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| Job type | Test knit |
| Description | Do you have someone to make a blanket for? How about a shawl? I hope you have fun saying, "I made that ribbing slide sideways!" then snuggling in the finished object. The self-edged Octans is knit in one piece. The alternating stockinette and reverse stockinette stars are shaped by increases and decreases, with a narrow edge of ribbing in between them. The nearly horizontal parts are made with reversible “Short Row Slides.” You can knit it as a Small Shawl (Large Shawl, Infant blanket, 2 & 6 years, 7 & 11 years, Lapghan, 12+years, Adult). You will need 6 (11, 5, 7, 11, 11, 19, 19) balls of Valley Yarns Haydenville |
| Difficulty | Moderate |
| Due date | 2018-11-22 |
| Craft | Knitting |
| Test secrecy | Teasable |
| Pattern access | The pattern for this test will be sent to you by email. This means the designer will have access to your email address for this purpose. By applying for this test, you are allowing Yarnpond to show your email address to this designer for the purposes of sending you the pattern document only. The designer may not add you to their mailing list or send you marketing emails without you providing approval for them to use your address for that purpose. Designers found to be abusing their access to testers emails will be excluded from Yarnpond. |
| Advertiser | Christine Guest Designs |
| Spots available | 4 |
| Sizes required | |
| Finished measurements | Small shawl 69'' by 12'', baby blanket 32'' by 30'' |
| Gauge | Ogee Pattern Stitch 25 sts and 24 rows in 4”/ 10cm, after wet blocking. |
| Charted or written pattern | Both |
| Skills required | cdd Central Double Decrease Slip two stitches together knitwise, knit the next stitch, then pass the two slipped stitches over, (decreases 2 stitches). k Knit. k2tog Knit two stitches together, (decreases 1 stitch). k3tog Knit three stitches together, (decreases 2 stitches). kfb Knit into the front and back of the same stitch (increases 1 stitch). lg Large. LLI Lift the loop below the stitch on your righthand needle. Knit it. (increases 1 stitch). LlIp Lift the loop below the stitch on your righthand needle. Purl it. (increases 1 stitch). p Purl. p2tog tbl Purl two stitches together through the back loops, (decreases 1 stitch). p3tog tbl Purl three stitches together through the back loops, (decreases 2 stitches). p3tog Purl three stitches together, (decreases 2 stitches). pfb Purl into the front and back of the same stitch, (increases 1 stitch.) plm Place marker. rep Repeat. RLI Lift the loop below the next stitch on your left-hand needle (and place it on the needle). Knit this lifted stitch, leaving the stitch that is above the lifted stitch on the left needle. (increases 1 stitch). You will work the stitch on the left needle as specified in the pattern (separate from the actual lifted increase). RLIp Lift the loop below the next stitch on your left-hand needle (and place it on the needle). Purl this lifted stitch, leaving the stitch that is above the lifted stitch on the left needle. (increases 1 stitch). You will work the stitch on the left needle as specified in the pattern (separate from the actual lifted increase). RS Right side of the work; the side facing you on odd numbered rows. sl1 wyif Slip the stitch as if to purl, with the yarn in front of the work.sl2-twice-p1-psso With yarn in front, slip 2 stitches knitwise one at a time, return these stitches to left needle and slip them again knitwise, purl 1, pass the 2 slipped stitches over, (decreases 2 stitches). slm Slip marker. sm Small. srs Short Row Slide. See page 2 for an explanation of the notation and variation of this technique used in this design. All of the specific slides are presented as both charts and row instructions on pages 9, 11, 13 and 14. ssk Slip the first stitch knitwise, slip the second stitch knitwise, insert the left needle into both slipped stitches and knit them togehter, (decreases 1 stitch). ssp Slip the first stitch knitwise, slip the second stitch knitwise, insert the left needle into both slipped stitches and purl them together, (decreases 1 stitch). sssk Slip the first stitch knitwise, (slip the next st knitwise) twice, insert the left needle into all three stitches, then knit them together, (decreases 2 stitches). WS Wrong side of the work; the side |
| Construction type | One piece bottom up. |
| Required or recommended yarn | Valley Yarns Haydenville (60% Superwash Merino Wool/ 40% Acrylic Microfiber; 220yds [200 meters]/ 100g): 28 Silver is what I used, worsted weight wool or cotton is fine. |
| Tools required | Size US 8 (5 mm): 24” or 29” circular (needle size you usually use on worsted, but the belly band of the yarn suggested 8.) |
| Ownership of the finished item | The finished item is yours to keep. |
| Requirements from the maker | Please communicate to me a lot about what is weird. I'd also like photos up on a project page on Rav. Instagram would be lovely as well. |
| Rewards from the designer | Finished version of this pattern plus coupon for free copy of any of my other patterns. |
| Milestones |
The designer has created the following milestones, in order to keep track of progress during the test knit. By marking off each milestone as you complete it, you can easily keep the designer up to date with your progress. 2018-10-05: got to the place marker row2018-10-10: got through the first repeat of pattern |
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