Yellow Ski Hat

Yellow Ski Hat @2013 by N. Banks

Another one for the Hat Charity in Maine, hope you like it.

Materials:                 Main:  yellow

Secondary colors:   Purple, Brown an d Blue in worsted weight yarns. I use Red Heart.

Size 5 & 7 circular knitting needles, size 7 double pointed needles

1 row counter, and 10 stitch markers

With yellow and size 5 needles, cast on 100.

Rds 1 to 7: Knit 2, Purl 2 around.  

With size 7 needle, start row 1 of chart, working from right to left. Be sure and twist yarns at the beginning of each round, fasten off colors when needed.

Y = Yellow  P = Purple   Br =Brown    Bl = Blue

P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	27
BL	Y	BL	Y	BL	Y	BL	Y	BL	Y	26
P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	25
Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	24
Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	23
BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	22
BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	21
Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	20
BL	BR	BL	BR	BL	BR	BL	BR	BL	BR	19
BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	18
BL	Y	BL	Y	BL	Y	BL	Y	BL	Y	17
BL	Y	BL	Y	BL	Y	BL	Y	BL	Y	16
BL	Y	BL	Y	BL	Y	BL	Y	BL	Y	15
BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	14
BL	Y	BL	Y	BL	Y	BL	Y	BL	Y	13
BL	Y	BL	Y	BL	Y	BL	Y	BL	Y	12
BL	Y	BL	Y	BL	Y	BL	Y	BL	Y	11
BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	BR	10
BL	BR	BL	BR	BL	BR	BL	BR	BL	BR	9
Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	7
BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	BL	6
Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	5
Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	4
P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	3
BL	Y	BL	Y	BL	Y	BL	Y	BL	Y	2
P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	1
10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

After working chart, complete hat as follows:

Top or crown of hat:

Rd 28 & 29: fasten off the blue and purple, with yellow knit.

Rd 30:  purl  and place markers after every 10^th stitch,

Rd 31:  Knit to 2 stitches before marker, knit 2 tog.

Rd 32:  knit  

Repeat rounds 31 and 32 until you have 10 stitches left,  change to double pointed needles when needed.  Cut yarn leaving a long tail, run yarn though remaining stitches and pull up tight, work ends of yarn in.

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November 2019 Stitch of the Month Knit

 

November 2019 Stitch of the Month Knit 

The Little Crown Stitch

 

 

Multiples of 3 + 2

Note:  k1, p1, k1 in the same 3 stitch loops. First, using the 3 loops as one stitch, knit the stitch,  do not remove the 3 loops from the left hand needle, you will have a knit stitch on the right hand needle, then bring yarn to front under right hand needle, and purl the loops on the left hand needle,do not remove the 3 loops  from the left hand needle, now you will have a purl stitch on the right hand needle, then bring the yarn to the back under the right hand needle and knit the 3 loops. Now you have another knit stitch on the right hand needle. All 3 loops are now on the right hand needle.

Cast on 20 ( 3 x 6 = 18 + 2 = 20)

Row 1: Knit   (side right)

Row 2: Knit 

Row 3: K1, *k1 while wrapping yarn twice; rep from * till last st, k1

Row 4: K1, *sl next 3 sts (these are the wrapping yarn twice from row 3) and let the second loop drop, ( see picture A ) place slipped sts back on the left hand needle, (see picture B ) using the 3 loops as one stitch [k1, p1, k1] all into the same 3 loop stitch; rep from * to last st, k1. When done with this row, you should have the 20 stitches you started with.

 

Picture A.                                                                           

   

    

 Picture B
         

Repeat rows 1 – 4 until desired length, then knit rows 1 and 2 once, bind off in purl. 

October 2019 Pattern of the Month Ear Muffs or Head Band

 

October 2019 Pattern of the Month

Ear Muffs or Head Band@2017 by N Banks

 

Materials:

G Hook

4 ply worsted weight yarn in a variegated color

chain 16

Set up row: 1 sc in second chain from hook and in each chain across row.

Row 1: 3 ch, * 00 yoh, insert hook in next sc, yoh, draw through loop, yoh, draw through 2 loops 00, repeat from 00 to 00 3 times, yoh, draw through 4 loops, 1 ch, skip 1 next sc *.  Repeat from * across row. Finish row with 1 dc in top of turning chain.

 Row 2: 1 ch, * 1 sc in space, 1 sc in top of motif *, end 1 sc in top of turning chain, turn.

Repeat rows 1 and 2 for a total of 24 times. Do not fasten off, holding ends together, slip stitch across row, do not fasten off. Turn inside out.

* ch 3, 3 dc in same place, sc in next end stitch of the sc row. Repeat from * around. Join.  Fasten off, attach yarn to the other side and repeat from * around.Join. Fasten off, weave in the yarn ends.

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