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Arcadian Tracks
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Arcadian Tracks has a beautiful combination of lace, rib & cable which is perfect to show off heavier weight yarns. With both charts and written instructions, knitters are able to choose the most comfortable way to follow the pattern.
Yarn
Approx. 300 yards of heavy worsted weight/aran yarn
Samples Shown in:
The Plucky Knitter Rustic 100% merino with
165 yards/100 grams in Bombshell & Emerald City
Total used for each 253 yards/153 grams
Needle
1 US size 8 (5.0 mm), 24-inch circular
Notions
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
Stitch marker for marking beginning of round
Cable needle
Gauge
18 sts/25 rows = 4 inches in stockinette on
US size 8 needles
Exact gauge is not important but do note that a looser gauge will result in the use of more yardage
Finished Size
26” around by 11.5” tall
Abbreviations/Sts Used
C4B – slip 2 onto cable needle & hold in back of work, k2, k2 from cable needle
C4F – slip 2 sts onto cable needle & hold in front of work, k2, k2 from cable needle
k – knit
k2tog – knit 2 together
p – purl
sl – slip
ssk – slip, slip (knitwise), knit slipped sts together
st(s) – stitch(es)
yo – yarn over
Pattern Modifications for Size Changes
The pattern is easily modified by adjusting the sts in counts of 40 to make it longer/shorter or it can be made taller by adding extra repeats of the 8 row pattern.
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- First published: March 2012
- Page created: March 16, 2012
- Last updated: January 5, 2017 …
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