Old Shale Stitch |
For as long as I've been stitching, I've wanted to make a chevron or ripple blanket. I have tried, many, many times to learn to crochet properly because I thought it was the only way to make one of these fascinating yarn-stash-busters:
Great Grandma Ripple Blanket Modeled by Anna Cat Bebe |
But behold, the knitting pattern Old Shale:
Hail the Old Shale |
This is my first attempt. I read about it on Ravelry. I knew I could do it--I knew it.
The pattern is so easy--it's just a repeat of four simple rows:
Cast on 20 stitches
Row One: K 20
Row Two: K 1, P 18, K1
Row Three: K 1, [K2 Tog] 3 times, [K1, YO] 6 times, [K2 Tog] 3 times, K1
Row Four: K 20
That's it! It's just the right combination of mindless knitting and purling for three rows and one row of increasing and decreasing. It's worked in multiples of 18--I added the single knit stitch at the beginning and ending of each row to help decrease curling. I watched a very helpful YouTube video by iknitwithcatfur (??) that helped me get the groove going.
Corner Curve |
I have 840 yards of Malabrigo Worsted Noviembre yarn that I'm thinking of doing a tiny shawl or wrap with in this pattern:
Malabrigo Noviembre Test Shale |
I knitted up a test swatch this afternoon and I think it will work nicely.
But first: I must finish Christmas sewing. There are not enough hours in the day.
XO!
TEREZ
Brilliant! I love this!
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