TABLE RUNNER
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NOTES
TheCentreoftheTableRunneris workedfirst
innarrowrows.TheBodyis workedinrounds,
aroundtheCentre,finishingwitha Border.
Chainspacesarenotincludedinstitchcounts
unlessotherwisestated and shell sts are
countedas1 st.
TAB LERU N N E R
CENTRE
UsingJadeJimJam,ch6.
Row1 (RS)Trinfourthch from hook and each
chacross,turn.[4sts]
Row2 (WS)Ch3(countsastr throughout),tr in
spbetweenfirstandsecondsts,skip2 sts, 2tr
betweenthirdandfourthsts, turn.
Rows3-150AsRow2.
Do not fasten off.
BODY
WhenworkingtheBodyandBorderyoushould
markeachcornerch-sponRound 1 and move
themarkersupasyouwork.
ContinuewithJadeJimJam.
Round1 (RS)Ch5(countsastr andch2
throughout),2trinsamest(pminfirstcorner
sp),tr innext2 sts,(2tr,ch2,2tr)finalst(pmin
cornersp),*rotatetoworkinrowends,starting
insecondrowend(ch3,tr2tognext2 rowends)
acrosstofinalrowend,ch3**,rotatetowork
intooppositesideoffoundationch,(2tr,ch2,
2tr)infirstch(pmincornersp),tr innext2 ch,
(2tr,ch,2tr)infinalch(pmincornersp);rep
from* to**,tr instatbaseofch-5,sstothird ch
ofbegch-5,ssintoch-2sp.[168sts]
Round2 (RS)Ch5,tr insamech-2sp,*trineach
st to next ch-2 sp, (tr, ch2, tr) in ch-2 sp, tr in next
2 sts,v-stineachtr2togto2 stsbeforenext
ch-2cornersp,tr innext2 sts**,(tr,ch2,tr)in
ch-2sp;repfrom* to**,sstothird ch of beg
ch-5,ssintoch-2sp.[324sts]
Round 3 Ch5,tr insamech-2sp,*(ch3,tr2tog
over4 sts)twice,ch3,(tr,ch2,tr)incornerch-2
sp,ch3,tr2togover3 sts,(ch3,tr2tognext2 sts)
tolast3 stsbeforecorner,ch3,tr2togover3 sts,
ch3**,(tr,ch2,tr)incornerch-2sp;repfrom* to
**,sstothird ch of beg ch-5, ss into ch-2 sp.
[164sts]
Round 4 Ch5,2trinsamech-2sp,tr innextst,
v-stineachtr2togtostbeforecorner,tr innext
st,*(2tr,ch2,2tr)inch-2cornersp,tr innextst,
v-stineachtr2togtostbeforecorner,tr innext
st;repfrom* twicemore,tr inch-2spatbaseof
begch-5,sstothird ch of beg ch-5, ss into ch-2
sp.[336sts]
Round 5 Ch5,tr insamech-2sp,ch3,tr2tog
over3 sts,(ch3,tr2tog)tofinal3 stsbeforenext
corner,ch3,tr2togover3 sts,ch3,*(tr,ch2,tr)in
cornerch-2sp,ch3,tr2togover3 sts,(ch3,
tr2tog)tofinal3 stsbeforecorner,ch3,tr2tog
over3 sts,ch3;repfrom* twicemore,ssto third
chofbegch-5,ssintoch-2sp.[172sts]
Rounds6-30RepeatRounds 4-5, ending on a
Round 4 repeat. [544 sts]
Fasten off.
BORDER
JoinMintintofirstcornerch-2spoflastround.
Round 31 Ch1,*(dc,ch2,dc)insamech-2sp,
ch1,dcinnext3 sts,skipnextst,(ch1,3dcin
nextch-2sp)tofinal4 stsbeforecorner,skip 1
st,ch1,dcinnext3 sts,ch1;repfrom* three
timesmore, ss to top of beg dc, ss into ch-2 sp.
[812dc]
Round 32 Ch5,tr inch-2sp,*(1tr,ch1,3tr)in
nextch-1sp,dcinnextch-1sp,(shellinnext
ch-1sp,dcinnextch-1sp)alongtofinalch-1sp
beforecorner,(3tr,ch1,1tr)inch-1sp,(tr,ch2,tr)
incornerch-2sp;repfrom* threetimesmore
omitting final corner, ss to third ch of beg ch-5,
Steppingawayfromthetraditionallyfestive
redsandgreens,thisstunningombrerunner
reflectsinsteadtheglimmeringwinter
frosts.Itscoolpalettemakesit theperfect
match for white plates and silverware.
4PLY
WEIGHT
3MM
HOOK
YOUWILLNEED
QScheepjesWhirl(60%cotton,
40%acrylic,220g/1000m)
1 ballofJadeJimJam(560)
QScheepjesWhirlette(60%cotton,
40%acrylic,100g/455m)
1 ballofMint(856)
QA 3mm(USC/2orD/3) hook
Q4 stitchmarkers
Foryarnstockists contact
Scheepjes
http://www.scheepjes.com/en
TENSION
Tensionis notcriticalforthisproject,
butit mayaffect the yarn quantities
required
MEASUREMENTS
TableRunnermeasures160x60cm
(63x23 in)afterblocking
ABBREVIATIONS
shell(3tr,ch1, 3tr) in ch-sp or st
indicated
v-stintr2tog(1tr,ch2,1tr)between
postsofthetr2togstinroundbelow
tr2togover4 sts*Yrh,inserthook
intonextst,yrhandpullupa loop,
yrhandpullthrough2 loopson
hook*,skip2 sts;repfrom to**,
yrhandpull through all loops on
hook
tr2togover3 stsWorkastr2tog
over4 stsbutskip1 st instead of 2
betweenthest
For a full list, see page 92
A BIT
TRICKY
Workarounda central
spineofnarrowrowsto
create this mitred effect