Day 12     

Dye colour: Birch & Hibiscus blue. Soft creamy birch (foraged from tree branches downed in a storm) combined with bluey-purple hibiscus flowers produces this soft grey-blue tone reminiscent of cadet uniforms.     

Knitting Pattern: Miniature Leaf Pattern. One of the oldest Shetland lace motifs.  Join today's yarn & follow the charted pattern for 18 rows.  

Row 201: RS. Sl 1, k2 tog, yo. Slip stitch marker, k2 * k1, yo, k2, k3tog tbl, k2, yo *. Repeat from * to * 5 more times. K3, slip stitch marker, knit 3. Turn work (59 sts).     

Row 202 & all even/WS rows: WS. Sl 1, k2 tog, yo. Slip stitch marker, purl to 3 before end, slip stitch marker, knit 3. Turn work (59 sts).     

Row 203: RS. Sl 1, k2 tog, yo. Slip stitch marker, k2, * k2, yo, k1, k3tog tbl, k1, yo, k1, *. Repeat from * to * 5 more times. K3, slip stitch marker, knit 3. Turn work (59 sts).     

Row 205: RS. Sl 1, k2 tog, yo. Slip stitch marker, k2 * k3, yo, k3tog tbl, yo, k2 *. Repeat from * to * 5 more times. K3, slip stitch marker, knit 3. Turn work (59 sts).     

Row 207: RS. Sl 1, k2 tog, yo. Slip stitch marker, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2. * k3tog tbl, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2  *. Repeat from * to *  4 more times. Then  ssk, k3, slip stitch marker, knit 3. Turn work (59 sts).     

Row 209: RS. Sl 1, k2 tog, yo. Slip stitch marker, k2, k2tog, k1, yo, k3, yo, k1. * k3tog tbl, k1, yo, k3, yo, k1  *. Repeat from * to *  4 more times. Then  ssk, k3, slip stitch marker, knit 3. Turn work (59 sts).     

Row 211: RS. Sl 1, k2 tog, yo. Slip stitch marker, k2, k2tog, yo, k5, yo. * k3tog tbl, yo, k5, yo, *. Repeat from * to *  4 more times. Then  ssk, k3, slip stitch marker, knit 3. Turn work (59 sts).     

Row 213: Repeat row 201.     

Row 215: Repeat row 203.     

Row 217: Repeat row 205.     

Row 218: Repeat row 202. 

Charted Pattern: