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Knitting materials and tools:
<> DPN 4 mm (US 6/ UK8)
<> Pingouin, Fil d’Écosse n° 4 – 100 meters per 50 grams ball, 100% cotton.
Common abbreviations of knit stitches:
k – knit
p – purl
yo – yarn over
st(s) – stitch(es)
sel s – selvage stitch: always slip the first stitch knitwise, work to the last stitch, purl the last stitch
skpo – Slip, Knit, Pass Over: Slip one stitch to the right needle knitwise, knit in the next stitch and drop this stitch off the left needle, insert the left needle into the slipped stitch, pass it over the knit stitch and it’s done
Mesh stitch knitting pattern:
Cast on any odd number of stitches.
Foundation row: sel s, knit all stitches, sel s.
Row 1: sel s, k1, [yo, skpo] – repeat across, sel s.
Row 2: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s.
Row 3: sel s, knit all stitches, sel s.
Row 4: sel s, knit all stitches, sel s.
Repeat Rows 1-4 to form the pattern.