In Stevenson's famous novel, two completely opposite personalities coexist inside one and the same person, not without a hitch. In this fibrous version, they are two very different wools – a more “conventional” and a lighter, more difficult to master lace yarn – which split the limelight to create a happier ending than Stevenson’s. Just as Mr. Hyde takes up more and more space in Jekyll's life, the lace section is embedded between straight strips of wool and becomes more and more present.

- Valentine

Material

• 1 skein of fingering wool (400 m per 100 g) for the Dr. Jekyll part
• 1 skein of Haiku (60% Kid Mohair, 40% silk - 300m at 25g) for the Mr. Hyde part
• a pair of 4 mm needles

Abbreviations

mr. end

knitted stitch

2m. together

knit two stitches together

simple overlock

slip a stitch as if to purl it, knit a stitch, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch as if to cast off.

double increase in stitch

knit the stitch a first time then, without removing it from the left needle, knit the back loop, still without dropping it and return to knit it by the front loop – two stitches increased

Sample

20 m for 10 cm with 4 mm needles in garter stitch after blocking. Important : check the sample and adjust the needle number if necessary.

Realization

The short rows

The triangular shape of the Hyde sections is achieved through shortened rows. To do this, instead of knitting the entire row, we stop before the end, we return the knitting and we start again in the other direction. It is not necessary to do something other than turning the knitting; It will create a small hole, but in the lace, it won't be visible much. On the next knit row, it will be written, for example, to knit up to 9 stitches from the last shortened row, i.e. from the place where the knitting was turned to the previous row. If you find it hard to tell it apart, you can put a marker there before you start knitting the other way.

With color A, cast on 6 stitches.

Dr.Jekyll

row 1 (right side): 1 st. end, 2 sts. tog, knit to last 2 stitches, make a double increase in stitch, 1 st. end.

row 2, 4, 6 (wrong side): Knit.

row 3 (right): 1 st. end, 2 sts. tog, knit until the last 2 sts, make a double increase in the stitch, 1 st. end.

row 5 (right side): Knit until the last 2 stitches, make a double increase in the stitch, 1 st. end.

Repeat these 6 rows 5 more times; you should have 30 stitches on your needles.

Hyde

row 1 (right side): 2 sts tog, then repeat * yarn over, 2 sts. tog * to end of row.

row 2 (purl): double increase in stitch, finish row purl.

row 3: 2 sts tog, 1 st. end, then repeat * yarn over, 2 sts. tog * until only 14 stitches remain. Turn the knitting.

row 4: purl.

Repeat the 'Jekyll' section again. 24 stitches increased, you should have 54 stitches on your needles.

Hyde II

row 1 (right side): 2 sts tog, then repeat * yarn over, 2 sts. tog * to end of row.

row 2 (wrong side): double increase in stitch, finish row purlwise.

row 3: 2 sts tog, 1 st. knit, then repeat * YO, 2 sts. tog * until there are only 13 stitches left. Turn the knitting.

row 4, 6 and 8: purl.

row 5: 2 tog, then repeat * YO, 2 sts. tog * up to 13 stitches of the last shortened row. Turn the knitting.

row 7: 2 sts. tog, then repeat * yarn over, single overlock * up to 13 stitches of the last shortened row. Turn the knit.

Repeat the 'Jekyll' section one more time. 24 stitches increased, you should have 76 stitches on your needles.

Hyde III

row 1 (right side): 2 sts tog, then repeat * yarn over, 2 sts. tog * until end of row.

row 2 (purl): double increase in stitch, finish row purl.

row 3: 2 tog, 1 st. knit, then repeat * YO, 2 sts. tog * until there are only 10 stitches left. Turn the knit.

rows 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12: purl.

row 5: 2 tog, then repeat * YO, 2 sts. tog * up to 10 stitches from the last shortened row. Turn the knit.

row 7: 2 sts. tog, then repeat * yarn over, single overlock * up to 11 stitches of the last shortened row. Turn the knit.

row 9: same as row 7.

row 11: same as row 7.

Repeat the 'Jekyll' section again. 24 stitches increased, you should have

96 stitches on your needles.

Hyde IV

row 1 (RS): 2 tog, then repeat * YO, 2 sts. tog * until end of row.

row 2 (purl): double increase in stitch, finish row purl.

row 3: 2 tog, 1 st. end, then repeat * yarn over, 2 sts. tog * until only 10 stitches remain. Turn the knit.

row 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16: purl.

row 5: 2 sts tog, then repeat * yarn over, 2 sts. tog * up to 10 stitches from the last shortened row. Turn the knit.

row 7: 2 sts. tog, then repeat * yarn over, single overlock * up to 11 stitches of the last shortened row. Turn the knit.

row 9: same as row 7.

row 11: same as row 7.

row 13: 2 sts. tog, 1 m. K, then repeat * yarn over, 2 sts. tog * up to 10 stitches of the last shortened row. Turn the knit.

row 15: 2 sts. tog, then repeat * yarn over, 2 sts. tog * up to 10 stitches of the last shortened row. Turn the knit.

Repeat the 'Jekyll' section again. 24 stitches increased, you should have 114 stitches on your needles.

Hyde

row 1 (RS): 2 tog, then repeat * YO, 2 sts. tog * until end of row.

row 2 (purl): double increase in stitch, finish row purl.

row 3: 2 tog, 1 st. end, then repeat * yarn over, 2 sts. tog * until only 10 stitches remain. Turn the knitting.

rows 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20: purl.

row 5: 2 sts tog, then repeat * yarn over, 2 sts. tog * up to 10 stitches from the last shortened row. Turn the knitting.

row 7: 2 sts. tog, then repeat * yarn over, single overlock * up to 11 stitches of the last shortened row. Turn the knitting.

row 9: same as row 7.

row 11: same as row 7.

row 13: 2 sts. tog, 1 m. K, then repeat * yarn over, 2 sts. tog * up to 10 stitches of the last shortened row. Turn the knitting.

row 15: 2 sts. tog, then repeat * yarn over, 2 sts. tog * up to 10 stitches from the last shortened row. Turn the knitting.

row 17: 2 sts. tog, 1 st. K, then repeat * yarn over, 2 sts. tog * up to 10 stitches of the last shortened row. Turn the knit.

row 19: 2 sts. tog, 1 st. K, then repeat * yarn over, 2 sts. tog * up to 10 stitches of the last shortened row. Turn the knitting.

Repeat the 'Jekyll' section again. 24 stitches increased, you should have 130 stitches on your needles.

Hyde VI

row 1 (right side): 2 sts tog, then repeat * yarn over, 2 sts. tog * until end of row.

row 2 (purl): double increase in stitch, finish row purl.

row 3: 2 sts tog, 1 st. end, then repeat * yarn over, 2 sts. tog * until only 10 stitches remain. Turn the knit.

rows 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24: purl.

row 5: 2 sts tog, then repeat * yarn over, 2 sts. tog * up to 10 stitches of the last shortened row. Turn the knitting.

row 7: 2 sts. tog, then repeat * yarn over, single overlock * up to 9 stitches of the last shortened row. Turn the knit.

row 9: same as row 7.

row 11: same as row 7.

row 13: 2 sts. tog, 1 m. K, then repeat * yarn over, 2 sts. tog * up to 10 stitches from the last shortened row. Turn the knit.

row 15: 2 sts. tog, then repeat * YO, 2 sts. tog * up to 10 stitches from the last shortened row. Turn the knit.

row 17: 2 sts. tog, 1 m. K, then repeat * YO, 2 sts. tog * up to 10 stitches from the last shortened row. Turn the knit.

row 19: 2 sts. tog, 1 m. K, then repeat * yarn over, 2 sts. tog * up to 10 stitches from the last shortened row. Turn the knit.

row 21: same as row 19.

row 23: 2 sts. tog, 1 m. K, then repeat * YO, 2 sts. tog * up to 11 stitches from the last shortened row. Turn the knit.

Repeat the 'Jekyll' section one last time. 24 stitches increased, you should have

144 stitches on your needles. Cast off the stitches loosely and secure.

Congratulations, you're done!