London.crafts wiki - Differences between Version 8 and Version 7 of Kake's Albany Summer Top

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* Cast on 110 [145] stitches using the long-tail [provisional] cast-on.
 * Cast on 110 stitches using the long-tail cast-on.

Yarn and needles

Abbreviations

  • ms = moss stitch
  • wrap = slip next st purlwise wyib, yf, return slipped st to lh needle.

Back, first piece

  • Cast on 110 stitches using the long-tail cast-on.
  • Work seven rows in moss stitch with a selvedge [always slip first st purlwise, always k last st].
  • s1p, ms4, k to last 8 st, wrap next st, turn.
  • p to last 8 st, wrap next st, turn.
  • k to last nine st, wrap, turn.
  • p to last nine st, wrap, turn.
  • repeat until you're purling to last 11 st, turn.
  • k to last 5 st, working wraps along with wrapped st as follows - work to st before wrapped st, slip wrapped st purlwise, pick up wrap knitwise with tip of lh needle, return slipped st to lh needle, knit wrap and wrapped stitch together - ms4, k1.
  • s1p, ms4, p to last 5 st, working wraps along with wrapped st as follows - work to st before wrapped st, slip wrapped st purlwise, pick up wrap knitwise with tip of lh needle, return slipped st to lh needle, purl wrap and wrapped stitch together tbl - ms4, k1.
  • Return to working in moss stitch with chain selvedge. Work x rows, or until you finish the first ball of yarn, ending with RS facing.

Front, first piece

Work as for Back, first piece.

joining the pieces

  • k along both pieces and join, keeping the moss stitch column. Work seven rounds in total.
  • Work 4 rounds of knit.
  • Continue knitting around, decreasing two stitches at each side "seam" every 5th row, 5 times.

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