Hi fellow knitters!
It’s time for the April Challenge KAL –
This
will not be a typical *square cloth* –
Some
things you need to know:
Supplies:
-
1
skein cotton yarn, [100yds] solid color recommended [color, your preference]
-
#
7 knitting needles [or your preferred needles]
What
is the CHALLENGE? Cable cast-on; turning
work
-
Using
the CABLE CAST-ON – you will be adding stitches within rows throughout this
cloth – this cast-on is recommended, not the backwards loop - if you are not familiar with this, you can
find out about it at knittinghelp.com -
essentially, it is done like knitting your next stitch, but you put it back on
your left needle, I hope that doesn’t confuse anyone—use your knitting how-to
book, or check the internet
-
The
pattern gives you the number of stitches that you should have on your needles
every few rows, so you can check to be sure you are on target –
-
One
direction in the pattern you may not be familiar with: *Turn* - now, this is
not scary, it is not meant to turn yourself in contorted positions! – it simply
means to *turn* your work, just as you do when you finish a row, you *turn*
your work and have the other side facing you, ready to work [knit]
-
Okay-
let’s get started!
-
Cast on 7 stitches
Row
1: knit
Row
2: purl
Row
3: knit
Row
4: purl
Row
5: knit
Row
6: purl. TURN. Cast on 4 stitches. [total, 11 stitches now]. Do NOT turn.
Now
begins your design…
NOTE:
the designer made the pattern in sections, so the row numbers will go from 1 to
6, then start over with Row 1 again.
Row
1: K 5, P 5, K 1. TURN.
Cast on 4 st – Do NOT turn. [15 stitches]
Row
2: P 5, K 5, P 5. TURN.
Row
3: K 5, P 5, K 5. TURN.
Row
4: P 5, K 5, P 5. TURN.
Row
5: K 5, P 5, K 5. TURN
Row
6: P 5, K 5, P 5. TURN.
Cast on 5 stitches. Do NOT Turn.
[20 stitches]
From
now on, you will turn at the end of each row, as usually done in knitting,
unless otherwise noted -
Row
1: [K 5, P 5] x 2; TURN. Cast on 5 stitches. Do NOT Turn [25stitches]
Row
2: [P 5, K 5] x 2, P 5
Row
3: [K 5, P 5] x 2, K 5
Row
4: [P 5, K 5] x 2, P 5
Row
5: [K 5, P 5] x 2, K 5
Row
6: [ P 5, K 5] x 2, P 5. TURN. – Cast on 5 stitches. Do NOT Turn. [ 30 st]
Okay
– now you can see the *pattern* forming – it should look like little boxes,
kind of like a checkerboard, where one square goes horizontal the other is
vertical.
Happy
Knitting til tomorrow! Happy Easter
! ~ Linda
Knit
How-To’s and Videos:
Knittinghelp.com
Info
for Challenge KAL will also be at:
http://monthlydishclothoverflow.blogspot.com/
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If
your stitches are started to get crowded on your needle, hang on – today we end
increasing stitches!
DAY
2
Row
1: [k5, p 5] x3 -- TURN – Cast on 5 st [35 st.]
Do NOT Turn.
Row
2: [p 5, k 5] x 3, p 5
Row
3: [k 5, p 5]x 3, k 5
Row
4: [p 5, k 5] x 3, p 5
Row
5: [k 5, p 5]x 3, k 5
Row
6: [p5, k 5]x3, p 5
TURN, Cast on 5 st. [40 stitches]
Do NOT Turn
Row
1: [k 5, p 5]x 4, TURN, Cast on 5 st. [45 stitches]
Do NOT Turn
Row
2: [p 5, k 5]x 4, p 5
Row
3: [k 5, p 5] x 4, k 5
Row
4: [p 5, k 5]x 4, p 5
Row
5: [k 5, p 5] x 4, k 5
Row
6: [p 5, k 5] x 4, p 5, TURN, Cast on 5 st [50 stitches] Do NOT
Turn
Row
1: [k 5, p 5] x 5, TURN, Cast on 5 st [55 stitches] Do NOT Turn
Row
2: [p 5, k 5]x 5, p 5
Row
3: [k 5, p 5] x 5, k 5
Row
4: [p 5, k 5]x 5, p 5
Row
5: [k 5, p 5] x 5, k 5
Row
6: [p 5, k 5] x 4, p 5
TURN
This
is end of increases! – next, you will be decreasing, by binding stitches off –
starting tomorrow, Day 3
Day
3 You will be decreasing in the next
row – simply bind off stitches, as customary.
The last stitch should be slipped back on the right needle, [this is
noted in Row 1, then not included, in second bind off row…but continue the same]
… then follow directions for remainder of row –
Row
1: BIND OFF 5 st; slip last stitch back
on needle; [k 5, p5] x5
[50 st]
Row
2: BIND OFF 5 st; [p 5, k 5] x 4, p 5
[45 st]
Rows
3 and 5: knit 5, purl 5 to end of row
Rows
4 and 6: purl 5, knit 5 to end of row
Row
1: BIND OFF 5 st; slip last stitch back
on needle; [k5, p 5] x 4 [40 st]
Row
2: BIND OFF 5 st; [p 5, k 5] x 3; p 5 [35 st]
Rows
3 and 5: [k 5, p 5] x3; purl 5
Rows
4 and 6: [p 5, k 5] x 3; purl 5
Row
1: BIND OFF 5 st; slip last stitch back
on needle; [k 5, p 5] x 3 [30 st.]
Row
2: BIND OFF 5 st.; [p 5, k 5] x 2, purl
5 [25 st]
Rows
3 and 5: [k 5, p 5] x 2; p 5
Rows
4 and 6: [p 5, k 5] x2; k 5
Row
1: BIND OFF 5 st.; slip last stitch back
on needle; [k 5, p 5] 2x [20 st]
Row
2: BIND OFF 5 st.; p 5, k 5, p 5 [15 st]
Rows
3 and 5: k 5, p 5, k 5
Rows
4 and 6: p 5, k 5, p 5
Row
1: BIND OFF 4 st; slip last st back on
needle; K 6, P 5 [11 st]
Row
2: BIND OFF 4 st; p 7 [7 st]
Rows
3 and 5: Knit
Rows
4 and 6: Purl
Bind
off.
Hope
you enjoyed knitting this design – when you post a photo in your Yahoo Album,
also stop by Ravelry and post it there, so Cindy [pattern-designer] can see it
too!
Pattern
by Cindy Moore, 2007
More
of her designs are found at her blog:
FitterKnitter.LiveJournal.com
and
at :
Ravelry.com
