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Knitting materials and tools:
<> DPN 4 mm (US 6/ UK8)
<> Loops & Threads, Impeccable, (4) – 100% acrylic.
Common abbreviations of knit stitches:
k – knit
p – purl
yo – yarn over
sel s – selvage stitch: always slip the first stitch knitwise, work to the last stitch, purl the last stitch
k3tog – knit three together: Slip the first two stitches knitwise, then knit third stitch, and finally, pass two slipped stitches over the knitted stitch.
Candle flame stitch knitting pattern:
Cast on a multiple of 4, plus 3 extra stitches and 2 selvage stitches. For example 33 sts.
Row 1: sel s, [p3, (k1, yo, k1)- in the same stitch] – repeat till the end as many times as needed across the row, p3, sel s.
Row 2: sel s, [k3, p3] repeat across, k3, sel s.
Row 3: sel s, repeat [p3, k3] across, p3, sel s.
Row 4: sel s, repeat [k3, p3] across, k3, sel s.
Row 5: sel s, repeat [p3, k3tog] across, p3, sel s.
Row 6: sel s, repeat [k3, p1] across, k3, sel s.
Row 7: sel s, repeat [p1, (k1, yo, k1) – in the same stitch, p2] across, p1, (k1, yo, k1)- in the same stitch, p1, sel s.
Row 8: sel s, repeat [k1, p3, k2] across, k1, p3, k1, sel s.
Row 9: sel s, repeat [p1, k3, p2] across, p1, k3, p1, sel s.
Row 10: sel s, repeat [k1, p3, k2] across, k1, p3, k1, sel s.
Row 11: sel s, repeat [p1, k3tog, p2] across, p1, k3tog, p1, sel s.
Row 12: sel s, repeat [k1, p1, k2] across, k1, p1, k1, sel s.
Repeat Rows 1-12 to form the pattern.
