The Cynthia Knitted Stripe.
Suitable for a Toilet Runner.
Abbreviations Used.
K = knit a plain stitch; P = purl; O = over, that is, bring the thread forward to the front of the work, and pass it round over the right hand needle, in order to make an extra stitch; N = narrow, that is, knit two stitches together; S = slip a stitch.
Use Strutt’s Knitting Cotton, No. 8, 3 threads, and a pair of No. 12 steel needles.
Cast on 91 stitches for a runner, about 12 inches wide, or 118 for a runner 16 inches wide. If something wider than this is needed, cast on multiples of 27, with an extra 10 stitches.
Notice that after the first piece of plain knitting, each alternate row is like the 19th.
Knit 18 rows plain.