Skill Level: 
Rookie-Apprentice-Virtuoso-Genius

Skills: knit, purl, yarn over, tab cast on (instructions given)

Sizes: one size

Finished Measurements: 
approx 158 cm wingspan and 76 cm deep lying flat after blocking       

Gauge: 
approx 30 sts and 44 rows = 10 cm in St st on 2.5 mm as given on ball band

approx 18 sts and 32 rows = 10 cm in double moss/seed st on 4 mm after blocking

Yarn: fingering weight wool

Suggested Brand: 
2 skeins Bohoknits Ramble
75% Merino Wool, 25% Nylon 
422 m per 100 g 
shown in colour Olive Juice and Salmon Shuffle

Needles: 
4 mm 80 cm circs or longer
or size needed to obtain gauge


Other Materials: tapestry needle or teeny crochet hook; stitch marker 

Please note: This pattern will be free for the summer and starting September 1st, 2015 it will be $5 USD.

Instructions:

Beginning at middle neck and working back and forth work a tab CO as follows:

CO 3 sts. Knit 6 rows. Do not turn after the last row. Rotating your little tab clockwise, pick up and knit 3 sts along next two edges. 9 sts.

Notes: M1s in this pattern are worked by casting on a backwards loop. The reason for using this method is that it doesn’t pull your fabric tight (like it does when you pick up a st from the row below) and it doesn’t leave a gaping hole (like it does with a yarn over).

There is a 3-st garter edging, so the first 3 sts and the last 3 sts are always knit (this is included in the instructions). There is always an increase after the first 3 sts and before the last 3 sts on the RS only.

The middle st is always knit (on both the WS and the RS) with an increase on either side (in this case, it’s a YO) on the RS only. Always make sure your marker is right next to the middle st (it can sometimes shift below your YO).


Confused? Don’t worry – it’s all in the instructions!


Section 1 (double moss/seed st)

Note: After working a few rows, you may want to place a removable m on the fabric to mark the RS.

Row 1 (WS): Knit.

Row 2 (RS): K3, M1 (by casting on a backwards loop), K1, YO, pm, K1 (middle st), YO, K1, M1, K3. 13 sts.

Row 3: Knit.

Row 4: K3, M1, *K1, P1*, rep from * to * to m ending with a K1, YO, sl m (slip m throughout), K1, YO, rep from * to * to last 3 sts, M1, K3.

Row 5: K3, *K1, P1*, rep from * to * to 2 sts before m, K2, (sl m), rep from * to * to last 3 sts ending with a K1, K3.

Rep rows 4 and 5 until it measures approx 10” deep measured along the middle st, ending with a WS row. Cut MC. Attach CC.

Section 2 (eyelets)

Row 1 (RS): K3, M1, knit to m, YO, K1, YO, knit to last 3 sts, M1, K3.

Row 2 (WS): Knit.

Row 3: K3, M1, *K2tog, YO*, rep from * to * to 1 st before m (don’t forget the last YO), (K1, YO) twice, K1, *YO, K2tog*, rep from * to * to last 3 sts, M1, K3.

Row 4: Knit. 


Cut CC. Attach MC.


Section 3 (double moss/seed st)

Row 1 (RS): Rep Row 1 from Section 2.

Row 2 (WS): Rep Row 5 from Section 1.

Rep rows 4 and 5 from Section 1 until it measures 8-10 cm/3.5-4” from end of Section 2, ending with a WS row. Cut MC. Attach CC.


Section 4 (eyelets)

Rep Rows 1-4 from Section 2 twice.


Section 5 (double moss/seed st)

Rep Section 3 until it measures 8-10 cm/3.5-4” from end of Section 4, ending with a WS row.


Section 6 (eyelets)

Rep Rows 1-4 from Section 2 three times. Do not cut CC when you are finished.


Section 7 (garter st)

Beginning with MC, work two rows in MC and then two rows in CC.

Row 1 (RS): Rep Row 1 from Section 2.

Row 2 (WS): Knit.


Rep these two rows (alternating MC and CC) for 22 rows (or to desired length), ending with MC and a WS row.


Section 8 (ribbing)

Row 1 (RS): Rep Row 1 from Section 2.

Row 2 (WS): K3, *P3, K2*, rep from * to * to 1 st before m, K1, begin rib again mirroring the rib sts you ended with before m (i.e. if you ended on a K2, then start with a K2), rib to last 3 sts, K3.

Row 3: K3, M1, work rib as set to m (knit the knits and purl the purls), YO, K1, YO, rib to last 3 sts, M1, K3.

Row 4: K3, work rib as set to 1 st before m, K1, continue with rib to last 3 sts, K3.

Note: Incorporate increases into rib pattern as you go.

Rep Rows 3 and 4 for 4” or to desired length ending with a WS row. BO loosely in rib. Weave in ends.


Spritz with a water bottle and iron gently.