Sun Fire by Lindsay Lewchuk

Sun Fire

Knitting
April 2015
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
US 3 - 3.25 mm
240 - 286 yards (219 - 262 m)
Stretches to fit: 19”/ 48cm (20”/ 51cm, 21”/ 53.5cm, 22”/ 56cm) head. Finished Beret Top Diameter: 11”/ 28cm
English
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Upcycle your yarn leftovers or mini skeins into a warm weather sun inspired beret! Sun Fire transforms the surplus Green Sheep Cotton and Bamboo fingering yarn from Solar Flare Circular Shawl into the must have fashion accessory of the season. Come and wake up the sun with flare lace and flame twisted stitches! Add optional beads for extra kisses of sunlight.

The tech edited intermediate level pattern is fully written and charted. Check out the Solar Flare Circular Shawl stitch demos on You Tube for demonstrations of the unique stitches.

Note: due to the extreme drape of the yarn 3”/ 7.5cm of negative ease is used on the head band. If substituting a different fiber yarn, select head band size based on desired negative ease for drape of fiber substituted.

Finished Measurements:
Stretches to fit: 19”/ 48cm (20”/ 51cm, 21”/ 53.5cm, 22”/ 56cm) head. Hat band size includes 3”/ 7.5cm negative ease to head size. Finished Beret Top Diameter: 11”/ 28cm

Materials:
286 yds/ 65 grams scrap yarn - fingering weight organic cotton & bamboo yarn. The Unique Sheep Green Sheep Color: Solar Flare - 6 color gradience (shown)
US 3/ 3.25mm DPNs
Yarn needle
Cable needle (if uncomfortable knitting sts out of order)
(9) Stitch markers
Optional - glass Japanese round seed beads size 6/0:
81 beads in color MC
72 beads in color CA
9 beads in color CB
0.75mm steel crochet hook for beading

Blocked Gauge:
24 sts and 34 rows over 4”/ 10cm in Stockinette stitch.

For more adorable pictures of Puddles, check out my project page!