Interweave Knits – July 2019

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AMY CHRISTOFFERS is the designer

of Savory Knitting patterns, the author

of New American Knits (Interweave,

2014), and a part of the design team at

Berroco.

FIREFALL TOQUE

AMY CHRISTOFFERS

Difficulty Level

Yarn Weight^3

Finished Size 16" circumference and

10¼ " tall.

Yarn Blue Sky Fibers Eco-Cashmere

(50% recycled cashmere, 50% virgin

cashmere; 164 yd [150 m]/1¾ oz [50 g]):

#1807 Gold Rush, 1 skein (see Notes).

Needles Sizes 4 (3.5 mm) and 6 (4 mm):

16" circular (cir). Size 6 (4 mm): set of

double-pointed (dpn). Adjust needle

size if necessary to obtain the correct

gauge.

Notions Marker (m); cable needle (cn);

tapestry needle.

Gauge 12-st cable panel = 2" wide;

31 rnds = 4" in patt on larger needle.

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For techniques you don’t know,

please visit our online knitting

glossary at http://www.interweave.com

/interweave-knitting-glossary.

NOTES

• This hat is worked in the round from
  the bottom up.


• The sample used almost all of one
  skein of yarn. If you plan to add any
  length to the brim, or if your gauge
  is different from the stated gauge,
  please purchase additional yarn.

HAT

With smaller cir needle, CO 96 sts. Place

marker (pm) and join in the rnd. Next

rnd *K1tbl, p1tbl; rep from * to end. Rep

last rnd until piece measures 2¾ " from

CO. Change to larger cir needle. Set-

up rnd *[P2, (k1tbl) 2 times] 2 times,

p2, k1tbl, p1; rep from * to end. Work

Rows 1–24 of Body chart once, then work

Rows 1–16 of chart once more. Work

Rows 1–17 of Crown chart once—16 sts

rem. Next rnd [Sl 1 pwise, sl 1 as if to

p1tbl, return 2 sts to left needle, k2tog]

8 times—8 sts rem.

FINISHING

Break yarn, leaving a 6" tail. Thread tail

onto tapestry needle and draw through

rem sts. Pull tight to gather sts and fasten

off on WS. Weave in ends. Block.

12-st rep

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BODY

12-st to 2-st rep

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CROWN

k1tbl

purl

sl 1 pwise, sl 1 as if to p1tbl, return 2 sts to left needle, k2tog

sl 1 as if to p1tbl, sl 1 kwise, insert left needle into front of

these 2 sts and work them tog

no stitch

pattern repeat

sl 1 st onto cn, hold in back, k1tbl, p1 from cn

sl 1 st onto cn, hold in front, p1, k1tbl from cn

sl 1 st onto cn, hold in back, k1tbl, k1tbl from cn

sl 1 st onto cn, hold in front, k1tbl, k1tbl from cn

sl 1 st onto cn, hold in back, [k1tbl] 2 times, p1 from cn

sl 2 sts onto cn, hold in front, p1, [k1tbl] 2 times from cn

sl 1 st onto cn, hold in back, [k1tbl] 2 times, k1tbl from cn

sl 2 sts onto cn, hold in front, k1tbl, [k1tbl] 2 times from cn