Knitting Pattern TASSEL BUNTING
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Beautiful bunting to adorn your walls. Perfect for kids’ rooms and nurseries or just for any wall that needs some cheering up. Worked in garter stitch and finished with simple tassels, this is a quick and easy project that your walls will thank you for.
What you need
YA R N 100g DK weight wool You will need about 10g per triangle and 4g per tassel KNITTING Needles 4mm (UK 8, US 6) straight knitting needles Other Sewing needle with a large eye Scissors FOR THE TASSELS A piece of card measuring 4” x 4” / 10cm x 10cm Wooden beads Non-stretchy thread such as cotton yarn, twine or nylon thread Construction Each triangle is worked flat in garter stitch with simple k2tog (knit two together) shaping at the end. FINAL Size Each triangle measures 4.25” / 10.5cm (W) by 5” / 12.5cm (L) Need some help? For all our Knitting School tutorials head to www.buttonandblue.com/knitting-school or you can find more tutorials and tips at www.buttonandblue.com/tutorials
WWW.BUTTONANDBLUE.COM can see. Seeing your knitsinactionisoneof ourfavourite things, sodotagus@buttonandblue onInstagram so we Thank you againfor choosingourknitting pattern. We hope you enjoy makingandusing your bunting. Step 12:Give thetasselatrimfor aneat, even edge. edge andthenpokingthemback throughthewooden bead anddown throughthecentre of thetassel. Step 11:Usethesetop endsto secure thetasselto thebuntingby threadingthemthroughthecastoff Step 10:Usingatapestry needle, threadthewooden beadsonto thetwo endsatthetop of thetassel. Repeat withthe otherlengthend. Step 9:Next bringthe tapestry needle back throughthemiddle anddown to thebottom of thetassel. the middleof thetassel. Step 8:To secure theseends, threadatapestry needle withoneof theendsandbringitstraightthrough Step 7:Holdingbothendsof thesecond lengthof yarn, wrapthemaroundthetasseltwo orthree times. down fromthetop. Step 6:Cut asecond lengthof yarn 20” /51cmlongandtieasingleknotaroundthetasselabout1cm Step 5:Slipthewrapped yarn off thecardandcutloopatbottom. Step 4:Tieatightdoubleknotatthetop of thewrapped yarn. Step 3:Cut alengthof yarn 20” /51cmlongandpassitunderneaththewrapped yarn. Step 2:Wrap the yarn aroundthe card20times. Step 1:Cut apiece of card4” x 4” /10cmx 10cm. TASSEL INSTRUCTIONS of eachtriangle. Hang andenjoy! thread ortwinewillwork well too). Usingatapestry needle, threadthroughthestitch bumpsinthetop row Once you have your desirednumberof triangles, cutalengthof non-stretchy yarn, suchascotton (nylon Row 9:castoff remaining2sts. Cut yarn leavinga6” tail. 8: Row 7: Row Row 6:k allsts Row 5:k2k2tog (3sts) Row 4:k allsts Row 3:k2, k2tog, k1(4sts) Row 2:k allsts Next row: k2k2tog, k2tog, k1(5sts) FINAL SECTION DECREASE Repeat thesetwo rows till7 stsremain. Row 2:k allsts Row 1:k2, k2tog, k tilllast4sts, k2tog, k2(2stsdecreased, 21stsremain) Shaping Decrease Row 2(WS):k allsts Row 1(RS):k allsts Garter stitchis worked by repeatingthefollowing tworows; Work stitch 23rows tillbuntingmeasures2” ingarter /5cm Cast on23sts. BEGIN PatternKnitting RS rightside k st(s) stitch(es) Abbreviations knit k allsts k1k2tog (2sts) k2tog knittwo stitches together WS wrongside
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