Blanket Club - October - Diagonal couching
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Diagonal Couching
You will need;
1 strand of double knitting to be worked on 4mm knitting needles – about 12g
Or 2 strands of double knitting (equal to chunky weight yarn) to be worked on 6mm knitting needles – about 20g
- If you are using the double knitting weight of yarn, then use 2 strands together throughout.
- If you are using the chunky weight of yarn, then use 1 strand throughout.
- Remember to count all the rows as you work up the square.
Cast on 29 stitches.
Row 1: *(knit 1, purl 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, knit 1.
Row 2: *(purl 1, knit 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, purl 1.
Row 3: *(knit 1, purl 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, knit 1.
Row 4: *(purl 1, knit 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, purl 1.
Row 5: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 2, *insert right hand needle between the 1st and 2nd stitches on the left hand needle, draw through a loop, keeping this extra stitch on the needle, knit the next 2 stitches – repeat from * to last 5 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1. (38 stitches).
Row 6: purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 2, *purl 1, purl 2 together – repeat from * to last 5 stitches, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1. (29 stitches).
Row 7: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1,*insert right hand needle between the 1st and 2nd stitches on the left hand needle, draw through a loop, keeping this extra stitch on the needle, knit the next 2 stitches – repeat from * to last 4 stitches, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1. (38 stitches).
Row 8: purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, *purl 1, purl 2 together – repeat from * to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.
Rows 5: to 8: form the pattern – work them a total of 6 times.
Row 29: *(knit 1, purl 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, knit 1.
Row 30: *(purl 1, knit 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, purl 1.
Row 31: *(knit 1, purl 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, knit 1.
Row 32: *(purl 1, knit 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, purl 1.
Cast off.