I auditioned several stitch patterns until I found one that I liked. I knit 12 rounds of K1(b), P1 ribbing using 56 stitches and then I reduced to 48 stitches (16 on each of three needles).
Yarn: Summer Sun by March Hare 75/25 Superwash merino/nylon; 455 yards per ball; fingering weight Needles: 2.25 dpns Stitch pattern (multiple of 8) Rnd 1: Knit Rnd 2: K2, yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, k2 Rnd 3: Knit Rnd 4: K1, yo, ssk, k2, k2tog, yo, k1
I am a wife, the mother of four grown sons, and nana to five grandchildren. I work part-time as a librarian/ archivist at a university library. I enjoy knitting socks, hats, mittens and other items for charity, reading, hand quilting, growing old-fashioned flowers, and bird watching.