ELECTION 2012 C
by Deborah Tomasello
www.PatchworksByDebi.com
Pattern includes wording options: OBAMA 2012, OBAMA/BIDEN 2012 and 4 MORE YEARS, or if you prefer, substitute a blue & white star motif round for words THISPATTERNANDPRODUCTSCANNOTBESOLDFORPROFIT Size: Adult or Teen 21"- 23" Materials: 1 ball each of KnitPicks Palette: White, Celestial, and Tomato\*. One 16” #3 circular needle, four #3 DPNs (or size needed to obtain gauge), stitch marker, and tapestry needle Cranberry 6mm glass beads and small crochet hook for attaching beads, if desired. 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 Celestial. Join to work in round, placing stitch marker and being careful not to twist stitches. Knit six rounds corrugated rib (see CHART A) using White, Celestial and Tomato for knit sts and White for purl sts. Increase round: (Round 1 of CHART B) Using Celestial, inc evenly to 168 sts (knit 4 sts, knit 4 make 1 around until last 4 sts, knit last 4 sts.) Follow CHART B, C or D for first 9 rounds, 4 repeats per round. Then follow CHART B or C (7 repeats per round) through round 87, decreasing as indicated and switching to DPNs when necessary. (Each dec round has 2 decreases next to each other; k2tog for first dec at round beginning, and ssk for second each time at round end.) After round 87, 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. Finishing: Tie and weave in or trim all color change ends. Wash and block to fit.
CHART A
Use White, Celestial and Tomato for knit sts and White for purl sts. Dash in st means purl.
CHART D
