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nome pocket palsNag & Nog( guess whos Nag !
MATERIALS:Knitting needles size 3mm(UK 11) (USA 2.5)
DK yarn (USA light worsted)Only oddments & scrapsare needed
in;!"S#$ %"$ '%O$*"!!O$ %US+ &,%"" pl-s U U%yarn or /eard
SIZE:appro0 () 2cm
ABBREIATI!"S:Al4ays repeat instr-ctions in/racets ( ) 0 t6e
amo-nt gi7en
Beg8 /egin$K8 nit$#8 p-rl$ sts 8 stitc6es$
st$st8 stocing stitc6 (nit 1 ro4p-rl 1 ro4)$K%tog or #%tog 8 nit
or p-rl2sts toget6er to decrease 1stitc6$In&' 8 increase 1
stitc6 /y nittingirst into t6e /ac o a stitc6 andt6en into t6e ront
o t6e samestitc6$BT 8 /ind and tie /y /reaing
o yarn$ t6reading onto a largeneedle and passing t6e
needlet6ro-g6 t6e stitc6es remaining$gat6er t6em -p tig6t and tie
o.
asting on*t6e 3 met6ods t6at 9-se in all my designs are
!OOS"+9%: & +9,#+-sing 2 needles
Loose ,ethod8 +ie yarn to 1st
needle$ insert 2nd needle intot6e loop$ nit a stitc6 and place
it/ac onto t6e 1st needle$ repeat
or as many stitc6es re-ired.
-ir, ,ethod 8 :ae 2 stitc6es-sing t6e a/o7e met6od and
t6encreate t6e 3rd stitc6 /y placingyo-r 2ndneedle '"+"" t6e
1st
and 2ndstitc6$ nitting it and t6en+9S+9, +#" !OO< /eore
placing it /ac onto t6e 1stneedle$al4ays maing ne4 stitc6es
rom/et4een t6e stitc6es instead oinside t6em 4ill res-lt in a
m-c6neater and irmer casting onedge.
Tight ,ethod*same as t6e irmmet6od /-t O O+ t4ist t6eloop$ t6is
4ill gi7e yo- tig6ter
stitc6es
.o/ ,ay 0re1er to /se yo/r own&asting on ,ethods2
asting o11 ,ethods; Al4ays casto in a nit 4ise direction
-nlessot6er4ise directed.
Ti0s* !ea7e long tails 46en yo-
cast on & o$ yo- may not al4aysneed t6em /-t sometimes
t6eymae attac6ing small parts m-c6neater.+iny sections can /e st-ed
4it6t6e same yarn as yo- -sed to nit4it6$ especially good or red
&royal /l-e nitted pieces as 46iteor /lac st-ing oten
s6o4st6ro-g6.
BE3I" K"ITTI"3
4ey+ ha5e yo/ read thea66re5iations 7
Both 6odies are identi&al
B!. 3IRL B!D.(,a8e ' 0ie&e)9n 'ody colo-r(red or girl$ green
or /oy)'eg at /ottom=ast on 1>sts irmly< 1 ro4(inc1)0 1> 8
32sts'eg 4it6 a < ro4 & st?st 23 ro4s(2tog)0 1> 8
1>sts
< 1 ro4=ast o
B!. 3IRL 4EAD(,a8e ' 0ie&e)9n les6$ /eg at top o 6ead=ast on
12sts tig6t< 1 ro4(inc1)0 12 8 2@sts'eg 4it6 a < ro4 &
st?st 1 ro4s
(2tog)0 12 8 12sts< 1 ro4(2tog)0 > 8 >sts'&+
MA"9S BEARD (,a8e ' 0ie&e)9n -n -r$=ast on 2sts looseK 3
ro4s
=ast o.
ARMS (,a8e % the sa,e)9n 'ody colo-r(red or girl$ green or
/oy)'eg at top=ast on @ sts tig6t'eg 4it6 a K ro4 & st?st 2
ro4s1$ (inc1)02$ 1 8 >sts
< ro41$ (inc1)0@$ 1 8 sts< 1 ro4
Nag & Nog pocket pals DEBI BIRKIN 2010
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