by adding more stitches to cast on. You may want to increase the border stitches to 4 on each end and increasing the pattern stitches to 30 + 8 border = 38 stitches. Janet Nogle [email protected]
