Bishop Yoke Classic
Bishop Yoke Classic is an intermediate smocking plate charted on 41 pleats and 9 worked rows. Five rows in the order most bishop yokes use: cable, baby wave, wave, baby wave, cable. It uses cable, baby wave and wave, stitched in blush and powder blue.
The plate at a glance
| Level | Intermediate |
| Pleats charted | 41 |
| Worked rows | 9 |
| Pleater setup | 11 pleater rows (9 worked plus one holding row above and below) |
| Mirrored | yes, around pleat 21 |
| Pleated width | 10.25 in at 0.25 in per pleat |
| Raw fabric width at 3:1 | 30.75 in |
| Colors | 2: blush and powder blue |
| Thread in all | 4.08 yd |
Row by row
Rows 1 to 9 read top down, pleats 1 to 41 from the left.
| Rows | Stitch | Color | Pleats | Bites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cable | Powder blue | 1 to 41 | 41 |
| 2 to 3 | Baby wave | Blush | 1 to 41 | 41 |
| 4 to 6 | Wave | Powder blue | 1 to 41 | 41 |
| 7 to 8 | Baby wave | Blush | 1 to 41 | 41 |
| 9 | Cable | Powder blue | 1 to 41 | 41 |
The needle movement for Baby wave, Cable and Wave is described in the glossary.
Floss for this plate
| Color | Thread (yd) | Skeins needed | Skeins to buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blush | 1.64 | 0.11 | 1 |
| Powder blue | 2.44 | 0.16 | 1 |
Powder blue carries 60 percent of the thread; estimate for 3 strands, formula in the floss guide.
Pleats by chest size
The plate is mirrored around pleat 21, so the garment sizes keep an odd pleat count. The chart's 41 pleats cover 10.25 in; a front panel for an 18 in chest pleats to 41 pleats (30.75 in of fabric), one for a 28 in chest to 61 pleats (45.75 in); the full table by chest size is in how the sizing works.
Compared with the other free plates
- Same 41 pleats as Sunrise Wave Panel.
- Baby wave also appears in Soft Baby Wave, Sunrise Wave Panel.
- Wave also appears in Wave Stripe, Wave Sandwich, Sunrise Wave Panel.
- With 9 worked rows: 12 free plates are shorter, 2 longer, 0 the same length.
- It belongs with Bishop Dress Plates, eight plates on 41 and 42 pleats; the closest to this plate are Bishop Sampler Six Row and Classic Bishop Yoke.
Print at 100 percent and check the inch square. See also how to read a plate and using a pleater.