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ederica beret
SIZE
Women's Medium (20%2" circumference)
MATERIALS
Manos del Uruguay RITTENHOUSE MERINO 5-PLY (100% extrafine merino; 100g, approx. 241 yds), 1 sk MC and small remnant CC. Shown in 516 Smoke (MC) with 547 Cerise (CC). 16" circular and dpn, Us 8/5mm, or size to obtain stockinette gauge 16" circular ndl, Us 6/4.25mm, or size to obtain rib gauge 16" circular ndl, Us 5/3.75mm, or size to obtain gauge for slip-stitch band Tapestry needle
GAUGE
18 sts and 24 rows = 4" over stockinette st with largest needles 22 sts and 28 rows = 4" over rib with medium needles 36 sts and 28 rows = 4" over rib after smocking 21 sts = 4" over slip-st band on smallest needles Rib (multiple of 5 sts, worked in the round) All rnds: \*K1, p4; rep from \* to end of rnd.
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Slip-stitch Pattern (even number of sts, worked in the round) Rnd 1: \*K1, sll wyib; rep from \* to end of rnd. Rnd 2: \*P1, sll wyib; rep from \* to end of rnd
HAT
Band: Using MC and smallest ndl, CO 110 sts. Join, being careful not to twist, and K 1 rnd. \*\*P 1 rnd. Change to CC and work Slip-Stitch Pattern over next 2 rnds. Cut CC. With MC, K 1 rnd, then p 1 rnd.\*\* Inc rnd: \*[(k1, ml) 3 times, kl] twice, (k1, ml) twice, kl; rep from \* to end of rnd - 190 sts. Change to medium needles and work in Rib for 2.25" Change to smallest ndls and work dec rnd: \*(k2tog 3 times, kl) twice, k2tog twice, kl; rep from \* to end of rnd - 110 sts. Work from \* to \*\* of Band again. Then inc: \*(K4, m1) twice, (k3, m1); rep from to end of rnd - 140 sts. Body: Change to largest ndl and work even for 4". Shape crown as follows, changing to dpn as neces sary: Rnd 1: \*K18, k2tog; rep from \* to end of rnd - 133 sts. Rnds 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10: K. Rnd 3: \*K17, k2tog; rep from \*. Rnd 5: \*K16, k2tog; rep from \*. Rnd 7: \*K15, k2tog; rep from \*. Rnd 9: \*K14, k2tog; rep from \* Rnd 11: \*K13, k2tog; rep from \* Rnd 12: \*K12, k2tog; rep from \*. Rnd 13: \*K11, k2tog; rep from Rnd 14: \*K10, k2tog; rep from Rnd 15: \*K9, k2tog; rep from \*. Rnd 16: \*K8, k2tog; rep from \*. Rnd 17: \*K7, k2tog; rep from \* Rnd 18: \*K6, k2tog; rep from \* Rnd 19: \*K5, k2tog; rep from \*. Rnd 20: \*K4, k2tog; rep from \*. Rnd 21: \*K3, k2tog; rep from \* -- 28 sts. Rnd 22: K2tog around - 14 sts. Cut yarn, thread through rem sts, fasten off.
FINISHING
Weave in ends. Work smocking: thread tapestry needle with length of CC. Starting at bottom of band, bring needle up at left side of a knit stitch in the second row of ribbing. \*Move needle to the right and go down through the fabric at the right side of the next knit stitch (making sure to stay in the same row), then Up again through the first hole. Pull yarn tight, gathering knit stitches together, then go down through fabric at right side again. Pull yarn across back side of fabric to the left and come up at the left side of the second knit stitch. Rep from \* to end of round. If you have any embroidery experience, this will seem a little like backstitching. The goal is to bind the knit ribs together in pairs - counting from right to left, bind Rib 1 with Rib 2, Rib 3 with Rib 4, etc. When you reach the end of the round, move up %" and over one rib and repeat the process - this time binding Rib 2 with Rib 3, Rib 4 with Rib 5, and so on, until Rib 38 is bound to Rib 1. Work 3 more rows of smocking, staggering stitches on each subsequent row.
