Valérie's Corner

Materials :

-       1 skein of Azteca from Katia, colour n° 7828 (100g/180 m; 3 oz ½ /197 yards)

-       a set of 5 double-pointed needles 5 mm (US 8)

-       a tapestry needle

Gauge :

10  cm (4 inches) = 19 st in 2/2 ribs and 17 st in stockinet st.

Pattern :

Stockinet stitch

Broken ribs : on a number of st divided by 4.

-       4 rows in 2/2 ribs : K2, P2

-       2 rows in garter stich : as you knit in the round, you have to knit one row and purl the next one.

-       Always repeat these 6 rows.

Sizes :

(toddler) child (adult).

Directions :

With the set of double-pointed needles, CO (72 st) 80 st (84 st), divides the st in 4 on 4 needles. Knit in the round being careful not to turn the CO edge.

Knit in broken ribs pattern during (12 cm) 15 cm (15 cm), you have (4 repeats) 5 repeats(5 repeats) of 6 rows pattern.

Continue in stockinet st and begin to decrease at the first row : decreased are made on unpair rows, pair rows are worked in st st.

Toddler size :

-       row 1 : *K7, K2tog* = 8 st decreased, 64 st remain.

-       row 3 : *K6, K2tog*, 56 st remain.

-       row 5 : *K5, K2tog*, 48 st remain.

-       row 7 : *K4, K2tog*, 40 st remain.

-       row 9 : *K3, K2tog*, 32 st remain.

-       row 11 : *K2, K2tog*, 24 st remain.

-       row 13 : *K1, K2tog*, 16 st remain.

-       row 14 : K2tog along the row, 8 st remain.

-       row 15 : K2tog along the row, 4 st remain.

Child size :

-       row 1 : *K8 m end, K2tog* = 8 st decreased, 72 st remain.

-       row 3 : *K7 m end, K2tog*, 64 st remain.

-       row 5 : *K6 m end, K2tog*, 56 st remain.

-       row 7 : *K5 m end, K2tog*, 48 st remain.

-       row 9 : *K4 m end, K2tog*, 40 st remain.

-       row 11 : *K3 m end, K2tog*, 32 st remain.

-       row 13 : *K2 m end, K2tog*, 24 st remain.

-       row 15 : *K1 m end, K2tog*, 16 st remain.

-       row 16 : K2tog along the row, 8 st remain.

-       row 17 : K2tog along the row, 4 st remain.

Adult size :

-       row 1 : *K10, K2tog* = 7 st decreased, 77 st remain.

-       row 3 : *K9, K2tog*, 70 st remain.

-       row 5 : *K8, K2tog*, 63 st remain.

-       row 7 : *K7, K2tog*, 56 st remain.

-       row 9 : *K6, K2tog*, 49 st remain.

-       row 11 : *K5, K2tog*, 42 st remain.

-       row 13 : *K4, K2tog*, 35 st remain.

-       row 15 : *K3, K2tog*, 28 st remain.

-       row 17 : *K2, K2tog*, 21 st remain.

-       row 19 : *K1, K2tog*, 14 st remain.

-       row 20 : K2tog along the row, 7 st remain.

-       row 21 : K2tog along the row, 4 st remain.

Cut the yarn leaving a 15 cm tail. With the tapestry needle, pass the yarn inside the last 4 st and serrer.

Weave in ends.