Hexadecimal by Lars Rains

Hexadecimal

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Knitting
October 2019
Bay Haven Short Tails Finn Bulky
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in chart pattern
US 10 - 6.0 mm
200 yards (183 m)
One size
English
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FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Circumference: 41” 104 cm.
Height: 6½” 16.5 cm.

YARN
Bay Haven Finn Bulky: 100%
Finnish Landrace Wool.

COLORS
» Color A: Hudson; 1 skein.
» Color B: Monet; 1 skein.

NEEDLES
US #10 6.0 mm, or size needed to
obtain gauge.
» 24” 60 cm circular needles.

NOTIONS
1 stitch marker to indicate end of
round.
Blunt tapestry needle.
Blocking pins, if desired.

GAUGE
15 sts and 24 rnds = 4” 10 cm in
chart pattern, after blocking.

I knew when I first saw Bay Haven’s bulky weight yarn that I had to design a cowl pattern with it. By choosing two complementary colors, I was free to play with texture without worrying about whether the yarns would work together or not. As a result, i came up with an algorithmic design that is all about enjoying the knitting process. In both mathematics and computing, hexadecimal notation is a positional system that represents numbers using a base of 16. Each hexadecimal digit comprises four binary digits, which I have translated as knit and purl stitches.