  by
Jordana Paige
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My mom loves hosting dinner parties.
She sets a beautiful table, spends weeks preparing
the food and tops it all off with a fabulous dessert.
In all the excitement of serving the food and sitting
down at the table, she usually forgets to take off
her apron. I designed this party apron just
for her. It's fun, washable and, in my mom's case,
can be left on for the entire party.
To make this pattern mellow,
work St st in place of patt st. |
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model: Elizabeth
McVey
photo: Jordana
Paige |
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Length: 38 inches |
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[MC] Fantasy Naturale by Plymouth Yarn [100% Cotton
Mercerized; 140 yd per 100g skein];
color: 9703 Hot Pink/Orange; 5 skeins
[CC] Mustachio by Friends, Inc [100% Acrylic; 175
yd per 100g skein];color: Hot Pink; 1 skein
24 inch US #8/5.00 mm circular needle
1 set US #8/5.00mm straight needles (optional if you
prefer to work the straps on straight needles)
1 cable needle (optional)
1 stitch holder
1 button, 1 inch diameter |
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| 18 sts/25 rows =
4" in stockinette stitch wth MC |
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 Slip
stitch diamond
(Mon Tricot Knitting Dictionary):
Row 1: * C2R, k12 *, C2R.
Row 2 and alt rows: P.
Row 3: K1, *C2L, k10, C2R. *, k1.
Row 5: *K2, C2L, k8, C2R *, k2.
Cont in this way working 2 sts less
between crossed sts until the lines cross each other
as first row.
Special Abbreviations:
C2R: Knit the second st on the left
needle, passing in front of the first st, k the first
st and let both slip off left needle.
C2L: With the right needle behind
the first st k the second through the front strand,
k the first st in the usual way, let both sts slip
off the left needle.
For an easier - but not as fast
- way, a cable needle can be used.
C2R: Slip next st onto cable needle
and hold at back of work, k next st from left-hand
needle, then k st from cable needle.
C2L: Slip next st onto cable needle
and hold at front of work, k next st from left-hand
needle, then k st from cable needle.
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Skirt
With CC and circular needles,
CO 138 sts.
Beg with a K row, work even in St st for 9 rows.
Change to MC work in seed st for 12 rows,
dec 1 st at each end of every third row. (130
sts).
Work in Sl St Diamond patt for 14 rows working
first and last 8 sts of every row in seed st.
Cont working in patt st for 85 rows, dec 1 st
on inside of border at each end of every 6th
row, maintaining seed st border as est. (102 sts).
Work even in seed st for 12 rows.
Cont in seed st, BO 21 sts at beg of next 2 rows.
(60 sts).
Bib
Beg with a Row
1, work 41 rows even in patt st, working first
and last 8 sts of every row in seed st.
Neck Ties
Note: neck ties are worked in Seed St.
Work 8 sts, place these sts
on holder, BO 44 sts, work 8 sts.
Right Neck Tie
Work even in on these 8 sts
until neck tie measures 8.5 inches.
Buttonhole:
Next row: Work 5 sts, CO 2 sts,
work 3 sts.
Next row: Work 3 sts, 2 yo, work 3 sts.
Work even for 2 more rows. BO.
Left Neck Tie
With RS facing, place holder
sts on working needle and join yarn.
Work even in seed st on these 8 sts until tie
measures 9.5 inches.
Waist Ties
Pick up 9 sts on skirt edge
to correspond with schematic placement.
Work even in seed st until waist tie measures
26 inches (or desired length).
BO.
Rep for other side.
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Sew on button to correspond with
buttonhole. Weave in ends.
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 Jordana
is a junior at San Jose State University.
She continues to enjoy running her business, Jordana
Paige. Jordana also recently stared a Stitch
'n Bitch in San Jose, CA, and welcomes all to
join. |
| Pattern & images
© 2004 Jordana McVey. Contact Jordana.
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