22 inches x 68 inches without fringe
Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"DAWN" or "CLOVERLEAF" NYLON or
NYLON POMPADOUR or
"DAWN" MEDIUM WEIGHT POMPADOUR or
"DAWN" BABY YARN
10 ounces BABY LAVENDER or ORCHID or color of your choice
1 pr. plastic knitting needles No. 6
Gauge: 6 garters sts = 1 inch
Cast on 133 stitches (sts) and work in garter st [knit (K) each row] for 1¼ inches, then work in pattern as follows:
1st Row: K 7, ** yarn over (y o), K 1, * y o twice, K 1, repeat from * 4 times, y o, K 8, repeat from ** across row.
2nd Row: **K 8, drop y o from previous row off needle (all y o's are dropped without working them), K 1, * drop the next 2 y o's off needle, K I. repeat from * 4 times, drop the next y o off needle, repeat from ** across row ending with K 7.
Next 4 Rows: K across each row.
7th Row: K 14, ** y o, K 1, * y o twice, K 1, repeat from *4 times, y o, K 8, repeat from ** across row ending last repeat with K 15.
8th Row: K 15, ** drop y o off needle, K 1, * drop the next 2 y o's off needle, K 1, repeat from * 4 times, drop the next y o off needle. K 8, repeat from ** across row ending last repeat with K 14.
9th through 13th Rows: K across each row. Repeat last 13 rows 33 times.
Repeat 1st and 2nd rows once. Work even in garter st for 1¼ inches, bind off. Block to measurements.
Fringe: Wind yarn over a 10 inch cardboard, cut one end.
Using 5 strands, double in half and knot through center st of last 2 rows at lower edge every 5th st across end.
* Take half of one group of fringe and half of next group of fringe, knot together ½ inch from 1st row of knots, repeat from * across row. Repeat last row of knots twice, trim evenly. Finish opposite end to correspond.
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