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1. Amendments for the 1860 - Lacy Leafy Throw (page 44)
2. Stitch Count for the 1950 Garden Plot Counterpane is further down the page here.

1. New pattern instructions for the 1860 Leafy Garden Throw.

Due to a publishing error the some of the Tumbling Leaf instructions are incorrect. I've included new instructions below, including a diagram. However if you would prefer to download and save a copy to your own computer to save and/or print, you can download a word version copy here.

Project 1860 – Lacy Leaf Throw (page 44) corrections – including method, diagram and abbreviations.

METHOD
The number of segments to this throw should contain:

5 TUMBLING LEAF PANELS
8 OPENWORK INSERTIONS
4 GODMOTHER’S EDGINGS

MAKING UP [in order]

Knit 5 tumbling leaf panels first. Press each one carefully.
Sew knitted and pressed lengths of insertions to each side of each panel remembering to make sure everything is of the same LENGTH.
Sew knitted insertions to top and bottom of Lacy Leaf Throw, again insuring that these insertions correspond to the WIDTH of the throw.
Sew knitted Godmother’s edging to all four outside edges of throw making sure that the lengths and widths correspond to the lengths and widths of the throw.

MAKING UP - Press all knitted segments carefully and sew in this order:

Sew an openwork insertion to each side of each panel [6 in all].
Sew an openwork insertion to the top and bottom of the bedcover.
Press.
Sew on the knitted Godmother’s edgings to all four sides of the throw.

DIAGRAM (Please note that this is not exactly to scale).

This is a diagram showing the segments of the Lacy Leaf Throw Pattern

ABBREVIATIONS
K2tog [Knit 2 together] Ssk Slip 1 Knit 1 Pass slipped stitch over knitted one]

There are five panels to the throw: Each panel contains four leaves alternating with five leaves set out in 29 rows. [More width can be added to each panel by increasing the multiples. Length is according to taste]

I have used multiples of 20+19+2 stitches [the 2 stitches being edge stitches]
Cast on 81 stitches. Knit one row.

Row 1.K1,[P2, k13 , ssk, p2, yo, k1, yo ] x 3, p2, k13, k2tog, p2, k1

Row 2. K1,[k2, p14, k2, p3, ] x 3, k2, p14, k3

Row 3. K1. [ P2, ssk, k10, k2tog, p2, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1,] x3 p2, ssk, k10, k2tog, p2, k1. [81sts.]

Row 4. K1, [ k2, p12, k2, p5,] x3 k2, p12, k3. [81sts.]

Row 5. K1 [P2, ssk, k8, k2tog, p2, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2,]x 3, p2, ssk, k8, k2tog, p2, k1.[79sts.]

Row 6. K1[K2, p10, k2, p7,] x3, k2, p10, k3, [79 sts.]

Row 7. K1.[ p2, ssk, k6, k2tog, p2, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, ]x3, p2, ssk, k6, k2tog, p2, k1, [77sts.]

Row 8.K1, [K2, p8, k2, p9, ]x3, k2, p8, k3. [77sts.]

Row 9.K1, [P2, ssk, k4, k2tog, p2, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, ]x3, p2, ssk, k4, k2tog, p2, k1, [75sts.]

Row 10. K1. [K2, p6, k2, p11]x3, k2, p6, k3, [75sts.]

Row 11.K1. [P2, ssk, k2, k2tog, p2, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5, ]x3, p2, ssk, k2, k2tog, p2, k1. [73sts.]

Row 12. K1 [K2, p4, k2, p13, ] x3, k2, p4, k3, [73sts.]

Row 13. K1. [P2, ssk, k2tog, p2, k6, yo, k1, yo, k6, ]x3, p2, ssk, k2tog, p2, k1. [73sts]

Row 14. K1. [K2, p2, k2, p15, ]x3, k2, p2, k3, [71 sts]

Row 15. K1, [P2, yo, ssk, yo, p2, k13, k2tog,]x3, p2, yo, ssk, yo, p2, k1, [72sts.]

Row 16. K1. [K2, p3, k2, p14, x3, k2, p3, k3, [72sts.]

Row 17. k1, [P2, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, p2, ssk, k10, k2tog, ]x3, p2, k1, yo, k1, yo, p2, k1, [74sts]

Row 18. K1, [K2, p5, k2, p12,]x3, k2, p5, k3, [74]

Row 19. K1.[P2, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p2, ssk, k8, k2tog,]x3 p2, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p2, k1, [76sts.]

Row 20. K1,[K2, p7, k2, p10, ]x3, k2, p7, k3, [76sts.]

Row 21. K1[P2,, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, p2, ssk, k6, k2tog,]x3, p2, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, p2, k1[78sts]

Row 22. K1.[K2, p9, k2, p8, x3, k2, p9, k3 [78sts]

Row 23. K1.[P2, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, p2, ssk, k4, k2tog,]x3 p2, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, p2, k1 [80sts]

Row. 24. K1. [K2, p11, k2, p6, ]x3 k2, p11, k3

Row 25. K1 [P2, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5, p2, ssk, k2, k2tog,] x3 p2, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5, p2, k1, [82sts]

Row 26. K1 [K2, p13, k2, p4, ]x3, k2, p13, k3.

Row 27. K1. [ P2, k6, yo, k1, yo, k6, p2, ssk, k2tog, ]x3 p2, k6, yo, k1, yo, k6, p2, k1, [84sts]

Row 28. K1.[K2, p15, k2, p2]x3 k2, p15, k3

Row 29. k1.[P2, k13, k2tog, p2, yo, ssk, yo, ]x3 p2. k13, k2tog, p2, k1 [83sts.]

Repeat rows 2-29 for desired length. Cast off either at row 14 or row 28.

Stitch Count for the 1950 Garden Plot Counterpane Some 'heirlooom knitters' have requested a stitch count at the end of each row for this project. Here they are.
Row 1. 6sts Row 2. 7sts Row 3. 10sts Row 4. 11sts Row 5. 14sts Row 6. 15sts Row 7. 18sts Row 8. 19sts Row 9. 22sts Row 10. 23sts Row 11. 22sts Row 12. 23sts Row 13. 22sts	Row 14. 23sts Row 15. 22sts Row 16. 23sts Row 17. 22sts Row 18. 23sts Row 19. 22sts Row 20. 23sts Row 21. 24sts Row 22. 25sts Row 23. 26sts Row 24. 27sts Row 25. 28sts Row 26. 29sts	Row 27. 30sts Row 28. 31sts Row 29. 32sts Row 30. 33sts Row 31. 34sts Row 32. 35sts Row 33. 36sts Row 34. 37sts Row 35. 38sts Row 36. 39sts Row 37. 40sts Row 38. 41sts Row 39. 42sts	Row 40. 43sts Row 41. 56sts Row 42. 57sts Row 43. 70sts Row 44. 71sts Row 45. 84sts Row 46. 85sts Row 47. 74sts Row 48. 75sts Row 49. 64sts Row 50. 65sts Row 51. 54sts Row 52. 55sts