“Breathe” Block

As I explained in my post for BLOCK 4 of “12 blocks of Xmas” KAL, “BREATHE” is an extra block pattern, just in case you need it to replace any of the others!

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Cecilia

 

BREATHE: an extra block pattern

ABBREVIATIONS

• CO: cast on
• RS: right side
• WS: wrong side
• st: stitch
• k: knit
• p: purl

INSTRUCTIONS

– CO 47 sts with US 8 (5 mm) needles.

– With US 7 (4.5 mm) needles, knit 4 rows.

– Work 5 rows in Stockinette Stitch with 3 garter sts at each side.

– Knit 1 row.

– Continue working as follows:

3 garter sts, Breathe Stitch over 41 sts, 3 garter sts (see the stitch glossary below)​ until you have a total length of 9.25’’ (23.5 cm).

I knitted 7 times the Breathe pattern complete + rows 1) to 5).

– Knit 4 rows.

– Bind off with US 8 (5 mm) needle. Cut yarn and weave in ends.

STITCH GLOSSARY  

Garter Stitch  

k all sts, all rows.

Stockinette Stitch (also called Stocking Stitch)  

RS: k all sts

WS: p all sts

Alternate those 2 rows.

Breathe Stitch

Row 1) k all sts

Row 2) purl all sts

Row 3) k all sts

Row 4) purl all sts

Row 5) k all sts

Row 6) purl all sts

Row 7) k all sts

Row 8)  k all sts

Breathe Stitch – CHART

• Read all odd rows from right to left, and all even rows from left to right.
• Repeat the grey painted part.

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