Firmament by Deborah Tomasello
featuring Lisa Souza's Hardtwist Petite Merino Wool
http://www.ravelry.com/designers/deborah-tomasello Size: Adult and Teen 21''- 23" Materials: 1 skein of Lisa Souza’s variegated Hardtwist Petite Superwash Merino (cover hat used AWN TVM) plus 1 skein contrasting tonal or solid Hardtwist Petite Superwash Merino (hat on cover—PENOBSCOT) One 16" #3 circular needle, four #3 DPNs (or size needed to obtain gauge), stitch marker, 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 solid color. Join to work in round, placing stitch marker and being careful not to twist stitches. Knit eight rounds corrugated rib (see CHART A) using variegated for knit sts and solid for purl sts. Increase round: Using solid, inc evenly to 168 sts (knit 4 sts, knit 4 make 1 around until last 4 sts, knit last 4 sts.) Follow CHART B (6 repeats per round) for 76 rounds, decreasing as indicated and switching to DPNs when necessary. (Each dec round has 2 decreases next to each other; k2tog for first dec, and ssk for the second dec each time.) After round 76, with 12 sts. on the needles, k2tog around. 6 sts remain. Knit last six sts for 5 rounds; cut yarn leaving a tail several inches long. Move all sts from needles to tapestry needle, and pull tightly. Secure from the inside. Finishing: Tie and weave in or trim all color change ends. Wash and block to fit.
CHART A
Use variegated for knit sts and solid for purl sts Dash in st means purl.
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