MATERIALS: FLEISHER'S or BEAR BRAND EVER-MATCH NYLON 'n WOOL GERMANTOWN KNITTING or BOTANY NO-DYE-LOT NYLON and WOOL GERMANTOWN KNITTING, 1, 2 oz. skein; or FLEISHER'S or BEAR BRAND "JIFFY" NYLON 'n WOOL or BOTANY WOOL and NYLON KNITTING WORSTED, 1, 2 oz. skein.
KNITTING NEEDLES: 1 pair "Boye" Needles, Size 9—or size you require to knit to gauge given below.
GAUGE: 9 sts = 2 inches; 13 rows = 2 inches
Cast on 3 sts for tie string.
Row 1—K 1, p 1, k 1. Repeat this row for seed st for 12 ins.
First inc. row—right side—Inc. 2 sts in each st by knitting in front, back and front of each st; 9 sts.
Next row—K 1, * p 1, k 1; repeat from * to end.
Repeat this row for seed st for 4 rows more, end on wrong side.
2nd inc. row—Inc. 1 st in each of 8 sts as to k, k 1; 17 sts.
Next row—wrong side—K 1, p 1, k 1 for border, p 11, k 1, p 1, k 1 for border.
PATTERN—Row 1—right side—K 1, p 1, k 1, p 1 for border, work 5 sts in next st by knitting in front, back, front, back, front, * pass 2nd st on end of right needle over the first st and drop st from needle; repeat from * 3 times more—a popcorn—, † p 1, k 2, work a popcorn as before; repeat from † to within 4 sts of end, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1 for border.
Row 2—inc. row—K 1, p 1, k 1, inc. 1 st in next st as to p, p to within 4 sts of end, inc. 1 st in next st as to p, k 1, p 1, k 1; 19 sts.
Row 3—K 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k to within 4 sts of end, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1.
Row 4—Same as row 2; 21 sts.
Repeat these 4 rows once more; 25 sts.
Row 9—K 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, work popcorn, * p 1, k 2, work popcorn; repeat from * 3 times more, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1.
Row 10—K 1, p 1, k 1, p 19, k 1, p 1, k 1.
Row 11— K 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 17, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1.
Row 12—Same as row 10.
Row 13—K 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, * k 2, work popcorn, p 1; repeat from * 3 times more, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1.
Row 14—Same as row 10.
Row 15—Same as row 11.
Row 16—Same as row 10.
Repeat the last 8 rows until 13½ ins. from first inc. row, end with pat. row 9.
First dec. row—wrong side—K 1, p 1, k 1, p 2 tog., p to within 5 sts of end, p 2 tog., k 1, p 1, k 1; 23 sts.
Next row—K 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k to within 4 sts of end, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1.
2nd dec. row—Same as first dec. row; 21 sts.
Next row—K 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, work popcorn, * p 1, k 2, work popcorn; repeat from * to within 4 sts of end, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1. Repeat these 4 rows once more; 17 sts.
3rd dec. row—wrong side—K 1, p 1, k 1, p 2 tog. 5 times, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1; 12 sts.
4th dec. row—right side—K 1, p 1, k 1, p 2 tog., k 2 tog., p 2 tog., k 1, p 1, k 1; 9 sts. Work seed st for 4 rows.
5th dec. row—wrong side—K 3 tog., p 3 tog., k 3 tog.; 3 sts. Work tie string until same length as first tie string. Bind off in pat. Darn in ends. Block.