Malachite Beanie
YARN = Matera by “Laines Du Nordâ€: 90 gr. color 9 (green) and 50 gr. color 11 (black)
NEEDLES = 4.5 mm
OTHER = tapestry needles, pins, scissors
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Intermediate
Tubular cast on
1/1 rib stitch: (on an even number of stitches)
1 Rw: 1 SE (= slip 1), * K1, P1 *, rep** to 1 st before end, 1 SE (= P1)
2 Rw: 1 SE (= slip 1), work stitches as they appear, 1 SE (= P1)
Repeat these 2 Rows
Bicolor festoons st: (on an even number of stitches)
1Rw(RS): with color black, 1 SE (= slip 1 st) * knit 1 st inserting the right-hand needle into the space under the wire positioned between the 2 following sts on left-hand needle, pull out the st and leave it on right-hand needle without dropping the next st. from left hand needle; then knit this st (the first st on left hand needle) and purl the next st * rep** to 1 st before end, 1 SE (= P1).
2 Rw (WS): with color black, 1 SE (= slip 1 st ), * K1, purl the next 2 sts-group together *, rep** to 1 st before end, 1 SE (= P1).
3 Rw (RS): with color green work like Row 1
4 Rw (WS): with color green work like Row 2
Repeat these 4 Rows.
RS = right side
WS = wrong side
st(s) = Stitch(es)
Rw = row
K = knit
P = purl
SE = selvage sts
col = color
rep** = repeat from * to *
SIZES: One size
Procedure
Worked back and forth.
With needles 4.5 mm and color green, cast on 50 sts 1 and work 4 rows in tubular st. Then work in 1/1 rib st for the next 8 cm decreasing 1 st during the first row to get to 50 sts.
Change to color black and work in bicolor festoons st.
At 17 cm from the beginning divide into 5 parts of 10 stitches each and knit them separately (keeping 1 SE at the beginning and at the end of each row): on RS decrease 1 st on both sides every 2 rows until all sts are decreased.
FINISHING
Sew the adjacent edges of the 5 parts together, then sew the side edges of the beanie together. Weave in all ends.
