Facturacion Medica

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1a Make a slip knot:
Loop the yarn as shown and slip needle under the lower strand of the loop.1b Pull up a loop of yarn. | 2 Pull the yarn end attached to the ball of yarn to tighten the slip knot leaving the other end approx 4 inches [10 cm] long. Transfer needle to left hand. | 3a Insert the right-hand needle through slip knot and wind yarn over right-hand needle. 3b Pull loopthrough slip knot. |
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4 Place new loop on left-hand needle. (You now have 2 stitches (sts) on your left-hand needle). | 5 Insert right-hand needle between last 2 stitches (sts) on left-hand needle and wind yarn over right-hand needle. | 6 Pull loop through. Place this new loop on left-hand needle beside last stitch (st). (You now have 1 more stitch on left-hand needle). Repeat (rep) steps5 and 6 until required number of stitches (sts) have been cast on left-hand needle. |
The Knit Stitch
1 Hold the needle with cast on stitches (sts) in your left hand, and the loose yarn attached to the ball at the back of work. Insert right- hand needle from left to right through the front of the first stitch (st) on the left-hand needle. |
2 Wind the yarn from left to right over the pointof the right-hand needle. |
3 Draw the yarn through this original stitch (st) which forms a new stitch (st) on right-hand needle. |
| 4 Slip the original stitch (st) off the left-hand needle, keep- ing the new stitch (st) on the right-hand needle. |
5To knit a row, repeat steps 1 to 4 until all stitches (sts) have been transferred from left-hand needle to right-hand needle. Turn the work bytransferring the needle with stitches (sts) into your left hand to knit the next row. |
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The Purl Stitch
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1 With yarn at front of work, insert right-hand needle from right to left through front of first stitch (st) on left-hand needle. | 2 Wind yarn around right-hand needle. Pull yarn through stitch (st). | 3 Slip original stitch (st) off needle. Repeat (rep) these steps untilall stitches (sts) on left-hand needle have been transferred onto right-hand needle to complete one row of purling. |
Increasing and Decreasing
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Increase 1 stitch (st) in next stitch (st)
Work into front and back of stitch (st) as follows: Knit stitch (st), then before slipping it off needle, twist right-hand needle behind left-hand needle and knit again into back of loop. Sliporiginal stitch (st) off needle. There are now 2 stitches (sts) on right-hand needle made from original stitch. | K2tog Decrease
Knit 2 stitches (sts) together (tog) through the front of both loops. | P2tog Decrease
Purl 2 stitches (sts) together (tog) through the front of both loops. |
Casting Off
| Cast off using knit stitch (knitwise)
Knit the first 2 stitches (sts). *Using left-handneedle, lift first stitch (st) over second stitch (st) and drop it off between points of the 2 needles. Knit the next stitch (st); repeat (rep) from * until all stitches (sts) from left-hand needle have been worked and only 1 stitch (st) remains on the right-hand needle. Cut yarn (leaving enough to sew in end) and thread cut end through stitch (st) on needle. Draw yarn up firmly to fasten off laststitch (st). |
| Cast off using purl stitch (purlwise)
Purl first 2 stitches (sts). *Using left-hand needle, lift first stitch (st) over second stitch (st) and drop it off needle. Purl next stitch (st); repeat (rep) from * securing the last stitch (st) as described for casting off knitwise. |

INSTRUCTIONS
FIRST STRIP
First Motif: Ch 6. Join with sl st to form ring.
1st rnd: Ch 3 (counts asdc). 23 dc in ring. Sl st in top of ch 3.
2nd rnd: Ch 3 (counts as dc). 1 dc in each dc to end of rnd. Sl st in top of ch 3. 24 sts.
3rd rnd: Ch 3 (counts as dc). *1 dc in each of next 5 sts. (2 dc. Ch 7. 2 dc) in next st (corner st). Rep from * twice. 1 dc in each of next 5 sts. (2 dc. Ch 7. 1 dc) in sl st. Sl st in top of ch 3. Fasten off.
Second Motif: Work first 2 rnds as given for...