King_Charles_Brocade
This
pattern has a very interesting but gruesome story behind it.
It was the pattern used to knit the shirt worn by
King Charles I of England when he was executed in 1649. The
shirt
is testimonial to the craftsmen shirt of the knitters of the era, the
vest was originally knitted in blue silk (I haven't used silk
to
knit this
sample) and it is now preserved in the London Museum
Cast on multiples of twelve (12) plus one (1) stitches
Row
1: k1, *p1, k9, p1, k1; repeat
from *
Row 2:
k1, *p1, k1, p7, k1, p1, k1; repeat
from *
Row 3:
k1, *p1, k1, p1, k5 (p1, k1) twice;
repeat
from *
Row 4:
p1, * (p1, k1) twice, p3, k1, p1, k1,
p2; repeat from *
Row 5:
k1, *k2, (p1, k1) 3 times, p1, k3;
repeat
from *
Row 6:
p1, *p3, (k1, p1) twice, k1, p4; repeat
from *
Row 7:
k1, *k4, p1, k1, p1, k5; repeat from *
Row 8:
Repeat Row 6
Row 9:
Repeat Row 5
Row 10:
Repeat Row 4
Row 11:
Repeat Row 3
Row 12: Repeat
Row 2
These 12 rows form your pattern. Repeat rows 1-12
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