GROOVY! Cby Deborah Tomasello
Materials: Partial balls each of KnitPicks Palette: Mullberry, Celestial, Blue, Lavender, Pistachio, Canary, Masala, MaiTai Heather, and Cotton Candy. Plus smaller amounts of Forest Heather and Hazelnut. (Or substitutes) 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 Mullberry. Join to work in round, placing stitch marker and being careful not to twist stitches. Knit six rounds corrugated rib (see CHART A) using Celestial, Blue, and Cotton Candy for knit sts and Mullberry for purl sts. Increase round: Using Mullberry, inc evenly to 168 sts (knit 4 sts, knit 4 make 1 around until last 4 sts, knit last 4 sts.) Follow CHART B (3 repeats per round) for 85 rounds, decreasing as indicated and switching to DPNs when necessary. (Each dec round has 2 decreases next to each other; k2tog for first dec, and ssk for second each time.) After round 85, with 12 sts. on the needles, k2tog around. 6 sts. remain. Knit last six 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
Use Celestial, Blue, and Cotton Candy for knit sts and Mullberry for purl sts.
