NORAH GAUGHAN'S KNITTED CABLE SOURCEBOOK: A BREAKTHROUGH GUIDE TO KNITTING WITH CABLES AND DESIGNING YOUR OWN

Hexa Butterfly GROUP 7 ROW 45: K4, p3, k11, p3, k4.

ROW 46: Purl.

By removing the curlicue from the base of a Hexa Paisley (#132)
Repeat Rows 1–46 for pattern.
motif and making a few other minor changes, I created a butter-
fly wing. By mirror-imaging the wing around a line of twisted rib
and tiny knots, I created the full butterfly form of Hexa Butterfly.

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(panel of 25 sts; increases to ROW 22: P4, 2/2 RC, 2/2 LC, 2/2 RC, 44

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35 sts; decreases back to 25 sts; p1, k1-tbl, p1, 2/2 LC, 2/2 RC, 2/2 42

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46-row repeat) LC, p4.
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SSE: 22.5 sts ROW 23: K4, p12, k1, p1-tbl, k1, p12, k4. 39

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ROW 24: P2, 2/2 RC, [2/2 LC] twice,
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ROW 1 (WS): Knit.
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k2, p1, k1-tbl, p1, k2, [2/2 RC] twice,
ROW 2: Purl. 35

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2/2 LC, p2.
ROWS 3 AND 4: Repeat Rows 1 and 2.
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ROW 25: K2, p14, k1, p1-tbl, k1, p14, k2.
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ROW 5: K2, p3, k15, p3, k2.
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ROW 26: [2/2 RC] twice, [2/2 LC]
ROW 6: P2; slip 2 sts to cn, hold to 30

twice, p1, k1-tbl, p1, [2/2 RC] twice, 29

front, k1, yo, k2 from cn; p15; slip 28

[2/2 LC] twice. 27

1 st to cn, hold to back, k2, (yo, k1)

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ROW 27: P16, k1, p1-tbl, k1, p16.
from cn; p2—27 sts. 25

ROW 28: K2, 2/2 RPC, k4, 2/2 LPC, 24

ROW 7: K2, p1, p1-tbl, p2, k15, p2,
23
k2, p1, k1-tbl, p1, k2, 2/2 RPC, k4, 22
p1-tbl, p1, k2.
21
2/2 LPC, k2.
ROW 8: P1; slip 1 st to cn, hold to 20

ROW 29: P4, [k2, p4] twice, k1, p1-tbl, 19

back, k2, (yo, k1) from cn; 2/2 LC, 18
k1, p4, [k2, p4] twice. 17
p11, 2/2 RC; slip 2 sts to cn, hold to
16
ROW 30: [2/2 RC, p2] twice, 2/2 LC,
15
front, k1, yo, k2 from cn; p1—29 sts.
14
p1, k1-tbl, p1, 2/2 RC, [p2, 2/2 LC]
ROW 9: K1, p2, p1-tbl, p5, k11, p5,
13
twice. 12
p1-tbl, p2, k1.
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ROW 31: Repeat Row 29.
ROW 10: Slip 1 st to cn, hold to back, 10

ROW 32: K4, [p2, k4] twice, p1, k1-tbl, 9

k2, (yo, k1) from cn; 2/2 LC; slip 8

p1, k4, [p2, k4] twice. 7

2 sts to cn, hold to front, k1, yo, k2
6
ROWS 33 AND 34: Repeat Rows 29
5
from cn; p4, k1-tbl, p4; slip 1 st to
4
and 30.
cn, hold to back, k2, (yo, k1) from 3
ROW 35: Repeat Row 29.
2
cn; 2/2 RC; slip 2 sts to cn, hold to
1
ROW 36: K2, 2/2 LC, k4, 2/2 RC,
front, k1, yo, k2 from cn—33 sts.
k2, p1, k1-tbl, p1, k2, 2/2 LC, k4,
ROW 11: P2, p1-tbl, p6, p1-tbl, p2, k4, 25-st panel; increases to 35 sts; decreases back to 25 sts

2/2 RC, k2.

p1-tbl, k4, p2, p1-tbl, p6, p1-tbl, p2.
ROW 37: Repeat Row 27. NOTE: No-st columns will shift when going from Row 46
ROW 12: K2, 2/2 RC, [2/2 LC] twice,

ROW 38: Slip 2 sts to cn, hold to to Row 1, but sts will still line up correctly.
p2, k1-tbl, p2, [2/2 RC] twice, 2/2
front, p2tog, k2 from cn; 2/2 LC, Knit on RS, purl on WS.
LC, k2.
2/2 RC; slip 2 sts to cn, hold to
ROW 13: P14, k2, p1-tbl, k2, p14. Purl on RS, knit on WS.

back, k2, p2tog from cn; p1, k1-tbl,

ROW 14: 2/2 LPC, k4, 2/2 LC; slip
K1-tbl on RS, p1-tbl on WS.
p1; slip 2 sts to cn, hold to front,
2 sts to cn, hold to front, k1, yo, k2
p2tog, k2 from cn; 2/2 LC, 2/2 RC; MK (make knot): Knit into front, back, then front of st, slip these 3
from cn; p1, k1-tbl, p1; slip 1 to cn,
sts back to left needle and k3; pass third, then second sts over first.
slip 2 sts to cn, hold to back, k2,
hold to back, k2, (yo, k1) from cn;
p2tog from cn—31 sts remain. No stitch
2/2 RC, k4, 2/2 RPC—35 sts.
ROW 39: K1, p12, k2, p1-tbl, k2, p12, k1.
ROW 15: K2, p11, p1-tbl, p2, k1, p1-tbl, OR
2/2 RC (2 over 2 right cross): Slip 2 sts to cn, hold to back,
ROW 40: P1; slip 2 sts to cn, hold to
k2, k2 from cn.
k1, p2, p1-tbl, p11, k2.
front, p2tog, k2 from cn; 2/2 LC,
ROW 16: P2, 2/2 LPC, 2/2 LC, 2/2 OR
2/2 LC (2 over 2 left cross): Slip 2 sts to cn, hold to front, k2,
2/2 RPC, p5, 2/2 LPC, 2/2 RC; slip
LPC, k2, p1, k1-tbl, p1, k2, 2/2 RPC, k2 from cn.
2 sts to cn, hold to back, k2, p2tog

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2/2 RC, 2/2 RPC, p2.
2/2 RPC (2 over 2 right purl cross): Slip 2 sts to cn, hold to back,
from cn; p1—29 sts remain.
ROW 17: K4, p6, k2, p4, k1, p1-tbl, k1,
k2, p2 from cn.
ROW 41: K2, p8, k9, p8, k2.

p4, k2, p6, k4.

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ROW 42: P2, 2/2 LPC; slip 2 sts to 2/2 LPC (2 over 2 left purl cross): Slip 2 sts to cn, hold to front,

ROW 18: P4, 2/2 LPC, k2, p2, 2/2 LC,

p2, k2 from cn.
cn, hold to back, k2, p2tog from cn;
p1, k1-tbl, p1, 2/2 RC, p2, k2, 2/2
p2, MK, p3, MK, p2; slip 2 sts to cn, OR Slip 1 st to cn, hold to back, k2, (yo, k1) from cn—1 st increased.
RPC, p4.
hold to front, p2tog, k2 from cn;
OR Slip 2 sts to cn, hold to front, k1, yo, k2 from cn—1 st increased.
ROW 19: K6, p4, k2, p4, k1, p1-tbl, k1,
2/2 RPC, p2—27 sts remain.
p4, k2, p4, k6. Slip 2 sts to cn, hold to back, k2, p2tog from cn—1 st decreased.
ROW 43: K4, p4, k11, p4, k4.
ROW 20: P6, 2/2 LC, p2, k4, p1, k1-tbl,
ROW 44: P4; slip 2 sts to cn, hold to Slip 2 sts to cn, hold to front, p2tog, k2 from cn—1 st decreased.
p1, k4, p2, 2/2 RC, p6.
front, k2tog, k2 from cn; p11; slip
Slip 2 sts to cn, hold to front, k2tog, k2 from cn.
ROW 21: K6, p4, k2, p4, k1, p1-tbl, k1,

2 sts to cn, hold to back, k2, k2tog

p4, k2, p4, k6. Slip 2 sts to cn, hold to back, k2, k2tog from cn—1 st decreased.
from cn; p4—25 sts remain.

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