Love's Labour's Lost
When icicles hang by the wall And Dick the shepherd blows his nail And Tom bears logs into the hall And milk comes frozen home in pail, When blood is nipp'd and ways be foul, When nightly sings the staring owl, Tu-whit; Tu-who, a merry note, While greasy Joan doth keel the pot, When all aloud the wind doth blow And coughing drowns the parson's saw And birds sit brooding in the snow And Marian's nose looks red and raw, When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, When nightly sings the staring owl, Tu-whit; Tu-who, a merry note, While greasy Joan doth keel the pot. Act V. Sc. II
Materials
98-120 yards (90-110m) bulky or super bulky yarn 10" and 11" circular needle (Europe 6 und 8), 16" (40cm) long or size to obtain gauge 11" double-pointed needles (Europe 8) or size to obtain gauge Stitch marker Darning needle Pompom maker or cardboard to make a template
Gauge:
12 stitches = 4 inches (10 cm) in cable pattern
Finished measurements
8,5 inches (21 cm) tall and 17 inches (43 cm) around unstretched. Stretches to fit average adult.
Brim:
With circular needle 10"” cast on 60 stitches. Join in the round and place marker for beginning of round. Knit 5-6 rounds of 2p 2k - Rib or desired length of the brim. In the last round increase one stitch after every 12" stitch (M1). You will have 65 stitches now. Then knit 3 rounds of the follwing ribbing: \*p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k1, pl, k1\* repeat from\* to\* 5 tmes. Repeat this round three times. Change to circular needle 11".
Body:
Round 1: \*p2, lpk, rkp, p2, k1, p1, k1\* repeat 5 times Rounds 2 and 3: purl the purl stitches and knit the knit stitches Round 4: \*p3, Ikk, p3, k1, p1, k1\* repeat 5 times Round 5 and 6: purl the purl stitches and knit the knit stitches Round 7: \*p2, rkp, lpk, p2, k1, p1, k1\* repeat 5 times Rounds 8 and 9: purl the purl stitches and knit the knit stitches
Repeat rounds 1-9 once.
Decreases
Round 1: \*p2tog, k2, p2, k2, p2tog, k1, p1, k1\* repeat 5 times (55 stitches left) Round 2 and all even rounds until last round: purl the purl stitches and knit the knit stitches Round 3: \*p1, k2tog, p2tog, k2tog\* repeat 5 times (40 stitches left) Round 5: \*p1, SK2P, p1, k1, p1, k1\* repeat 5 times (30 stitches left) Round 7: \*p1, k1, p1, SK2P\* repeat 5 times (20 stitches left) Round 8: K2tog 5 times (10 stitches left). Break yarn and run through remaining 10 stitches. Weave in ends. Make a pompom and attach i
Abbreviations
M1: make 1 lpk: slip 2 stitches to cable needle and hold to front, p1, k2 from cable needle rkp: slip 1 stitch to cable needle and hold to back, k2, p1 from cable needle Ikk: slip 2 stitches to cable needle and hold to front, k2, k2 from cable needle K: knit P: purl K2tog: knit two stitches together P2tog: purl two stitches together SK2P: slip one, knit two together, pass slip stitch over Pattern by S. Jaidhauser If you have any questions, contact me on Ravelry.
