Materials:
1 skein (3.5 ounces) Plymouth Encore Knitting Worsted Weight Wool Blend Yarn
(or any Worsted Weight Wool Blend Yarn)
Keyplate:
dot 3
CO 80 needles with WY....K 6 R......CO with MC and K 10 R.......Starting at either end do a butterflystitch (see below) at every 10th needle........Push al needles to FWP....Knit 1 R slowly....K 9 more rows...Starting at 5 the 5th needle in from the end make butterflies in between the other butterflies you already....Row counter reads 20..... Push all needles to FWP....Knit 1 R slowly....K 9 more rows........Butterfly at every 10th stitch as you did in row 10.....Repeat alternate butterfly pattern to row 50.......Knit 10 rows straight....Drop down every third stitch 6 rows and latch up to form a 3x1 rib.....Back stitch BO...... Remove hem and gather stitches....Sew side seam and add pom pom to top...Hide yarn ends and you are done...
*You could also do a rolled edge by not doing the ribbing and just BO....Then just let it roll the way it wants to... *Or you could do a picot edge by K 5 R....Then transfer every third stitch over one stitch leaving a hole...Make sure all needles are still in WP with LATCHES OPEN....Knit 5 more rows....CO onto WY and then fold over and finish like before....
You could use this pattern to practice any number of fancy stitches....At every 6th row and every 15th stitch do a 2 over 2 cable.......OR..........Every 10th row do 2 rows in a contrasting color for stripes......OR........Use your multi prong transfer tools on every other needle at the 6th and 12th rows to make eyelet holes, and then again at the 30th and 36th rows-knit straight to 60 and BO using back stitch and make a rolled edge......Or make bobbles every 10 rows and 10 or 5th stitch.....The possibilities are endless........
Butterfly Stitch:
Insert your latchet tool six stitches down from the needle position where you want to place your butterfly stitch.......Ladder the stitches down to your lachet tool........Reach behind the knitting with the tool to the upper most ladder and bring it down through the sixth stitch....Hang this new loop on the needle...Continue across.........
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