This was my first pattern design. It is a nice little neck warmer which looks good under coats and jackets.
Green Lace Neckwarmer Pattern
Yarn: Quince and Co Finch (4ply) 100% wool yarn
2x50g skeins.
Gauge: 6 sts per inch
(the row gauge isn’t important for this pattern)
I had around 30 grams left which was enough to knit my Green Fingers Fingerless Mitts.
Needles: 3.5 mm/US4 16 inch circular needle, 4mm/US 6 and 5mm/ US8 16 inch or longer circular needle.
Abbreviations
CO – cast on K – knit P – purl
Pm – place marker
Slm – slip marker
Yo – yarn over
M1 – make 1 stitch by picking up a loop between two stitches and knitting into the back of it.
(…) – the sequence in brackets is the lace repeat
x 1 – the number after the x represents the number of times the lace pattern is to be repeated.
Slip 1 – slip the next stitch knitwise from the left to the right needle without working it.
Psso all 3 stitches – pass the slipped stitch over all 3 stitches
Drop the next loop – across the pattern, it is the loop created by a yarn over on a previous row.
Notes: the very first marker shows the beginning of the round and the place where the increases are going to be placed, like 3 other markers. It is a good idea to make the beginning of the round marker different to others so that you know when the round starts and ends.
Even though it is unnecessary, I find it useful to place a marker at the beginning and end of the lace repeat, that is, before you start knitting the sequence in brackets and after it.
The lace repeat is increased by 2 additional 4-stitch repeats every 8th row.
To begin:
Using the 3.5mm/US4 needle co 132 stitches loosely, place marker and join to work in the round. Work in 2×2 rib for 10 cm (4 inches) by working K2, P2 till the end of round.
Switch to 4mm/US6 size needles
Set up row: slm, K33, pm, K33, pm, K33, pm, K33
Row 1: “Slm, k1, m1, k2, (K4) x7, k1, m1, k1” – repeat another 3 times from “ to ”
Row 2: “Slm, k4, (yo, k4) x 7, k3” – repeat another 3 times from “ to ”
Row 3: “Slm, k1, m1, k3, (yo, drop the next loop, slip 1, k3, psso all 3 stitches) x7, k2, m1, k1” –repeat another 3 times from “ to ”
Row 4: “Slm, k5, (K28), K4” – repeat another 3 times from “to”
Row 5: “Slm, k1, m1, k4, (K4) x7, k3, m1, k1” – repeat another 3 times from “ to ”
Row 6: “Slm, k6, (yo, k4) x 7, k5” – repeat another 3 times from “ to ”
Row 7: “Slm, k1, m1, k5, (yo, drop the next loop, slip 1, k3, psso all 3 stitches) x7, k4, m1, k1” –repeat another 3 times from “ to ”
Row 8: “Slm, k7, (K4) x7, K6” – repeat another 3 times from “to”
Row 9: “Slm, k1, m1, k2, (K4) x9, k1, m1, k1” – repeat another 3 times from “ to ”
Row 10: “Slm, k4, (yo, k4) x 9, k3” – repeat another 3 times from “ to ”
Row 11: “Slm, k1, m1, k3, (yo, drop the next loop, slip 1, k3, psso all 3 stitches) x9, k2, m1, k1” – repeat another 3 times from “ to ”
Row 12: “Slm, k5, (K4) x 9, K4” – repeat another 3 times from “to”
Row 13: “Slm, k1, m1, k4, (K4) x9, k3, m1, k1” – repeat another 3 times from “ to ”
Row 14: “Slm, k6, (yo, k4) x 9, k5” – repeat another 3 times from “ to ”
Row 15: “Slm, k1, m1, k5, (yo, drop the next loop, slip 1, k3, psso all 3 stitches) x9, k4, m1, k1” –repeat another 3 times from “ to ”
Row 16: “Slm, k7, (K4) x9, K6” – repeat another 3 times from “to”
Row 17: “Slm, k1, m1, k2, (K4) x11, k1, m1, k1” – repeat another 3 times from “ to ”
Row 18: “Slm, k4, (yo, k4) x 11 times, k3” – repeat another 3 times from “ to ”
Row 19: “Slm, k1, m1, k3, (yo, drop the next loop, slip 1, k3, psso all 3 stitches) x11, k2, m1, k1” –repeat another 3 times from “ to ”
Row 20: “Slm, k5, (K4) x 11, K4” – repeat another 3 times from “to”
Row 21: “Slm, k1, m1, k4, (K4) x11, k3, m1, k1” – repeat another 3 times from “ to ”
Row 22: “Slm, k6, (yo, k4) x 11, k5” – repeat another 3 times from “ to ”
Row 23: “Slm, k1, m1, k5, (yo, drop the next loop, slip 1, k3, psso all 3 stitches) x11, k4, m1, k1” –repeat another 3 times from “ to ”
Row 24: “Slm, k7, (K4) x11, K6” – repeat another 3 times from “to”
Row 25: “Slm, k1, m1, k2, (K4) x13, k1, m1, k1” – repeat another 3 times from “ to ”
Row 26: “Slm, k4, (yo, k4) x 13, k3” – repeat another 3 times from “ to ”
Row 27: “Slm, k1, m1, k3, (yo, drop the next loop, slip 1, k3, psso all 3 stitches) x13, k2, m1, k1” –repeat another 3 times from “ to ”
Row 28: “Slm, k5, (K4) x 13, K4” – repeat another 3 times from “to”
Row 29: “Slm, k1, m1, k4, (K4) x13, k3, m1, k1” – repeat another 3 times from “ to ”
Row 30: “Slm, k6, (yo, k4) x 13, k5” – repeat another 3 times from “ to ”
Row 31: “Slm, k1, m1, k5, (yo, drop the next loop, slip 1, k3, psso all 3 stitches) x13, k4, m1, k1” –repeat another 3 times from “ to ”
Row 32: “Slm, k7, (K4) x11, K6” – repeat another 3 times from “to” (260st)
Edging
Switch to 5mm/US 8 needles.
Row 1: Purl all stitches
Row 2: Knit all stitches
Row 3: Purl all stitches
Row 4: Knit all stitches
Row 5: “K5, P5” – repeat from “ to “ to end of round
Row 6: “K4, P5, K1” – repeat from “ to “ to end of round
Row 7: “K3, P5, K2” – repeat from “ to “ to end of round
Row 8: “K2, P5, K3” – repeat from “ to “ to end of round
Row 9: “K1, P5, K4” – repeat from “ to “ to end of round
Row 10: Purl all stitches.
Bind off all 260 stitches knitwise.
Finishing work:
Wash or steam block your neck warmer. You can stretch and pin out the body of the warmer to open up the lace for a more airy look if you prefer.
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