Volcano Beanie
By Rockchick Knits
Dunedin and the Otago Peninsula are formed from a large, now extinct and deeply eroded volcano. The remnant flanks of the volcano are the green stalks that once rose proudly from the sea, forming the prominent tentacles around Port Chalmers. The volcano is drowning as it erodes, slowly creeping back into the sea.
Materials: Yarn Beanie:
Needles:
C1-1 ball 100g Ashford Tekapo 8 ply (DK) shade 232 (evergreen) C2-1 ball 100g Ashford Tekapo 8 ply (DK) shade 063 (chocolate) C3-1 ball 100g Ashford Tekapo 8 ply (DK) shade 212 (traditional red) C4-1 ball 100g Ashford Tekapo 8 ply (DK) shade 206 (natural white)
Pom Pom:
Tension:
22 stitches x 22 rows over 10 x 10 cm using 4 mm needles in stocking stitch. Use appropriate yarns in your stash
ABBREVIATIONS
Bomb K3 st into next st, P3, turn K3tog Dec decrease K knit K2tog knit 2 stitches together K3tog knit 3 stitches together P purl Pm place marker SSK slip next st, K1, pass slip st over St stitches
INSTRUCTIONS
VOLCANIC FLANKS (rib): CaSt on 104 st using 3.75 mm needles and use C1. Join to work in the round. Round 1: K2, P2 rib to end. Repeat this round 18 times (19 rounds in total) Round 20: (K2, P2 rib for 26 st, pm) repeat 3 times. VOLCANO: change to 4 mm needles and use C2. Round 1-50: Follow the chart and colour code. Repeat the chart 4 times for each round. Each marker will indicate the end and beginning of each repeat pattern. If you are using circular needles, change to double pointed needles in rows when decreasing stitches. Stitches are given on the chart reference. Rounds 30, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48 and 50: dec at each end of the pattern repeat by K2tog at beginning of each pattern repeat, and by SSK at the end of each pattern repeat Round 51: K all st in C3
C2 - K all st C2 - bomb C3 - K all st C4 - K all st K2tog SSK Finishing: when you've completed round 51 thread yarn through live stitches and tie off. Weave in loose ends. ERUPTION (pom pom): create a pom pom using bright colours of red, brown andyellow.
