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ОглавлениеMake a Slipknot
1 Cross the yarn into a loop and pinch closed with your thumb and forefinger, holding the short end of the yarn underneath.
2 With the longer yarn length, make a second loop over and around the tip of your forefinger.
3 Pull the second loop through the first.
Casting On
1 Hold a needle in your left hand and tighten the slipknot around it. This is your first stitch.
2 Insert the right-hand needle into the stitch, crossing it behind the left needle. Loop the yarn behind and around the right needle.
3 Draw the right needle under the left needle, catching the loop and transferring it across. You have created your second stitch. Continue until you have a row of stitches.
Knit Stitch
1 Hold the stitched needle in your left hand and the free needle in your right, keeping the yarn at the back of your work. Insert the right-hand needle into the first stitch, crossing behind the left needle.
2 Loop the yarn behind and around the right needle.
3 Draw the right needle under the left, catching the loop and transferring it across.
4 Continue with knit stitch for a more textured finish.
Purl stitch
1 The technique for purl is similar to knit, but instead of inserting the right needle behind the left in the stitch, you angle it in front. Keep the yarn at the front of the work.
2 Loop the yarn over and around the right needle.
3 Draw the right needle under the left, catching the loop and transferring it across.
4 Purl creates a smoother, flatter finish than knit stitch.
Casting off
1 Keeping the yarn at the back of your work, knit the first two stitches onto the right-hand needle.
2 Insert the left needle into the stitch that’s furthest from the tip.
3 Lift this stitch over the other stitch, slipping it off the needle.
4 Knit another stitch onto the right-hand needle and repeat to the end of the row.
5 When there is one stitch left, slip it off the needle and thread the yarn through to secure it.
Abbreviations
sts—stitches
k—knit
k1—knit one stitch
p—purl
p1—purl one stitch
m1—miss one—i.e., knit into front and back of same stitch
k2tog—knit 2 stitches together
k3tog—knit 3 stitches together
ktbl—knit into the back of the stitch
yo—yarn over—i.e., bring yarn over the needle and back to the front to make a loop
x2—make two
Rib stitch—k1, p1
Garter stitch—knit all rows
Stockinette stitch—knit one row, pearl one row
Seed stitch—2 rows: k1, p1, 2 rows: p1, k1. Repeat continuously
Tips
• Your pet’s skin may be sensitive to wool, so use acrylic yarn where possible
• Keep your stitches relaxed and loose to make life easier
• When adapting the patterns for bigger dogs, use larger needles and chunky yarn
• Have fun with colors and embellishments!
