Sarah's Gone in a Flash Skullie's (three styles) NOTE: make one of these and see how long you can keep it!
CLOSEDMESHSTYLE
Used Plymouth Encore (DK weight) and a size 4.5 mm hook. NOTE: DK is sort of a heavy sport yarn or a light worsted weight. The gauge is 5sc = 1 inch. Also, once rnd 11 is completed you should have a total of 66 stitches Round 1 -ch 3, join and do 6 sc in ring. Round 2 - 2sc in each sc around Round 3 - sc, 2sc in next sc, repeat around (increasing 6 in this round and every round until you have 66 stitches) Round 4 - sc in next 2 sc, 2sc in next sc, repeat around Round 5 - sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat around Round 6 - sc in next 4sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat. Round 7 - sc in next 5sc, 2sc in next sc, repeat. Round 8 - sc in next 6 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat. Round 9 - sc in next 7 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat. Round 10 - sc in next 8 sc, 2sc in next sc, repeat. Round 11 - sc in next 9 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat. Round 12, sc in sc, \*ch 3, skip one sc, sc in sc, repeat from \* ending ch 1, hdc in beginning sc. Round 13-24 - repeat round 12. Round 25 -31- sc in sc, \*sc in ch 3 loop, sc in sc, repeat from \* placing a market at the first sc and working in rounds for a total of 7 rounds. End off. These can be done almost mindlessly except for the initial increases. Dark colors are a bit harder to see and you have to sort of keep the count in your head until you finish. Otherwise you can see to put the increase in the second of the 2sc stitch below.
OPENMESHSTYLE
uth Encore DK yarn and a size 4.5 mm hook. Gauge: 5sc = 1 inc Ch 3, join in circle Round 1: 6 sc in circle Round 2: 2sc in each sc (12 sc) Round 3: sc in first sc, \*(ch 3, skip one sc, sc in next sc), repeat from \* to end (6 loops) Round 4: sc in first sc, \*(ch 3, sc in loop, ch 3, sc in sc) repeat from \* ending ch 1. hdc in first sc.(12 loops) Round 5: sc in loop, \*(ch 3, sc in loop) repeat from \* ending ch 1, hdc in first sc. Round 6: repeat row 5 ending ch 3, sc in first sc Round 7: Repeat row 4 (24 loops) Round 8-9: Repeat row 5 Round 10: Repeat row 6 Round 11: sc in sc, \*(ch 3, sc in loop, ch 3, sc in sc, ch 3, sc in next sc) repeat from \* ending ch 1, hdc in first sc (36 loops - in this row you are increasing in every other loop) Round 12-21: Repeat round 5 (These rounds can be fewer if you measure your skully from beginning to end without stretching. If it measures 5 inches you can go on to the ending sc band. ) Round 22: repeat round 6 Round 23: slip to first ch space, 2 sc in space , repeat around. Round 24-29: sc in each sc End off.
WORSTEDWEIGHT STYLE
Ch 3, join in circle. Round 1 - 6 sc in circle, join. Round 2 - ch 1, sc in first sc, sc in same sc, 2 sc in each sc, slip to first sc. (12 sc) Round 3 - sc in sc, \*(ch 2, skip sc, sc in next sc), repeat from \* to end, sl st to first sc. (6 ch 2 loops) Round 4 - sc in sc, \*(ch 2, sc in loop, ch 2, sc in sc) repeat from \* to end, ending with ch 1, sc in first sc.. (12 ch 2 loops) Round 5 - ch 1, sc in ch sp, \*(ch 2, sc in ch sp), repeat around ending slip st in first sc. Round 6 - Repeat Round 4 (24 ch 2 loops) Round 7-8 - repeat round 5, ending each ch 1, sc in first sc. Round 9 - repeat round five ending ch 2, slip st in first sc. Round 10 - ch 1, sc in sc, \*(ch 2, sc in loop, ch 2, sc in sc, ch 2, sc in sc) repeat from \* to end, ending ch 1, sc in first sc (36 ch 2 loops) Rows 11-22 - repeat Round 5 ending each ch 1, sc in first sc. Row 23 - repeat Round 5 ending ch 2, sc in sc. Row 24 - slip to first ch 2 space, \*(2 sc in space), repeat from \* around - 72 sc Rows 25-29 - sc in each sc. End off. Copyright Sarah Al-Amri 2002
