Thank You For Your Support-Another Free Knitting Pattern

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I wanted to share with you a pattern from last years calendar. This is one I designed so it is safe to throw out here. I always want something in the December month to celebrate Christmas, it doesn't have to be religious but something to address the season. Last year I was really into the "365 Stitches A Day Perpetual Calendar". There are some great stitches in that small book and I wanted to use the Alternating Lace stitch to make a cloth and then I decided to use the little blocks that the Alternating Lace Stitch makes and build a tree. That is where the idea came from.





Tree of Lace
(December Pattern)
Janet Nogle © June 2007
jnogle@cox.net
(Adapted from Alternating Lace stitch – “365 Stitches A Day Perpetual Calendar”)



Level of Difficulty: Intermediate
Materials: #7 Knitting Needle / 1 1/2 skein cotton yarn
Size: 11 1/2 x 12 / you can make as a towel by
Adding more border rows.

Cast on 59 stitches

Border:
K2, K55, K2
K2, P55, K2
K2, K55, K2
K2, P55, K2

Row 1 K2, K8, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO (K3, YO-Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO) x6, K8, K2
Row 2 K2, P55, K2
Row 3 K2, K8, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO (K3, YO-Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO) x6, K8, K2
Row 4 K2, P55, K2
Row 5 K2, K8, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO (K3, YO-Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO) x6, K8, K2
Row 6 K2, P55, K2
Row 7 K2, K8, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO (K3, YO-Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO) x6, K8, K2
Row 8 K2, P55, K2
Row 9 K2, K11, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO (K3, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO) x5, K11, K2
Row 10 K2, P55, K2
Row 11 K2, K11, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO (K3, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO) x5, K11, K2
Row 12 K2, P55, K2
Row 13 K2, K11, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO (K3, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO) x5, K11, K2
Row 14 K2, P55, K2
Row 15 K2, K11, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO (K3, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO) x5, K11, K2
Row 16 K2, P55, K2
Row 17 K2, K14, YO Sl 1 – K2Tog-PSSO, YO (K3, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO) x4, K14, K2
Row 18 K2, P55, K2
Row 19 K2, K14, YO Sl 1 – K2Tog-PSSO, YO (K3, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO) x4, K14, K2
Row 20 K2, P55, K2
Row 21 K2, K14, YO Sl 1 – K2Tog-PSSO, YO (K3, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO) x4, K14, K2
Row 22 K2, P55, K2
Row 23 K2, K14, YO Sl 1 – K2Tog-PSSO, YO (K3, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO) x4, K14, K2
Row 24 K2, P55, K2
Row 25 K2, K17, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO (K3, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO) x3, K17, K2
Row 26 K2, P55, K2
Row 27 K2, K17, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO (K3, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO) x3, K17, K2
Row 28 K2, P55, K2
Row 29 K2, K17, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO (K3, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO) x3, K17, K2
Row .30 K2, P55, K2
Row 31 K2 K17, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO (K3, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO) x3, K17, K2
Row 32 K2, P55, K2
Row 33 K2, K20, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO (K3 YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO) x2, K20, K2
Row 34 K2, P55, K2
Row 35 K2, K20, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO (K3, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO) x2, K20, K2
Row 36 K2, P55, K2
Row 37 K2, K20, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO (K3, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO) x2 K20, K2
Row 38 K2, P55, K2
Row 39 K2, K20, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO (K3, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO), YO x2, K20, K2
Row 40 K2, P55, K2
Row 41 K2, K23, YO Sl 1-K2 Tog-PSSO, YO K3, YO Sl 1-K2 Tog-PSSO, YO K23, K2
Row 42 K2, P55, K2
Row 43 K2, K23, YO Sl 1-K2 Tog-PSSO, YO K3, YO Sl 1-K2 Tog-PSSO, YO K23, K2
Row 44 K2, P55, K2
Row 45 K2, K23, YO Sl 1-K2 Tog-PSSO, YO K3, YO Sl 1-K2 Tog-PSSO, YO K23. K2
Row 46 K22, P55, K2
Row 47 K2, K23, YO Sl 1-K2 Tog-PSSO, YO K3, YO Sl 1-K2 Tog-PSSO, YO K23, K2
Row 48 K2, P55, K2
Row 49 K2, K23, YO Sl 1-K2 Tog-PSSO, YO K3, YO Sl 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO K23, K2
Row 50 K2, P55, K2
Row 51 K2, K26, YO Sl 1-K2 Tog-PSSO, YO K26, K2
Row 52 K2, P55, K2
Row 53 K2, K26, YO Sl 1-K2 Tog-PSSO, YO K26, K2
Row 54 K2, P55, K2
Row 55 K2, K26, YO Sl 1-K2 Tog-PSSO, YO K26, K2
Row 56 K2, P55, K2
Row 57 K2, K55, K2
Row 58 K2, P55, K2

Star On Tree Top
1. (RS) K2, K20, "K3, P1, K7, P1, K3", K20, K2 9. K2, K20, "K2, P11, K2", K20, K2
2. (WS) K2, P20, "P3, K2, P5, K2, P3", P20, K2 10. K2, P20, P1, K13 P1, K2, K20
3. K2, K20, "K3, P3, K3, P3, K3", K20, K2 11. K2, K20, "P15", K20, K2
4. K2, P20, "P3, K4, P1, K4, P3", P20, K2 12. K2, P20, P5, K5, P5, K20, K2
5. K2, K20, "K4, P7, K4", K20, K2 13. K2, K20, K6, P3, K6, K20, K2
6. K2, P20, "P4, K7, P4", P20, K2 14. K2, P20, P6, K3, P6", P20, K2
7. K2, K20, "K4, P7, K4", K20, K2 15. K2, K20, K7, P1, K7, K20, K2
8. K2, P20, "P3, K9, P3", P20, K2 16. K2, P20, "P7, K1, P7", P20, K2
17. Knit Across
Border: 18. K2, P55, K2
K2, K55, K2
K2, P55, K2
K2, K55, K2
K2, P55, K2
K2, K55, K2

Notes: when doing a sequence of stitches, pay close attention to the ending instruction, etc: YO (K3, YO SL 1-K2Tog-PSSO, YO)X4, You would complete the instructions in ( ) 4 times, making the ‘YO’ the last move done. If it is followed by K11, then you
would do the last YO and K11. If you don’t do the last YO, your stitch count will be off on the end of the row.