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STEP-BY-STEPK2TOG KNIT TWO STITCHES TOGETHER
1 Insertthepointofthe
right-handneedlethrough
theloopsofthenexttwo
stitches as if to knit.
2 Windtheyarnaroundthe
tipoftheright-handneedle
andpulltheyarnthrough
thetwostitches,knitting
them both together.3 Dropthetwostitches
fromtheleft-handneedle
andkeepthenewstitchon
the right-hand needle.4 Knittingtwostitches
togetherdecreasesyour
stitchcountbyone,andthe
decreasestitchleanstothe
right.Thisis howa seriesof
k2tog decreases will look.[2setsof9 sts]
LEFTLEG
Workingonthefirstsetof9 sts only:
Row 12 andWSrowsKnit.
Rows 13 and 15 K1, k2tog, knit to end. [7 sts]
Knit 21 rows.
Row 37 Kfb,knit to end. [8 sts]
Row 38 Knit.
Row 39 Kfb,knitto end. [9 sts]
Row 40 Knit.
Turnandcaston 4 sts. Leave these 13 sts to one
side.[13sts]
RIGHTLEG
WithWS facing, re-join yarn to the second set of 9
sts.
Row 12 Knit.
Row 13 Knittolast 3 sts, k2tog, K1. [8 sts]
Row 14 Knit.
Row 15 Knittolast 3 sts, k2tog, K1. [7 sts]
Knit 21 rows.
Row 37 Knittolast 2 sts, kfb, K1. [8 sts]
Row 38 Knit.
Row 39 Knittolast 2 sts, kfb, K1. [9 sts]
Row 40 Knit.
JOIN
Knittoend. Knit across 13 sts from left leg.
[22 sts]
Row 42 andWSrowsKnit.
Row43,45, 47 and 49 K1, k2tog, knit to last 3
sts,k2tog,K1.
Row 50 Knit. [14 sts]
Castoff.LETTERP
Caston7 stsusing3.25mmneedlesandYarn B.
Commencingwitha RSrow,knit 18 rows.
Turnandcaston 10 sts. [17 sts]
Nextrow(RS)Knit.
Row 20 andWSrowsKnit.
Row 21, 23, 25 and 27 Kfb, knit to end. [21 sts]