Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 11:57:52 -0600 From: Leslie Gordon <103060.370@compuserve.com> To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: KNIT: Kids, Rug Pattern, etc. RUG PATTERN Due to numerous requests, here is the rug pattern that I mentioned in my last posting. It turned out to be 20 x 30 -inches. Not big -- just a little throw rug for beside her bed. Feel free to pass this pattern on but please leave my name attached. MATERIALS: 3 skeins Dyed-in-the-Wool Cotton #3 (Mop Cotton), mine was in Creyola (all the colours in the box); US 10.5 (6.5mm) needles. DIAMOND STRIP RUG: Cast on 53 (or for wider rug increase cast on by multiples of 2 and remember to increase the number of k1, p1 at each side of pattern also by 1 st each side for every 2 sts inc in cast on). NOTE: For pattern rows not written here sts are to be worked as they face you ie: k al k sts, p all p sts. ROW 1: (P1, k1) 10 times; p3, k3, p1, k3, p1, k3, p3; (k1, p1) 10 times. ROW 4: (P1, k1) 9 times; p1, k3, p3, k1, p1, k1, p3, k3, p1; (k1, p1) 9 times. ROW 7: (P1, k1) 9 times; p3, k3, p1, k3, p1, k3, p3; (k1, p1) 9 times. ROW 10: (P1, k1) 8 times; p1, k3, p3, k1, p5, k1, p3, k3, p1; (k1, p1) 8 times. ROW 13: (P1, k1) 8 times; p3, k3; (p1, k3) 3 times; p3, (k1, p1) 8 times. ROW 16: (P1, k1) 7 times; p1, (k3, p3, k1, p3) twice; k3, p1; (k1, p1) 7 times. ROW 19: (P1, k1) 7 times; p3, *k3, p1, k3*, p5; rpt from * to *; p3, () 7 times. ROW 22: (P1, k1) 6 times; p1, k3, *p3, k1, p3*, k7; rpt from * to *; p3, (k1, p1) 6 times. ROW 25: (P1, k1) 6 times; p3, *k3, p1, k3*, p9; rpt from * to *; p3, (k1, p1) 6 times. ROW 28: (P1, k1) 5 times; p1, k3, *p3, k1, p3*, p11; rpt from * to *; k3, p1, (k1, p1) 5 times. ROW 31: (P1, k1) 5 times; p3, *k3, p1, k3*, p13; rpt from * to *; p3, (k1, p1) 5 times. ROW 34: (P1, k1) 4 times; p1, k3, *p3, k1, p3*, p15; rpt from * to *; k3, p1, (k1, p1) 4 times. ROW 37: (P1, k1) 4 times; p3, *k3, p1, k3*, p17; rpt from * to *; p3, (k1, p1) 4 times. ROW 40: (P1, k1) 3 times; p1, k3, *p3, k1, p3*, p19; rpt from * to *; k3, p1, (k1, p1) 3 times. ROW 43: (P1, k1) 3 times; p3, *k3, p1, k3*, p21; rpt from * to *; p3, (k1, p1) 3 times. ROW 46: (P1, k1) twice; p1, k3, *p3, k1, p3*, p23; rpt from * to *; k3, p1, (k1, p1) twice. ROW 49: (P1, k1) twice; p3, *k3, p1, k3*, p25; rpt from * to *; p3 (k1, p1) twice. ROW 52: P1, k1, p1, k3, *p3, k1, p3*, p27; rpt from * to *; k3, p1, k1, p1. ROW 55: P1, k1, p3, *k3, p1, k3*, p29; rpt from * to *; p3, k1, p1. ROW 58: P1, k3, *p3, k1, p3* p27; rpt from * to *; k3, p1. Row 61: As for Row 55. Row 64: As for Row 52. Row 67: As for Row 49. Row 70: As for Row 46. Row 73: As for Row 43. Row 76: As for Row 40. Row 79: As for Row 37. Row 82: As for Row 34. Row 85: As for Row 31. Row 88: As for Row 28. Row 91: As for Row 25. Row 94: As for Row 22. Row 97: As for Row 19. Row 100: As for Row 16. Row 103: As for Row 13. Row 106: As for Row 10. Row 109: As for Row 7. Row 112: As for Row 4. Row 115: As for Row 1. Loosely cast off all sts -- knitting or purling as each st faces you. This definitely looks like more work than it is. You won't need to follow the pattern after about Row 19. For throw rugs like this I find that just about any stitch pattern will work. Especially knit / purl patterns like this one. They give reallly nice effect with not to much effort. If you decide to try a rug. Let me know. And feel free to pass on the pattern. After typing it I realized that I have made too many changes for you to successfully use the pattern in Mary Walker Phillip's book. My apologies. ---------- Well, that was a long one. My apologies to anyone trying to speed through the mail. If anyone wants any help on the rug or chosing different stitch patterns let me know. Sincerely, Leslie Gordon with By Hand 103060.370@compuserve.com Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada --- This pattern downloaded from Wool Works: the online knitting compendium http://www.woolworks.org/