In the pleat of the night, a girl needs a few
techniques to add swish to her skirts.
1. To make
the first half of the pleat, slip the next
two sets of eight stitches to their own
separate double- pointed needle (dpn) and
hold them to the left of the work as shown..
2. Fold the
second dpn to the back so that the purl
stitches of the dpn face the purl stitches
on the left-hand (LH) needle; fold the first
dpn behind the second so that the knit stitches
on both dpns face each other, as shown.
3. Now, knit
all the stitches from the two dpns and LH
needle together as follows: Insert the right
hand (RH) needle into the front of the first
stitch on LH needle and the first stitch
on each of the two dpns, as shown. Wrap
the yarn around the RH needle and knit these
three stitches together. Repeat until all
eight stitches have been worked onto the
RH needle.
4. To complete
the second half of the pleat, slip the next
eight stitches from the LH needle to the
RH needle, slip the next eight stitches
to a dpn, then slip another eight stitches
to a second dpn and keep them at the back
of the work, as shown.
5. Now return
the first eight stitches from the RH needle
back to the LH needle (being sure not to
twist them). Fold the stitches from the
first dpn to the back so that the purl stitches
face each other, then fold the stitches
from the second dpn behind the first one
so that the knit stitches face each other,
as shown.
6. Knit all
the stitches from the two dpns and LH needle
together as in step 3. One 16-stitch pleat
is now completed.
