BAR CODE HAT. by Deborah Tomasello
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Size: Adult or Teen 21'- 23"" Materials: 1 ball each of KnitPicks Palette: Black and White. 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 White. Join to work in round, placing stitch marker and being careful not to twist stitches. Knit six rounds corrugated rib using White for knit sts and for purl sts. (Split White into 2 balls and work from both balls). Increase round: Using White, inc evenly to 168 sts (knit 4 sts, knit 4 make 1 around until last 4 sts, knit last 4 sts.) Knit rounds 1 and 2 with White, carrying second White. Knit 72 sts of round 3-7 with White, carrying second White. Now strand date numbers in Black. (mm d y) Knit last 72 sts of rounds 3-7 with White, carrying second White. NOTE: The bar code represented in the chart is the actual bar code representation for 05 01 52. You may use this code as a generic code, or look up and use the actual code for your chosen date here: http://www.barcodesinc.com/generator/index.php Knit rounds 8 and 9 with White, carrying second White. Knit rounds 10- 23 as follows: Knit first 24 sts of each round with White and carrying the Black. Follow CHART A for 123 sts, then knit last 23 sts in White, carrying the Black. Knit rounds 24-35 as follows: Knit with White, carrying second White. Round 36 begins the decrease rounds. Follow CHART B, 7 repeats per round, decreasing as indicated and switching to DPNs when necessary. (Each dec round has 2 decreases next to each other; k2tog for first dec at beginning of chart repeat, and ssk for second each time at end of chart panel repeat.) After round 24, with 14 sts. on the needles, k2tog around. 7 sts remain. Knit last seven 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.
