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LOOPY CARDIGAN
Loop stitch might take a little
practice so try working it up as a
swatch before you cast on your cardiSTEP-BY-STEP SSK SLIP, SLIP, KNIT
1 Working with the yarn at the back
of your knitting, insert the point of
the right-hand needle into the next
stitch as if to knit, but instead slip
the first stitch onto the right-hand
needle.
2 Now slip the next stitch from the
left-hand needle onto the
right-hand needle
in the same way as for step 1.3 Push the point of the left-hand
needle through the front of both the
slipped stitches.4 Bring the yarn around just as you
would for a knit stitch and knit
these two stitches together. You
will now have a single stitch on the
right-hand needle, and your two
slipped ones will create a
left-leaning decrease.YOU WILL NEED
Q Rowan Alpaca Classic (DK, 57%
alpaca, 43% cotton, 25g/120m)
For yarn quantities and
measurements see size tableQ A pair of 3.25mm needles
QA pair of 3.75mm needles
QStitch markers
QStitch holders
Q1 button, 2cm wide
TENSION
23 sts and 36 rows to measure
10x10cm (4x4in) over loop stitch
pattern using 3.75mm needles
ABBREVIATIONS
For a full list see page 95
LOOPY CARDIGAN
BACK
Cast on 98 ( 110 : 120 : 132 : 144 : 154 ) sts using 3.75mm needles.SET-UP ROWS
Row 1 (WS) Knit.
Row 2 (RS) *K1, loop st; rep from * to last 2 sts, K2.
Row 3 Knit.
Row 4 K2, * loop st, K1; rep from * to end.
Row 5 Purl.**Cont in loop pattern as folls:LOOP STITCH PATTERN
Row 1 (RS) *K1, loop st; rep from * to last 2 sts, K2.
Row 2 and all foll WS rows Purl.
Row 3 Knit.
Row 5 K2, * loop st, K1; rep from * to end.
Row 7 Knit.IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS
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page (^89)
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CAL!
42.5 (47.5: 52 : 57.5: 62.5: 66.5)cm
16¾ (18¾: 20½: 22.5: 24¾: 26¼)in
52
(^5
3 :
5
4 :
5
5 :
5
6 :
5
7 )
cm
20
½
(^2
1 :^
21
¼
:^2
1 ¾
:^2
2 :
2
2 ½
)in
FRONTS & BACK
43
(^4
3 :
4
3 :
4
3 :
4
3 :
4
3 )
cm
17
(^1
7 :
17
:^1
7 :
17
:^1
7 )
in
SLEEVE
WHERE TO BUY
Q For yarn stockists contact
Rowan on 01484 668200
or http://www.knitrowan.com
OR YOU COULD TRY...
Q Black Sheep Wools
01925 764231 or http://www.
blacksheep wools.com
Q English Yarns
01273 461029 or http://www.
englishyarns.co.uk
LOOP STITCH
1 Put the right-hand needle
into the stitch and wrap the
yarn around as if to knit it.
2 Bring the yarn back
towards you and wrap it
around your thumb and then
back to knitting position. You
have a loop on the right side
of the fabric.
3 Knit into the back of the
stitch. You now have two
stitches on the right-hand
needle for the loop stitch.
4 Take the left-hand needle
and pass the first stitch over
the second stitch on the
right-hand needle and drop
off the end of the needle.
5 Tug the loop to tighten,
then knit the next stitch as
given in pattern.