Firedance
For that one skein of yarn you just had to buy because it had such great coloration... and now you just don't know what to do with it. Firedance shows off the colors while being a bit more exciting to knit than plain stockinette. Also a good hat for places where full wool would never be suitable to wear.
Directions:
CO 8 stitches on three double-pointed needles. Three stitches on needle 1& 2, two on needle 3. Place markerand join, careful not totwist. Row 1: Kfb of each stitch (16 stiches) Row 2: \*k2tog, yo\* Row 3: \*kfb, $k1^{*}$ (24 stitches) Row4: $\ast_{\mathrm{k}1}$ k2tog, yo\* (32 stitches) Row 5: \*kfb, $k2^{*}$ Row 6: $^{*}\mathsf{k}2,$ k2tog, ${\mathsf{v o}}^{*}$ (40 stitches) Continue in this manner(adding one stitch to each knit section from previous repeat) untilyou have 80stitches on needles(or 10 stitches in each "section"). Even row 18: k7, k2tog, yo, k1 19: Odd rows from here on out are knit unless otherwise noted. 20: k6, k2tog, yo,k2 22: k5, k2tog, yo, k3 24: k6, yo, k2tog, k2 26: k7, yo, k2tog, k1 28: k8, yo, k2tog 30: k9, \*yo, k2tog, $k8^{*}$ yo k2tog (1 stitch willbe before marker, one after) place sm after 32: \*k2tog, k8, yo\* 34: \*yo, k2tog,k5, k2tog, yo,k1\* 36: k1, \*yo, k2tog,k3, k2tog, yo, $k3^{*}$ k2tog, yo, k2 38: k2, \*yo, k2tog,k1, k2tog, yo, ${\sf K}{\sf5}^{\ast}$ yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo,k3 40: k3, \*yo, sk2p,yo, k1\* sk2p, yo,k4 42: k4, \*yo, k2tog, k8\* yo, k2tog, k4 44: k3, \*k2tog, yo, k8\* k2tog, yo, k5 46: k5, \*yo, k2tog, k8\* yo, k2tog, k3 48: k6, \*yo, k2tog, k8\* yo, k2tog, k2 50: k7, \*yo, k2tog, k8\* yo k2tog, k1 52: $^{*}k8,$ yo, k2tog\* 54: \*k2tog, k7, yo, k1\* 56: \*k2tog, k6, yo,k2\* 58: \*k2tog, k5, yo, k3\* 60: \*k2tog, k4, yo, $k4^{*}$ 61: $^{*}\mathsf{k}2_{*}$ p2\* 62: $^{*}\mathsf{k}2,$ p2, k2tog, yo, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2tog, yo, k2, p2\* 63: $^{\ast}\mathsf{k}2$ $\mathsf{p}2^{*}$ 64: $^{*}\mathsf{k}2,$ p2, k2, yo, p2tog, k2, p2, k2, p2, yo, k2tog, p2\* 65: k2, p2 while binding off
Set of five US 7 double pointed needles
Stitch marker 1 skein Crystal Palace Yarns Merino 5 Print(110 yards, worsted10ply, 9 wpi) Tapestry needle Abbreviations: Kfb - knitinfront and back of stitch Sk2p- slip1 purl wise, knit2 stitchestogether, pass slipped stitch overthe knit 2together
Hats Tats N' Lace Designs By Lindsay Foucht http://backnforth-linz.blogspot.com
