R.R. Martin’s character Stannis Baratheon is the very serious, very hard brother of the “usurper” king. He is bitter, he cannot suffer fools, and is tired of being the butt of every courtly joke. He was key in helping his brother ascend to the throne but feels he wasn’t compensated properly for his suffering. He is a very hard, very unbending man.

This stitch pattern reminds me of Stannis. After studying the diamonds for a few minutes, you can see that the sharp lines don’t actually meet; the diamonds are not complete. Like Stannis and the personal/political goals that drive him. He’s just not there yet.

Pattern contains both full written and charted instructions.

Size
size s-m (m-l) unisex adult foot

Gauge
33.5 sts x 44 rows = 4” x 4” in stockinette stitch in the round.
40 sts x 47 rows = 4” x 4” in pattern stitch in the round.

Materials Needed
Needles: 2.75mm (US 2) circular or a set of double-pointed
2 stitch markers
Tapestry needle

Yarn Used In Pattern Photo
1 skein Cascade Yarns Heritage Paints, fingering/4ply 100g (3.35oz) 400m (437 yards), 75% Merino 25% Nylon. Colorway 9824.

Special Technique Used
Left Twist(LT):skip 1st st and knit into back of 2nd st, then knit the skipped st, then slip both sts from needle together.

Right Twist(RT):RT: skip 1st st and knit into the front of 2nd st, then knit the skipped st, then slip both sts from the needle together.