Monthly Freebie: August

 

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Materials

 

Loom: 48
peg large gauge loom. Purple Round Knifty Knitter Loom was used in sample.

 

Yarn: 100
yards of Super Bulky Acyrlic-Wool blend; Weight Category 6. Lion Brand Wool
Ease Thick & Quick Raspberry was used in sample. 106yds/97mts (6oz/170g);
80% acrylic, 20% wool.

 

Notions:
Knitting tool, tapestry needle, cable needle

 

Notes:

Back Cross (BCP): Slip 1 stitch to cn and hold towards the center of
the loom (peg is now empty), knit the next peg then move this loop to the
emptied peg, place the stitch from the cn on the empty peg then proceed to purl
it.

 

Front Cross (FCP): Slip 1 stitch to cn and hold towards the front of the loom (peg is now
empty), purl the next peg then move this loop to the emptied peg, place the peg
from the cn on the empty peg, proceed to knit it.

 

 

Hourglass Stitch Pattern-multiple
of 8sts

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS

 

Cast on 48 sts (recommend
cable or crochet cast on) join to knit in the round.

 

Cuff/Brim

 

Rnds 1-5: p1, *k2, p2: rep
from * to last peg, p1.

 

Body

Rnds 6-38: Work Hourglass
Stitch Pattern

 

Crown

Move loops on odd numbered
pegs to its neighbor even numbered peg; leaving the odd numbered pegs empty. On
the even numbered pegs: lift up and off the bottom most strand off the peg, leaving
only 1 loop on the peg.

 

Bind off

Thread tapestry needle with
yarn and finish with gathering bind off method.●

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