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Gauge Approximately 24 x 20 = 4 in Note This pattern is designed for 1 size. It can be adapted by adding or removing stitches in groups of 4. This will change the number of repeats of bricks you may do in the charted portion and the crown decreases. Pattern With MC and size 6 needles cast on 88 stitches. Place marker, and join for working in the round, being careful not to twist. K2, p2 around until your brim measures 1 1/2 inches. Switch to size 7 needles and CC. Knit 2 rounds. Begin working chart. Repeat columns 21 - 24 Seventeen times around. On the rounds with a solid CC color carry the main color along, catching it every 3-4 stitches to make working the chart in the round easier. Knit 2 rounds of CC color. Switch to MC. Knit until work measures approximately 7 inches or length desired. Begin decreasing. Set up round, K9, k2tog, pm. Repeat around. Knit Knit to 2 stitches before marker, K2tog. Repeat these 2 rounds until you have 8 stitches left, switch to DPNs when needed. Thread yarn through remaining stitches, tie off.
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Probably most of you have wandered over her for the Build the Wall hat. I have hesitated to put it up because it causes SO MANY EMOTIONS.
I want to be clear that I absolutely support immigration. I do not believe this phrase should be used to bully or harass people in any way. Our system is severely broken. The people from our southern borders should not be allowed to pour into our country unchecked, It is unsafe, and it is unfair to people in other parts of the world that do not live in close enough proximity to come into the US without following the laws. The same rules should apply to everyone. People have said, "How can you be a Christian and support Trump, or the Wall?" I believe that God puts people into power. I also believe that it is important to follow the law of the land. (Romans 13) For everyone that says a wall is immoral, there are a lot of people out there who use walls to protect themselves. Politicians, actors, singers, rich people, farmers, ranchers, and regular people. No one has ever walked up to me in my backyard and told me to take down my fence because they can't walk through my lawn. The borders of our country are no different. The system and the people that govern us certainly have flaws. The best we can do is speak the truth. It will not be well received. People may call names, bully and threaten. I have been called some things since I started speaking up that I can't repeat to my mother. But it's ok. I answer to a higher power. That's what matters. After my Build the Wall pattern was removed from Ravelry I really struggled with what I should do. I was upset. I spent time praying and talking to like minded people. During all of this a new design popped into my head. So, in truth, I should have probably dealt with some of the other things that were happening, but instead I did what I know, I knitted. Notions Approximately 100 yds MC Approximately 30 yds of 2 contrasting colors US size 7 and 8 circular needles Size 8 DPNs 8 stitch markers Gauge 20 x 24 = 4 inches Finished measurements 9” around x 8.5” tall Abbreviations K - knit P - purl PM - place marker SM - slip marker K2tog - Knit 2 together Directions With size 7 needles cast on 88 stitches. Place Marker and join for working in the round. Work in a k2, p2 rib for 1.5” Switch to size 8 needles. Knit for 6 rows. Switch to CC1. Work chart Switch to MC Knit until hat measures 6.5” or 2” shorter than desired length. Set up for decreasing. Knit 9 stitches, k2together, pm (x8) Knit until 2 stitches before marker, K2tog. Repeat this round until 8 stitches remain. Thread yarn through remaining stitches.
When I started using the name Deplorable Knitter there was a lot of push back. I was told that It was a terrible thing to flaunt and asked what was wrong with me. For myself, and a lot of other deplorables, it is a way to highlight the hypocrisy of the Democrats and their followers. We are living in a country where it is acceptable to call approximately half of the nation a basket of deplorables, and if you do not agree with them you have an issue with "white privilege" or "internalized masculinity".
I call nonsense. I may be just one person. I may only be making knitting patterns, but I am going to speak the truth. Our country is hurting. It has strayed too far from the principles it was founded on and the principles of God. I will continue to make patterns that speak to the people that are being silenced. I will not be PC. You may like some of my patterns, you may like all of them, or, they may offend you. But, as long as we have free speech in the USA I will make what I feel is right. |
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