Octagonal Crest-of-the-Wave Facecloth


 
I designed this facecloth for the TKGA contest, and planned it for Euroflax linen. If you use this size linen, you'll probably want to use size 3 or so needles. It works with Sugar "n" Cream, too, but you will probably want to leave off the last set of waves, and size 7 or 8 needles. My favorite cloth is made from Tahki Classic Elite cotton, without the last set of waves, but the linen version is very nice, too.

Abbreviations:
(m) M1 - increase by making a firm backward loop on right needle.

K1b - knit through back loop.

(\) SSK - slip 1 as to knit, slip 1 as to purl, put both back on left needle & knit through backs of both stitches together.

(o) L1 - pick up thread from between stitches on row below as if it had been a yarn-over, and knit

p1b - purl through back loop.
Cast on 8 stitches and divide on 3 or 4 needles; join in circle without twisting.

Pattern:
Round 1: knit

Round 2: (M1, k1) 8 times

Round 3: (k1b, k1, M1) 8 times

Round 4: (k2, k1b) 8 times

Round 5: k1, p1, k1 8 times

Round 6: (M1, k3) 8 times

Round 7: (k1b, k3, M1) 8 times

Round 8: (k2tog, k1, SSK) 8 times

Round 9: *(k1, L1) twice, k1* 8 times

Round 10: (M1, k2tog, k1, SSK) 8 times

Round 11: *k1b, (k1, L1) twice, k1, M1* 8 times

Round 12: (k1, k2tog, k1, SSK, k1b) 8 times

Round 13: *k1, (k1, L1) twice, k2* 8 times

Round 14: (k1, M1, k2tog, k1, SSK, k1) 8 times

Round 15: *k1, k1b, (k1, L1) twice, k1, M1, k1* 8 times

Round 16: (k2, p5, k1b, k1) 8 times

Round 17: knit

Round 18: (M1, k2tog twice, k1, SSK twice) 8 times

Round 19: *k1b (k1, L1) 4 times, k1, M1* 8 times

Round 20: (k1, k2tog twice, sk, SSK twice, k1b) 8 times

Round 21: *k1, (k1, L1) 4 times, k1* 8 times

Round 22: (M1, k1, k2tog twice, k1, SSk twice, k1) 8 times

Round 23: * k1b, k1, (k1, L1) 4 times, k2, M1* 8 times

Round 24: (k2, k2tog twice, k1, SSk twice, k1, k1b) 8 times

Round 25: *k2, (k1, L1) 4 times, k3* 8 times

Round 26: (M1, k3, p7, k3) 8 times

Round 27: (k1b, k2, p9, k2, M1) 8 times

Round 28: (k1, k2 tog 3 times, k1, ssk 3 times, k1b) 8 times

Round 29: *k1, (k1, L1) 6 times, k2* 8 times

Round 30: (k1, M1, k2 tog 3 times, k1, ssk 3 times, k1) 8 times

Round 31: *k1, k1b, (k1, L1 6 times), k1, M1, k1* 8 times

Round 32: (k2, k2 tog 3 times, k1, ssk 3 times, k1b, k1) 8 times

Round 33: *k2, (k1, L1) 6 times, k3* 8 times

Round 34: (k2, M1, k2 tog 3 times, k1, ssk 3 times, k2) 8 times

Round 35: *k2, k1b, (k1, L1) 6 times, k1, M1, k1* 8 times

Round 36: (p1b, p18) 8 times

Round 37: knit

Round 38: cast off

Chart:

38 ------------------- (- = knit stitch, | = purl stitch)
37 |||||||||||||||||||
36 -------------------
35 ||m|o|o|o|o|o|o||||
34  ||/ / / | \ \ \m||
33  |||o|o|o|o|o|o|||
32  ||/ / / | \ \ \||
31  |m|o|o|o|o|o|o|||
30   |/ / / | \ \ \m|
29   ||o|o|o|o|o|o||
28   |/ / / | \ \ \|
27   m||||||||||||||
26    -------------m
25    |||o|o|o|o|||
24    ||/ / | \ \||
23    |m|o|o|o|o|||
22     |/ / | \ \m|
21     ||o|o|o|o||
10     |/ / | \ \|
19     m|o|o|o|o||
18      / / | \ \m
17      |||||||||
16      ---------
15      |m|o|o|||
14       |/ | \m|
13       ||o|o||
12       |/ | \|
11       m|o|o||
10        / | \m
9         |o|o|
8         / | \
7         m||||
6          |||m
5          |||
4          |||
3          m||
2           |m
1           |


Copyright 1997 jwebber@outwest.net
Photo Credit: Bonnie Evans

 


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