He's been everywhere
A love story and a Mystery Knit-A-Long for the HTC February's theme: Love you to the Moon
Pictures from nasa.gov, if not otherwise stated.
Prologue
You are about to read a little love story and knit a hat that's pattern goes along the story line. I used some sock weight yarn held double, knitted on 3.75 mm needles. I casted on 90 stitches, which are ok for my head, but my head is not of the small variety. I am not a professional or experienced designer, so I cannot tell you how many stitches to cast on for other sizes. I hope you will find the correct amount of stitches that fit your head. It is important however that you have a multiple of 24 stitches after the two increase rounds that happen in chapter 1 (the brim). Use whichever increases you like best. The pattern instructions are set in a different type as well as a different colour. 227,900,000 imaginary bonus points for those of you who find out why I used these colours. And 1 more for those who know what this number means. Finally, some more structured info: Yarn: Rowan Pure Wool 4 ply held double, ca. 414 m/ 455 yds (counted held single) or about 210 m/ 230 yds of worsted weight yarn I recommend solid coloured wool. Semi solid might work, too. Needles: 3.75 mm Gauge: 4.5-5 sts / 1 inch Techniques: knit, purl, cables, increase, decrease
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Chapter 1
Once, there was a spaceman. He had his own spaceship and sailed with it through space. It seems he had been everywhere. One day, on a quick stop on Mars, he met a girl. She was beautiful. Of course. Girls are always beautiful when the heroes meet them. It was cold that day because the girl was wearing a hat. Suddenly a storm came up. There are really heavy storms on Mars. And the girl's hat got blown away from her head. It went all so quickly that she couldn't hold on to it. It Was gone in an instant. But our spaceman was faster than the wind and caught the hat - it was lovely. He started after her to give it back. When he found her she thanked him and smiled. He took the chance and invited her for a drink. Off they went to fall in love with each other.
Start your romance with casting on 9O stitches. Close to round.
Because the spaceman was a spaceman he wanted to show the girl the wonders of space. So he took her into his spaceship, showed her around (she was really impressed) and set sails to the sky. On their first trip he took her to see the rings of Saturn. Rounds I-2: purl Rounds 3-5: knit Rounds 6-7: purl Rounds 8-ll: knit Round 12, inerease round: kl, ml, \*K5, ml, rep from \*16 more times, k4 = 108 stitches Rounds 13-14: purl Round 15: knit Round 16, inerease round: kl, ml, \*k9, ml, rep from \*10 more times, k8 = 120 stitches Round 17: knit
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Chapter 2
They didn't stay long at Saturn, but they sure enjoyed the view. They also enjoyed the company of each other and wanted to extend their journey. So our hero asked the girl what she wanted to see next. She has never seen a meteor shower on Earth she said, so the spaceman typed the coordinates into the ship's computer and set course to Earth. Both options: Round 18: purl Option 2 start here: Round 19: k12, C3B, k6, rep 4 more times Round 20: pl5, k3, p6, rep 4 more times Round 2l: k Round 22: pl5, k3, p6, rep 4 more times Round 23: k Round 24: p15, k3, p6, rep 4 more times Round 25: kl8, C3F, rep 4 more times Round 26: pl5, k6, p3, rep 4 more times Round 27: k Round 28: pl5, k6, p3, rep 4 more times Round 29: k Round 30: pl5, k6, p3, rep 4 more times Round 3t: kl2, C3B, k4, rep 4 more times Round 32: pl2, k3, p3, k3, p3, rep 4 more times Round 33:k Round 34: pl2, k3, p3, k3, p3, rep 4 more times Round 35: k Round 36: pl2, k3, p3, k3, p3, rep 4 more times Round 37: kl8, C3F, rep 4 more times Round 38: pl2, k3, p6,k3, rep 4 more times Round 39: k Round 40: pl2,k3, p6, k3, rep 4 more times Round 4l: k Round 42: pl2,k3, p6, k3, rep 4 more times Round 43: C3B, k6, rep 9 more times Round: 44: p3, k3, pl5, k3, rep 4 more times Round 45:k Round 46: p3, k3, pl5, k3, rep 4 more times Round 47:k Round 48: p3, k3, pl5, k3, rep 4 more times Round 49: k6, C3F,rep 9 more times Continue on page 6. Option I start here: (You won't knit rounds 19-42) Round 43: C3B, k18, rep 4 more times Round 44: p3, k3, pl8, rep 4 more times Round 45: k Round 46: p3, k3, pl8, rep 4 more times Round 47: k Round 48: p3, k3, pl8, rep 4 more times Round 49: k6, C3F, rep 9 more times Continue on page 6. Options I and 2 continue here: Round 50: p3, k6, pl5, rep 4 more times Round 5l: k Round 52: p3, k6, pl5, rep 4 more times Round 53: k Round 54: p3, k6, p15, rep 4 more times Round 55: C3B, k18, rep 4 more times Round 56: k3, p3, k3, p15, rep 4 more times Round 57:k Round 58: k3, p3, k3, pl5, rep 4 more times Round 59: k Round 60:k3, p3, k3, pl5, rep 4 more times Round 6l: k6, C3F, k12, rep 4 more times Round 62:k3, p6, k3, pl2, rep 4 more times Round 63: k Round 64: k3, p6, k3, pl2, rep 4 more times Round 65: k Round 66:k3, p6, k3, pl2, rep 4 more times Round 67: C3B, k18, rep 4 more times Round 68: p9, k3, pl2, rep 4 more times Round 69: k Round 70: p9, k3, pl2,rep 4 more times Round 7l: k Round 72: p9, k3, pl2, rep 4 more times Round 73: k6, C3F, k12, rep 4 more times Round 74:p
