A slew of new symbols

Posted 20 Aug 2020 by JC

K1 below, bunny ears yo, left and right “center” crosses... what do these symbols have in common? Absolutely nothing, except now they’re available at Stitch-Maps.com.

Let’s start with k1 below and p1 below:

• k1 below
• p1 below

They offer a way of creating brioche fabric that some knitters prefer over brSl – for example, here’s a simple stockinette brioche fabric, in two colors:

Next up, you’ll find bunny ears yo and bunny ears back yo in the Decreases section of the key:

• bunny ears yo
• bunny ears back yo

They’re not actually decreases. But they are related to the “bunny ears” decreases, so it kind of made sense to list ’em all together. Here, bunny ears back yo and p1 below combine to create the start of symmetrical lace Vs:

Finally, check out these “center” crosses:

• 1/1/1 LCC
• 1/1/1 RCC
• 1/2/1 LCC
• 1/2/1 RCC
• 2/1/2 LCC
• 2/1/2 RCC
• 2/2/2 LCC
• 2/2/2 RCC

They’re three-strand crosses in which the center strand winds up on top – making possible stitch patterns such as this beauty:

Details, as always, are in the key. Enjoy!