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I decided it would be fun to do a hat that revolved around the number 12. Both charts are 12 stitches across and the feather chart is also 12 rows tall. There are 12 repeats of the 2 charts. The hat can be a slouchy or a stocking cap if you fold up the ribbing. Materials: - 220 Superwash Sport  -100% Superwash Merino Wool - 137 yds/50 g - 2 skeins color A (813) and 1 skein color B (802) - 16" Circular Needles - US 4 & US 6 - DPNs - US 6 - Stitch Marker - Yarn Needle Abbreviations: - K - Knit - P - Purl - K2tog - Knit 2 Together - Kfb - Knit into the front & back of a stitch Finished dimensions - brim = 17" circumference unstretched Length = 10" from cast on edge Stitch Gauge - 6 stitches = 1" in stockinette With US 4  cast on 120 with color B K1, [P2, K2], end P2, K1 for 2 rows Change to color A Continue  in 2x2 rib   until 3" from cast on ed...

In case you haven't heard, there is an exciting new book coming out this fall - 60 Quick Knits from America's Yarn Shops.  I will be blogging my way through the book and telling you about the lovely patterns as well as the fabulous shops that created them.  It is my hope to get you a little more familiar with some of the fabulous shops located around the U.S.! The first stop is Close Knit Yarns  at 300 Franklin Ave, Wyckoff, NJ.  Their pattern is Twisted Stitch Mittens knit in 220 Superwash Sport .  The mittens feature an allover mini-cable pattern and are a 2 skein project. From a tiny storefront founded by two friends in 2005, Close Knit has grown into its third location in Wyckoff, NJ and boasts eight employees and three teachers.  Representing dozens of lines of yarns, books and accessories from all over the world, Close Knit also offers a full spectrum of knitting and crochet technique and project classes.  Customers learn many skills...