| BB Style Tawashi or I could have called it the "Tawashi based on the ballband cloth made famous by PnC yarns and even "famouser" by Mason-Dixon Knitting".....now do you understand why I call it BB style?!? :o) ©copyright 2008 by Rhonda White Size 8 needles 2 colors acrylic yarn My sample: A=white and B=light blue Dawn's sample: A = white and B = green (Thank you Dawn!) Correction made 4/23/08 - thank you J-Baby! Corrections are in green on rows 5 and 11 Cast on 33 sts with A Row 1: knit Row 2: purl Attach color B (don’t cut color A, carry it up along the side when not in use) Row 3: k4, sl 1 pw, *k5, sl 1 pw; rep from * to last 4 sts, k4 Row 4: k4, yf, sl 1 pw, yb, *k5, yf, sl 1 pw, yb; rep from * to last 4 sts, k4 Row 5: p4, yb, sl 1 pw, yf, *p5, yb, sl 1 pw, yf; rep from * to last 4 sts, p4 Row 6: k4, yf, sl 1 pw, yb, *k5, yf, sl 1 pw, yb; rep from * to last 4 sts, k4 Row 7: with color A, knit across Row 8: with color A, purl across Switch to color B Row 9: k1, sl 1 pw, *k5, sl 1 pw; rep from * to last st, k1 Row 10: k1, yf, sl 1 pw, yb, *k5, yf, sl 1 pw, yb; rep from * to last st, k1 Row 11: p1, yb, sl 1 pw, yf, *p5, yb, sl 1 pw, yf; ; rep from * to last st, p1 Row 12: k1, yf, sl 1 pw, yb, *k5, yf, sl 1 pw, yb; rep from * to last st, k1 Repeat rows 1-12 one more time, then rows 1-8 Bind off. Fold in half vertically and sew along back seam. Use white yarn to weave in and out on the bottom; pull tightly to gather and finish off. Weave white yarn in an out on top; pull tightly to gather. Tie a tight knot then make a hanging loop out of any remaining yarn. Alternately, you can crochet a hanging loop. Sometimes I like the simple Japanese style “tie a knot in it and call it a hanger” method, as shown in the blue and white sample. Dawn crocheted her hanging loop and it looks fantastic! :o) |
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| blue tawashi knitted by Rhonda, and the lovely green one was knitted by Dawn! |