Live Wire
by John and Clare
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Live Wire
Description:
Bright colored cottons are knitted up in an openwork pattern, formed by decreasing on one row and picking up stitches the next, to produce a firm, knobbly texture.
To fit chest 34-36” / 86-91cm
Yarn
Yarn A - 100g fine weight cotton (pink)
Yarn B - 75g fine weight cotton (blue)
Yarn C - 75g fine weight cotton (yellow)
Yarn D - 75g fine weight cotton (green)
Knitting needle sizes 2.75mm and 3.25mm
1 button
Gauge: 28 sts x 48 rows = 10cm in pattern on 3.25mm needles
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