Great little stash buster ready for the Winter months. Must say here in Northern Ireland the weather is just right. 24 degrees today with a wind so the washing is drying like a dream
Requirements
50gms Ice Yarn Wool Worsted – Aran weight
4.5mm needles
Abbreviations
yfwd – yarn forward. Place yarn to the front of your work then over the needle to knit the next stitch
K2tog – knit 2 together
ssk – slip two stitches on to the right needle without knitting and then knit into the front of them with the left needle
* - repeat these stitches from * - *
Pattern
Cast on 88sts
Row 1 –* k1,p1* to the end
Row 2 – *p1,k1* to the end
Repeat row 1-2 (3 times)
Lace pattern
Row 1 - *k3,k2tog,yfwd,k1,yfwd,ssk,k3*rep from*- *
Row 2 – purl and all even row
Row 3 - *k2.k2tog,yfwd,k3,yfwd,ssk,k2* rep from*- *
Row 5 - *k1,(k2tog,yfwd,) twice, k1, (yfwd,ssk) twice k1* rep from*- *
Row 7 – *(k2tog, yfwd,) twice, k3, (yfwd,ssk) twice* - rep from*- *
Row 8 - purl
Complete rows 1-8 – 3 times in all
Crown decrease -
Row 1 *k9,k2tog* - rep from*- *
Row 2 – and all even rows – purl
Row 3 - * k8,k2tog* - rep from*- *
Row 5- * k7,k2tog* - rep from*- *
Row 7- * k6,k2tog* - rep from*- *
Row 9- * k5,k2tog* - rep from*- *
Row 11-* k4,k2tog* - rep from*- *
Row 13-* k3,k2tog* - rep from*- *
Row 15-* k2,k2tog* - rep from*- *
Row 16 -* p2 tog, p1* - rep from*- *
Row 17 -* k2tog* - rep from*- *(8 sts) – leave a long tail and thread through last 8 stitch and pull tight. Sew seam and finish off all ends.