Lion Brand^® Cotton-Ease^®

GAUGE:

12 sts = 4 in. (10 cm) in pattern st, with 2 strands of yarn held tog. BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE. When you match the gauge in a pattern, your project will be the size specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be sufficient. If it takes you fewer stitches and rows to make a 4 in. [10 cm] square, try using a smaller size hook or needles; if more stitches and rows, try a larger size hook or needles.

STITCH EXPLANATION:

Make 1 Loop 1. Knit next st without removing it from left needle. 2. Bring the yarn from the back, between the needles, to the front and wrap it around your thumb. Take the yarn to the back again, between the needles. You should now have a loop of yarn wrapped around your thumb. 3. Knit into the same st as in step #1 and remove it from the left needle. You have 2 new sts on your right needle, both created from the original st worked in step #1. 4. With tip of left needle, lift the 2nd st on the right needle over the first st and off the needle. Note: You have not decreased in this step, so your st count will remain the same.

NOTES:

NOTES
1. Circular needle is used to accommodate large number of sts. Work back and forth on circular needle as if working on straight needles.
2. Mat is worked with 2 strands of yarn held tog throughout.

MAT
With 2 strands of yarn held tog, cast on 73 sts.
Row 1: Knit.
Row 2: K1, *make 1 loop, k1; rep from * across.
Row 3: Knit.
Row 4: K2, *make 1 loop, k1; rep from * across to last st, k1.
Rep Rows 1-4 until piece measures about 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm) from beginning.
Knit one row.
Bind off.

FINISHING
Apply puffy fabric paint to wrong side of Mat, in lines or large dots, to help prevent Mat from slipping.
Weave in ends.

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