Skill
Level:
Advanced
Beginner to Intermediate
Materials:
Solid
Color Worsted Weight Yarn (Ex: Red Heart Super Saver) You could use a
variegated yarn but the cables will be easier to see in a solid
color.
Set
of 4 or 5 U. S. size 7/4.5 mm Double Pointed Knitting Needles (DPNs)
Cable
Needle (or smaller DPN)
Stitch
Marker
Special
Stitches:
C4B
(cable
4 stitches back): Slip next 2 sts onto cable needle, hold to the back
of work, knit the next 2 sts, knit the sts on the cable needle.
C4F
(cable 4 sts forward): Slip next 2 sts onto cable needle, hold to the
front of work, knit the next 2 sts, knit the sts on the cable needle.
Note:
This
pattern is untested as of 09/01/2012. If you find any errors, please
don't hesitate to email me at: elizabeth.hardy@hotmail.com
and I will get back to you as soon as possible.
PATTERN
Brim:
Cast
on 56 sts and divide on DPNs as follows:
-If
using 4 DPNs: Needles 1 and 3: 20 sts. Needle 2: 16 sts.
-If
using 5 DPNs: 14 sts on each needle.
Join
in the round, being careful not to twist the sts. Place stitch marker
at 1st stitch.
Rounds
1-5: Knit around.
Cable
Owls:
Link
to this image can be found here.
R6:
K3, P8, K3; repeat 3 times more.
R7-8:
K1, P2, K8, P2, K1; rep 3x more.
R9:
K1, P2, C4B, C4F, P2, K1; rep 3x more.
R10-14:
Rep R7.
R15:
Rep R9.
R16:
Rep R7.
R17-18:
K1, P2, K1, P2, K2, P2, K1, P2, K1; rep 3x more.
R19-21:
Rep R14-16.
R22:
Knit around.
Begin
Decreasing:
R23:
K5, K2tog; rep around. (48 sts)
R24
(and all rem alt rnds): Knit around.
R25:
K4, K2tog; rep around. (40 sts)
R27:
K3, K2tog; rep around. (32 sts)
R29:
K2, K2tog; rep around. (24 sts)
R31:
K1, K2tog; rep around. (16 sts)
R33:
K2tog; rep around. (8 sts)
Finishing:
Cut
yarn and thread through remaining stitches. Pull until snug. Secure
and weave in ends.
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