Nugins' Starpish

Difficulty - Mediom stitches: knit, k2tog, inc techniques - short rows
Materials
needles: Us9/5.5mm yarn: bulky weight (3yd) - pictured Moda Dea Tweedle Dee in Cinammon
Gauge
Gauge is not important for this project. Dimensions Sample is approximately $3.5"$ in diameter.
Abbreviations and Stitches
K - Knit k2tog - knit two together inc - increase one by knitting in the front and the the back of the stitch I recommend Kniting Help (http://www.knittinghelp.com) for video examples of these stitches.
Pattern
Cast on 7 stitches. 1: k7 2: k6, turn 3: k4, k2tog 4: k4, turn 5: k2, k2tog 6: k2, turn 7: k2tog 8: k2, turn 9: k1, inc 10: k4, turn 11: k3, inc 12: k6, turn 13: k5, inc Repeat rows 2-13 4 more times. Bind off on last row.
Finishing
Sew cast on edge to bind off edge. It's easiest to use the trailing end after you bind off to sew this seam, and then tie it to the trailing end from the cast on. Weave in both ends.
