Skill level: Intermediate
Materials:
- Yarn: Kartopu, Baby One, 100% premium acrylic, 3.53 oz. (100 g), 273 yards (250 m), in the color K1321: 3 skeins.
- Circular knitting needles, 32" (80 cm) long, size US 8 (5 mm).
- Tapestry needle.
Measurements: width = 33" (84 cm), length = 56" (142 cm), approx.
Yardage: 810- 815 yards (740- 745 m), approx.
Gauge: 22 sts and 18 rows = 4"x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in stockinette stitch.
Knitting Terms:
- st: stitch.
- sts: stitches.
- sl st: slip stitch.
- k: knit.
- p: purl.
- m1: make 1 stitch increase.
- yo: yarn over.
- k2tog: knit 2 sts together.
- ssk: slip, slip, knit the 2 sts together through back loops.
- s2s1ktog: slip two sts as if to knit them together, slip the third one knit-wise, knit the three sts together through back loops (centered double decrease). You can watch my tutorial video below to learn how to knit this stitch:
Note: always work the slip stitch purl-wise.
Cast on 5 sts, work as follows:
Row 1: p 2, k 3.
Row 2: sl st, p 2, k 2.
Row 3: sl st, p 1, k 3.
Row 4: repeat row 2.
Row 5: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, k 1.
Row 6 and every even number row: sl st, p to last 2 sts, k 2.
Rows 7, 9 and 11: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, k to end.
Row 13: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, ssk, yo, k 1, yo, k2tog.
Row 15: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, k 1, ssk, yo, (k 1, yo, k 1, yo, k 1, yo, k 1) into st, yo, k2tog.
Row 17: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, k 2, ssk, yo, k 7, yo, k2tog.
Row 19: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, k 3, ssk, yo, k 7, yo, k2tog.
Row 21: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, k 4, ssk, yo, ssk, k 3, k2tog, yo, k2tog.
Row 23: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, ssk, yo, k 1, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, ssk, k 1, k2tog, yo, k2tog.
Row 25: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, k 1, ssk, yo, (k 1, yo, k 1, yo, k 1, yo, k 1) into st, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, s2s1ktog, yo, k2tog.
Row 27: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, k 2, ssk, yo, k 7, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, k 1, yo, k2tog.
Row 29: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, k 3, ssk, yo, k 7, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, k 1, yo, k2tog.
Row 31: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, k 4, ssk, yo, ssk, k 3, k2tog, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, k 1, yo, k2tog.
Row 33: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, ssk, yo, k 1, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, ssk, k 1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, k 1, yo, k2tog.
Row 35: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, k 1, ssk, yo, (k 1, yo, k 1, yo, k 1, yo, k 1) into st, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, s2s1ktog, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, (k 1, yo, k 1, yo, k 1, yo, k 1) into st, yo, k2tog.
Row 37: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, k 2, ssk, yo, k 7, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, k 1, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, k 7, yo, k2tog.
Row 39: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, k 3, ssk, yo, k 7, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, k 1, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, k 7, yo, k2tog.
Row 41: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, k 4, ssk, yo, ssk, k 3, k2tog, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, k 1, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, ssk, k 3, k2tog, yo, k2tog.
General Pattern:
Row 43: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, *ssk, yo, k 1, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, ssk, k 1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, repeat from * to end.
Row 45: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, k 1, *ssk, yo, (k 1, yo, k 1, yo, k 1, yo, k 1) into st, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, s2s1ktog, yo, k2tog, repeat from * to end.
Row 47: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, k 2, *ssk, yo, k 7, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, k 1, yo, k2tog, repeat from * to end.
Row 49: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, k 3, *ssk, yo, k 7, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, k 1, yo, k2tog, repeat from * to end.
Row 51: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, k 4, *ssk, yo, ssk, k 3, k2tog, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, k 1, yo, k2tog, repeat from * to end.
Row 53: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, *ssk, yo, k 1, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, ssk, k 1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 5 sts, ssk, yo, k 1, yo, k2tog.
Row 55: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, k 1, *ssk, yo, (k 1, yo, k 1, yo, k 1, yo, k 1) into st, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, s2s1ktog, yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 5 sts, ssk, yo, (k 1, yo, k 1, yo, k 1, yo, k 1) into st, yo, k2tog.
Row 57: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, k 2, *ssk, yo, k 7, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, k 1, yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 11 sts, ssk, yo, k 7, yo, k2tog.
Row 59: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, k 3, *ssk, yo, k 7, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, k 1, yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 11 sts, ssk, yo, k 7, yo, k2tog.
Row 61: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, k 4, *ssk, yo, ssk, k 3, k2tog, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, k 1, yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 11 sts, ssk, yo, ssk, k 3, k2tog, yo, k2tog.
Row 62: repeat row 6.
Repeat rows 43-62 twelve times, then repeat rows 43-54 once. Work the next two rows as follows:
Row 1: sl st, p 1, k 2, m1, k 1, *ssk, yo, k 1, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, s2s1ktog, yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 5 sts, ssk, yo, k 1, yo, k2tog.
Here is a video tutorial that I made for the I-cord bind off method: