Creative Knitting – August 2019

Design note: The throw consists

of 30 rectangles each measuring

approximately 22 x 18 cm.

The various yarns used in this

rug are of different thickness

and we have altered the

number of stitches to achieve

a uniform width. However,

sometimes your tension

can change quite a bit with

different fancy yarns. If you

feel your rectangle is working

out too large or too small,

adjust your needle size or

stitches accordingly.

All pieces are worked in garter

stitch – knit St.

rEctanglE nO. 1

Using 1 strand of Expression

and 1 strand of Florette, cast on

28 stitches and work in garter

stitch until work measures

approximately 18cm. Make 2.

Cast on and off loosely. Label

each rectangle when you have

finished knitting each one.

rEctanglE nO. 2

Using 1 strand of Battufolo

and 1 strand of black Studio

Mohair cast on 25 stitches and

work in garter stitch until work

measures approximately 18cm.

Make 2.

rEctanglE nO. 3

Using 1 strand of Fizz and 1 strand

of Zhivago cast on 28 stitches and

work in garter stitch until work

measures 18cm. Make 3.

rEctanglE nO. 4

Using 1 strand of Drifters and 1

strand of black Studio Mohair cast

on 28 sts and work in garter stitch

until work measures approximately

18cm. Make 2.

rEctanglE nO. 5

Using 1 strand of Spazzola

and 1 strand of grey Studio

Mohair cast on 27 stitches and

work in garter stitch until work

measures approximately 18cm.

Make 2.

rEctanglE nO. 6

Using 1 strand of grey Keope,

cast on 27 stitches and work in

garter stitch until work measures

approximately 18cm. Make 3.

rEctanglE nO. 7

Using 2 strands of Woodlands,

cast on 28 stitches and work in

garter stitch until work measures

approximately 18cm. Make 2.

rEctanglE nO. 8

Using 1 strand of Eskimo cast on

25 stitches and work in garter

stitch until work measures

approximately 18cm. Make 2.

rEctanglE nO. 9

Using 1 strand of black Keope

cast on 27 stitches and work in

garter stitch until work measures

approximately 18cm. Make 3.

rEctanglE nO. 10

Using 2 strands of Pavone cast

on 26 stitches and work in garter

stitch until work measures

approximately 18cm. Make 2.

rEctanglE nO. 11

Using 1 strand of Knotty and 1

strand of black Country cast on 26

stitches and work in garter stitch

until work measures approximately

18cm. Make 2.

rEctanglE nO. 12

Using 1 strand of Crème de

la Crème and 1 strand of grey

Country, cast on 30 stitches and

work in garter stitch until work

measures approximately 18cm.

Make 2.

rEctanglE nO. 13

Using 1 strand of Primitivo and

1 strand of black Studio Mohair

cast on 25 stitches and work in

garter stitch until work measures

approximately 18cm. Make 3.

maKIng UP

Place pieces out to correspond with

the table. If you prefer your own

layout, just take note of which yarns

you have the most of so that you will

have sufficient for the fringing.

Ends can be darned in or used

to sew up with and darn in any

excess. Place any ends for the

rectangles in Row 1 and Row

6 on the outside edge to be

incorporated in the fringes.

Sew up using a flat seam. It is

easiest to sew the rug up across

the row first, ie sew Rectangle No.

9 to No. 5, then sew 5 to 3 etc. Put

this strip aside and continue in this

manner across Rows 2 to 6.

When all these rows have been

sewn sew the strips together, ie

Row 1 to Row 2 etc.

Fringe both ends as follows:

Makes fringes to correspond with

the yarns used in each rectangle

on Rows 1 and 6.

We have used an old Penguin novel

as a guide to wrap the yarn around

to make the fringes.

Generally each rectangle will need

7 fringe groups. Be generous with

nIGHtsHaDes ruG

Design by Wondoflex

Yarn

1 ball Naturally Expression

shade 107b

1 ball Grignasco Florette

shade 548

2 balls Filatura di Crosa

Battufolo shade 6

2 balls Filatura di Crosa

Drifters shade 255

2 balls Naturally Woodlands

shade 20

2 balls Sirdar Fizz shade 791

1 balls Patons Zhivago shade

4438

2 balls Naturally Spazzola

shade 04

3 balls Filtes Keope shade 1002

2 balls Filatura di Crosa

Eskimo shade 2

3 balls Filtes Keope shade 200

2 balls Madil Pavone shade 015

2 balls Filtes Knotty shade 62

1 ball Cleckheaton Country

shade 0006

1 ball Patons Creme de la

Creme shade 5014

1 ball Cleckheaton Country

shade 0216

3 balls Bertagni Filati Primitivo

shade 2100

2 balls Cleckheaton Studio

Mohair shade 40

1 ball Cleckheaton Studio

Mohair shade 37

needles

7.50mm knitting needles

tension

Not essential for this project

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