SPANISH ARMADA
Test knit on Size US 8 (5mm) needles using approx 1000 yards laceweight wool from
HandPaintedYarn.com
A visual rendition of the Spanish Armada
The Center square is reminiscent of Spanish tile
This is surrounded by Print o' the Wave representing the English Channel
and the outer border is English Mesh Lace
SPANISH ARMADA
T = knit through back loop; N=k2tog A = slip 2 knit-wise, k1, pass 2 slipped stitches over
§ = slip 3 knit-wise, k2tog, p3sso k = knit; O = Yarn-over
Rows not specifically mentioned are knit plain.
Cast on 8, join and
knit around.
2) kook (x 4)
3) k2, p1, k1
4) k2, O, k2
5) k2, kf&b, k2
6) k2, O, k2, O, k2
8) k2, O, k4, O, k2
9) k3, N, skp, k3
10) O, k2
11) k3, N, k1, kf&b, k1, skp, k2
12) O, T, O, k2, O, k1, O, N, skp, O, k1, O, k2
13) k5, ONNO, skp, NO, k2
14) OKO, T, OKO, k3, O, k2, kf&b, k2, O, k3
15) k10, O, skp x2; NNO, k3
16) O, k3, O, T, O, k3, O, [k1,skp ]x2; NK x2
18) O, skp, k1, N, O, T, O, skp, KNO, k3, N, k3
20) OKOA, OKO, T, OKOA, OKO, skp, k3, N
22) O,k3, O, [T, o, k3, o] x3, skp, k1, N
24) O,k5,O [KO, k5, O] x3; A
25) Knit. Stop with 1 stitch remaining on the round. Slip the last stitch on right needle back to left needle; Begin next round: (the double
decrease which was the last stitch of round 24 now lines up with the double decrease which is the FIRST stitch of round 26)
26) [A, O, § , O]
27) [k1, make 4 in loop], x3; (k1, m9) x2; (k1, m4 in loop) x3; [200 stitches total]
30) knit; knit 1 extra on round 30 - (move beginning of round 1 stitch left)
31) skp, k4, o, (N, skp) x3; o,k4, N, k1
32) k6, (KOK) x3; k7
33) skp, k4, o, (k,kf&b,k1, O ) x3;, k4, NT
34) o,k6, [skp,N, kf&b]x2; skp, N, k6, O, k
35) OKO, skp, k4, OK, skp, NO, skp, NKO, k4, NOKOK
36) k9, skp, k, kf&b, k, N, k10
37) O, k3, O, skp, k4, OK, skp, NKO, k4, NO, k3, OK
38) k11, skp, N, k12
39) O, k5, O, skp, k4, skp, k4, NO, k5, OK
41) OKO, skp, KNOKO, skp, k7, NOKO, skp, KNOKOK
42) k9, skp, k5, N, k10
43) o, k3, o, A, O, k3, O, skp, k3, NO, k3, OAO, k3, OK
44) k11, skp, KN, k12
45) O, k5, OKO, k5, OAO, k5, OKO, k5, OK
46) K30, (KF&B)X3, K31
47) Slip last stitch back to left needle; *[A,O, § , O] x4; NO x3; [§ ,0, A,O] x3; § , O
48) [k1, k3 in loop, ] x8; (k1, k1 in loop) x2, (k1, k3 in loop) x 8 [272 stitches total)
52) Slip last stitch back to left needle: * A, (O,skp) x 16; OKO, NO x16
55) k34, oko, k33
58) slip last stitch back to left needle; * (A,OKO) x9; KO x2; (AOkO) x8
60) k36, OKO, k35
62) (KOAO) x9, k0 x2; (KOAO) x9
64) k38, OKO, k37
66) slip last stitch back to left needle; * (AOKO) x10, ko x2, (AOKO) x9
68) k40, OKO, k39
70) (KOAO) x10, k0 x2; (KOAO) x10
72) K42, OKO, K41
74) kf&b; k42, OKO, k42
76) k45, OKO, k42, kf&b {{ the center knit stitch of the OKO will become corners - place markers on corners }}
77) knit, Remove end of round marker, knit to first corner. the first corner stitch becomes the first stitch of round. Place marker.
78) k5; (N, k4, N, k2, ON x2; OKO, k2) x5; k2
79) and alternate rows until otherwise : K, O, k across to next corner, OKO, etc; end with O before knit marking first corner
80)k6; [(N, k2) x2, ON x2; O, k3, O, k2] x5;k3
82)k7; [NN, k2, ONx2; O, k5, O, k2] x5; k4
84) k7; [N, k2, OKO, (skp,O) x2, k2, N , k4] x5; N, k4
86) k1, O, k2, N, k2; [N, k2, O, k3, (O,skp), x2, O, k2, N, k2] x5; N, k2, O, N, k
88) k1, O, skp, O, k2, N; [N, k2, O, k5, (O,skp) x2, O, k2, N] x5; N, k2, O; k, N, k
90) k1, NO x2, KO, k2; (N, k4, N, k2, ON x2; OKO, k2) x5; k8
92) k1, ON x2; O, k3, O, k2; [(N, k2) x2, ON x2; O, k3, O, k2] x5; N, k2, N, k2, O,k
94) k2,O , NO x2; k5, O, k2; [NN, k2, ONx2; O, k5, O, k2] x5;NN, k2, ONO, k1
96) k2,o, k, (O, skp) x2, O, k2, N, k4 ; [N, k2, OKO, (skp,O) x2, k2, N , k4] x5; N , k2, OKO, skp,O , skp, K
98) k3,o,k3, ( O,skp) x2; O, k2, N, k2 ; [N, k2, O, k3, (O,skp), x2, O, k2, N, k2] x5; N, k2, O, k3, O, A, O, skp
100 [N, k2, O, k5, (O,skp) x2, O, k2, N] x6; N, k2, O, k5, O, A, O,K
102) k1, [N, k4, N, k2, (ON) x2; OKO, k2] x6; N, k4, N, k2, (ON) x2
104) k2; [(N, K2,)x2; (ON)x2; O, k3, O, k2]x6; (N, K2,)x2; (ON)x2,k
106) k3 [NN, k2, (ON)x2; O, k5, O, k2) x6; NN, k2, (ON)x2; O, k2
108) k3, (n, k2, oko, (skp,o)x2; k2, N, k4) x6, N, k2, OKO, (skp,O, ) x2, O,K4
110) n, k3 (N, k2, O, k3, O, (skp, o)x2; k2, N, k2) x6; N, k2, O, k3, (O, skp) x3, k
112) K4, (N, k2, o, k5, O, (skp,o)x2; k2, N) x6, N, k2, O, k5, (o, skp) x3; k
114) K4; (N, k4, N, k2, (ON)x2;OKO, k2 ) x7, K1
116) K5; [(N, k2) x2; (ON)x2; O, k3, O, k2]x7; K2
118) k6; [NN, K2, (ON)x2;O, K5, O, k2]x7; k3
120) k6; [N, k2, OKO, (skp, o)x2; k2, N, k4] x7; N, k3
122) K6; [N, k2, O, k3, O, (skp, o)x2; k2, N, k2]x7; N, k4
124) k6; [N, k2, O, k5, (O,skp) x2, O, k2, N] x7; N, N,k3
126) knit (Should have 132 stitches per side; 528 total
128) knit
129) knit with NO INCREASES
End of chart Seven
130) k1, (o, skp, k, N, O, k) x22; k1
132) k2, (o,k,A, k,o, k) x22, k2
134) k3, ( NOKO, skp, k) x22;k3
136) k3, N [(KO)x2; KA] x22, N, k1
138) k4, (o, skp, k, N, O, k) x22, k4
140) k5, (o,k,A, k,o, k) x22, k5
142) k6, ( NOKO, skp, k) x23;
144) k6, N, [(KO)x2; KA] x24 (final repeat 'A' become skp, k1)
145) knit without increases
146) k1, (o, skp, k, N, O, k) x 23; k1
148) k2; (o,k,A, k,o, k) x24, k2
150) k3, ( NOKO, skp, k) x24, k3
152) k3, N, [(KO)x2; KA] x24, K3
153) - knit around
154) - purl
155) - knit
156) YO, k3; repeat around (I had one extra stitch - I knit it together with it's neighbor)
157) KOK in loop, k3; repeat around
158) k1, *slip back to left needle, k2tog through back loop; repeat from *
Notes on the Make three in loop, make 4 in loop, make 9 in loop. These are all worked into a single stitch, usually a yo of the previous row. I use
alternating k, yo to make the stitches, for the make 4, since it is an even number I (knit, yo, knit, knit through back loop). You may, if you prefer alternate
k1,p1 to the appropriate number, or knit front, knit back.
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