  by
Stephannie Roy
Every glamour girl needs something
to keep out the early morning light while she gets
her beauty sleep.
This sleep mask knit in luxurious
Muench Touch Me will put you into sleepy velvet oblivion.
It's edged in a soft but not overly fluffy eyelash
yarn to add to the boudoir mood. [If you substitute
the Boa, choose a short eyelash yarn. You don't want
fluff getting up your nose!]
Knit in garter stitch, with some
shaping to keep it interesting, this mask is a super
quick knit. In no time you'll be just like Audrey
Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Sweet dreams.
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photo: Stephannie
Roy
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Height: 3"
Width: 7.5"
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[MC] Muench Touch Me [72% Viscose/Microfibre, 28%
Wool 61yd per 50g skein];
color: 3608 [Raspberry]; 1 skein
[CC] Bernat Boa [100% Polyester 71yd/65m per 50g skein];
color: 81040 [Black]; 1 skein
16" US #5/3.5mm circular needle
14" long, 1/4"-wide black elastic, or length
needed to go around your head
Stitch holder
Sewing needle
Black thread
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18 sts/36 rows = 4" in garter
stitch with MC
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With MC, CO 30 sts
*K 2 rows.
Next row: K1, inc1, k to last 2 sts, inc1,
k1. [32 sts]*
Rep from * to * once more. [34 sts]
Next row: K.
Next row: K1, inc1, k to last 2 sts, inc1,
k1. [36 sts]
Work 9 rows in garter st.
Next row: K17, BO 2, k to end.
Right side:
K 14, dec1, k1. Place rem sts on holder.
Next row: K1,
dec1, k to end.
K to last three sts, dec1, k1.
Rep last 2 rows once more. [12 sts]
**Next row:
K1, dec1, k to last 3 sts, dec1, k1.
K 1 row even.
Next row: K1, dec1, k to last 3 sts, dec1,
k1.
K 1 row even.
BO.**
Left side:
With RS facing join yarn to
holder sts K1, dec 1, k to end.
Next row: K to last three sts, dec 1, k1.
Next row: K1, dec 1, k to end
Repeat last two rows once more (12 sts).
Next Row: work as for Right side from **
to **
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Trim
With CC, beg at top left corner, pick up 27 sts across
top, 15 sts along right side, 8 sts along bottom,
14 sts around nose separation, 8 sts along bottom,
and 15 sts along right side.
[67 sts]
Note: if the last few sts are tricky with the 16"
needle you can use another needle to pick up the stitches
and put them on the circular.
Join and K 1 round.
BO.
Special Finishing Treatment for
Touch Me:
[Thanks to Sally Melville's The Knit
Stitch for instructions on how to treat Touch
Me.]
Ignoring the care instructions on
the label, machine wash mask in warm water and dry
on medium setting [trust me, it'll be fine]. This
will slightly felt the yarn, preventing worms and
giving it a nifty crushed velvet appearance. Your
mask can now be machine washed forever.
Sew on elastic at each edge just slightly higher than
the centre point to fit your head snugly. Now go have
your beauty rest.
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 Stephannie
Roy is so persistently sleep deprived she doesn't
need a mask. She'll sleep anywhere.
Read about how she gets those black circles under
her eyes at her
blog.
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© 2004 Stephannie Roy. Contact Stephannie |
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