Deck theHalls by Deborah Tomasello
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Size: Adult and Teen 21"- 23" circumference Child 18"—20" Materials: 1 ball each of KnitPicks Palette: Oyster Heather, Serrano, Ivy and Spearmint. 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 for adult/teen hat: With circular needle, CO 136 sts using Ivy. Join to work in round, placing stitch marker and being careful not to twist stitches. Knit six rounds corrugated rib (see CHART A) using Spearmint for knit sts and Ivy for purl sts. Increase round (round 1 of CHART B): Using Ivy, inc evenly to 168 sts: k4, (knit 4 make 1 around to last 4 sts), k4. Follow CHART B (7 repeats per round) for 67 rounds, decreasing as indicated and switching to DPNs when necessary. (Each dec round has 2 decreases next to each other; k2tog for first dec at beginning of dec round and ssk for second each time at the end of each dec round.) After round 67, with 14 sts on the needles, k2tog around. 7 sts remain. Knit last seven 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. Wash and block to fit. Instructions for child's hat: With circular needle, CO 120 sts using Ivy. Join to work in round, placing stitch marker and being careful not to twist stitches. Knit six rounds corrugated rib (see CHART A) using Spearmint for knit sts and Ivy for purl sts. Increase round (round 1 of CHART B): Using Oyster Heather, inc to 144 sts (inc every 5"h st evenly). Beginning with round 17 of CHART B, follow CHART B (6 repeats per round) through round 67, decreasing as indicated and switching to DPNs when necessary. (Each dec round has 2 decreases next to each other; k2tog for first dec at beginning of dec round and ssk for second each time at the end of each dec round.) After round 67, 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. Finishing: Tie and weave in or trim all color change ends. Wash and block to fit.
CHART A
Use Spearmint for knit sts and Ivyfor purl sts. Dash in st means purl.
