Hitomi Shida's Japanese Stitch # 150 of 260
260 Exquisite Patterns by Hitomi Shida Japanese Knitting Stitch Bible, Pattern #150, Page 92 19 stitches/24 row Pattern Make it Your Own: Cast on a multiple of 19 stitches, plus 2 edge stitches for the right side only. Example: Adult Scarf with 3 repeats - Cast on 57+2=59 Stitches Note: I used Baby Alpaca, DK, with 2mm needles, and it came out like the photo in the Book, with perfect stitch definition. I suggest using larger needles, like 2.5 mm to 3.5mm, however, as it was very narrow and small compared to other swatches I have made. Abbreviations: k=knit p=purl yo=yarn over ssk=slip, slip, knit Ssp=slip, slip, purl, For the Chart Swatch, Cast on 21 stitches Set up Rows A: [RS]: Knit across B: [WS]: [k2], p17, [k2] Row 1: [RS] [p2], yo, k3, ssk, k3, p1, k3, k2tog, k3, yo, [p2] Row 2: [WS] [k2], p1, yo, p3, p2tog, p2, k1, p2, ssp, p3, yo, p1, [k2] Row 3: [RS] [p2], k2, yo, k3, ssk, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, k3, yo, k2, [p2] Row 4: [WS] [k2], p3, yo, p3, p2tog, k1, s...