Honeycomb Throw (intermediate)

Panda Tempo
100% Acrylic
Honeycomb
Throw
Yarn required to create Throw:
Panda Tempo Yarn —
10 x 100g balls
2
intermediate
Panda Tempo is exclusive to
Honeycomb Throw (intermediate)
MEASUREMENTS
Size (approx) 102 x 102 cms/40 x 40 ins
PANDA TEMPO YARN
10 x 100g balls
Needles
A pair 6.50mm (US 10½), (UK 3) Knitting
Needles or size that gives correct tension/
gauge.
Materials
A Cable Needle; A Yarn Needle.
TENSION/GAUGE
13 sts and 19 rows to 10 cms/4 ins over
stocking st, using 6.50mm (US 10½), (UK 3)
Knitting Needles.
Note - Correct tension/gauge is essential
for a successful handknit.
ABBREVIATIONS
St/s - stitch/es, K - Knit, P - Purl, RS - right side,
WS - wrong side, stocking st - 1 row K, 1 row P,
rep - repeat, beg - begin/ning, inc - increase,
patt - pattern, incl - inclusive, cont - continue,
P2tog - purl 2 sts together.
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS
C4F - slip next 2 sts onto cable needle and
leave at front of work, K2, then K2 from cable
needle.
C4B - slip next 2 sts onto cable needle and
leave at back of work, K2, then K2 from cable
needle.
CREATE
Throw
Using 6.50mm (US 10½), (UK 3) Needles, cast
on 161 sts.
03/13 – W430
1st row (RS) - K2, * P1, K1, rep from * to last st, K1.
2nd row - K1, * P1, K1, rep from * to end.
Rep 1st and 2nd rows until work measures 4
cms/2 ins from beg, ending with a 1st row.
Next row (WS) - P2, inc purlways in next st,
* P5, inc purlways in next st, rep from * to last 2
sts, P2 = 188 sts.
Beg patt - 1st row - K2, * C4F, C4B, rep from *
to last 2 sts, K2.
2nd row - Purl.
3rd row - Knit.
4th row - Purl.
5th row - K2, * C4B, C4F, rep from * to last 2
sts, K2.
6th row - Purl.
7th row - Knit.
8th row - Purl.
Rows 1 to 8 incl form patt.
Cont in patt until work measures approx
98 cms/38 ins from beg, ending with a 1st or
5th patt row.
Next row (WS) - P2, P2tog, * P5, P2tog, rep from
* to last 2 sts, P2 = 161 sts.
Work in rib (as before) until work measures 102
cms/40 ins from beg, working last row on WS.
Cast/bind off in rib.
Side Borders
With RS facing and using 6.50mm (US 10½),
(UK 3) Needles, knit up 177 sts evenly along
one side edge of throw, including rib borders.
Work in rib as for throw (beg with a 2nd row)
until border measures 4 cms/2 ins, ending with
a 2nd row.
Cast/bind off in rib.
Work other side edge in same manner.
FINISHING
DO NOT PRESS. Using yarn needle, darn in
ends.