✦ Verified product
Enter Octopus
CAD 13.00
Beehive Wool Shop
Verified independent store
→
Please note, this listing is for a digital copy of the pattern only, available for download through your Beehive Wool Shop account. Enter Octopus kits (pattern included) are also a
vailable. Did you like the Octopus Slippers but think, “What if I wanted octopuses on myhead?” Then this is the pattern for you. Worked in stranded colourwork usingfingering weight yarn, Enter Octopus has octopuses swirling around the body, meetingin a tentacular crown. This pattern has instructions for 3 sizes each in 2 differentgauges, with a slightly different chart for each size; you can further tweak the sizing byadjusting the gauge. The finer gauge matches that of the Octopus Point mittens andthe Octopus Cowl. To make Enter Octopus, you will need to know how to do 2-colourstranded colourwork in the round from charts. Sizes S (M, L)Version 1: Circumference: 17.75 (19.75, 22) in/45 (50, 56) cmTo fit (approximately): 19.25 (21.25, 23.5) in/49 (54, 59.5) cm head circumferenceLength from cast on to top of crown: 7.75 (9, 9.25) in/20 (22.5, 23.5) cm (Can be made deeper by extending the ribbing at the brim.)Version 2:Circumference: {18.5, 19.75, 22.25} in/{47, 50, 57} cmTo fit (approximately): {20, 21.25, 23.75} in/{51, 54, 60.5} cm head circumferenceLength from cast on to top of crown: {7.5, 8.5, 9.25} in/{19, 21, 23.5} cm Yarn Version 1:Small Bird Workshop Shropshire Fingering (100% Canadian Shropshire wool; 500yds/457 m per 3.9 oz/110 g): MC: 1 skein (shown in Evensong), CC: 1 skein (shown inPinot Gris)Version 2:Drops Flora (65% wool, 35% alpaca; 230 yds/210 m per 1.79 oz/50 g): MC: 1 skein(shown in 05), CC: 1 skein (shown in 27) Needles Version 1:US 2.5/3 mm 16 in/40 cm needles, or size needed for correct gaugeUS 2.5/3 mm needles for working small circumference in the round, or size needed forcorrect gaugeUS 2/2.75 mm 16 in/40 cm needles, or one size smaller than gauge needleUS 2/2.75 mm needles for working small circumference in the round, or one size smaller than gauge needleVersion 2:US 2/2.75 mm 16 in/40 cm needles, or size needed for correct gaugeUS 2/2.75 mm needles for working small circumference in the round, or size needed forcorrect gaugeUS 1.5/2.5 mm 16 in/40 cm needles, or size needed for correct gaugeUS 1.5/2.5 mm needles for working small circumference in the round, or one size smaller than gauge needleNote: At this needle size, the US/metric conversion is inconsistent. I recommend using the metric size as a starting point for swatching. Gauge Version 1:29 sts & 40 rows = 4 in/10cm in stranded colourwork on larger needles, worked inthe round and blocked27 sts & 40 rows = 4 in/10 cm in stockinette stitch on US 2.5/3 mm needles, worked flatand blockedVersion 2:36.5 sts & 40 rows = 4 in/10cm in stranded colourwork on larger needles, workedin the round and blocked.Recommended stockinette gauge (for reference if substituting yarn): 24 sts & 32 rows = 4 in/10 cm on US 2.5/3 mm needles, worked flat and blockedFor a good fit, take time to check your gauge. Notions 2 (Version 1) or 3 (Version 2) stitch markers; yarn needle Photos © Gale Zucker 2024
