SUMMER TEA COSY
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YOUWILLNEED
QPaintboxYarnsSimplyDK
(100%acrylic,100g/276m),
1 ballofeach:
YarnASpearmintGreen(125)
YarnBSoftFudge(109)
YarnCRoseRed(113)
YarnDBloodOrange(119)
YarnEButtercupYellow(122)
YarnFNeonPink(156)
YarnGTeaRose(142)
QA pairof4mmneedles
QA pairof3.25mmneedles
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SUMMERTEACOSY
MAINBODY(MAKE2)
Caston 10 stsusing 4mm needles and Yarn A.
Row 1 (RS)Knit.
Row2 andeveryaltrowPurl.
Row 3 Kfbineveryst.[20sts]
Row 5 (Kfb,K1)totheendoftherow.[30sts]
Row 7 (Kfb,K2)totheendoftherow.[40sts]
Row 9 (Kfb,K3)totheendoftherow.[50sts]
Beg with a purl row, work in st st for 25 rows.
BreakoffYarnA andjoininYarnB.
Begwitha knitrow,workinststfor 25 rows(endingona RSrow).
Knit2 rows.(Thefirstofthese2 rows is the turning row.)
Beginbasketweave pattern:
Row 1 Knit.
Row 2 Purl.
Row 3 K2,P4,K2;repfrom totheendoftherow.
Row 4 P2,K4,P2;rep from to the end of the row.
Row 5 AsRow3.
Row 6 AsRow4.
Row 7 Knit.
Row 8 Purl.
Row 9 P3,K2,P4;repfrom tothelast5 sts;K2,P3.
Row 10 K3,P2,K4;rep from to the last 5 sts; P2, K3.
Row 11 AsRow9.
Row 12 As Row 10.
Repeatthese 12 rowsoncemore.
Changeto3.25mm needles.
Purl4 rows.
Castoffpurlwise.
HANDLE
Caston 66 stsusing 4mm needles and Yarn B.
Knit9 rows.
Castoff.
ROSE(MAKE4)
Caston 55 sts using 3.25mm needles and Yarn C.
Begwitha knitrow,work in st st for 5 rows.
Castoffknitwise.
LEAF(MAKE2)
Caston7 stsusing3.25mmneedles and Yarn A.
Row 1 andeveryaltrowKnit.
Row 2 Kfb,knittotheendoftherow.[8sts]
Row 4 Kfb,knittotheendoftherow.[9sts]
Row 6 Kfb,knittotheendoftherow.[10sts]
Row 8 K2tog,knittotheendoftherow.[9sts]
Row 10 K2tog,knittotheendoftherow.[8sts]
Row 12 K2tog,knit to the end of the row. [7 sts]
Row 13 Knit.
Castoff.
EASY TO KNIT
TENSION
22 stsand 30 rowstomeasure
10x10cm(4x4in)over st st using
4mmneedles
MEASUREMENTS
Tofitanaveragesixcupteapot:
Width25cm(10in)(overbasket
portion)Height22cm(8 in)
ABBREVIATIONS
B&T(breakandtighten)breakoff
theyarnandthreadtheends
throughthestitchesleftonthe
needle.Pulltheendoftheyarnto
tighten the stitches together.
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