Two-fer

"Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two."
-Buddha

I know, I know...I said one a week...but this time of year time is of the essence. And since the second pattern was finished up so quickly - a couple hours folks, seriously! - I decided to give you both this week.

First up...

a unisex pattern that reminds me of old English stone walls, hence the name.

STONEHENGE

size: 6 in. tall by 20 in. around
materials:150 yds. worsted weight yarn
model done in Rowan Lima: peru
Size 8 (US) 24 in. round needles, stitch marker
gauge: 6 st = 1 in.

DIRECTIONS

Cast on 144 stitches. Join, taking care not to twist stitches. Place marker at beginning and work in round.

Purl 2 rounds.

Now work in sixteen round repeat as follows:

Rounds 1, 3, & 5: *K6, (K1tbl, P1) twice, K1tbl, K1; rep from * to end of round.
Rounds 2 & 4: *P6, (SL1, P1) three times; rep from * to end of round.
Round 6: *K6, (SL1, P1) twice, SL1, K1; rep from * to end of round.
Round 7: * (K1tbl, P1) twice, K1tbl, K1; rep from * to end of round.
Round 8: * (SL1, P1) twice, SL1, K1; rep from * to end of round.
Rounds 9, 11, & 13: *(K1tbl, P1) twice, K1tbl, K7; rep from * to end of round.
Rounds 10 & 12: *(SL1, P1) twice, SL1, P7; rep from * to end of round.
Round 14: *(SL1, P1) twice, SL1, K7; rep from * to end of round.
Rounds 15 & 16: As rounds 7 & 8.

Repeat 16 rounds four times (64 rounds of pattern / 66 rounds total.)

Purl 2 rounds.

Bind off loosely and weave ends in. Do not block.

K – knit
P-purl
Ktbl – knit through back loop
SL – slip stitch purlwise

Next?

You gotta LOVE this one! Only took a couple hours. the yarn is yummy and I can get at least two of them out of a single skein, maybe even three!

I googled synonyms for beauty and seriously considered naming her “Pulchritudenous!” LOL!

COMELY

size: 4½ in. tall by 18 in. around
materials: 75 yds. worsted weight yarn
model done in Madelinetosh worsted: lepidoptera
Size 6 (US) 24 in. round needles, cable needle, stitch marker
Gauge: cable = ¾ in.

DIRECTIONS

Cast on 99 stitches. Join, taking care not to twist stitches. Place marker at beginning and work in round.

Round 1: Knit.
Round 2: Purl.

Now work in twelve row repeat as follows:

Rounds 1 & 9: *Cable 4 right, P1, YO, SSK, K1, K2tog, YO, P1; rep from * to end of round.
Round 2 and all even rounds: *K4, P1, K5, P1; rep from * to end of round.
Rounds 3, 7, & 11: * K4, P1, YO, K1, SK2P, K1, YO, P1; rep from * to end of round.
Round 5: *K4, P1, YO, SSK, K1, K2tog, YO, P1; rep from * to end of round.

Repeat 12 rounds twice. On third repeat, end with round 9 ( 33 rounds of pattern / 35 rounds total.)

Round 36: Purl.
Round 37: Knit.

Bind off loosely and weave ends in.

K – knit
P-purl YO-yarnover SSK – slip, slip, knit
K2tog-knit 2 together
SK2P – slip 1, knit 2 tog, pass slipped stitches over.
Cable 4 right – place 2 stitches on cable needle and drop to back. Knit next 2 stitches, then stitches from cable needle

Turn your face to the sun, share the joy, & tell your friends.

I'll put another batch of Christmas cookies in the oven...