KNIT YOUR OWN ALPHABET
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STEP-BY-STEPCAST OFF
1 Startbyknittingthefirst
twostitchesoftherowas
normal,butdon’tgoany
furtheralong as you usually
would.
2 Inserttheleft-handneedle
throughthefirststitch,
asshown.Liftthisstitch
overtheotherstitchonthe
right-handneedleand over
the needle point.3 Knitanotherstitchsoyou
havetwoontherightneedle.
Liftthefirststitchoverthe
second,then repeat Steps
1 to 3.4 Whenyougettothelast
stitch,cuttheyarnabout
15cm(6in)away,feedit
throughtheloopandpull
through firmly to fasten off.Row 29 Kfb,K7,castoff6 sts,knittoend.
[9stsonleftleg, 7 sts on right leg]
LEFTLEG
Workingontheset of 7 sts only:
Knit 11 rows.
Turn,caston6 sts.[13sts]
Leavethese 13 sts to one side.
RIGHTLEG
WithWSfacing,re-join yarn to the set of 9 sts.
Row 30 Knit.
Row 31 Knittolast 3 sts, k2tog, K1. [8 sts]
Row 32 Knit.
Row 33 Knittolast 3 sts, k2tog, K1. [7 sts]
Knit3 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
K1,k2tog,knitto end. Knit across sts from left
leg.[21sts]
Row 42 andWSrowsKnit.
Rows43,45, 47 and 49 K1, k2tog, knit to end.
Row 50 Knit. [17 sts]
Castoff.
LETTERQ
Caston14 sts using 3.25mm needles and Yarn
C.
Row 1 (RS)Knit.
Row 2 andWSrowsKnit.
Row3,5, 7 and 9 Kfb,knit to last 2 sts, kfb, K1.
Row 10 Knit.[22sts]
Row 11 K10,castoff3 sts,knittoend.
[10stsforRightLeg, 9 sts for Left Leg]LEFTSIDE
Working on the set of 9 sts only: