ABC: a blackberry cluster by Belinda Harris-Reid

ABC: a blackberry cluster

Knitting
August 2014
DK (11 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch/stockinette stitch
US 10 - 6.0 mm
738 - 984 yards (675 - 900 m)
freesize - 8-24
English
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Comfortable and soft; made in our alpaca, silk and cashmere – just pure heaven to touch and to wear. So warm across the bust and light and swooshy around your waist knitted in blackberry stitch - rightly named as the pattern repeat actually looks like a plethora of juicy blackberries.

ABC can be dressed up for twilight; just a little something to throw over when the darkness descends and the air becomes chilly or to wear mooching about your home over your PJs.

Uncomplicated and effortless to make – from bottom hem, over the shoulders, holding the neck sts on waste yarn to work when the back section is completed, sew up seams to armholes, pick up stitches for blackberry stitch collar and sleeves (optional) and TA DA. Cast off - Just fling on and wear.

Two collar choices - short turtle collar or longer fold over collar. With sleeves - 3 x 225m/100g (Light Moonshine - dk) without sleeves: 4 x 225m/100g (Light Moonshine - dk)

ABBREVIATIONS
k: knit * p: purl * st(s): stitch(es)
Rnd: round * R: Row
WS: wrong side * RS: right side
pm/slm: place marker/slip marker over to working needle
p3tog: purl 3sts together to make one st.
(k1, p1, k1): all into one sts – k one st, do not remove st from working needle, move yarn forward, p one st, do not removed st from working needle, move yarn back and k into back of st slipping st on left-hand needle off – made 3 sts out of one st and create a ‘blackberry’ bump
kfb: k into front and back of st to make 2 sts out of one st
yo: yarn over, starting at front of work pass yarn over needle to back. When you reach a yo on next row work as directed. This should create a hole.

Bws - Belinda