Cast on 30 stitches (10 per needle). Joined and worked in the round.

Worked in 1x1 twisted rib for awhile.

To get make it snugger, I thought I’d do a little cable on each needle, but then I ended up going to my parent’s house to see my godparents who made a surprise visit for new year’s and once there I realized I forgot to bring a cable needle so instead, I traveled one single stitch across the 10 needles every other row.

Once I got to the end of the needle, I knit to the last 2 stitches and knit the last 2 together then picked up the bar to replace the missing stitch.

I picked up the bar in such a way that I got a hole in the pattern when I knit the next round. I decided it looked good and continued it. I like the diagonal of the bar stitch over a YO, plus the bar increase provides for more negative ease.

So I finished that slant and I replaced my traveling stitch with a SSK slant with a matching bar increase (to get the hole: when you lift the bar, make sure the bar is in the front on the left needle).

The last two pictures look yellow, but I assure you the yarn is orange. :)

OK, pattern for US size 3 dpns:

• Twisted Rib pattern: K1 through back loop, P1
• M1 - with left needle lift the bar from the between the active stitches such that the yarn is on the front side of the needle, then knit the bar

CO 30.
Arrange 10 stitches per needle.
Join in the round.
Knit in twisted rib pattern for 10 rounds.

Round 11: SSK, M1, K8 repeat on 2nd & 3rd needles
Round 12: K all
Round 13: SSK, 1, K8
Round 14: K all
Round 15: K1, SSK, M1, K7 repeat
Round 16: K all
Round 17: K2, SSK, M1, K6 repeat
Round 18: K all
Round 19: K3, SSK, M1, K5 repeat
Round 20: K all
Round 21: K4, SSK, M1, K4 repeat
Round 22: K all
Round 23: K5, SSK, M1, K3 repeat
Round 24: K all
Round 25: K6, SSK, M1, K2 repeat
Round 26: K all
Round 27: K7, SSK, M1, K1 repeat
Round 28: K all
Round 29: K8, SSK, M1 repeat
Round 30: K all

Round 31: K1, M1, K2tog, K7 repeat
Round 32: K all
Round 33: K2, M1, K2tog, K6 repeat
Round 34: K all
Round 35: K3, M1, K2tog, K5 repeat
Round 36: K all
Round 37: K4, M1, K2tog, K4 repeat
Round 38: K all
Round 39: K5, M1, K2tog, K3 repeat
Round 40: K all
Round 41: K6, M1, K2tog, K2 repeat
Round 42: K all
Round 43: K7, M1, K2tog, K1 repeat
Round 44: K all
Round 45: K8, M1, K2tog repeat
Round 46: K all

Round 47: SSK, M1, K8 repeat
Round 48: K all
Round 49: SSK, 1, K8 repeat
Round 50: K all
Round 51: K1, SSK, M1, K7 repeat
Round 52: K all
Round 53: K2, SSK, M1, K6 repeat
Round 54: K all
Round 55: K3, SSK, M1, K5 repeat
Round 56: K all
Round 57: K4, SSK, M1, K4 repeat
Round 58: K all
Round 59: K5, SSK, M1, K3 repeat
Round 60: K all
Round 61: K6, SSK, M1, K2 repeat
Round 62: K all
Round 63: K7, SSK, M1, K1 repeat
Round 64: K all
Round 65: K8, SSK, M1 repeat
Round 66: K all

Rearrange stitches placing 15 on two needles.
Kitchner (graft) stitches together.
Weave in ends and all done!

I’m gonna knit another one in a multi-colorway and see how it turns out.