Mystery Knit-a-Long Clue #3

Grab your coffee, it’s hazelnut time! This pattern is the Hazelnut Stitch, an ornamental stitch. Ornamental stitches add texture and flair to your knitting. Other examples of ornamental stitches are bobbles, embossed leaves and bells, smocking etc. This is one of the more simpler ornamentals, but will give you an idea of how they are created.

Pattern #5:

KEY:
(K1, yo, k1) in same st: k1 but leave st on needle, yarn over, then knit into the same st again and pull st off needle.
P3tog: purl the next three sts together.

Notes:
Stitch counts will change in Rows 1, 4, 7 and 10. (1 and 7 increase, 4 and 10 decrease back down)

Setup:
The Hazelnut pattern is a repeat of 4 plus 3, so we have to decrease our total sts count by one st. To do this unknit 5 sts in the last row you knit (the 6th row of your border section), then K2tog and K3 border sts. You should have 29 sts now.

Row 1: (RS) K3, [*P3, (K1, yo, K1) in next st, rep from * to last 3 pattern sts, P3], K3

Row 2: K3, [K3, *P3, K3, rep from * to last 3 pattern sts], K3.

Row 3: K3, [*P3, K3, rep from * to last 3 pattern sts] P3, K3.

Row 4: K3, [K3, *P3tog, K3, rep from * to end], K3.

Row 5: K3, [P across], K3.

Row 6: K all.

Row 7: K3, [P1, *(K1, yo, K1) in next st, P3, repeat from * to last 2 pattern sts, (K1, yo, K1) in next st, P1], K3

Row 8: K3, [K1, *P3, K3, rep from * to last 4 pattern sts, P3, K1], K3.

Row 9: K3, [P1, *K3, P3, rep from * to 4 pattern sts, K3, P1], K3.

Row 10: K3, [K1, *P3tog, K3, rep from * to last 4 pattern sts, P3tog, K1], K3.

Row 11: K3, [P across], K3.

Row 12: K all.

Repeat these 12 rows 3 times.

Knit 6 rows, in the first row, do a M1 increase after your 3 border sts to get back to 30 sts overall.


Pattern #6:

Row 1: (RS) K3, k across to border, K3.

Row 2: K3, P across to border, K3

Row 3: K3 *K1, P4, K1, rep from * across to border, K3.

Row 4: K3, *P1, K4, P1, rep from * across to border, K3.

Row 5: Same as row 3.

Row 6: Same as row 4.

Row 7: K3, K across to border, K3

Row 8: K3, P across to border, K3.

Row 9: K3, *P2, K2, P2, rep from * across to border, K3.

Row 10: K3, *K2, P2, K2, rep from * across to border, K3

Row 11: Same as row 9.

Row 12: Same as row 10.

Repeat these 12 rows for 6” (approx. 3 times).

Knit  6 rows.

That's it for this month! Looking forward to seeing everyone's progress at our next meeting!