KNITmuch | Issue 07

un-dec-w-yo (Bunny Ears Decrease
with YO): Insert RH needle to
knit next 2 sts together through the
front legs, wrap yarn to knit, bring
RH needle up between the two legs
and slide all off LH needle, yarn fwd,
knit next st, pass 3rd strand on RH
needle over first 2 sts.
k: knit
k2tog: knit 2 stitches together
through the front legs
lki (lifted knit increase): lift the stitch
2 rows below the first stitch on the
RH needle onto the LH needle and
knit this stitch.
p: purl.
ssk: slip 2 stitches knitwise, then knit
slipped stitches together through the
back legs
S1 (slip 1): with the working yarn in
back, insert the RH needle into the
next stitch as if to purl and transfer the
stitch from the left needle to the right.
S1 wyif: With the working yarn in front,
insert the RH needle into the next
stitch as if to purl and transfer the stitch
from the left needle to the right.
s2tog-k1-p2sso: Slip 2 stitches
together knitwise, knit 1, then pass
slipped stitches over.
yo: wrap the working yarn over the
right needle, from front to back
(counter-clockwise).
(k, yo, k, yo, k) in next st: knit, leaving
the stitch on the needle, then yarn
over, knit, yarn over, and then knit (5
stitches total) into the same stitch.
1/1 LC (left crossed sts): Insert RH
needle between next 2 sts on the LH
needle from the back, and then into
the front leg of the 2nd st, knit 2nd
st, then knit first st on LH needle and
slide both off. Or, slip 1 stitch to cable
needle and hold in front; k1; k1 from
cable needle.
1/1 RC (right crossed sts): Insert
RH needle from right to left under
the front leg of the 2nd st on the LH
needle an loosen leg loop, knit this
loop, then knit the first st on the LH
needle separately, slide both off. Or,
slip 1 stitch to cable needle and hold
in back; k1; k1 from cable needle.
needles and yarn
1 ball Uptown DK Magix in
Summer Flies
US 5 [3.75mm] needles
gauge
22 sts and 32 rows = 4″ [10cm] in
stockinette stitch
When you work this stitch
pattern, the number of stitches
for each repeat will increase and
then gradually decrease. This is
in part what forms the ripples.
Stitch counts are provided on all
rows where there’s a change in
the total number.
Cast on 93 sts.
Work in Garter Stitch (knit every
row) for 4 rows.
Work in Stockinette Stitch (knit 1
row, purl 1 row) for 2 rows.
Then you can begin the W-ripple
motifs in the following stitch
pattern rows:
W-ripple Stitch
Row 1: S1 wyif, k2, p1, k1, 1/1 LC,
p1, [k5, bun-dec-w-yo, k2,
s2tog-k1-p2sso, k3, k2tog,
yo, ssk, k3, s2tog-k1-
p2sso, k2, bun-dec-w-yo,
k5, p1, k1, 1/1 LC, p1] twice,
k3 (83 sts).
Row 2: S1 wyif, k2, {[k1, p3] twice,
p2, [p1, yo] twice, p17, [yo,
p1] twice, p5} twice, k1, p3,
k4 (91 sts).
Row 3: S1 wyif, k2, p1, 1/1 RC, k1,
p1, {k7, [yo, k1] twice, k2,
s2tog-k1-p2sso, k3, (k, yo,
k, yo, k) in 1, k3, s2tog-k1-
p2sso, k2, [k1, yo] twice, k7,
p1, 1/1 RC, k1, p1} twice, k3
(99 sts).
Row 4: S1 wyif, k3, p3, k1, {p7,
[p1, yo] twice, p21, [yo, p1]
twice, p3, [p3, k1] twice}
twice, k3 (105 sts).
Row 5: S1 wyif, k2, p1, k1, 1/1 LC,
p1, {k9, s1, k4, s2tog-k1-
p2sso, k5, lki, k4, s2tog-k1-
p2sso, k4, s1, k9, p1, k1, 1/1
LC, p1} twice, k3 (101 sts).
Row 6: S1 wyif, k3, p3, k1, {p37, [p3,
k1] twice} twice, k3 (101 sts).
Row 7: S1 wyif, k2, p1, 1/1 RC, k1,
p1, {k5, [k8, s2tog-k1-p2sso]
twice, k13, p1, 1/1 RC, k1, p1}
twice, k3 (93 sts).
Row 8: S1 wyif, k3, p3, k1, {p33, [p3,
k1] twice} twice, k3 (93 sts).
Row 9: S1 wyif, k2, p1, k1, 1/1 LC,
p1, {k36, p1, k1, 1/1 LC, p1}
twice, k3 (93 sts).
Row 10: S1 wyif, k3, p3, k1, {p33,
[p3, k1] twice} twice, k3
(93 sts).
Row 11: S1 wyif, k2, p1, 1/1 RC,
k1, p1, {k5, bun-dec-w-yo,
k2, s2tog-k1-p2sso, k3,
k2tog, yo, ssk, k3, s2togk1-p2sso,
k2, bun-dec-wyo,
k5, p1, 1/1 RC, k1, p1}
twice, k3 (83 sts).
Row 12: S1 wyif, k2, {[k1, p3]
twice, p2, [p1, yo] twice,
p17, [yo, p1] twice, p5]
twice, k1, p3, k4 (91 sts).
Row 13: S1 wyif, k2, p1, k1, 1/1
LC, p1, {k7, [yo, k1] twice,
k2, s2tog-k1-p2sso, k3, (k,
yo, k, yo, k) in next st, k3,
s2tog-k1-p2sso, k2, [k1, yo]
twice, k7, p1, k1, 1/1 LC, p1}
twice, k3 (99 sts).
Row 14: S1 wyif, k3, p3, k1, {p7,
[p1, yo] twice, p21, [yo, p1]
twice, p3, [p3, k1] twice}
twice, k3 (105 sts).
Row 15: S1 wyif, k2, p1, 1/1 RC,
k1, p1, {k9, s1, k4, s2tog-k1-
p2sso, k5, lki, k4, s2tog-k1-
p2sso, k4, s1, k9, p1, 1/1 RC,
k1, p1} twice, k3 (101 sts).
Row 16: S1 wyif, k3, p3, k1, {p37,
[p3, k1] twice} twice, k3 (101
sts).
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