VERSAILLES Cby Deborah Tomasello
http://www.ravelry.com/stores/deborah-tomasello-designs Size: Adult 21"- 23" Materials: 1 ball each of KnitPicks Palette: Hollyberry and Turmeric. One 16” #3 circular needle, four #3 DPNs (or size needed to obtain gauge), stitch marker, 6mm glass beads, steel crochet hook size 13/14 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 Hollyberry. Join to work in round, placing stitch marker and being careful not to twist stitches. Knit six rounds corrugated rib (see CHART A) using Turmeric for knit sts and Hollyberry for purl sts. Increase round: (Round 1 of CHART B) Using Hollyberry, inc evenly to 168 sts (knit 4 sts, knit 4 make 1 around until last 4 sts, knit last 4 sts.) Follow CHART B (7 repeats per round) for 43 rounds. Using crochet hook, add beads where indicated by “?" in st. Hat top: Continue to follow CHART B to end (through round 65), decreasing 2 sts every repeat panel every other round as indicated. There are now 14 sts left. Next round, k2tog around, leaving 7 sts.
NOTE: To dec. top, K2TOG and and then SSK two sts immediately after, according to chart. Knit last seven sts for 5 rounds, cut yarn leaving a tail several inches long. Move all sts from needles to tapestry needle, and pulltightly. Secure from the inside.
Finishing:
Tie and weave in or trim all color change ends. Wash and block to fit. KnitPicks palette Colors Used:
Hollyberry Turmeric
CHART A
Use Turmeric for knit sts and Hollyberry for purl sts. Dash in st means purl.
