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LEARN WITH USPURL AND SLIP
Bring the yarn to the front of the work
between the needles and purl the next two
stitches. Leaving the yarn at the front, slip
these two purled stitches purlwise back onto
the left needle one at a time.SLIP AGAIN
One at a time, slip the two stitches
purlwise back to the right needle. The yarn
is still at the back of your work. Keep the yarn
fairly loose around these two stitches so the
fabric does not pull.STAGGER YOUR STITCHES
For this tutorial, the next right side row
has two ringlets and these are staggered
across the top of the first ringlet. Knit
to one stitch before the pair of ringlet
stitches, then repeat Steps 1-3.HOW IT LOOKS
This image shows the three ringlets you have
created in Steps 1-5, and an example of the
full diamond pattern below.YARN BACK
Take the yarn back between the tips
of the needles. Here you can see that
the yarn is coming in front of the two
purled stitches before being taken to the
back of the work.FINISHED RINGLETS
Once you have purled the wrong
side row, you can see how the ringlet
looks on the right side of your
stitch pattern.1
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4
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This ringlet pattern produces a great texture that can be used in many different ways.
Here it is used to make columns and a diamond pattern. If you are creating a column
of ringlets, the position of each ringlet stays the same. If you are staggering them, like
in the diamond pattern, on each subsequent right side row, the position of the ringlet
moves forwards or backwards one stitch.
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CUSHION COVER
NOTE: there is a seam
allowance of one st at
each side
Using 5.5mm needles,
cast on 62 sts
£ Rib row 1 (RS): k2, p2,
k2, rep from to end
£ Rib row 2: p2, k2, rep
from to last two sts, p2
These two rows set
Double rib
£ Cont in Double rib until
work meas 10cm, ending
after a WS row
Change to 6mm needles
and work in Ringlet patt
as folls:
£ Row 1 (RS): k13, (MR)
ive times, k16, (MR) ive
times, k13
£ Row 2 and all WS rows:
p to end
£ Row 3: k13, (MR) ive
times, k7, MR, k7, (MR) ive
times, k13
£ Row 5: k13, (MR) ive
times, k6, (MR) twice, k6,
(MR) ive times, k13
£ Row 7: k13, (MR) ive
times, k5, (MR) three
times, k5, (MR) ive times,
k13
£ Row 9: k13, (MR) ive
times, k4, (MR) four times,
k4, (MR) ive times, k13
£ Row 11: k13, (MR) ive
times, k3, (MR) ive times,
k3, (MR) ive times, k13
£ Row 13: k13, (MR) ive
times, k4, (MR) four times,
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k4, (MR) ive times, k13
£ Row 15: k13, (MR) ive
times, k5, (MR) three
times, k5, (MR) ive times,
k13
£ Row 17: k13, (MR) ive
times, k6, (MR) twice, k6,
(MR) ive times, k13
£ Row 19: k13, (MR) ive
times, k7, MR, k7, (MR)
ive times, k13
£ Row 20: p to end
Rows 1-20 set Ringlet patt
£ Work in Ringlet patt
until work meas 80cm,
ending after a Row 20
Change to 5.5mm
needles
£ Work in Double rib as
before for 5cm, ending
after a WS row
£ Next row (RS,
buttonhole): rib 5, * yfwd,
k2tog, rib 8, rep from
* to last seven sts, yfwd,
k2tog, rib 5
£ Cont in Double rib
as set until rib section
meas 10cm, ending after
a WS row
£ Cast of in ribTO MAKE UP
Block lightly. Overlap
buttonhole band on
top of buttonband and
position this centrally on
back of cushion. Sew
side seams. Weave in
ends and attach buttons.
Insert cushion pad LK