Bulky yarn and an easy, openwork star stitch combine to form a great last-minute gift or quick project for when cold weather strikes!

Skills Used
Basic knitting skills: cast on, knit, purl, slip stitch, bind off
Knitting in the round
Special stitch: star stitch (with written explanation in pattern)

Skill Level
Intermediate

Finished Size
Adult: 4” (10 cm) height x 52” (132 cm) circumference.

Materials
Patons Classic Wool Roving (100% wool, 3.5 oz/100 g/120 yd/109 m) – 1 skein ea in 77219 Low Tide (CA) and 77203 Pacific Teal (CB), or approximately 86 yd (78.5 m) in ea of 2 colors in any bulky weight yarn.

US Size 11/8 mm circular knitting needles, or size needed to obtain gauge.

Yarn needle.

Locking stitch marker.

Gauge

12 sts x 14 rows = 4” (10 cm) in pattern (unblocked). Exact gauge is not critical for this pattern.

This pattern was originally published in the Winter, 2015 issue of Love of Knitting.