Big Liberty Wool Throw

designed by Tonia Barry



Big Liberty Wool

The same soft washable wool fiber
as Liberty Wool but in a quicker to
knit gauge, Big Liberty Wool has a
subtle tone-on-tone dye effect for
a hand dyed look.

This throw is worked in three wide

strips for ease and portability. The
bottom and top edges are knit then
sewn in place after the strips are
joined.

Skill Level
Intermediate

Finished Measurements
Approx 49½" wide and 60" long

Yarn
Big Liberty Wool by Classic Elite Yarns
(100% Washable Wool;
50g ball = approx 82 yards)
28 balls 1043 Terra Rosa

Needle
Knitting needles in size US 10 (6 mm)
or size to obtain gauge.

Other Materials
Cable needle
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle

Gauge
16 sts and 24 rows = 4" in Reed Stitch
and 16 sts and 30 rows = 4" in Garter
Stitch. Take time to save time, check
your gauge.

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 Pattern Stitches
Garter Stitch (gtr st)
Knit all rows.

Reed Stitch (multiple of 16 sts + 1)

See chart on next page.

Cables and Lace (multiple of 32 sts + 1)

See chart on next page.

Throw
Strip 1 (meas approx 15¼" wide)
CO 62 sts.
Est patt (RS): Work 12 sts in gtr st, work 49 sts in Reed st, work 1 st in gtr – 62 sts.
Work as est until pc meas 53½" from beg, ending with a WS row.

BO all sts.
Abbreviations
approx: approximately Strip 2 (meas approx 19" wide)
beg: begin(ning) With larger needles CO 91 sts.
BO: bind off Est patt (RS): Work 13 sts in gtr st, work 65 sts in Cables and Lace Panel,
CO: cast on work 13 sts in gtr st – 91 sts.
cont: continue Work as est until pc meas 53½" from beg, ending with a WS row.
dec(’d): decrease(d)
est: establish(ed) BO all sts.
inc(’d): increase(d)
k: knit Strip 3 (meas approx 15¼" wide)
k2tog: k 2 sts together (1 st dec’d) With larger needles CO 62 sts.
meas: measure(s) Est patt (RS): Work 49 sts in Reed st, work 13 sts in gtr st – 62 sts.
p: purl Work as est until pc meas 53½" from beg, ending with a WS row.
patt: pattern
pc(s): piece(s) BO all sts.
rem: remaining
rep: repeat
RS: right side Finishing
ssk: (slip, slip, knit) slip 2 sts, 1 at a Sew strips together as follows:
time, knitwise to RH needle; insert With RS facing sew strip 1 to strip 2 and then strip 3 to strip 2 with gtr st at both
tip of LH needle into fronts of two outer edges.
slipped sts and use RH needle to
knit them together (1 st dec’d) Edging (make 2)
st(s): stitch(es) With A CO 13 sts, work in gtr st until pc meas approx 48" slightly stretched.
WS: wrong side Carefully sew to edge of throw stretching slightly.
yo: yarn over (1 st inc’d)
Lightly block to measurements. Weave in all ends.

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 Reed Stitch
(16 sts + 1 sts; 20 rows rep)
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1– RS
17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

knit on
Cables andRS,Lace
purlPanel
on WS
(32purl
sts +1
onsts;
RS,20knit
rowonrep)
WS
20 pattern rep
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1– RS
32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

knit on RS, purl on WS

purl on RS, knit on WS
yo
ssk
k2tog
pattern rep
C7B-Slip 4 sts to cn, hold in back,
k3, (p1, k3) from cn
C7F- Slip 3 sts to cn, hold in front,
(k3, p1), k3 from cn

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