if this were Jeopardy!, i would have to say, “how do i feel about filing income tax returns?”.

here it is at last, the diamond head beret pattern: diamondhead.cwk (WP).pdf

suggested yarns: cascade 220, dream in color classy, lorna’s laces shepherd  worsted, malabrigo merino worsted; ~165 yds classy; ~145 yds malabrigo.

needles: us5 (3.75mm) 16” circular, us7 (4.5mm) 16” circular and dpns (or whatever you need for your preferred method of small diameter circular knitting).  you will also need 6 stitch markers, 1 of which should be different from the others, plus the usual yarn needle and scissors.

gauge: 4.5 sts/in on us7 needles

PLEASE NOTE!  for the purposes of this pattern, ALL slipped sts are slipped knitwise!

moss-stitch diamond pattern: over 20 sts, pattern repeats 6 times per round.

set up round-k20, pm

round 1-k8, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k9

rounds 2, 4, 6, and 8-knit

round 3-k7, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, sl1, k1, psso, k8

round 5-k6, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, sl1, k1, psso, k7

round 7-k5, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, sl1, k1, psso, k6

round 9-k4, k2tog, yo, k3, p1, k3, yo, sl1, k1, psso, k5

round 10-k9, p1, k10

round 11-k3, k2tog, yo, k3, p1, k1, p1, k3, yo, sl1, k1, psso, k4

round 12-k8, p1, k1, p1, k9

round 13-k2, k2tog, yo, k3, [p1, k1] x2, p1, k3, yo, sl1, k1, psso, k3

round 14-k7, [p1, k1] x2, p1, k8

round 15-k1, k2tog, yo, k3, [p1, k1] x3, p1, k3, yo, sl1, k1, psso, k2

round 16-k6, [p1, k1] x3, p1, k7

round 17-k2tog, yo, k3, [p1, k1] x4, p1, k3, yo, sl1, k1, psso, k1

round 18-k5, [p1, k1] x4, p1, k6

round 19-k2, yo, sl1, k1, psso, k2, [p1, k1] x3, p1, k2, k2tog, yo, k3

round 20-k6, [p1, k1] x3, p1, k7

round 21-k3, yo, sl1, k1, psso, k2, [p1, k1] x2, p1, k2, k2tog, yo, k4

round 22-k7, [p1, k1] x2, p1, k8

round 23-k4, yo, sl1, k1, psso, k2, p1, k1, p1, k2, k2tog, yo, k5

round 24- k8, p1, k1, p1, k9

round 25-k5, yo, sl1, k1, psso, k2, p1, k2, k2tog, yo, k6

round 26-same as round 10

round 27-k6, yo, sl1, k1, psso, k3, k2tog, yo, k7

rounds 28, 30, and 32-knit

round 29-k7, yo, sl1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k8

round 31-same as round 1

instructions:

a. with us5 (3.75mm) circulars, cast on 90 sts, place unique marker, and join for working in the round being careful that sts are not twisted.  work 1x1 rib (k1, p1) for 2” or less if you wish.  for tighter ribbing use us4 (3.5mm) 16” circulars.

b. increase round-switch to us7 (4.5mm) circulars, and*k2, k1fb; repeat from *.  (120 sts)

c. work 32 rounds of moss-stitch diamond pattern.

d. begin decrease rounds, switching to dpns when neccessay:

1-k18, sl2tog, rm, k1, psso, [k17, sl2tog, rm, k1, psso] x4,  k17, sl2tog, rm, k1, psso, pm

2, 4, 6, 8, and 10-knit

3-k16, sl2tog, k1, psso, [k15, sl2tog, k1, psso] x4, k15, sl2tog, rm, k1, psso, pm

5-k14, sl2tog, k1, psso, [k13, sl2tog, k1, psso] x4, k13, sl2tog, rm, k1, psso, pm

7-k12, sl2tog, k1, psso, [k11, sl2tog, k1, psso] x4, k11, sl2tog, rm, k1, psso, pm

9-k10, sl2tog, k1, psso, [k9, sl2tog, k1, psso] x4, k9, sl2tog, rm, k1, psso, pm

11-k8, sl2tog, k1, psso, [k7, sl2tog, k1, psso] x4, k7, sl2tog, rm, k1, psso, pm

12-k6, sl2tog, k1, psso, [k5, sl2tog, k1, psso] x4, k5, sl2tog, rm, k1, psso, pm

13-k4, sl2tog, k1, psso, [k3, sl2tog, k1, psso] x4, k3, sl2tog, rm, k1, psso, pm

14-k2, sl2tog, k1, psso, [k1, sl2tog, k1, psso] x4, k1, sl2tog, rm, k1, psso

e. finishing-cut yarn leaving 6” tail, thread through 12 remaining sts and pull tight.  weave in ends. block on pie plate to accentuate slouch, if desired. wear proudly.

abbreviations:

dpns-double-pointed needles

sts-stitches

pm-place marker; rm-remove marker

k-knit

p-purl

sl- slip stitch

yo-yarn over

sl2tog-slip 2 stitches together knitwise from left needle to right needle

psso-pass slipped stitch(es) over knit stitch

k2tog-knit 2 stitches together

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