Picot Swirl Cloth in two sizes: Size: 9 inches Materials: Worsted weight cotton yarn Size 7 knitting needles Darning needle Notes: Slip stitches: as if to knit.Picot edging: Add one stitch then bind it off using the knitting-on method at the beginning of Rows 2, 6, 10, etc. to form the picot edging. The instructions at http://www.knittinghelp.com/ assume you are at the beginning a project, so just ignore the part about beginning with a slip knot and proceed from there. It’s currently the 4th video on the basic techniques/cast on page. CO 20 stitches leaving 12 inches of yarn for drawing in the center of the cloth. Row 1: Knit across Row 2: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 18 stitches (1 st remains on needle), turn. Row 3 & all remaining odd rows: Slip 1 st, knit to the end of the row. Row 4: Slip 1 st, knit 17 sts, (2 sts remain on needle), turn. Row 6: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 16 sts (3 sts remain on needle), turn. Row 8: Slip 1 st, knit 15 sts (4 sts remain on needle), turn. Row 10: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 14 sts (5 sts remain on needle), turn. Row 12: Slip 1 st, knit 13 sts (6 sts remain on left needle), turn. Row 14: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 12 sts (7 sts remain on needle), turn. Row 16: Sl 1 st, knit 11 sts (8 sts remain on needle), turn. Row 18: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 10 sts (9 sts remain on needle), turn. Row 20: Sl 1 st, knit 9 sts, (10 sts remain on needle), turn. Row 22: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 8 sts (11 stitches remain on needle), turn. Row 24: Sl 1 st, knit 7 sts, (12 sts remain on needle), turn. Row 26: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 6 sts (13 stitches remain on needle), turn. Row 28: Sl 1 st, knit 5 sts, (14 stitches remain on needle), turn. Row 30: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 4 sts (15 stitches remain on needle), turn. Row 32: Sl 1 st, knit to the end of the row. Repeat rows 1-32 five more times for a total of six slightly swirled wedges. Bind off loosely (use larger knitting needle if necessary.) Leave enough yarn to sew seam using the darning needle. Draw in center using darning needle & beginning cast on yarn. Weave in ends. Copyright © 2007 Toni in the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, All Rights Reserved Questions?mailto:[email protected] http://www.foothillsofthegreatsmokymountains.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Picot Swirl Cloth Size: 7 ½ inches Materials: Worsted weight cotton yarn Size 7 knitting needles Darning needle Notes: Slip stitches: as if to knit. Picot edging: Add one stitch then bind it off using the knitting-on method at the beginning of Rows 2, 6, 10, etc. to form the picot edging. The instructions at http://www.knittinghelp.com/ assume you are at the beginning a project, so just ignore the part about beginning with a slip knot and proceed from there. It’s currently the 4th video on the basic techniques/cast on page. CO 16 stitches leaving 12 inches of yarn for drawing in the center of the cloth. Row 1: Knit across Row 2: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 14 stitches (1 st remains on left needle), turn. Row 3 & all remaining odd rows: Slip 1 st, knit to the end of the row. Row 4: Slip 1 st, knit 13 sts, (2 sts remain on needle), turn. Row 6: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 12 sts (3 sts remain on needle), turn. Row 8: Slip 1 st, knit 11 sts (4 sts remain on needle), turn. Row 10: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 10 sts (5 sts remain on needle), turn. Row 12: Slip 1 st, knit 9 sts (6 sts remain on left needle), turn. Row 14: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 8 sts (7 sts remain on needle), turn. Row 16: Sl 1 st, knit 7 sts (8 sts remain on needle), turn. Row 18: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 6 sts (9 sts remain on needle), turn. Row 20: Sl 1 st, knit 5sts, (10 sts remain on needle), turn. Row 22: Cast on 1 stitch, bind off 1 stitch, knit 4 sts (11 stitches remain on needle), turn. Row 24: Sl 1 st, knit to the end of the row. Repeat rows 1-24 six more times for a total of seven slightly swirled wedges. Bind off loosely (use larger knitting needle if necessary.) Leave enough yarn to sew seam using the darning needle. Draw in center using darning needle & beginning cast on yarn. Weave in ends. Copyright © 2007 Toni in the Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, All Rights Reserved mailto: [email protected] http://www.foothillsofthegreatsmokymountains.blogspot.com/