Purke
Purke is the young pitcher for the TCU Horned Frogs, and his wonderful story inspired me while watching him pitch his team to the semi-finals in their first-ever trip to the College World Series! Because I was at a baseball game I needed to make a simpler pattern, and as I knit and he pitched, this hat wasborn!
Materials:
size 8 16" circular needles size 8 DPNs Stitch Nation Alpaca Love yarn Tapestry yarn Sizes: x-small (small, medium, large) $=15$ (17, 19, 21) inches - this hat will fit from a young toddler through to an adult. Gauge: $4.5\mathrm{~x~}6$ stitches per inch.
Stitch Glossary:
${\bf C}2{\bf B}=$ work as if to k2tog, but as you knit, don't pull original stitches off the left needle. Re-insert the right needle into the right stitch of the k2tog and knit this stitch. Then pull both the original stitches off the need. $\mathrm{K}=\mathrm{knit}$ $\mathrm{K}2\mathrm{tog}=$ knittwotogether $\mathbf{P}=\mathbf{p}\mathbf{u}\mathbf{r}\mathbf{l}$ $\mathrm{P2tog=}$ purl twotogether This pattern was written for Minimalist Knitter. It has been published with the uncopyright mentality in mind. I'd love it if all copies were paid for, but I'll love it more if this pattern is used for charity donations and gifts!
Directions: Cast on 68 (76, 84, 92) Row 1: k2, p2 around Row 2: repeat row 1 Row 3: k2, p2, C2B ,p2, C2B, p2, k2 p2 around Rows 4-6: repeat row 1 Row 7: repeat row 3 Row 8: repeat row 1 Row 9: k3, p1,k2, p2tog, k2, p1, k around Row 10: k3, p1, C2B, p1, C2B, p1, k around Row 11-13 k3, p1, k2, p1, k2, p1, k around Row 14: repeat row 10 Repeat rows 11-14 4 (5, 6, 7) more times. Finishing: Turn hat inside out. Bind off using a three-needle bind-off. By turning the hat inside out, this will ensure the bind-off is on the inside. Cut yarn and weave in all ends.
