Dragonhide Erratum

It's been pointed out that there's a symbol in the chart which is not in the legend. The symbol, a simple vertical line, should be read as 'knit.' I was using new charting software and was still getting used to all the symbol options; I thought I'd cleaned up the chart but that symbol slipped right by me.

I'll try to get a corrected chart into the pattern listing and the download, but in the meantime, that symbol means 'knit.'

I also had a question about the direction of the ssk and k2togs; the correspondent wanted to know if I had misplaced the symbols in the chart. The answer is no; the chart reflects what I actually knitted and what you see in the photo.

Dragonhide Helm

Equip: Increases frost resistance

This hat uses a modified version of the Dragon Skin stitch pattern from Barbara Walker’s Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns.

Materials: 5 mm double-pointed needles (set of 5), approximately 170 yards of aran-weight yarn. Hat shown was knit with Mission Falls 1824 Wool in ‘Teal’ (30).

Gauge: 4.5 st/inch

Cast on 96 stitches, 24 on each of 4 needles.

Work in 2x2 rib for 1.5 inches Next round: knit Work in 2x2 rib for 1.5 inches more.
Next round: *k6, m1, repeat from * to end (112 stitches, 28 on each needle).

Commence chart. Work 3 repeats of chart (36 rows). Note: The chart only shows the pattern (even-numbered) rows. All odd numbered rows are knit.

Crown decreases:
round 38: *k2tog, k9, ssk, k1, repeat from * to end
round 40: *k2tog, k7, ssk, k1, repeat from * to end
round 42: *k2tog, k5, ssk, k1, repeat from * to end
continue decreases as set until 32 stitches remain.
Next round: k2tog all around
Next round: k
Next round: k2tog all around

Break off yarn, thread through remaining stitches, and draw up tight. Weave in ends. Wash according to yarn band directions and block.

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