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Knitted on 2mm needles. Before washing, 24 stitches and 48 rows per 10cm square. After machine-washing and drying flat, 32 stitches and 48 rows per 10cm square. I'm going to assume a gauge of 30 stitches and 48 rows, to allow for a little stretching with wear (remember that the rows are the horizontal direction and the stitches the vertical, since this is knitted sideways).
Knitted on 2mm needles. Before washing, 24 stitches and 48 rows per 10cm square. After machine-washing and drying flat, 32 stitches and 48 rows per 10cm square.
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== The pattern ==

Use 2mm needles. The yarn is 2-ply hemp yarn in 6 colours: A, B, C, D, E, F. Size: one size fits Kake.

==== Back ====

Use the long-tail cast-on for a stretchy edge. Throughout these directions, work a [[chain selvedge]] on both sides, and wrap the next stitch after a short row. The back is worked left to right.

<b>Cast on</b> 90 stitches in colour A.

* <b>Row 1:</b> P to end
* <b>Rows 1a, b, c, d:</b> K4, turn, P4, turn, K8, turn, P8, turn
* <b>Row 2:</b> K to end
* <b>Rows 2a, b, c, d:</b> P20, turn, K20, turn, P22, turn, K22, turn
* <b>Row 3:</b> P to end
* <b>Rows 3a, b:</b> K12, turn, P12, turn
* <b>Row 4:</b> K to end
* <b>Rows 4a, b:</b> P24, turn, K24, turn
* <b>Row 5:</b> P to end
* <b>Rows 5a, b, c, d:</b> K16, turn, P16, turn, K20, turn, P20, turn
* <b>Row 6:</b> K to end
* <b>Rows 6a, b, c, d:</b> P26, turn, K26, turn, P28, turn, K28, turn
* <b>Row 7:</b> P to end
* <b>Rows 7a, b:</b> K24, turn, P24, turn
* <b>Row 8:</b> K to end
* <b>Rows 8a, b:</b> P30, turn, K30, turn
* <b>Row 9:</b> P to end
* <b>Rows 9a, b, c, d:</b> K28, turn, P28, turn, K32, turn, P32, turn
* <b>Row 10:</b> K to end
* <b>Rows 10a, b, c, d:</b> P32, turn, K32, turn, P34, turn, K34, turn
* <b>Row 11:</b> P to end
* <b>Rows 11a, b:</b> K36, turn, P36, turn
* <b>Row 12:</b> K to end
* <b>Rows 12a, b:</b> P36, turn, K36, turn
* <b>Row 13:</b> P to end

<b>Change yarn</b> to colour B.



Yarn bought from The House of Hemp, at the 2003 Knitting and Stitching Show. Each skein is 100g and cost £7. It is 2-ply and quite thin. I will probably use needles somewhere around 3mm.

I am planning to knit this sideways in stocking stitch so I can have nice wide vertical stripes. I will have to do a bit of maths to make sure that the colour joins work smoothly:

  • on each shoulder seam
  • at the side seam where I start and finish knitting
  • where I join the sleeves to the body (this is the least important one)

A V-neck would be nice but possibly impractical for sideways knitting.

Swatch

Knitted on 2mm needles. Before washing, 24 stitches and 48 rows per 10cm square. After machine-washing and drying flat, 32 stitches and 48 rows per 10cm square.



See Also: Kake's Projects


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