TABLE RUNNER STOLE

TABLE RUNNER STOLE

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Skill level:

Size: Approx. 12" wide x 64" long (in fingering weight yarn)

Note: Stole can be made larger by using thicker yarn & bigger needles

Materials:

600 yds. fingering weight yarn (or sport wt. or worsted wt. for larger stole)

Pair of size 8 (5 mm) needles, or size needed to achieve gauge

Note: If using sport wt. yarn, use size 9 (5.5 mm) needles

If using worsted wt. yarn, use size 10 (6 mm) needles

Tapestry needle

Gauge: 10 sts & 12 rows = 2" in garter stitch on size 8 ( mm) needles

Stitches/Terms: beginning (beg), bind off (BO), cast on (CO), garter stitch (knit every row), knit (k), repeat (rep), stitch (st)

Pattern notes:

Stole is knit from narrow end to narrow end in garter stitch with interspersed drop-stitch rows for interest.

Stole

Cast on 60 sts.

Rows 1-8: K (4 ridges completed)

Row 9 (drop-stitch row): Knit, wrapping yarn twice around needle in every stitch.

Row 10: Knit, dropping extra yarnover in each stitch.

Rows 11-18: K.

Row 19: Rep Row 9.

Row 20: Rep Row 10.

Rows 21-40: K.

Row 41: Rep Row 9.

Row 42: Rep Row 10.

Rows 43-310: K.

Row 311: Rep Row 9.

Row 312: Rep Row 10.

Rows 313-332: K.

Row 333: Rep Row 9.

Row 334: Rep Row 10.

Rows 335-342: K.

Row 343: Rep Row 9.

Row 344: Rep Row 10.

Rows 345-352: K. At end of Row 352, bind off loosely.

Finishing: Consult the care instructions for your chosen yarn and, if appropriate, block stole lightly between damp towels. Leave to dry.

For personal or charity use only. Do not duplicate pattern for commercial purposes.