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Carnival Cap Pattern

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Category:

Knitting

Type:

Accessory

Fit:

Men, Women, Boys, Girls

Item:

Hat

Skill Level:

Intermediate

Basic Skills Necessary:

basic knit and purl stitches
basic intarsia
adding beads
decreases

Pattern Description:

Easy Intarsia Knitting, worked flat with a single invisible seam

A fun-to-knit, intarsia hat with a soft facing to give a
comfortable fit and cushion the beads. This intarsia
has sculpted edges to each colour section created by
lines of decreases

See my accompanying "Provisional Crochet Cast-On" Youtube video.

Gauge:

To fit a 19.5 (20.5, 21.5)" head use a Stocking stitch
gauge of 8.25 (8, 7.5) sts x 12 (12, 11) rows per inch.

Sizing / Finished Measurements:

19.5 (20.5, 21.5)" head

Materials:

50 g Main (M): Ice Blue. 5g each of nine Contrasts (C): Clover Flower, Azure, Plum, Sage, Caribbean Waters, Thistle Flower, Navy, Iris, Apricot

Suggested yarn:

350 yards of Fingering weight

Preferred Brand/Yarn:

Shelridge Ultra