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Knitting materials and tools:
<> Straight needles, size 4 (US 6 /UK 8)
<> Caron Simply Soft (4) – 100% acrylic.
Common abbreviations of knitting stitches:
k – knit
p – purl
sel s – selvage stitch: always slip the first stitch purlwise, work to the last stitch, knit the last stitch
Ribbed knit border edge pattern:
Cast on an even number of stitches.
Row 1: sel s, [k1, p1] – repeat till the end, sel s.
Row 2: [bring the needle underneath all stitches (counterclockwise), slip the knit stitch to the right-hand needle, bring the needle back (clockwise) and return slipped stitch to the left-hand needle, k1, p1] – repeat till the end. sel s,
Row 3: sel s, [k1, p1] – repeat till the end, sel s.
After this row proceed with knitting your pattern or simply knit in garter stitch.
Row 4: sel s, knit all stitches, sel s.
Row 5: sel s, knit all stitches, sel s.
Row 6: sel s, knit all stitches, sel s.
Row 7: sel s, knit all stitches, sel s.
