KNITTER'S KNITTING KAP。 Deborah Tomasell

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Materials
1 ball of KnitPicks Palette: Almond, plus smaller amounts of four darker shades of browns and/or golds, and Tomato. 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 Almond. Join to work in round, placing stitch marker and being careful not to twist stitches. Knit six rounds corrugated rib (see CHART A) using three of the brown and/or gold shades and/or Tomato for knit sts and Almond for purl sts. Increase round: (Round 1 of CHART B) Using Almond, inc to 168 sts (knit 4 sts, inc every 4th st around to last 4 sts, knit last 4sts). Follow CHART B (6 repeats per round) for 41 rounds. Decrease round: Round 1 of CHART C, using Almond, dec after every 5"h st around for a total of 144 sts. Hat top: Follow CHART C to end, beginning round with the center stitch of decrease panel, as opposed to the far right sts. Switch to DPNs when necessary.\*\*Please see Hat Decrease Panel Explanation at end of pattern. NOTE: To dec. top, K2TOG and and then SSK two sts immediately after, according to chart. Round 22, k2tog all around, round 23 (not on chart), k2tog all around leaving 6 stitches. 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. 'inishing: Tie and weave in or trim all color change ends. Wash and block to fit. KnitPicks palette Colors Used:

CHART A
Use three of the brown and/or gold shades and/or Tomato for knit sts and Almond for purl sts. --- = purl stitch

CHART B


HATDECREASEPANELEXPLANATION

Red = decrease panel center st and beginning of rounds Yellow = Decrease support column--knit st between K2TOG and SSK Green = K2TOG before knit st (support column) on decrease rounds

Blue = SSK after knit st (support column) on decrease rounds

Overview of decrease panel (1 of 6)