3/15 Yarn; Standard Gauge Machine; Tension 7

Slouchy Beanie

3/15 yarn; Standard gauge machine; Tension 7

·  E-wrap cast on 63L x 62 R main bed with main yarn

·  Tension 7

·  K 1 row to left; hang comb and weights

·  Knit 4 more rows or equal to ½ inch

·  Transfer to a 2 x 2 rib on ribber – Tension 5

·  Knit 30 rows ribbing or about 3 inches -end on right

·  Cover ribber; remove weights and comb

·  Take knitting off on garter bar or waste yarn, turn knitting (so first 5 rows will roll to outside) and rehang stitches

·  Keep in latches as knitting hangs in front of ribber – weight slightly to keep knitting in latches

·  Carefully move all needles back to B position

·  Remove weights and move knitting behind ribber

·  Re- weight

·  Take off and move carriage over to left side of machine and rethread with main yarn

·  Tension 7

·  Keep outside of turn mark for electronic

·  Turn on machine and select pattern or insert punch card – tuck pattern

·  Turn knob KC

·  Move left to right to select N

·  Push in tuck buttons and engage punch card if using

·  Knit 80 – 90 rows or approx. 8 or 9 inches

·  Remove patterning

·  K 1 row

·  Move every other stitch to one next to it and push empty needles back to A position

·  Tension 4 -5

·  Knit 10 rows or approx. 1 inch

·  Leave long tail of yarn and thread onto a tapestry needle and take stitches off

·  Stitch side up on sewing machine with a 1/8th seam so patterning will show when hat is turned right side out. Pull top tight and stitch down to inside of hat.