By Uyvonne Bigham
For the Wire
Shoulder Warmer
SIZE: One Size
YARN: Bernat Alpaca, 70% Acrylic, 30% Alpaca, 110m/120yds, 100g/3.5oz
1 skein, shown in 93222 Fern
NEEDLES: US #10/6mm or size to obtain gauge
GAUGE: 14 sts = 4” over Garter Stitch.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Cast on 56 sts.
Knit 4 rows.
Row 5 (RS) buttonhole row: K2, yo, k2tog, [k2,kfb], k4. — 72 sts.
Row 6 (WS): K4, [k2, p2], k4.
Row 7: K4, {M1, k2, p2] , k4.
Row 8: K4, [k2, p3], k4.
Row 9: K4, [k3, p1, kfb], k4.
Row 10–12: K4, [k3, p3], k4.
Row 13: K4, [M1, k3, p3, k4.
Row 14: K4, [k3, p4], k4.
Row 15: K4, [k4, p2, kfb], k4.
Row 16:K4, [k4, p4], k4.
Row 17 buttonhole row: K2, yo, k2tog, [k4, p4], k4.
Row 18–24: K4, [k4, p4], k4.
Row 25: K4, [M1, k4, p4], k4.
Row 26–28: K4, [k4, p5], k4.
Row 29 buttonhole row: K2, yo, k2tog, [k5, p3, kfb], k4.
Row 30–34: K4, [k5, p5], k4.
Bind off loosely.
ABBREVIATIONS: K = knit, P = purl, k2tog = knit 2 sts together, YO = yarn over, M1 = make one (insert the left needle from front to back into the horizontal strand between the two
stitches: Knit the stitch through the back loop), Kfb = knit into the front and back of same stitch, St(s) = stitch(es), WS = wrong side, RS = right side
[ ] = repeat instructions in brackets, until 4 stitches left on your left hand needle.
Trevose resident Uyvonne Bigham works as a professor at Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T), in New York City, where she teaches Textile and Fashion Design. A nationally recognized knitwear designer, her designs have been published in Vogue Knitting, Knitters, Family Circle Knitting, Knit N’ Style and Cast On magazines.
Designed by Uyvonne Bigham © 2015. For more information or help with the design, email uyvonne@aol.com.
