WALL HANGING
"Simple projects like this one are great for trying out more complicated stitches and colourwork patterns, because you’re only knitting a rectangle with no shaping!" SOPHIE JORDAN, DEPUTY EDITOR
MOSAIC PATTERN Row 1 (RS) Using Colour 1, K1, sl 2, *sl 1, K3, sl 1, K5, sl 3, K5, sl 1, K3, sl 2; rep from *to last 2 sts, sl 1, K1.
Row 2 and all WS rows With colour from prev row, K the purl stitches and slip wyif the slip stitches.
Row 3 Using Colour 2, K3, *(K1, sl 1, K3, sl 1, K1, sl 1) twice, K1, sl 1, K3, sl 1, K2; rep from * to last 2 sts, K2.
Row 5 Using Colour 1 K1, sl 1, K1, *K2, (sl 1, K5) 3 times, sl 1, K3; rep from * to last 2 sts, sl 1, K1.
Row 7 Using Colour 2, K2, sl 1, *K3, sl 1, K1, (sl 1, K5) twice, sl 1, K1, sl 1, K3, sl 1; rep from * to last 2 sts, K2.
Row 9 Using Colour 1, K1, sl 1, K1, *(sl 1, K5, sl 1, K1) 3 times; rep from * to last 2 sts, sl 1, K1.
Row 11 Using Colour 2, K3, *(K1, sl 1, K1, Sl1, K5, sl 1) twice, K1, sl 1, K2; rep from * to last 2 sts, K2.
Row 13 Using Colour 1 K1, sl 1, K1, *K4, sl 1, K1, sl 1, K9, sl 1, K1, sl 1, K5; rep from * to last 2 sts, sl 1, K1.
Row 15 Using Colour 2, K2, sl 1, *K1, sl 1, K5, sl 1, K1, sl 1, K3, sl 1, K1, sl 1, K5, sl 1, K1, sl 1; rep from * to last 2 sts, K2.
Row 17 Using Colour 1, K1, sl 1, K1, *K2, (sl 1, K1, sl 1, K5) twice, sl 1, K1, sl 1, K3; rep from * to last 2 sts, sl 1, K1.
Row 19 Using Colour 2, K2, sl 1, *K5, sl 1, K1, (sl 1, K3) twice, sl 1, K1, sl 1, K5, sl 1; rep from * to last 2 sts, K2.
Row 21 Using Colour 1, rep Row 5.
Row 23 Using Colour 2, K3, *(K1, sl 1) 3 times, (K3, sl 1) 3 times, (K1, sl 1) twice, K2; rep from * to last 2 sts, K2.
Row 25 Using Colour 1, K1, sl 2, *sl 1, K5, sl 1, K3, sl 3, K3, sl 1, K5, sl 2; rep from * to last 2 sts, sl 1, K1.
Row 27 Using Colour 2, rep Row 23.
Row 29 Using Colour 1, rep Row 5.
Row 31 Using Colour 2, rep Row 19.
Row 33 Using Colour 1, rep Row 17.
Row 35 Using Colour 2, rep Row 15.
Row 37 Using Colour 1, rep Row 13.
Row 39 Using Colour 2, rep Row 11.
Row 41 Using Colour 1, rep Row 9.
Row 43 Using Colour 2, rep Row 7.
Row 45 Using Colour 1, rep Row 5.
Row 47 Using Colour 2, rep Row 3.
Row 49 Using Colour 1, rep Row 1.
Row 50 (WS) With colour from prev row, K the purl stitches and slip wyif the slip stitches.
These 50 rows form Mosaic Pattern. Cast on 53 sts using 6.5mm needles and Yarn A. LOWER LOOP SECTION
Rows 1 to 3 Knit.
Row 4 (RS) K1, *loop stitch; rep from * to last st, K1. Row 5 Knit.
Break Yarn A and change to Yarn B.
Rows 6 to 9 Knit.
Rows 10 and 11 Rep Rows 4 and 5.
Break Yarn B and change to Yarn C.
Rows 12 to 17 Rep Rows 6 to 11.
Break Yarn C and change to Yarn D.
Rows 18 to 23 Rep Rows 6 to 11.
Break Yarn D and change to Yarn A.
Rows 24 and 25 Knit. FIRST MOSAIC BAND
Using Yarn D as Colour 1 and Yarn A as Colour 2, work Rows 1 to 50 of Mosaic Pattern from Chart or written instructions.
Break Yarn D and change to Yarn A. MIDDLE LOOP SECTION
Rows 1 and 2 Knit.
Break Yarn A and change to Yarn C.
Rows 3 and 4 Knit.
Join Yarn D and carry unused yarn up side of work unless otherwise directed.
Row 5 (RS) With Yarn D, K1, *sl 1, K1; rep from * to end.
Row 6 With Yarn D, K1, *sl 1 purlwise wyif, K1; rep from * to end. Break Yarn D.
Rows 7 and 8 With Yarn C, knit.
Join Yarn B.
Rows 9 and 10 With B, rep Rows 5 and 6.
Break Yarn B.
Rows 11 and 12 With C knit.