Kärlek

Knitting
December 2023
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch flat, after blocking
US 4 - 3.5 mm
26 - 28 yards (24 - 26 m)
15 x 15 cm
English
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Kärlek, is the Swedish word for love. Love is the third symbol of Faith, hope & Love, symbols often used by sailors.

Yarn
Bulky weight, 130 m (142 yd’s) / 100 grams
Sample uses 18 grams of Novita Isoveli in color natural white

Needles
3.5 mm (US 4) straight needles or circular needle
1 Dpn of the same size
2 Cable needle of same size

Gauge
19 sts and 26 rows = 10 cm (4 inch) in Stockinette stitch, after blocking

Abbreviations
dpn = Double pointed needle
K = Knit
k-wise = as if to knit
LH = Left-hand
P = Purl
p-wise = as if to purl
Rem = Remaining
RH = Right-hand
sl (slip) = Slip 1 stitch purlwise with yarn at back.
ssk (slip, slip, knit) = Sl 1 k-wise, sl1 p-wise, insert the LH needle from the front into the slipped stitches and knit them together through the back loop.
wyf = With yarn in front

2/1 LPC = Slip next 2 stitches to cable needle and place at front of work, p1, then k2 from cable needle.
2/1 RPC = Slip next stitch to cable needle and place at back of work, k2, then p1 from cable needle.
2/2 LPC = Slip next 2 stitches to cable needle and place at front of work, p2, then k2 from cable needle.
2/2 RPC = Slip next 2 stitches to cable needle and place at back of work, k2, then p2 from cable needle.

Special Stitches; Inc 1 to 5 and dec 5 to 1 are written inside the pattern.