Size

Unique

Material

• 1 skein of Shepherd's Wool (100% merino; 229 m per 100 g)
• 1 circular needle 3.5 mm in 40 cm circumference
• 1 circular needle 4 mm in 40 cm circumference
• 1 set of 4 mm double-pointed needles
• 1 yarn needle
• 1 marker ring

Abbreviations

medical

Knit a stitch

2 Sets

Knit two stitches together

Techniques

simple overlock

slip a stitch, knit the next stitch then cast the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch

Sample

20 mx 25 row for 10 cm by 10 cm with 4.5 mm needles in circular stockinette stitch. Important : check the sample and adapt the needle number if necessary.

Realization

Using 3.5 mm needles, cast on 96 stitches and join in the round, taking care not to twist the stitches. Place a marker ring to mark the start of the round then knit in 2/2 rib for 10 cm.

Continue with 4 mm circular needles in stocking stitch until the total height measures 21 cm (measured from the stitch cast-on row).

Begin the decreases for the top of the head as follows:

row 1: * 1 meD , 2 Tog , 19 meD , 1 simple overlock * repeat from * to * 4 times in total.

Row 2: * 1 mD , 2 Tog , 17 mD , 1 simple overlock * repeat from * to * 4 times in total.

row 3: * 1 mD , 2 Tog , 15 mD , 1 simple overlock * repeat from * to * 4 times in total.

row 4: * 1 meD , 2 Tog , 13 meD , 1 simple overlock * repeat from * to * 4 times in total.

row 5: * 1 dc , 2 tog , 11 dc , 1 single overlock * repeat from * to * 4 times in total.

row 6: * 1 meD , 2 Tog , 9 meD , 1 simple overlock * repeat from * to * 4 times in total.

row 7: * 1 meD , 2 Tog , 7 meD , 1 simple overlock * repeat from * to * 4 times in total.

row 8: * 1 meD , 2 Tog , 5 meD , 1 simple overlock * repeat from * to * 4 times in total.

row 9: * 1 dc , 2 tog , 3 dc , 1 single overlock * repeat from * to * 4 times in total.

row 10: * 1 dc , 2 tog , 1 dc , 1 single overlock * repeat from * to * 4 times in total.

Row 11: * Tog 2 , 1 single overlock * repeat from * to * 4 times in total.

Pass the thread through the remaining 8 stitches, tighten and then tuck in all the threads.