HAIRPIN LACE AND KNITTED PONCHO
Reading edition
Size: Small
Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD
“Aunt Lydia’s” Heavy Rug Yarn.
7—70 Yd. Skeins Color A.
2—70 Yd. Skeins Color B.
1—Pr. Jumper Knitting Needles No. 8 and 1 Crochet Hook Size H or any size needles and hooks which will result in stitch gauge below.
1—3 inch Hairpin Staple.
Gauge: On Knitting Needles:
7 sts = 2 inches; 7 rows = 1 inch.
Suggested Color Scheme:
A—Peacock; B—Bongo.
Directions are given for Small size.
Measurements:
Shoulder-arm length 19 inches.
HAIRPIN LACE:
With crochet hook make a loop, drop loop. Remove bar from staple, place dropped loop on left prong with yarn to front of staple, replace bar. Working with bar at bottom and curve at top, pass yarn over right prong to back of staple keeping the beg of loop at center. Insert hook through loop and pull yarn through, yarn over and pull through loop, * drop loop from hook, turn staple toward you to the left, pass yarn over right prong to the back, pick up dropped loop, pull loop tight and keep in center, insert hook under top part of loop on left prong, pull yarn through (2 loops on hook), yarn over and pull through both loops, repeat from * for desired length.
FIRST SECTION:
With B, and 3 inch Hairpin Staple, work a strip of hairpin lace having 123 loops on each side of staple, fasten off. Remove bar. Using Size 8 knitting needles working along 1 edge of hairpin lace and keeping 1 twist in each loop across, attach A in first loop, pull yarn through same loop, * insert needle in next loop, pull yarn through, repeat from * 58 times (60 sts), place a marker, insert needle through next 3 loops, pull yarn through all 3 loops (center st), place a marker, * insert needle in 9 next loop, pull yarn through, repeat from * across rem 59 loops (121 sts on needle).
ROWS 1-3: (Garter st), K each row, slipping markers.
ROW 4: K 2 tog, K across to within 2 sts of first marker, K 2 tog, slip marker, K 1, sl marker, K 2 tog, K to within last 2 sts, K 2 tog.
ROWS 5-84: Repeat the last 4 rows 20 times.—37 sts remain.
ROW 85: K 1, * YO, K 2 tog, repeat from * across row (beading).
ROW 86: K across row counting the YO as a st.
ROW 87: Bind off. With A and size 8 needles, working on upper opposite side of hairpin lace, keeping 1 twist in each loop, pull up a loop in each loop of hairpin lace.—123 sts.
ROW 1: K—123 sts.
ROW 2: Inc in first st, K 59, inc in next st, K 1, inc in next st, K 59, inc in last st.—127 sts. (To Inc: K into the front and back of same st).
ROWS 3-5: K.
ROW 6: Bind off.
SECOND SECTION:
Work same as first section.
FINISHING:
With matching colors weave center seams tog matching rows.
COLLAR:
With B and 3 inch Hairpin Staple, work a strip of hairpin lace having 74 loops on each side of staple. Fasten off. With Size H hook, attach B in first loop, keeping 1 twist in each loop, work 1 sc in each loop along one edge. Fasten off. Having right side of poncho and collar facing, sew sc edge of collar to poncho, matching edges at center front seam.
CORD:
Take 2 strands of A, each 2½ yds. long, twist tightly, fold in half and let twist itself. Knot each end.
TASSELS: (Make 2)
Wind B, 25 times around a 4½ inch cardboard. Tie one end, cut other end, then tie again about 1 inch below first tying. Trim tassels. Lace cord through beading and attach a tassel to each end.
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