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SIZES
Instructions are written for size Small/Medium. Changes for Large/X-Large are in parentheses.
KNITTED MEASUREMENTS
Length of rectangle 29 (32)”/74 (81)cm Width of rectangle 17 (19)”/43 (48)cm Length from center neck to tip 24 (263/4)961 (68)cm
MATERIALS
4 (5) 31/2oz/100g balls (each approx 250yd/229m) of South West Trading Company Bamboo (bamboo) in #521 sapphire
One pair size 5 (3.5mm) needles or size to obtain gauge
Size E/4 (3.5mm) crochet hook
Cable needle
GAUGE
27 sts and 30 rows to 3.5″/9cm over cable chart using size 5 (3.5mm) needles.
Take time to check gauge.
STITCH GLOSSARY
3-st BPC S1 1 st to cn and hold to back,p1 from cn. 3-st FPC Si 2 sts to cn and hold to Irvin. p 1 k2 from cn. 4-st FC SI 2 sts to cn and hold to front, k2, k2 from cn. 4-st BC Si 2 sts to cn and hold to back, k2, k2 from cn.
RECTANGLE
(make two)
Cast on 93 (103) sts.
Beg chart
Row 1 (WS) P12 (16), work row 1 of cable chart over next 27 sts, p15 (17), work row 1 of cable chart over next 27 sts, p12 (16). Row 2 K2, [yo, k2tog] 5 (7) times, work row 2 of cable chart over next 27 sts, kl, [yo, k2tog] 7 (8) times, work row 2 of cable chart over next 27 sts, kl [yo, k2tog] 5 (7) times, k 1. Row 3 P12 (16), work row 3 of cable chart over next 27 sts, p15 (17), work row 3 of cable chart over next 27 sts, p12 (16). Row 4 K1 [ssk, yo] 5 (7) times, k 1 , work row 4 of cable chart over next 27 sts, [ssk, yo] 7 (8) times, kl, work row 4 of cable chart over next 27 sts, [ssk, yo] 5 (7) times, k2. Cont in pat as established, work 16 rows of cable chart 15 (16) times, then rep rows 1-8 of chart once more. Bind off in pat.
FINISHING
Block pieces to measurements. Sew 17 (19)”/43 (48)cm of cast-on edge of one rectangle along 17 (19)”/43 (48)cm at side edge of 2nd rectangle.
Edgings Work sc around neck and lower edge, working 1 sc into each st on cast-on and bind-off edges, and working 2 sc for every 3 rows on side edges.
