Rural Neckwarmer

Materials:

Stricken Smitten Sinful Sock (Fingering weight merino/cashmere/nylon)

Alternate: Smitten Shimmer Glimmer (Fingering weight silk/merino)

US 5 / 3.75 mm circular or double-pointed needles

Pattern Notes:

K3tog

Slip one stitch from the left needle to the right needle. Knit the next two stitches together, then slip the first stitch over the worked stitch, similar to casting off.

WYIF

With yarn in front: Bring yarn in front of work as if to purl. Slip the required number of stitches from the left needle to the right needle, then bring the yarn to the back of the work in preparation to knit. Be sure to leave enough yarn fairly loose across the front of the work so that it doesn’t pull.

Directions:

Cast on 110 and join to work on the round, being careful not to twist. Place a marker to mark the beginning of the round. There should be 110 stitches on the needles at all times.

Beginning Edge

Rows 1-3: Knit three rows garter stitch.

Row 4: *K3tog, K1, YO, K1, YO*. Repeat to end.

Row 5: Knit

Row 6: Purl

Row 7: Knit

Row 8: Knit

Butterfly Stitch Pattern

Rows 1,3, and 5: *K5, WYIF slip 5*. Repeat to end.

Rows 2 and 4: Knit

Row 6: *K7, pick up the three loose strands from below and knit them together with the next stitch, K2*. Repeat to end.

Row 7: knit

Rows 8, 10, and 12: *WYIF slip 5, K5*. Repeat to end.

Rows 9 and 11: Knit

Row 13: *K2, pick up the three loose strands from below and knit them together with the next stitch, K7*. Repeat to end.

Row 14: knit

Repeat rows 1 to 14 six times.

End Edge

Row1: Knit

Row 2: Knit

Row 3 Purl

Row 4: *K3tog, K1, YO, K1, YO*. Repeat to end.

Row 5: Knit

Rows 6: Purl

Row 7: Knit

Row 8: Cast of purl-wise.

Sew in ends and block if required.

Maggie's Dress

Bottom:

Chain 122

Row 1: DC in 3rd chain from hook and each chain; sl to join, making sure the row isn’t twisted. Chain 3. Do not turn.

Row 2: DC in first 18 st; 3DC in next st. DC in next 19 st; 3DC in next st five times; sl to join. Chain 3

Row 3-16: Repeat row two, except 3DC in the middle st of the previous 3DC each time.

Row 17: 21DC (including turning chain); (ch2, skip 2DC, DC in next st, ch2, skip 2DC); 21DC; 3DC in next st six times; sl to join. Chain 3

Row 18: 22DC (including turning chain); (chain 2, sc in ch2 space, chain 3, sc in ch2 space); 22DC; 3DC in next st six times. sl to join. Chain 3

Rows 19-20: Repeat pattern formed by rows 17 & 18, continuing 3DC increases as before.

Row 21: * 10DC (including turning chain);(chain 2, sc in ch2 space, chain 3, sc in ch2 space)* x3, 10DC to next 3DC increase* * six times

Rows 22-35 continue patterns

Rows 36-37 DC in each DC, 2DC in chain 2 spaces, 3DC in middle DC of 3DC of row before

Row 38 shells across bottom: skip 2 dc, 7dc in next dc, skip 2 dc, sc in next dc all the way around

Top:

Row1: Pick up and dc in each original chain, but with 2dc in every 6th chain (140 dcs)
Note that the rest of top is done in two halves, or else turn after each row since when you get to the shoulders the right side/wrong side change will look goofy.
Row2-4: chain 4, skip 1 dc, dc in next st; chain1, skip 1dc, dc in next st 34 times to the halfway point. (three rows of mesh made - this is where the ribbon is threaded through)
Rows 5-15: chain2, 1hdc in next st, skip next dc, hdc, ch1, hdc in next st, skip next dc to last two st. hdc in last two stitches

Rows 6-15: chain3, 1hdc in next st, hdc, ch1, hdc in ch1 space, skip next hdc to last two sts. hdc in last two stitches

Row 16 sl st in 1st 3 st, hdc, continue pattern to last four st, hdc, turn.

Row 17-24: continue pattern

Row 25-34: shoulder straps - pattern 4 times, hdc, turn. sew the sides and shoulders together.

Weave 1/4” satin ribbon through the mesh, with lots for a bow at the back.