Free Knitting Pattern Lion Brand® Vanna's Tapestry Apollo Cap Pattern Number: L40052 Free Knitting Pattern from Lion Brand Yarn Lion Brand® Vanna's Tapestry Apollo Cap Pattern Number: L40052 SKILL LEVEL: Easy (Level 2) SIZE: One Size Finished Circumference About 19 in. (48 cm), will stretch to fit a range of sizes. CORRECTIONS: None as of Jun 10, 2014. To check for later updates, click here. MATERIALS • 864-203 Lion Brand Vanna's Tapestry: Great Britain *Vanna's Tapestry (Article #864). 100% 1 Ball acrylic; package size: 3.00oz/85.00 gr. • Lion Brand Double- (145yds/133m) pull skeins Pointed Needles - Size 9 • Boye Aluminum Circular Knitting Needles 16 inches Size 9 • Lion Brand Split Ring Stitch Markers • Lion Brand Large-Eye Blunt Needles (Set of 6) GAUGE: 17 sts + 22 rnds = about 4 in. (10 cm) over K5, p3 rib, slightly stretched. When you match the gauge in a pattern, your project will be the size specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be sufficient. The needle or hook size called for in the pattern is based on what the designer used, but it is not unusual for gauge to vary from person to person. If it takes you fewer stitches and rows to make your swatch, try using a smaller size hook or needles; if more stitches and rows, try a larger size hook or needles. Making a Gauge Swatch STITCH EXPLANATION: skp Slip 1 as if to knit, knit 1, pass slip stitch over knit stitch – 1 st decreased. STITCH PATTERN K5, p3 Rib worked in rnds (over a multiple of 8 sts) Rnd 1: *K5, p3; rep from * around. Rnd 2: K the knit sts and p the purl sts. Rep Rnd 2 for K5, p3 Rib worked in rnds. NOTES: Cap is worked in the rnd, beg at lower edge. CAP With circular needle, cast on 80 sts. Place marker for beg of rnd. Join by working the first st on the left hand needle with the working yarn from the right hand needle and being careful not to twist sts. Rnd 1: *K1, p1; rep from * around. Rnds 2-4: Rep Rnd 1. Beg with Rnd 1, work in K5, p3 Rib until piece measures about 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm) from beg. Shape Crown (top of Cap) Change to double pointed needles as follows: Rnd 1: On Needle 1,*(k5, p3) twice, k3 – 19 sts; on Needle 2, k2, (p3, k5) twice, p3 – 21 sts; rep from * for Needles 3 and 4. Rnds 2 and 4 (Dec Rnd): On Needle 1,*skp, work Rnd 2 of K5, p3 Rib to end; on Needle 2, work Rnd 2 of K5, p3 Rib to last 5 sts, k2tog, p3; rep from * for Needles 3 and 4 – 72 sts at the end of Rnd 4. Rnd 3: Rep Rnd 2 of K5, p3 Rib. Rnd 5 (Dec Rnd): *On Needle 1, skp, work Rnd 2 of K5, p3 Rib to last 4 sts, k2tog, k2; on Needle 2, k1, skp, work Rnd 2 of K5, p3 Rib to last 5 sts, k2tog, p3; rep from * across Needles 3 and 4 – 8 sts dec. Rep Rnd 5 until 24 sts rem. Next Rnd: (K3tog, k1, k2tog, k3tog, p1, p2tog) twice - 12 sts. Cut yarn, leaving a long yarn tail. Thread yarn tail through remaining sts and pull to gather. Knot securely. FINISHING Weave in ends. ABBREVIATIONS / REFERENCES Click for explanation and illustration beg = begin(s)(ning) dec = decreas(e)(s)(ing) k = knit k2tog = knit 2 together k3tog = knit 3 together p = purl p2tog = purl 2 together rep = repeat(s)(ing) rnd(s) = round(s) st(s) = stitch(es) Learn to knit instructions:http://learnToKnit.LionBrand.com Every effort has been made to have the knitting and crochet instructions accurate and complete. We cannot be responsible for variance of individual knitters and crocheters, human errors, or typographical mistakes. We want your project to be a success! If you need help with this or any other Lion Brand pattern, e-mail support is available 7 days per week. Just click here to explain your problem and someone will help you! For thousands of free patterns, visit our website www.LionBrand.com To order visit our website www.lionbrand.com or call: (800) 258-YARN (9276) any time! When in New York City, visit the Lion Brand Yarn Studio where we have the largest selection of our yarns anywhere and over 100 classes and events monthly. 34 West 15th Street, NY, NY 10011.