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Viol Neck Cuff
Part of the Sweet Sounds Collection
Skill Level: Intermediate
The Viol, or viol da gamba, is a [typically] 6-stringed instrument of the Renaissance period. It is played with a bow in a manner similar to its modern relative, the violin.
This little neck corset was deigned as a “just for fun” piece, although it is functional as well, of course. Viol goes equally well with jeans and a tee as it does dressed up for a winter night on the town.
Materials
Yarn: 1 skein Knit Picks Bare Superwash Merino Bulky
[100% superwash merino wool; 137 yards; 100 grams]
Needles: US 10.5(6.5mm) needles, or size to obtain gauge.
Gauge: Seed stitch – 4 sts = 1” / Cable Pattern – 5 sts = 1”
Extras: 1–2 yards ribbon
Finished Sizes: Small, Medium, Large [Approx. 13(15, 17.5)”] circumference
Special Stitches
Button Hole 1
Step 1 (RS): K1, p1, sl-1 wyif, YB, sl-1, pass 1st slipped st over (1 st bound off).
Step 2 (RS): Slip bound off stitch back to left needle, turn your work.
Step 3 (WS): CO 2 sts, turn your work.
Step 4: (RS): Sl-2 sts from right to left needle, k2tog.
Button Hole 2
Step 1 (RS): K1, YF, sl-1, YB, sl-1, pass first slipped stitch over (1 st bound off)
Step 2 (RS): Slip bound off stitch back to left needle, turn your work.
Step 3 (WS): CO 2 sts, turn your work.
Step 4 (RS): Sl-2 sts from right needle to left needle, k2tog, k1, p1.
Visit the Knitting Stitch Guide page for a list of abbreviations.
The Pattern
Cast on 52(60, 68) sts.
Rows 1 & 3: [K1, p1] across.
Rows 2 & 4: [P1, k1] across.
Increase Rows (RS)
Small Only — Inc by 10 sts
[Button Hole 1], k2, [k4, m1] 10 times, k2, [Button Hole 2] – 62 sts on needles.
Medium Only — Inc by 14 sts
[Button Hole 1], k2, m1, [k4, m1] 12 times, k2, m1, [Button Hole 2] — 74 sts on needles.
Large Only — Inc by 18 sts
[Button Hole 1], [k4, m1] 6x, [k3, m1] 12 times, [Button Hole 2] – 86 sts on needles.
Next Row (WS) – All Sizes: [P1, k1] 2 times, purl to last 4 sts, [p1, k1] 2 times.
Main Stitch Pattern – When only one number is written it applies to all sizes
Row 1 (RS): [K1, p1] 2x, [C4B]13(16,19)x, k2, [k1, p1] 2 times.
Row 2 (WS): [P1, k1] 2x, purl to last 4 sts, [p1, k1] 2 times.
Row 3: [Button Hole 1], k2, [C4F] 13(16, 19)x, [Button Hole 2].
Row 4: [P1, k1] 2x, purl to last 4 sts, [p1, k1] 2 times.
*Repeat Rows 1–4 another 2 times. (12 rows worked total in main stitch pattern)
Last Row (RS): Knit.
Work sewn bind off.
Block as necessary.
Cut ribbon to desired length and weave through button hole openings.
Design Copyright Erica Jackofsky • Fiddle Knits Designs • All Rights Reserved • December 2007
For more information contact: Erica@FiddleKnits.com
Pattern is for personal use only. Do not reproduce. Sale of items made from pattern is not permitted