Wheat In The Wind
Beautiful knitting stitch with eyelet wheat ears blown to one side the wind. Suitable for knit homeware, such as throws, pillow covers or for your scarves, sweaters etc.
Instructions
You need a stitch number multiple of 12 + 1 + 2 edge stitches. Repeat the pattern between the arrows as many times as you like.
Work right side rows (1, 3, etc.) from right to left, as shown in the chart. Purl all stitches on the wrong side.
Symbol Key
edge stitch
knit 1
purl 1
1 yarn over, purl 1 in the next wrong side row
slip 1 knitwise, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over
knit 2 together
Traditional Instructions
Rows 1 & 3: edge st, * p1, k11; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 2 & all other wrong side rows: edge st, purl across to last st, edge st
Row 5: edge st, * p1, k1, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, sl1kw, k1, psso, k4; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 7: edge st, * p1, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, sl1kw, k1, psso, k3; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 9: edge st, * p1, k3, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, sl1kw, k1, psso, k2; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 11: edge st, * p1, k4, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, sl1kw, k1, psso, k1; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Repeat rows 1 through 12.
