bases of towers
Felt for sewing envelope container for heavy filling
Silver embroidery thread
Gold embroidery thread
Thick cardboard or foam for shaping sides
PATTERN NOTES
You’ll need to make two Towers to create each end of the bridge. Each Tower consists of Front, Back, two Sides and one Under Bridge. There are two Walkways and two Bridge bits to join them up.
You are going to grumble at how many very similar bits of this you have to knit. Sorry about that.
PATTERN
Fronts and Backs of Towers
Left Leg (make 4)
Cast on 5 sts in light browny-yellow yarn.
Row 1 P, k3, p (5 sts).
Row 2 K, p3, k.
Rows 3–10 Rep row 1 (odd rows) and 2 (even rows).
Row 11 Inc1 twice, k2, p (7 sts).
Row 12 K, p across.
Row 13 Inc1 twice, k4, p (9 sts).
Row 14 K, p across.
Leave sts on needle.
Right Leg (make 4)
Cast on 5 sts in light browny-yellow yarn.
Row 1 P, k3, p (5 sts).
Row 2 K, p3, k.
Rows 3–10 Rep row 1 (odd) and 2 (even).
Row 11 P, k2, inc1 twice (7 sts). Row 12 P to last st, k.
Row 13 P, k4, inc1 twice (9 sts). Row 14 P to last st, k.
Leave sts on needle.
Knit bits of this in public and then weird people out by telling them you’re knitting Tower Bridge when they ask.
Front (make 2)
Starting with Right Leg, knit across both legs to join them.
Row 15 P, k across to last st, p (18 sts). Row 16 K, p across to last st, k.
Row 17 P across.
Row 18 K, p to last st, k.
Row 19 P across.
Rows 20–26 Beg row 16 rep row 15 (odd rows) and 16 (even rows).
Row 27 P across.
Row 28 K, p to last st, k.
Row 29 P across.
Rows 30–36 Beg row 16 rep row
Beg row 16 rep row 15 (odd rows) and 16 (even rows). Row 37 P across.
Row 38 K, p to last st, k.
Row 39 P across.
Rows 40–46 Beg row 16 rep row
Beg row 16 rep row 15 (odd rows) and 16 (even rows).. Row 47 P across.
Row 48 K across.
Change colour to dark grey yarn for roof.
Row 49 P across.
Row 50 P across.
Row 51 K2tog, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog (16 sts).
Row 52 P across.
Row 53 K2tog, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog (14 sts).
Row 54 P across.
Row 55 K2tog, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog (12 sts).
Row 56 P across.
Row 57 K2tog, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog (10 sts).
Row 58 P across.
Row 59 K2tog, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog (8 sts).
Row 60 P across.
Row 61 K2tog, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog (6 sts).
Row 62 P across.
Row 63 K2tog, k2, k2tog (4 sts).
Row 64 P across.
Row 65 K2tog twice (2 sts).
Thread yarn through sts.
Place small, energetic pet rodents on your tiny monument and pretend that they’re oversized sewer rats freed from London’s underbelly and hungry for the city’s supply of cheese.
Back (make 2)
Rep instructions for Front.
Tower Sides (make 4)
Cast on 11 sts in light browny-yellow yarn.
Row 1 P, k to last st, p.
Row 2 K, p to last st, k.
Rows 3–16 Rep row 1 (odd) and 2 (even).
Row 17 P across.
Row 18 K, p to last st, k.
Row 19 P across.
Rows 20–26 Beg row 2 rep row 1 (odd rows) and 2 (even rows). Row 27 P across.
Row 28 K, p to last st, k.
Row 29 P across.
Rows 30–36 Beg row 2 rep row
Beg row 2 rep row 1 (odd rows) and 2 (even rows). Row 37 P across.
Row 38 K, p to last st, k.
Row 39 P across.
Rows 40–46 Beg row 2 rep row
Beg row 2 rep row 1 (odd rows) and 2 (even rows). Row 47 P across.
Row 48 K across.
Change colour to dark grey yarn for roof.
Row 49 P across.
Row 50 P across.
Row 51 K2tog, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog (9 sts).
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