alpacat

hat, originally uploaded by myhighfiber.

what i've been up to? not updating the blog! ha-ha-ha!

finished a slouchy baby alpaca beret hat for myself. LURV the Alpaca! it keeps me SOOOOOO WARM! -18, no problem with my alpaca hat (henceforeth the alpacat). here is a crude, fast pattern.

- 5mm/16" circ & dpn
- 2 balls of fable baby alpaca held together

- cast on 72 sts, join.
- work 2 rounds in garter st
- work 6 rounds in stocking st
- work in reverse stocking st 1 round
- inc 12 sts equally across the next round. work until 17cm from cast on edge
- *p2 tog through back loop, p8, p2 tog through back loop, p9; rep from * to end of round
- work 2 rounds
- *p2 tog through back loop, p7, p2 tog through back loop, p8; rep from * to end of round
- work 2 rounds
- *p2 tog through back loop, p6, p2 tog through back loop, p7; rep from * to end of round
- decrease as above every round until 16 sts remain. break off yarn, pull through remaining sts.