Ice Cream by Deborah Tomasello

Cover hat knitted, and cover photo taken, by Diane (Wanderbee on Ravelry).
www.PatchworksByDebi.com
Size: Child 3-10 years old Materials: 1 ball each of KnitPicks Palette: White, Doe, Bark, Cotton Candy, Serrano, and Caribbean. You willneed less than a ball of most colors.) One 16” #3 circular needle, four #3 DPNs (or size needed to obtain gauge), stitch marker, and tapestry needle Gauge: 32 stitches and 32 rounds = 4" using #3 needles. Abbreviations: K2TOG = Knit two stitches together. SSK = Slip one stitch, then slip the next. Insert left needle into the front loops of the slipped stitches and knit them together from this position. Instructions: With circular needle, CO 136 sts using Caribbean. Join to work in round, placing stitch marker and being careful not to twist stitches. Knit six rounds corrugated rib (see CHART A) using Bark, Cott6on Candy and White for knit sts and Caribbean for purl sts. Follow CHART B (2 repeats per round —8 ice cream cones) for 51 rounds, decreasing as indicated and switching to DPNs when necessary. (Each dec round has 2 decreases next to each other; k2tog for first dec, and ssk for second each time.) After round 51, with 8 sts on the needles, k2tog around. 4 sts remain. Knit last four sts for 5 rounds; cut yarn leaving a tail several inches long. Move all sts from needles to tapestry needle, and pull tightly. Secure from the inside. 'inishing: Tie and weave in or trim all color change ends. Wash and block to fit.
CHART A
Use Bark, Cotton Candy, and White for knit sts and Caribbean for purl sts. Dash in square = purl st

CHART B
