Isabeau d’Arjou
Intricately Designed visor cap with long pouch for long hair, braids, and dread loc wearers. Keeps the head warm while allowing your hair to hang freely with little to no bunching/tangling.
Read ALL instructions thoroughly, study the charts and review the photos carefully BEFORE starting to knit. This pattern incorporates several different techniques and pattern formats, i.e. half-hitch stitch; double-sided visor with increasing and decreasing; left- and right-cross cables; textured and slip stitch patterns; a branching lace pattern; and crown decreasing. Photos are included to help clarify a technique or movement. All K stitches are created using the U-stitch knit stitch, unless otherwise indicated.
Skill Level: Advanced Intermediate to Advanced
Size: Teen/Adult
Materials:
2 skeins Caron Simply Soft; 100% Acrylic, Worsted Weight 4ply; 6oz/170g; 315yds/288m; Machine washable and dryable
48peg round knitting loom with 5/8” gauge
o Sample used Bone 9703 and purple Knifty Knitter round loom
Loom tool
I(9)/5.5mm crochet hook
Stitch markers
Bent-tip tapestry needle
Yarn guide, if desired
4 - 1” buttons, personal choice
9” ↔ by 9” ↕ plastic canvas mesh
Gauge: Butterfly K/P pattern – 11rows = 2in/5.1cm
Butterfly Slip Pattern – 19rows = 3in/7.6cm
Branching Lace Pattern – 16rows X 12sts = 4in/10.1cm
Finished Dimension (after blocking): 26in (66.1cm) in length
Special patterns/techniques: Half-Hitch Stitch (HH); Skip wyif (Swyif); Butterfly Knit/Purl Pattern (BKPP); K2tog; YO; SSK; Branching Lace (BL) Pattern Decrease Crown technique
Pattern includes charts and photos.