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Materials:
1 ball each KnitPicks Palette White, Mongoose OR Hazelnut, Lady Slipper, and Blush. Need small amount of Black. 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 Mongoose OR Hazelnut. Join to work in round, placing stitch marker and being careful not to twist stitches. Knit six rounds corrugated rib (see CHART A) using Black, Lady Slipper and Blush for knit sts and Mongoose OR Hazelnut for purl sts. Increase round: (round 1 of CHART B) Using Blush, inc to 168 sts (knit 4 sts, then, inc every 4th st evenly to last 4 sts. Knit last 4 sts). Follow CHART B (7 repeats per round) for 42 rounds. NOTE: \*\* If you are not comfortable knitting with three strands, you can duplicate st black eyes and nose in after hat is knitted. Decrease round: (round 1 of CHART C): Using Blush, dec evenly after every 5th st (144 sts). Hat top: Follow CHART C to end. \*\* Round begins with the stitch just to the right of the line drawn down the center of the chart as opposed to the far right. NOTE: To dec. top, K2TOG before decrease support column, and SSK two sts immediately after decrease support column every other row. 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. Finishing: Tie and weave in or trim all color change ends at beginning and ends of rounds. Wash and block to fit. KnitPicks palette Colors Used:
CHART A
Knit sts using Black, Lady Slipper and Blush, and purl sts. using Mongoose OR Hazelnut. Dash in st means purl.
CHART B
\*\* If you are not comfortable knitting with three strands, you can duplicate st black eyes and nose in after hat is knitted.
