Simply Knitting - UK (2020-02)

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RED BERET

1 Insertthepointoftheright-hand
needlethroughtheloopsofthe next
two stitches as if to knit.

2 Windtheyarnroundthetipofthe

right-handneedleandpulltheyarn

throughthetwostitches, knitting

them both together.

3 Dropthetwostitchesfromthe

left-handneedleandkeepthenew

stitch on the right-hand needle.

4 Knittingtwostitchestogether

decreasesyourstitchcountbyone,

andthedecreasestitchleanstothe

right.Thisis howa series of k2tog

decreases will look.

STEP-BY-STEP K2TOGKNIT TWO STITCHES TOGETHER

YOUWILLNEED

QCascade 220 Superwash

(DK,100%superwash wool,

100g/200m)

1 ballofChristmasRed

Heather(1922)

QA 3.25mmcircularknitting

needle,40cminlength

QA 4mmcircularknitting needle,

40cminlength

QA setof4mmdouble-pointed

knittingneedles (DPNs),

optional

TENSION

22 stsand 30 rowstomeasure

10x10cm(4x4in)over st st using

4mm needles

REDBERET

NoteAsyoudecreaseforthetopoftheBeretyoumaywishto

switchtodouble-pointedneedles.Alternatively,usethemagicloop

techniqueonyourexisting circular needles. Work all Chart rounds

from right to left.

Caston 104 stsusing3.25mmneedles and the long-tail method,

andjointoworkintheround.

Round 1 (K4tbl,P3,k3tbl,P3)8 times.

Rep this round 6 more times.

Changeto4mmneedles and begin working chart or written

instructionsasfoll:

Round 1 (K4,ssk,K2,yo,K1,yo,K2,k2tog)8 times.

Round2 andallaltrounds (P4, K9) 8 times.

Round 3 AsRound1.

Round 5 AsRound1.

Round 7 (K4,yo,ssk,K5,k2tog,yo)8 times.

Round 9 (K5,yo,ssk,K3,k2tog,yo,k1)8 times.

Round 11 (K6,yo,ssk,K1,k2tog,yo,K2)8 times.

Round 13 (K7, yo, sk2po, yo, K3) 8 times.

Round 14 (P4,K9)8 times

RepRounds1 to 14 a further three times.

SHAPECROWN

NoteYoumaywishtochange to 4mm DPNs as the number of

stitchesdecreases.

Round 15 (Ssk, k2tog, ssk, K2, yo, K1, yo, K2, k2tog) 8 times.

[88sts]

Round 16 (P2,K9)8 times.

Round 17 (K2,ssk,K5,k2tog)8 times. [72 sts]

Round 18 (P2,K7)8 times.

Round 19 (K2,ssk,K3,k2tog)8 times. [56 sts]

Round 20 (P2,K5)8 times.

Round 21 (K2,ssk,K1,k2tog)8 times. [40 sts]

Round 22 (P2,K3)8 times.

Round 23 (K2,sk2po)8 times.[24sts]

Round 24 (P2tog,K1)8 times.[16sts]

Breakyarn,carrythroughremainingstsandfastenoff.

Weave in ends. Block gently to open up the lace patterning.

TAKE ON A CHALLENGE

SIZE

Tofitadulthead 52 to62cm

ABBREVIATIONS

For a full list see page 95

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HOWTOUSEOURCHARTS
Startatthebottomright-handcorner.Readallrowsfrom right
to left. A row of squares represents a row of knitting.
K onRS;P onWS
P onRS; K on WS
yo
ssk
k2tog
sk2po
p2tog
Nostitch
Repeat
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