Part 2 — The Cynthia Knitted Stripe. Suitable for a Toilet Runner.
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Abbreviations Used.
K = knit a plain stitch; P = purl; O = over, that is, bring the thread forward to the front of the work, and pass it round over the right hand needle, in order to make an extra stitch; N = narrow, that is, knit two stitches together; S = slip a stitch.
Use Strutt’s Knitting Cotton, No. 8, 3 threads, and a pair of No. 12 steel needles.
Cast on 91 stitches for a runner, about 12 inches wide, or 118 for a runner 16 inches wide. If something wider than this is needed, cast on multiples of 27, with an extra 10 stitches.
Notice that after the first piece of plain knitting, each alternate row is like the 19th.
Knit 18 rows plain.
19th Row, and each alternate row.—* S 1, K 9, P 17. Repeat from * till only 10 stitches remain on needle. Knit these 10 plain.
20th Row.—* S 1, K 10, O, N, O, N, K 4, O, N, O, N, K 4. Repeat from *, K 10.
21st Row.—Like 19th.
22nd Row.—* S 1, K 11, O, N, O, N, K 4, O, N, O, N, K 3. Repeat from *, K 10.
24th Row.—S 1, K 12, O, N, O, N, K 4, O, N, O, N, K 2. Repeat from *, K 10.
26th Row.—* S 1, K 13, O, N, O, N, K 4, O, N, O, N, K 1. Repeat from *, K 10.
28th Row.—* S 1, K 14, O, N, O, N, K 4, O, N, O, N. Repeat from *, K 10.
30th Row.—* S 1, K 15, O, N, O, N, K 4, O, N, K 1. Repeat from *, K 10.
32nd Row.—* S 1, K 10, O, N, K 4, O, N, O, N, K 4, O, N. Repeat from *, K 10.
34th Row.—* S 1, K 11, O, N, K 4, O, N, O, N, K 5. Repeat from *, K 10.
36th Row.—Like 20th.
38th Row.—Like 22nd.
40th Row.—Like 24th.
42nd Row.—Like 26th.
44th Row.—Like 28th.
45th Row.—Like 19th.
Then knit 19 rows plain knitting. Go back and repeat from the 19th row.