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Knitting materials and tools:
<> DPN 4 mm (US 6 / UK 8)
<> Lanoso Bebe Masal (4) –100% acrylic, 170 meter per 100 grams skein. Color of your choice.
Common abbreviations of knit stitches:
k – knit
p – purl
st(s) – stitch(es)
sel s – selvage stitch: always slip the first stitch knitwise, work to the last stitch, purl the last stitch
WS – wrong side
yo – yarn over: lay the working yarn over the right needle from front to back.
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.
Pangolin scale knit stitch instructions:
Cast on a multiple of 4 sts, plus 3 extra stitches, plus 2 selvage stitches.
Row 1(WS): sel s, *p3, k1 – repeat from * till the end, p3, sel s.
Row 2: sel s, *p1, insert the needle between next two stitches and draw up a loop, yo, k1, p2 – repeat from * till the end, p1, insert the needle between next two stitches and draw up a loop, yo, k1, p1, sel s.
Row 3 (WS): sel s, *k1, p3, k2 – repeat from * till the end, k1, p3, k1, sel s.
Row 4: sel s, *k2tog, k1, skpo, p1 – repeat from * till the end, k2tog, k1, skpo, sel s.
Repeat Rows 1-4 to form pattern.
