Waffle's Waffles
My sister Laura has a good friend named Laura who spent the weekend at our house once last summer. Because I thought that having two people named Laura around would get very confusing very quickly, I assigned them the nicknames Waffle and Flapjack.
Model: Laura "Waffle"Becbard Pbotos: Jessica Becbard Materials - stitch marker - Knit Picks City Tweed HW; - yarn needle color: Lemon Curd; 1 skein Gauge - size 9 circular needle (16 inch) 16 stitches/24 rows $=4$ inches in - size 9 DPNs St st I still sometimes call my sister Waffle. When I found the Twisted Wafle stitch, I said to myself, "I know a Twisted Waffle," and decided that I had to make something for Laura using this stitch. This yarn is fairly bulky, so the hat is very thick and warm; great for spending hours ice skating or running a late-in-the-season cross country meet or just getting in the mood playing Wii hockey.
DIRECTIONS
CO 88 stitches, using 16" needle. Join for working in the round, being careful not to twist stitches. Place a marker to indicate the beginning of the round. Knit in $^{*}\mathrm{K}_{2}\,\mathrm{P}_{2}{}^{*}$ until the piece measures 2 inches from the cast on edge. Switch to Twisted Waffle stitch. Continue in Twisted Waffle stitch until piece measure 6.5 inches from the cast on edge, ending with row 6 of stitch pattern. Decreasing the crown (Once there are too few stitches to work comfortably on the circular needle, switch to double points.) Row 1 & 2: K all Row 3: K2 \*K5 K2t0g\* K2. 76 sts Row 4: $^{*}\mathrm{K}_{2}\,\mathrm{P}_{2}{}^{*}$
Stitch Guide
Twisted Waffle Stitch (multiple of 4) Rows 1-3: K all Row 4: \*K2 P2\* Row 5: \*T2R P2\* Row 6: \*K2 P2\* T2R: Twist 2 right. Knit 2 stitches together, but do not drop from the left needle. Knit first stitch, then drop both.
Row 5: \*T2R P2\* Row 6: K2 P2 \*K2 P2 K2tog P2 K2tog P2\*. 64 sts Row 7 & 8: K all Row 9: K2 \*K3 K2tog\* K2. 52 sts Row 10: \*K2 P2\* Row 11: \*T2R P2\* Row 12: K2 P2 \*K2tog $\boldsymbol{\mathrm{P}}\boldsymbol{2}^{*}$ . 40 sts Row 13: K all Row 14: K2 \*K1 K2t0g\* K2. 28 sts Row 15: K all Row 16: \*K2tog\*. 14 sts Row 17: \*K2tog\*. 7 sts Cut yarn and draw through remaining stitches.
Weave in ends.
Legend
About the Designer Jessica Bechard is a recent graduate from SUNY Stony Brook, where she majored in Linguistics. At the moment, her hobbies other than knitting include baking, culling her belongings, and job hunting. Her other work can be seen on Ravelry and on her blog.
