Lighthouse

Isn’t it terrific? DAWN FINNEY’S knitted lighthouse just makes us smile. The subtle glow from our Sparkle yarn, the embroidered windows, the clever indents in those all-important rocks... there’s lots of fun to be had. And speaking of fun, here’s a fact for you: the oldest existing lighthouse in the world is considered to be La Coruna in Spain, which dates back to 20BC. Wow!

LIGHTHOUSE

Note: leave short tails throughout unless otherwise stated Using 3mm needles and Soft Grey cast on ten sts

GREAT ADVICE

MAKE IT STURDY

To increase the stability of your lighthouse, insert a cardboard or plastic disc cut to fit the diameter of the base (10cm) and insert washed stones or other weights when finishing the base

Row 1 (RS): k1, (kfb) eight times, k1. 18 sts

Row 2 and every even-numbered row: p

Row 3: k1, (kfb, k1) eight times, k1. 26 sts

Row 5: k1, (kfb, k2) eight times, k1. 34 sts

Row 7: k1, (kfb, k3) eight times, k1. 42 sts

Row 9: k1, (kfb, k4) eight times, k1. 50 sts

Row 11: k1, (kfb, k5) eight times, k1. 58 sts

Row 13: k1, (kfb, k6) eight times, k1. 66 sts

Row 15: k1, (kfb, k7) eight times, k1. 74 sts Change to Ruby Red, leaving a long tail of Soft Grey

Rows 16-28:

starting with a p row work in st st

Row 29: k1, (k16, k2tog) four times, k1. 70 sts

Row 30: p Change to Light Pink

Rows 31-42:

starting with a k row work in st st

Row 43: k1, (k15, k2tog) four times, k1. 66 sts

Row 44: p Change to Ruby Red

Rows 45-56: starting with a k row work in st st

Row 57: k1, (k14, k2tog) four times, k1. 62 sts

Row 58: p Change to Light Pink

Rows 59-70: starting with a k row work in st st

Row 71: k1, (k13, k2tog) four times, k1. 58 sts

Row 72: p Change to Ruby Red

Rows 73-84: starting with a k row work in st st

Row 85: k1, (k12, k2tog) four times, k1. 54 sts

Row 86: p Change to Light Pink

Rows 87-98: starting with a k row work in st st

Row 99: k1, (k11, k2tog) four times, k1. 50 sts

Row 100: p Change to Deep Navy

Rows 101-106: k Change to Sparkle

Rows 107-120: starting with a k row work in st st Change to Deep Navy

Rows 121-126: k Change to Bold Teal

Row 127: k

Row 128 and every even-numbered row: p

Row 129: k

Row 131: k1, (k4, k2tog) eight times, k1. 42 sts

Row 133: k

Row 135: k1, (k3, k2tog) eight times, k1. 34 sts

Row 137: k

Row 139: k1, (k2, k2tog) eight times, k1. 26 sts

Row 141: k

Row 143: k1, (k1, k2tog) eight times, k1. 18 sts

Row 145: k

Row 147: k1, (k2tog) eight times, k1. Ten sts

Row 149: k

Row 151: k1, (k2tog) four time