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December 28, 2015

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Category Knitting

Required two balls 50 g / 1.75 oz in light 3 – 100% Acrylic yarn – I used: Patons Astra yarn.

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One ball of 100 g / 3.5 oz in Medium 4  – 100% Acrylic yarn  I used: Patons Canadiana.

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One ball of Red Heart Soft medium 4 – 100% Acrylic yarn.

With two strands of yarn cast on 40 stitches on 16 inch (41 CM) number 11 (8.00 mm) circular knitting needles. I prefer Clover Bamboo Circular Knitting Needles.

Rib (Knit 2 Purl 2) for 6 inches.

Change to 16 inch (41 CM) number 13 (9.00 mm) circular knitting needles, continue in stocking stitch until work measures 8 1/2 inches in length.

To shape the crown:

Row 1 – Knit (k) 8 Slip 1 knit-wise(sl1k) Knit(k) 1 Pass Slip Stitch Over (psso) continue until end of row

Row 2 and every other row – Knit

Row 3 – k7 sl1k k1 psso continue until end of row

Row 5 – k6 sl1k k1 psso continue until end of row

Row 7 -k5 sl1k k1 psso continue until end of row

Row 9 -k4 sl1k k1 psso continue until end of row

Row 11 -k3 sl1k k1 psso continue until end of row

Break yarn, leaving a long end, draw through remaining 16 stitches. Pull through top inside the toque. Work in ends.

For two coloured toque:

To make the two colour black and copper on the right change to number 13 needles, knit one round of black.  Next round, on each tenth stitch knit the top colour (2 strands in same weight yarn), carrying  the top colour all around. Next round knit top colour on first stitch and on each of the tenth colour stitch knit one top coloured stitch on either side; carry  both coloured yarns on each round.  Continue until all stitches are in the top colour.    Cut off the black yarn, leaving enough to work in.  Continue until work measures 8 1/2 inches.

Beacon Tate