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Make little works of art with this collection of 40+ all new designs from the editors of Interweave Knits and Knitscene. With beautiful, eye-catching fashion photography, the focus is on the accessory: the hat, the sock, the shawl, the scarf, the mitten.

Spring 2002

Sophisticated Rustic jacket (page 22)
The last sentence of the left collar instructions (under Finishing on page 22) should read: BO all collar sts, including the wrapped st. (There will be the original number of collar sts, not 11 as stated.)

Cables and Tulips(page 50)
The instructions for shaping the miter on the collar are incorrect. They should read as follows:
Collar
Shape miter: (use short rows, see Glossary, page 102) P3, wrap next st, turn, knit to end, turn. P3, with cn pick up 1 st behind each of next 3 sts, k3 sts on needle (including wrapped st), k3 picked-up sts from cn, wrap next st, turn, work as established to end. The row just worked counts as a cable-crossing row. Cont as foll, working the last wrapped st tog with its wrap on the first Row 1:

Rows 1, 3, and 5 (RS) p3, k6, p3.

Rows 2, 4, and 6: K3, p6, k3.

Row 7: P3, sl 3 sts onto cn and hold in back, k3, k3 from cn, p3.

Row 8: K3, p6, k3.

Rep Rows 1-8 until piece measures 21 1/2 (22, 22 1/2, 23)" (54.5 [56, 57, 58.5]cm), ending with Row 4 of patt. Reverse short-row shaping at end of collar as foll: P3, k6, wrap at next st, turn, work as established to end, turn. P3, sl 3 sts onto cn and hold in back, [knit 1 st from left needle tog with 1 st from cn] 3 times (6 cable sts dec'd to 3 sts), wrap next st, turn, work to end. P3, wrap next st, turn, knit to end. Knit 1 row. BO all sts kwise. (Note: The plain knit rows at the beg and end mark the seam line.)

Swooping Eyelet Pullover (page 72)
The instructions following Row 9 of the back should read: Cont as established, picking up 4 more sts from crochet chain at end of each row 14 (20, 14, 6) more time(s), then picking up 3 sts at end of each row6 (0, 0, 0) times,then picking up 5 sts at end of each row 0 (0, 6, 14) times,then discontinue slipping first st of each row-109 (115, 121, 129) sts total.

Under "Back": When picking up sts from the crochet chain on WS rows, the sts should be worked ad "pick up and purl". 

Confetti Pillows; (page 80)
With MC doubled, CO 37 (42, 47) sts. Work St st until piece measures 9 (9, 13)" (23 [23, 33] cm) from beg. Join CC (work with 3 strands of yarn) and cont in St st until piece measures 29 (31, 38)" (73.5 [79, 96.5] cm). Cut off CC. Cont with MC until piece measures 39 (45, 56)" (99 [114, 142] cm) from beg. BO all sts.

 

 

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