Riley's Skully Hat
Materials: Cascade 220 one skein color A one skein color B (skull and crossbones) Size 7 circular needles (16 inch) Size 7 double-pointed needles
Gauge: 5 stitches $=1$ inch (20 stitches in 4 inches)
What To Do:
With size 7 circulars, cast on 92 stitches. ·Join without twisting. Mark the beginning of the round. Work in K2 P2 ribbing for 3 rounds (%2 inch) Begin working flat. Purl this row, increasing 1 stitch on each end (seam allowance) and 8 stitches evenly spaced (102 stitches). ·Start the chart. Skip the first row of the chart - the one that is a solid color. Knit 44 stitches with color A, knit 3 stitches with color B, knit 8 with color A, Knit 3 with color B, knit to the end of the row with color A. The skull should be centered. Continue with the chart until the last row of the chart, a right side row, bind off one stitch at the beginning of the row. · Purl the next row, binding off one stitch at the beginning of the row. With the next row, a right-side row, join and begin working in the round. Mark the beginning of the row with a marker. Start the decreases now. \*k8 K2tog\* repeat from \* Knit round even $\phantom{+}\times\vert\mathsf{K}7\,\mathsf{K}2\mathsf{t o g}^{\star}$ repeat from Knit round even \*K6 K2tog\* repeat from Knit round even When necessary, switch to double-pointed needles. \*K5 K2tog\* repeat from Knit round even \*K4 K2tog\* repeat from Knit round even \*K3 K2tog\* repeat from Knit round even \*K2 K2tog\* repeat from Knit round even \*K1 K2tog\* repeat from K2 together all the way around. Ten stitches remain. Cut yarn 12 inches long - leaving enough to thread through the remaining stitches twice. Secure the thread. Sew up the seam and weave in all the ends. ·Block the hat.It will make the stitches ful and fillout the design.
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$=$ black actual sizeknit with dk weight yarn,US 6needles
