MYSTERY BLANKET STITCH–ALONG
volume one MYSTERY BLANKET STITCH–ALONG The 16 squares that make up this blanket are issued four at a time, and named for famous mystery authors instead of their stitch name. You won’t know which block you’re knitting until you complete the first row repeat. Once you have completed all sixteen squares, the real names of the stitches will be revealed along with their images, so you can match your knitted swatch with the square accompanying the author and their famous works. You’ll learn complex pattern instruction while building up your stitch repertoire — from simple knit and purl to backwards knit, cables, cross stitches, knit/purl, chevron, and even lace. Stitch your 16 completed blocks together to make a multi-textured baby blanket. Experiment with a variety of knitting stitches and textures. These individual squares can be combined to create a blanket or scarf. Recommended Yarn: Berocco Ultra Alpaca; Karabella Yarns Aurora 8 Completed Blanket Yardage: approx. 1800 yds. Gauge: 5 stitches to 1 inch Blocked Trim Size: each swatch measures approx. 8 x 8 inch square Dame Daphne Du Maurier 1907-1989 Jamaica Inn Walter Mosley 1952 Devil in the Blue Dress Stitch Multiple: 9 plus 4 stitches Stitch Multiple: 6 plus 2 stitches Needles: Size 6 US Needles: Size 6 US CRYPTIC PATTERN: The mystique of this airy material is not simply the continuity of the eyelets, but that with a yarn over here, a decrease there, a simple knit on the right side, purl on the wrong, it looks to be divided by a perfect spine. CRYPTIC PATTERN: What goes up must come down (or as with this pretty, but surprisingly simple pattern – what comes down goes up again), using garter and stockinette to differentiate the stitch pattern. Cast on 40 Stitches. Purl 1 row. Row 1 & all uneven numbered rows: Row 1: (rs) k2, *k2tog., k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, k2tog; repeat from *, 4 times, k2. (ws) k1, p36, k1. Cast on 38 Stitches. Row 2, 4, 6: k1, p38, k1. Row 2: k1, *k3, p3; repeat from * 5 times, k1. Row 3: k2, *k2tog., k1, yo, k3, yo, k1, k2tog.; repeat from * 4 times, k2. Row 4: k1, p1, *k3, p3; repeat from * 4 times, k3, p2, k1. Row 5: k2, * k2tog., yo, k5, yo, k2tog.; repeat from * 4 times, k2. Row 6: k1, p2, *k3, p3; repeat from * 4 times, k3, p1, k1. Repeat these 6 rows for pattern until 59 rows – about 8 inches from beginning, end on wrong side with pattern row 4. Bind off. Row 8: k1, *p3, k3; repeat from * end last repeat k4. Row 10: k1, p2, *k3, p3; repeat from * 4 times, k3, p1, k1. Row 12: k1, p1, *k3, p3; repeat from * 4 times, k3, p2, k1. Repeat these 12 rows for pattern until 59 rows – about 8 inches from beginning, end on wrong side with pattern row 11. Bind off in pattern. sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo; repeat from *, end k1. Agatha Christie 1890-1976 The Secret of Chimneys Stitch Multiple: 20 plus 1 stitches Needles: Size 6 US CRYPTIC PATTERN: Like sailboats riding the waves – a wake here and a curl there creates the riptide in ocean currents. Cast on 41 Stitches. Row 1: (rs) * k1, yo, k8, p3tog, k8, yo; repeat from *, end k1. Row 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16: purl. Row 3: * k2, yo, k7, p3tog, k7, yo, k1, repeat from *, end last repeat k2. Row 5: k2tog, *yo, k1, yo, k6, p3tog, k6, yo, k1, yo, sl 1, k2tog, pass the slipped stitch over the k2tog (psso); repeat from *, end last repeat yo, k1, yo, k2tog. Row 7: * k4, yo, k5, p3tog, k5, yo, k3; repeat from *, end last repeat k4. Row 9: *k1, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo, k1, yo, k4, p3tog, k4, yo, k1, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo; repeat from * once, k1. Row 11: * k6, yo, k3, p3tog, k3, yo, k5; repeat from *, end last repeat k6. Row 13: k2tog, * yo, k1, yo, sl 1 k2tog, psso, yo, k1, yo, k2, p3tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo, k1, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso; repeat from *, end last repeat yo, k1, yo, k2tog. Row 15: * k8, yo, k1, p3tog, k1, yo, k7; repeat from *, end last repeat k8. Row 17: * k1, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo, k1, yo, sl 1 k2tog, psso, yo, k1, yo, p3tog, yo, k1, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo, k1, yo, Row 18: k. Row 19: p. Row 20: k. Repeat these 20 rows for pattern until 57 rows – about 8 inches from beginning, end on right side with pattern row 17. Bind off as to purl. P. D. James 1920The Children of Men Stitch Multiple: 8 plus 2 stitches Needles: Size 7 US CRYPTIC PATTERN: Under, over, and interlaced – each supporting the other while all holding on. It isn’t braided or twisted, but looks as if entwined, yet cleanly textured, and oh-so sublime. Cast on 42 Stitches. Row 1, 3, & 5: (ws) k2, *p2, k2; repeat from * to end. Row 2 & 4: P2, *k2, p2; repeat from * to end. Row 6: P2, * sl next 3 sts to cable needle, hold at front, k next 2 sts, p next st. then p1, k2 from cable needle, p2; repeat from * to end. Repeat row 1 and 2 twice, row 1 once again. Row 12: P2, k2, p2, * sl next 3 sts to cable needle, hold at back, k next 2 sts., p next st, then p1, k2 from cable needle, p2; repeat from *, end k2, p2. Repeat these 12 rows for pattern until 58 rows – about 8 inches from beginning, end on right side with pattern row 10. Bind off in pattern. A BBREVIATIONS k - knit dec.(s) - decrease(s) pat.(s) - pattern(s) p - purl st. st. - stockinette St in.(s) - inch (es) st(s) - stitches(es) tog - together sl - slip inc.(s) - increases beg. - beginning yo - yarn over sc - single crochet skp - sl1 k1, pass sl st over k st. psso - pass the slipped stitch over sl st - slip stitch-pass stitch from one needle to another without working it. Unless otherwise specified always slip stitch as to purl except when decreasing – then slip as to knit. * Indicates that the instructions immediately following are to be repeated the given number of times in addition to the original. BLOCKING With (ws) up pin out on a padded surface to given measurement. 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