Difficulty
Intermediate

Skills
Provisional cast-on, knitting in the round, reading a lace chart, increasing, decreasing, picking up stitches, grafting together stitches.

Sizes
S (M, L)

Shown in size S.

Finished measurements
Circumference: 7 (8, 9)”
Length: 8.75 (9, 9.25)”

Gauge
17 stitches and 26 rounds = 4” in stockinette stitch pattern on US 8 (5 mm) needles

20 stitches and 32 rows = 4” in lace stitch on US 4 (3.5 mm) needles

Yarn
Blue Sky Alpacas Worsted Hand Dyes 50% alpaca, 50% merino; 100 yd (91 m); 100 g skein; color: #2026 Petunia, 2 skeins.

Needles
US 8 (5 mm) needles, 32” circular or 1 set DPNs

US 4 (3.5 mm) needles, 32” circular or 1 set DPNs

Notions
Waste yarn for provisional cast-on
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Spare needle smaller than US 4 (3.5 mm)