Swish With A Twist
Design by Kathy Wesley |
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Finished Size
Approximately 9 inches square
Materials
- Worsted weight cotton yarn* (2 1/2 oz/70.9g per ball): 1 ball yellow #10
- Size 7 (4.5mm) needles or size needed to obtain gauge
- 2 cable needles
*Sample project was completed with Sugar 'n Cream (100 percent cotton) from Lily.
Gauge
20 sts = 4 inches/10cm in pat Exact gauge is not critical to this project.
Special Abbreviation
W2 (wrap twice): Insert tip of RH needle into next st, wrap yarn around needle twice, pull through. On next row, sl st, dropping 2nd wrap.
Pattern Note
Sl all sts as if to purl with yarn on WS of fabric.
Cast on 44 sts. Knit 5 rows.
Row 1: (RS): Knit
Row 2: K3, [p6, k2] 4 times, end p6, k3.
Rows 3 - 6: [Rep Rows 1 and 2] twice.
Row 7: K8, [w2, k2, w2, k4] 4 times, end k4.
Row 8: K8, [sl 1, k2, sl 1, k4] 4 times, end k4.
Row 9: K8, [sl 1, k2, sl 1, k4] 4 times, end k4.
Row 10: Rep Row 8.
Row 11: K8, [sl next st to cn and hold in front, sl next 2 sts to 2nd cn and hold in back, knit next st, k2 from 2nd cn, k1 from first cn, k4] 4 times, end k4.
Row 12: Rep Row 2. [Rep Rows 3 - 12] 4 times, then rep Rows 3 - 6 once. Knit 6 rows. Bind off all sts.
Copyright © 2006. Creative Knitting magazine, March 2006, pages 26. All rights reserved.
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 A NOTEWORTHY STITCH
By KATHY WESLEY
With a Twist
In this pattern we are featuring a cable twist pattern. Cables are made by changing the order or position of the stitches on the needle with the use of a cable needle. It is really fun to do -- just slip some of the stitches onto the cable needle and hold them either in front or in back of the work, work additional stitches, then work the stitches from the cable needle and continue across the row. Cables are aways a fun way to add texture to a garment. The stitch chosen by E.J. Slayton for her Tailored With a Twist has an unusual twist of its own. We decided to try this pattern on a smaller scale in the Swish With a Twist dishcloth (above). In this pattern two elongated stitches are twisted on top of other stitches. The length is added to the twisting stitches by working a double wrap and slipping these stitches on rows prior to twisting.
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