Travelling Vine Cloth

© Designed by S.M. Kahn, November 2006

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Using Worsted Weight cotton yarn and US7 (4.5mm) needles, cast on 34 stitches.

Knit 4 rows border.

Row 1 : B3, K2, (yo, K1-b, yo, ssk, K5)x3, K2, B3
Row 2 : B3, P6, (P2tog-b, P7)x2, P2tog-b, P5, B3
Row 3 : B3, K2, (yo, K1-b, yo, k2, ssk, k3)x3, k2, B3
Row 4 : B3, P4, (P2tog-b, P7)x3, B3
Row 5 : B3, K2, (K1-b, yo, K4, ssk, K1, yo)x3, K2, B3
Row 6 : B3, P3, (P2tog-b, P7)x3, P1, B3
Row 7 : B3, K2, (K5, K2tog, yo, K1-b, yo)x3, K2, B3
Row 8 : B3, P5, (P2tog, P7)x2, P2tog, P6, B3
Row 9 : B3, K2, (K3, K2tog, K2, yo, K1-b, yo)x3, K2, B3
Row 10 : B3, (P7, P2tog)x3, P4, B3
Row 11 : B3, K2, (yo, K1, K2tog, K4, yo, K1-b)x3, K2, B3
Row 12 : B3, P1, (P7, P2tog)x3, P3, B3

Repeat rows 1 to 12 two more times.

Knit 4 rows border.

Bind off. Weave in ends. Block cloth for best results.

Notes:

B3 = 3 stitch side border of your choice (I used K3 for my border in the cloth above)

K1-B = Knit 1 stitch through the back loop

K2TOG = knit 2 stitches together

P2TOG = Purl 2 stitches together

P2TOG-B = Purl 2 stitches together through the back loop
Similar to purling 1 stitch through back loop. Video to show you how to purl 1 stitch together is on Knitting Help, look under "p tbl" here:
http://www.knittinghelp.com/knitting/abbreviations_explained/

SSK = slip one stitch, slip another stitch, knit these two slipped stitches together

YO = Yarn Over

Instructions in parentheses followed by x2 or x3 means you do what is in the paretheses the number of times indicated after "x". For example, (yo, K1-b, yo, ssk, K5)x3 means you do the following: yo, K1-b, yo, ssk, K5, yo, K1-b, yo, ssk, K5, yo, K1-b, yo, ssk, K5.