Materials:
3 skeins Indecita alpaca sport weight, or comparable.
Size 7 (US) needles
Pattern:
Cast on 72 stitches
Work 3 ridges (6 rows) garter stitch
Abbreviations:
pm = place marker
Begin pattern:
Row 1: Slip 1 purlwise, k2, pm, (k2, p2) to last 3 stitches, pm,
k2, slip 1 purlwise
Row 2: k3 (k2, p2) to marker, k3
Repeat these rows except for every row ending in a "7" - i.e. 7,17,27
etc.
Row 7: Slip 1 purlwise, k2, (slip 8 to cable needle and hold in front, k2, p2, k2, p2, then k2, p2, k2, p2 from cable needle k2, p2, k2, p2) repeat once more, k2, slip 1 purlwise
Repeat this row at rows 27,47,67
Row 17: Slip 1 purlwise, k2, (k2, p2, k2, p2, slip 8 to cable needle and hold in front, k2, p2, k2, p2, then k2, p2, k2, p2 from cable needle) repeat once more, slip 1 purlwise
Repeat this row at rows 37,57,77
Continue until desired length, ending on a row which ends in 3 (i.e. 83, 93, etc.) Knit 3 ridges (6 rows) garter stitch and bind off loosely.
The size 7 needles will give you a very open effect with this thin yarn.