Lava Lamp by Janet Rekesius

Lava Lamp

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Loom Knitting
July 2019
Aran (8 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitch
140 yards (128 m)
8.5 inches tall, 18 inches circumference
low vision format available
English
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Lava Lamp is a two-color, sideways knit striped hat in garter stitch with short-row details. The wavy stripes reminded me of the undulating color formations of a lava lamp. Choose some bright psychedelic colors for a playful hat, or go a little more subdued with a neutral pairing. Skills used are e-wrap knit, purl, short rows, crochet cast on or optional provisional cast on, seaming or Kitchener graft.

Loom: 3/8 inch small gauge loom with at least 37 pegs flat knit

Yarn: two colors of worsted weight #4 yarn, 70 yards of each color

Notions: loom tool, yarn needle (if seaming), one movable marker, five stationary markers

The pattern incorporates these guidelines for low vision and screen reader accessibility:

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