NOVEMBER HAT by Deborah Tomasello
www.PatchworksByDebi.com
Size: Adult 21"- 23" Materials: 1 ball each of KnitPicks Palette: Asphalt Heather, Marble Heather, Silver, Brass Heather, and a smallamount of RooibusHeather. 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 Asphalt Heather. Join to work in round, placing stitch marker and being careful not to twist stitches. Knit six rounds corrugated rib (see CHART A) using Brass Heather for knit sts and Asphalt Heather for purl sts. Increase round: (Round 1 of CHART B) Using Asphalt Heather, inc evenly to 168 sts (knit 4 sts, knit 4 make 1 around until last 4 sts, knit last 4 sts.)
and 3 yarns, duplicate sts in the tree “leaves" after the hat is knitted, as I dic
Follow CHART B (7 repeats per round) for 70 rounds, 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 70, 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.
CHART A
Asphalt Heather, Marble Heather, Silver, Brass Heather, and Rooibus Heather for knit sts and Asphalt Heather for purl sts. Dash in st means purl.
Tree branches were regulated in the making of the chart. They needn't be. Let yourself go and work the tree branches freely, as they grow in real life! CHART B
