Materials 120 yards of main color. 80 yards of contrast color. Yarns Used Main Color is Amherst, Valley Yarns: $100\%$ Merino. Contrast Color is Cash Vero, Cascade Yarns: $55\%$ Merino, $33\%$ Microfiber, $12\%$ Cashmere. Gauge 5 stitches to 1 inch Fall's blue skies and pumpkin pies come together in a straightforward hat with a few knitterly touches. Wavy decreases and a garter brim make this One of those'things that "only knitters" can do. Using Main Color cast on 90 stitches and Knit 1 Row. Row 2-3: Using Contrast Color Knit 2 rows Row 4-5: Using Main Color Knit 2 rows Row 6: Using Contrast Color, Knit 4, Yarn Over, \*Knit 9, Yarn Over\* Repeat \*\* to end of row, ending with Knit 5. Row 7: Using Contrast Color, Knit 1 row being sure to knit through the back of all Yarn Overs to twist and close them. Row should now contain 100 stitches. Row 8: Knit 1 row using Main Color. Using Contrast Color, Join Work in the round and Knt 1 round. Continue to alternate between Main Color and Contrast color every row until work measures no less than six inches from cast on edge. Abandon Contrast Color.
DECREASE PATTERN
Place a marker at the beginning of your rounds, your marker will shift periodically in order to fit the decrease pattern. These shifts are noted in the decrease pattern. Row 1: \*Knit 9, Knit 2 Together\* Repeat \*\* 8 times, end round with Knit 9, Knit 3 Together. Row 2: Knit 1 round. Row 3: \*Knit 8, Knit 2 Together\* Repeat \*\* for 1 round. Row 4: Knit 1 round. Row 5: \*Knit 7, Knit 2 Together\* Repeat $^{**}$ for 1 round. Row 6: Knit 1 round. Move marker one stitch to the right. It now precedes what had been the last stitch of the previous rounds. Row 7: \*Slip Slip Knit, Knit $6^{*}$ Repeat \*\* for 1 round. Row 8: Knit 1 round. Row 9: \*Slip Slip Knit, Knit $5^{*}$ Repeat \*\* for 1 round. Row 10: Knit 1 round. Row 11: \*Slip Slip Knit, Knit 4\* Repeat \*\* for 1 round. Row 12: Knit 1 round.
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Move marker one stitch to the left. It now follows what had been the first stitch of the last few rounds. Row 13: \*Knit 3, Knit 2 Together\* Repeat \*\* for 1 round. Row 14: \*Knit 2, Knit 2 Together\* Repeat \*\* for 1 round. Row 15: \*Knit 1, Knit 2 Together\* Repeat \*\* for 1 round. Row 16-17: \*Knit 2 Together\* Repeat $^{**}$ for 2 rounds. Cut yarn leaving at least a 6 inch tail. Using a blunt tapestry needle, thread this yarn through the stitches you have left twice and pull taut. Use tail from cast on to sew brim edges together. Weave in all ends.
