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FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

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Width 38”

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Length 46”

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NEEDLES

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One 29” circular US size 6(4 mm), or size to obtain gauge

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ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

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Tapestry needle (tn)

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GAUGE: In Stockinette St 18 sts/ 26 rows = 4in/10cm

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STITCHES USED

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Stockinette St

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Garter St

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Embroidery Stitches (see diagram)

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Chain Stitch

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Fern Leaf Stitch

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Running Stitch

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French Knots

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Duplicate Stitch

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Note1: Chart is work from right to left on RS rows and left to right on WS rows.

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Note 2: In intarsia method, the 2nd color is twisted (or picked up) from underneath the 1st color.

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CENTER PANEL

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Using MC CO 108 sts

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Wind MC, A, B, C and D into small bundles or wrap onto bobbins. Working Intarsia method described in note 2, work each row of chart 2 times across. - 108sts

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Rep 70 rows of the chart 3 times. 210 rows. Bind off in MC.

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Embroidery

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Using single strand and tn, work lower stem in duplicate stitch in Bone (C)

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Work center stem in duplicate stitch in Lt. Country Blue (B)

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Work top stem in chain stitch in Bone (C)

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Work chain st around leaves as follows:

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Lt Country Blue (B) leaves in Country Blue (MC)

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Bone (C ) leaves in Lt. Country Blue (B)

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Off White (D) leaves in Bone (C)

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Work Fern Leaf stitch in center of each leaf as follows:

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Lt. Country Blue (B) leaves in C

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Bone (C) leaves in Off White (D)

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Off White (D) leaves in Chocolate (A)

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Work running st in Off white (D) along Chocloate (A) lines as shown

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Using double strand of Bone (C) work French knots as shown

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Border

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With RS facing and MC, pick up and knit 108 sts from Cast on edge.

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Begin garter st, inc 1 st at beginning this and every row 62 times. - 170 sts

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Bind off knitwise.

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Repeat at Bound off edge.

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With RS facing and MC, pick up and knit 157 sts along side edge.

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Begin Garter st, increase 1 st at beginning of this and every row, 62 times. - 219 sts

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Bind off knitwise.

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Repeat on other side edge.

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FINISHING

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Using MC and tn, sew mitered corners together.

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Using tn, weave in ends.