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traditional hand-knits with amodem tuoist! Mary C. Gildersleeve 112 Green Spring Road Locust Grove, Virginia 22508 email:bhwh.mary@gmail.com Ravelry:MaryGildersleeveFacebook:BHWHhandknits
Cute and Cozy Cap (for babies)
A fun stranded knitting project on a small enough scale to be your first colorwork project! This little cap, perfect for babies up to 3m, is knit in a cotton/acrylic blend (so machine wash/dry) that knits up quickly on #7 needles. The bit of colorwork adds some fun while the spiral decrease, ending in an i-cord loop, adds just a bit of whimsy. Yarn required is about 55 yards of MC, 5 yards of a CC1, and 2 yards of a CC2. The final cap measures: 12 -inches (unstretched) at edge and 6-inches from hem to loop, perfect for O-3m babies.
Material:
worsted weight bits of yarn (sample used Kramer's Tatamy Tweed, a cotton/acrylic blend) - you'll need 3 colors: MC = 55 yards, CC1 = 5 yards, CC2 = 2 yards ● US #7 (16-inch circs and dpns) tapestry needle to tuck in ends ?stitch marker for beg of rnd
Gauge:
16sts x 24rnds = 4” in stockinette, knitted in the round 12-inches (unstretched at rib) x 6-inches from hem to loop With MC and circs, CO 56 sts and join (being careful not to twist). Work klp1 ribbing for 9 rnds. On 10th rnd of ribbing, inc at every 5" st a total of 10 times, finish round. A total of 66 sts on needles. Work 1 rnd of knit with MC Begin colorwork chart, rep 11 times around cap > When done with chart, break CC1 and work the following with only MC: Ok 1 rnd on 66 sts k 1 rnd, dec 2 sts evenly (64 sts) O[k6, k2tog]; rep around (56 sts); k 1 rnd on 56 sts O[k5, k2tog]; rep around (48 sts); k 1 rnd on 48 sts O[k4, k2tog]; rep around (40 sts); k 1 rnd on 40 sts [k3, k2tog]; rep around (32 sts) [k2, k2tog]; rep around (24 sts) [k1, k2tog]; rep around (16 sts) [k2tog]; rep around (8 sts) [k2tog]; rep around (4 sts) [k2tog]; rep around (2 sts) Owork 5 rnds of i-cord on these 2 sts; brea Secure /Tuck in all endc and enioy! e
If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this pattern, please email: Mary C. Gildersleeve -- bhwh.mary @ gmail.com. Please visit my website, www.marygildersleeve.com, for other knitterly tidbits! I am a small, independent hand-knits designer who attempts to make a bit of money from this God-given talent; money that augments my family's income. Please honor my copyright by not making extra copies of this design nor by selling this pattern to others. You may, however, create items from this design for charitable or profitable reasons. If you do, please send me a picture - I'd love to see what you've made!
