Size: Small
Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD “Aunt Lydia’s” Heavy Rug Yarn. 7—70 Yd. Skeins Color A. 2—70 Yd. Skeins Color B. 1—Pr. Jumper Knitting Needles No. 8 and 1 Crochet Hook Size H or any size needles and hooks which will result in stitch gauge below. 1—3 inch Hairpin Staple. Gauge: On Knitting Needles: 7 sts = 2 inches; 7 rows = 1 inch. Suggested Color Scheme: A—Peacock; B—Bongo. Directions are given for Small size. Measurements: Shoulder-arm length 19 inches.
HAIRPIN LACE:
With crochet hook make a loop, drop loop. Remove bar from staple, place dropped loop on left prong with yarn to front of staple, replace bar. Working with bar at bottom and curve at top, pass yarn over right prong to back of staple keeping the beg of loop at center. Insert hook through loop and pull yarn through, yarn over and pull through loop, * drop loop from hook, turn staple toward you to the left, pass yarn over right prong to the back, pick up dropped loop, pull loop tight and keep in center, insert hook under top part of loop on left prong, pull yarn through (2 loops on hook), yarn over and pull through both loops, repeat from * for desired length.
FIRST SECTION:
With B, and 3 inch Hairpin Staple, work a strip of hairpin lace having 123 loops on each side of staple, fasten off. Remove bar. Using Size 8 knitting needles working along 1 edge of hairpin lace and keeping 1 twist in each loop across, attach A in first loop, pull yarn through same loop, * insert needle in next loop, pull yarn through, repeat from * 58 times (60 sts), place a marker, insert needle through next 3 loops, pull yarn through all 3 loops (center st), place a marker, * insert needle in next loop, pull yarn through, repeat from * across rem 59 loops (121 sts on needle).
ROWS 1-3: (Garter st), K each row, slipping markers.
ROW 4: K 2 tog, K across to within 2 sts of first marker, K 2 tog, slip marker, K 1, sl marker, K 2 tog, K to within last 2 sts, K 2 tog.
ROWS 5-84: Repeat the last 4 rows 20 times.—37 sts remain.