Wheeling Rose: Scarf Wrap or Summer Coverlet by Virginia Woods Bellamy

Wheeling Rose: Scarf Wrap or Summer Coverlet

Knitting
January 1952
Lace ?
10 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitch
US 13 - 9.0 mm
One Size
English Universal

Yarn: A; 2-ply, fine weaving; weight 12 oz.; three colors:

  • Vermilion, 3 oz.;
  • Pink, 4 oz.;
  • Shell, 5 oz.

Needles: number 14
Gauge: 2.5 stitches to one inch
Chart: one box = 5 stitches, one box = 5 ridges

To knit: Follow chart. Count the boxes to know how many stitches to cast on and how many ridges to knit. This design follows the Mulberry Bush pattern. In this design, however, unit 5 equals the first four units, and unit 13 equals the first twelve. Here the straight edge alternates with the bias edge to make a circular cover.

Color arrangement:
Vermilion, units 1, 2, 3, 17 and 18.
Pink, units 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.
Shell, units 15, 16, 19, 20.