Simply Knitting - UK (2020-01)

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HAT, COWL & MITTENS

YOUWILLNEED

QDROPSFlora(65%wool,

35%alpaca,50g/210m)

3 ( 3 : 4 ) ballsofYarnAMedium

Grey(04),and2 ( 2 : 3 ) balls of

YarnBYellow(17)

QA pairof3mmneedlesor3mm

circularneedles, 60cm long for

knittingflat

QStitchholder

TENSION

22 stsand 28 rowstomeasure

10x10cm(4x4in)overststusing

3mm needles and single strand

LANTERNHAT,COWL& MITTSSET

NoteThissetismadeusinga specialtechniquecalledlanternlight

andismadeoftwolayers—thetoplacelayeranda simplestocking

stitchlayerina contrastyarn.Thismakesthefabricdoublein

thickness.Toachievethesamethickness,theribandthecrownof

thebeanie(ortopandbottomofthecowlor hand warmers) are

worked by holding two strands of yarn.

Singlestrandlayersas well as two-strand parts are worked on the

same size needles.

InthelacepatternonWSrowsworkK1,P1intodoubleloopof'YO

twice'.Thisisshownonthechartandin the written stitch pattern.

SPECIALTECHNIQUES

PICKINGUPSTITCHESFORLIGHTSECTION

Startingwithtwostrandsofyarnworktheedgeandrib(in

correspondingcolours),thencutoffonestrandofYarnA and

continuetoworktheLanternCageLacePatternwithonestrandof

yarn. After the lace is finished leave stitches on a stitch holder.

TomaketheLanternLightLayer,foldthelacelayerdowntothe

outsideofthework,sothatyoucanseetheroundofpurlbumps

justabovetheribontheWSofthework. Using Yarn B pick up and

knitonestitchfromeachpurlbump.

THREE-NEEDLEJOIN

TojointheLanternCageLayerandtheLanternLightLayerwhen

bothlayersarecompleteholdtheworkonthetwoneedleswiththe

LanternCageLayeratthefrontneedleandtheLanternLightLayer

attheback.UsingtwostrandsofYarnA,inserta thirdneedlefrom

fronttoback,firstthroughthefirststitchfromthefrontneedle

(Cage)thenthroughthefirststitchfromthebackneedle(Light)

anddrawtheyarnthroughbothsts.Knitthembothatthesame

timeasyouwoulddowitha regularknitstitchtomakeone new

stitchontherightneedle.Repeattotheendoftherow.

LANTERNCAGELACEPATTERN

LANTERNCAGELACEWRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS

Row 1 (RS)Sl1,knittolastst,P1.

Row 2 (WS)Sl1wyif,purltoend.

Row 3 Skpo,yotwice,k2tog,*K3,yo,skpo,K3,skpo,yo twice,

k2tog;repfrom* tolast 11 sts,K3,yo,skpo,K5,P1.

Row 4 Sl1wyif,P10,*P2,K1,P9;repfrom* tolast4 sts,P2,K1,P1.

Row 5 Sl1,K3,*K1,k2tog,yo,K1,yo,skpo, K6; rep from * to last 11

sts,K1,k2tog,yo,K1,yo,skpo, K4, P1.

Row 6 RepeatRow2.

Row 7 Sl1,K3,*k2tog,yo,K3,yo,skpo, K5. rep from * to last 11 sts,

k2tog,yo,K3,yo,skpo,K3, P1.

Row 8 RepeatRow2.

Row 9 Sl1,K2,k2tog,*yo,K5,yo,skpo, K3, k2tog; rep from * to last

11 sts,yo,K5,yo,skpo,K2, P1.

Row 10 RepeatRow2.

Row 11 Sl1,K1,k2tog,yo,*K7,yo,skpo, K1, k2tog, yo; rep from * to

last 11 sts,K7,yo,skpo,K1, P1.

Row 12 RepeatRow2.

Row 13 Sl1,k2tog,yo,K1,*K2,k2tog,yo,K4,yo,sk2po, yo, K1; rep

from* tolast 11 sts,K2,k2tog, yo, K4, yo, skpo, P1.

Row 14 RepeatRow2.

Row 15 Sl1,yo,skpo,K1,*K1,skpo,yo,K1,yo,k2tog,K3,yo,skpo,

K1;repfrom* tolast 11 sts, K1, skpo, yo, K1, yo, k2tog, K4, P1.

Row 16 Repeat Row 2.

TAKE ON A CHALLENGE

1 repofLanternCageLacePatt

meas5.5cmwidex 9.5cmhigh

MEASUREMENTS

Hat

Tofitheadcircumference

51 ( 56 : 61 )cm,(20( 22 : 24 )in)

Actualhatbrim(unstretched)

40.5( 46 : 52 )cm,(16( 18 : 20 )in)

Lengthfromtopofcrowntohem

23 (25.5: 28 )cm,(9( 10 : 11 )in)

Cowl

Circumference 48 ( 53 : 58 )cm,

(19( 21 : 23 )in);width 23cm (9in)

Mitts

Actualcircumference

18cm(7in)unstretched

Actuallength19cm(7in)

ABBREVIATIONS

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K onRS;P onWS

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Sl1onRS; Sl1 pwise wyif on WS

yo

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Repeat

KEY

HOWTOUSE

OURCHARTS

Startatthebottomright-hand

corner.Readrightsiderowsfrom

righttoleftandwrongsiderows

fromlefttoright.A rowofsquares

represents a row of knitting.