Holly Red Bow

SIZE:
Piece measures approx. Width = 11 cm = 4⅜" Height: = 9 cm = 3½"

YARN:
DROPS COTTON MERINO from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
50 g color 06, cherry red

1 bow weighs approx. 17 g.

ACCESSORIES:
Safety pin or tie to fasten the bow.

NEEDLES:
DROPS SINGLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 3 MM = US 2.5

ENGLISH RIB WITH 2 STITCHES I-CORD IN EACH SIDE:
ROW 1 (= wrong side):
Slip 1 stitch purlwise with strand in front of piece, knit 1, * knit 1, make 1 yarn over, slip 1 stitch purlwise *, work from *-* until 3 stitches remain on needle, knit 1, slip 1 stitch purlwise with strand in front of piece, knit 1.
ROW 2 (= right side):
Slip 1 stitch purlwise with strand in front of piece, knit 1, * make 1 yarn over, slip 1 stitch purlwise, knit yarn over and slipped stitch together *, work from *-* until 3 stitches remain on needle, make 1 yarn over, slip 1 stitch purlwise, slip 1 stitch purlwise with strand in front of piece, knit 1.
ROW 3 (= wrong side):
Slip 1 stitch purlwise with strand in front of piece, knit 1, * knit yarn over and slipped stitch together, make 1 yarn over, slip 1 stitch purlwise *, work from *-* until 1 yarn over and 3 stitches remain on needle, knit yarn over and slipped stitch together, slip 1 stitch purlwise with strand in front of piece, knit 1.
AFTER 3RD ROW:
Repeat rows 2 and 3.

DOUBLE KNIT:
ROW 1 (= right side): * Slip first/next stitch loosely on to right needle purlwise with strand in front of piece, knit 1 *, work from *-* the rest of row, turn.
ROW 2 (= wrong side): * Slip first/next stitch loosely on to right needle purlwise with strand in front of piece, knit 1 *, work from *-* the rest of row, turn.
AFTER 2ND ROW:
Repeat rows 1 and 2.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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BOW - SHORT OVERVIEW OF PIECE:
Piece is first worked back and forth as a strip in English rib with I-cord in each side. Then sew cast-on edge against bind-off edge. Then work a middle ribbon in double knit - middle ribbon is fastened around the bow itself. Then fasten a safety pin or pull a string through the middle ribbon on the back of bow so that the bow can be fastened or tied.

BOW:
Cast on 19 stitches on pointed needles size 3 MM = US 2.5 with DROPS Cotton Merino. Work ENGLISH RIB WITH 2 STITCHES I-CORD IN EACH SIDE - read explanation above. Work until piece measures 22 cm = 8¾". Remember to follow the knitting gauge! Bind off. Sew bind-off edge against cast-on edge - sew stitch by stitch to form a ring (make sure that the right side is outwards, i.e. that there is a purled English rib stitch in each side inside I-cord edges). Place the seam in the middle on the back of bow.

MIDDLE RIBBON:
Cast on 10 stitches on pointed needles size 3 MM = US 2.5 with DROPS Cotton Merino. Work DOUBLE KNIT back and forth - read explanation above. When middle ribbon measures 6 cm = 2⅜", knit all stitches together 2 by 2 = 5 stitches. Bind off.
Place the middle ribbon around the bow so that the bow can be tightened in the middle. Sew cast-on edge to bind-off edge (seam should be on the back of bow).

ASSEMBLY:
Fasten a safety pin or pull a string through the middle ribbon on the back of bow to fasten.