Fiber and Friends
To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.
Coming into the Knitting Class this Wednesday, I could really sense the feelings of friendship that were as warmly woven as the knitting garments beget by a cacophony of clicking needles. There were garments that were a year in the making and finally revealed, adorned by a lovely pin and a satisfyingly proud smile.
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Tweed Montage
This yarn creates a unique color striping effect with rich luxurious tweed look.
56% wool/40% acrylic/4% viscose blend bulky weight yarn.
5.25 oz/150g/247yd/226m ball.
Hand wash.
Knit gauge in stockinette stitch, size 10½ (6.5mm)
needles: 14½ sts and 20 rows - 4"
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A sample sweater knit in the tweedy yarn...
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A close up of the stitch pattern using the yarn..
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This weeks Featured Pattern...
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Materials:
One size, fit average size adult head
Colors:
A: Schulana Taiga or similar sherpa yarn (1 skein has 32 yds)
B: Ozark Opulent hand spun (1 skein has 50 yds)
Knitting Needles:
US: #13, 16" circular
US: #13 double pointed needles
Earflaps: (make 2)
Using A, cast on 3 sts.
Rnd 1: using A, knit. Work in garter st, inc 1 st at beginning of every row until there are 7 sts.
Work 4 more rows in garter stitch. (total 11 rows) Break yarn and leave sts on a holder.
Make 2nd earflap, do not break yarn.
Main Section:
Continuing on from earflap just finished, cast on 8 sts, then knit across 1st earflap,
then cast on 14 sts, knit across 7 sts of second earflap. Total 36 sts, join to work in round. Still using A, knit 6 rounds in garter st (purl 1 row, knit the next)
Change to B, work 8 more rounds in stockinette st. (knit only). Add 2 more rows for deeper hat.
Shape Crown:
Rnd 1: *k6 k2 tog, rep from * , k last 4 st. 32 sts.
Rnd 2 and all other even rounds, knit.
Rnd 3: *k5, k2 tog, rep from * to last st, k4. 28sts
Rnd 5: *k4, k2 tog, rep from * to last st, k4, 24sts
Rnd 7: *k3 k2tog, rep from * to last sts, k4. 20 sts
Rnd 9: *k2, k2 tog, rep from * to last st, k4. 15 sts
Rnd 11: *kl k2 tog, rep from * to last st, k1. 10 sts
Rnd 13: *k2 tog all around, rep from * to last st, k1. 5sts
Break yarn and thread through remaining 5 sts. Pull up fight and fasten off securely.
Add pigtail ties with crochet hook by chaining or braiding off end of each earflap.
4 comments:
Theresa you are the best at blogging I have ever read.
Steven has a great find in you.
You are great.
Cheryl
this seams to be an very flufy hat
Thank you for the pattern. That's a great looking hat!
What is the gauge of the yarn you used? I would really like to knit this, but I'm going to have to substitute another yarn.
Thanks,
Janey
janeyknitting@yahoo.ca
I've made 5 of these for my family & they all love them . We need them in cold Alberta, Canada. Thanks so much,
Pam :O)
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