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An example of dropped-stitch or mosaic knitting, this pattern combines the look of two-color knitting with the ease and speed of only ever knitting one color per round. And, of the six rounds of pattern for one row of bubbles, five rounds are plain knitting.

The stitch pattern for this hat and scarf is the “Blister Check, or Coin Stitch” pattern in Barbara G. Walker’s A Treasury of Knitting Patterns. While Walker’s pattern is written for flat work, the pattern here has been rewritten for work in the round.

The hat is worked from hem to crown but begins with a
provisional cast on in order to finish the hat with a garter-stitch edge knit in the round and Elizabeth Zimmermann’s sewn cast off. For an even stretchier cast off, use Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off.

The scarf is also worked in the round, creating a tube which hides the inside fabric, and is finished at both ends with a closed hem of garter stitch.

Yarn notes and substitutions:
For only a hat or only a scarf, one skein of each yarn listed above will be plenty. For a small hat and a short scarf, one skein of each yarn should suffice. For a larger hat and/or a longer scarf, partial second skeins of each yarn may be required.

Any fingering-weight (14 wpi) yarn such as Hudson + West’s Weld, Brooklyn Tweed’s Peerie, Brown Sheep’s Nature Spun Fingering or Louet’s Gems Fingering Wt. can substitute for the Satakieli.

Another variegated yarn of similar weight such as Spincycle’s Dream State be used in place of the Trekking XXL. Or pick your two favorite colors and go solid!

Errata, added 7.30.09:
p.5 For size M/L, fourth row of 1-st bubbles:
Revised round 5 or 11: repeat: make bar, k1; k1

Anyone who purchased the pattern before this date should receive a message and a link to the revised version. If you have any trouble, please let me know! Cheers. j

Updated 1.27.10: I now have a description on how to do a provisional crochet cast on on my blog, here.

7.24.10: I’ve added a photo tutorial on how to execute the “make bar” direction on my blog, here.