Tuesday, May 17, 2011

ROBYN’S WRAP

One size fits all. Robyn’s garter stitch wrap measures 24” around at neckline, 43” around at hemline, and 17” from neckline to hemline.

Materials: 2 Balls Mohair (50 grams each) approximately 400 yards

US #10.5 24” circular needle

Gauge: 2.75 sts x 4.5 rws = 1” using a US #10.5

Instructions: Starting from the hemline, with #10.5 circular needle cast on 120

stitches, place a marker to indicate the beginning and the end of rounds.

Join for circular knitting in garter stitch:

Round 1: Purl all stitches

Round 2: Knit all stitches

Repeat rounds 1 & 2 until your work measures 9” from the beginning.

Shaping: At 9” (staying in pattern) begin reductions:

First reduction: Decrease 6 stitches evenly spaced in this round as follows:

(k18, k2 tog) repeat to the end of the round. 114 stitches remain.

Continue in garter stitch pattern.

At 10” (staying in pattern) work another round of decreases:

(k17, k2 tog) repeat to end. 108 stitches remain. Continue work in

pattern.

At 11”: (k16, k2 tog) repeat to end. 102 stitches remain. Work pattern.

At 12”: (k15, k2 tog) repeat to end. 96 stitches remain. Work pattern.

At 13”: (k14, k2 tog) repeat to end. 90 stitches remain. Work pattern.

At 14”: (k13, k2 tog) repeat to end. 84 stitches remain. Work pattern.

At 15”: (k12, k2 tog) repeat to end. 78 stitches remain. Work pattern.

At 16”: (k11, k2 tog) repeat to end. 72 stitches remain. Work pattern

until wrap measures 17” from beginning.

Knitting complete, bind off.

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