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Gauge: Not that important, but if you wish: ~7 stitches per inch ~6 rows per inch Stitch Explanation: K—knit P—purl st(s)—stitch(es) inc—increase dec—decrease arnd—around rnd—round sl—slip ssk—Sl two sts, one at a time, as if to K. Slide the left needle into the front loop of both sts and K them together. K2tog—knit two together About the Pattern: Tip: Try to weave in loose ends as you go since the closed nature of the hat makes it most difficult to do so afterwards. I found this out the hard way. The construction of the hat is basically a tube that widens in the middle and then narrows again; it looks something like two funnels stuck together at the wide bit. There is a hole in the side of the wide part through which the narrow ends join. The tricky part is that when you pull one of the narrow ends through the hole to join the other end, you pull it inside out. That is, the outside of one end is attached to the inside of the other end. I thought it sounded impossible, but it was quite simple really. The end result is a lot like double knitting in that you have two layers, one inside the other. After the hell that was the Moebius scarf (the sheer audacity of that scarf in insisting on not being knit was nothing short of astonishing, really), it was almost embarrassingly simple. Then again, I had a hell of a time with the increases and decreases on this hat, so I guess it all evens out in the end. I made this hat with a pattern of figure eights (like on the Moebius scarf) and infinity signs. The narrow part of the tube begins with only two figure eights, one on each side of the tube, as it were (one right side facing and one reversed). Then the diameter increases, with knit one, purl one rib interspersed with infinity signs. The widest part of the tube is eight figure eights around. Then it decreases, again with ribbing and infinity signs, before reaching the narrow end with only two figure eights around, as at the beginning. As with the Moebius scarf, here are the charts. The first is for a right-side figure eight.
 And this is the chart for the reverse eight:
 Here are both charts together, with the right-facing eight side on the right hand side of the chart:
 And here are both charts together again, but with the right-facing eight side on the left hand side of the chart:
 This is the chart for the right-facing infinity sign:
 And this is the chart for the reversed infinity sign:
 Legend for the charts:
 Pattern: Before beginning, I should note that although I checked the pattern carefully for errors, there may be problems I haven't spotted. Just be careful and, if you spot what looks like a mistake, use your common sense—although, really, if you're knitting this, you probably don't have any.
Cast on 20 sts and join, being careful not to twist work. Place marker to indicate end of round. Work two figure eights as given in the larger chart with right-facing eight side on the right hand side of the chart. Then, lengthen the tube by working the larger chart with the right-facing eight on the left hand side of the chart. This creates a checkerboard effect.
Now the increase rounds begin. Only the first few rounds are simple; when you begin the infinity signs, there will be an added number of stitches on the needles because of the increases within the infinity sign pattern, but they do not count as true increases since they are decreased within the pattern also. So. Right now you should have 20 sts on the needles. By the end of the increases, you will have 80 sts on the needles. Rnd 1: K1, P1 for 9 sts; inc 2; K1, P1 for 9 sts—22 sts. Rnd 2: K1, P1 around. Rnd 3: K1; inc 2; K1, P1 for 19 sts—24 sts. Rnd 4: K1, P1 around. Rnd 5: K1, P1 for 11 sts; inc 2; K1, P1 for 11 sts—26 sts. Rnd 6: K1, P1 around. Rnd 7: K1, P1 for 6 sts; inc 1, work row 1 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 6 sts; inc 1; work row 1 of reversed infinity sign—32 sts. Rnd 8: K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 2 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 2 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 9: K1, P1 for 3 sts; inc 2; K1, P1 for 3 sts; work row 3 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 3 of reversed infinity sign—38 sts. Rnd 10: K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 4 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 4 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 11: K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 5 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 3 sts; inc 2; K1, P1 for 3 sts; work row 5 of reversed infinity sign—40 sts. Rnd 12: K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 6 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 6 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 13: K1, P1 for 4 sts; inc 2; K1, P1 for 4 sts; work row 7 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 7 of reversed infinity sign—42 sts. Rnd 14: K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 8 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 8 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 15: K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 9 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 4 sts; inc 2; K1, P1 for 4 sts; work row 9 of reversed infinity sign—44 sts. Rnd 16: K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 10 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 10 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 17: K1, P1 for 5 sts; inc 2; K1, P1 for 5 sts; work row 11 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 11 of reversed infinity sign—46 sts. Rnd 18: K1, P1 for 14 sts; work row 12 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 12 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 19: K1, P1 for 14 sts; work row 13 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 5 sts; inc 2; K1, P1 for 5 sts; work row 13 of reversed infinity sign—48 sts. Rnd 20: K1, P1 for 14 sts; work row 14 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 14 sts; work row 14 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 21: K1, P1 for 6 sts; inc 2; K1, P1 for 6 sts; work row 15 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 14 sts; work row 15 of reversed infinity sign—50 sts. Rnd 22: K1, P1 for 16 sts; work row 16 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 14 sts; work row 16 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 23: K1, P1 for 16 sts; work row 17 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 6 sts; inc 2; K1, P1 for 6sts; work row 17 of reversed infinity sign—52 sts. Rnd 24: K1, P1 for 16 sts; work row 18 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 16 sts; work row 18 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 25: K1, P1 for 7 sts; inc 2; K1, P1 for 7 sts; work row 19 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 16 sts; work row 19 of reversed infinity sign—50 sts. Rnd 26: K1, P1 for 18 sts; work row 20 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 16 sts; work row 20 of reversed infinity sign—46 sts. Rnd 27: K1; inc 2; K1, P1 around—48 sts. Rnd 28: K1, P1 around. Rnd 29: K1, P1 for 23 sts; inc 2; K1, P1 for 23 sts; —50 sts. Rnd 30: K1, P1 around. Rnd 31: K1; inc 2; K1, P1 around—52 sts. Rnd 32: K1, P1 around. Rnd 33: K1, P1 for 25 sts; inc 2; K1, P1 for 25 sts—54 sts. Rnd 34: K1, P1 around. Rnd 35: K1, P1 for 6 sts; inc 1; work row 1 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 6 sts; inc 1; work row 1 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 6 sts; inc 1; work row 1 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 6 sts; inc 1; work row 1 of reversed infinity sign—66 sts. Rnd 36: K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 2 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 2 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 2 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 2 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 37: K1, P1 for 3 sts; inc 2; K1, P1 for 3 sts; work row 3 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 3 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 3 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 3 of reversed infinity sign—76 sts. Rnd 38: K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 4 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 4 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 4 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 4 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 39: K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 5 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 5 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 3 sts; inc 2; K1, P1 for 3 sts; work row 5 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 5 of reversed infinity sign—78 sts. Rnd 40: K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 6 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 6 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 6 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 6 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 41: K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 7 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 3 sts; inc 2; K1, P1 for 3 sts; work row 7 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 7 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 7 of reversed infinity sign—80 sts. Rnd 42: K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 8 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 8 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 8 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 8 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 43: K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 9 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 9 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 K1, for 10 sts; work row 9 of right-facing infinity sign; P1 for 3 sts; inc 2; K1, P1 for 3 sts; work row 9 of reversed infinity sign—82 sts. Rnd 44: K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 10 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 10 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 10 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 10 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 45: K1, P1 for 4 sts; inc 2; K1, P1 for 4 sts; work row 11 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 11 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 11 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 11 of reversed infinity sign—84 sts. Rnd 46: K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 12 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 12 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 12 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 12 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 47: K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 13 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 13 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 4 sts; inc 2; K1, P1 for 4 sts; work row 13 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 13 of reversed infinity sign—86 sts. Rnd 48: K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 14 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 14 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 14 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 14 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 49: K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 15 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 4 sts; inc 2; K1, P1 for 4 sts; work row 15 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 15 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 15 of reversed infinity sign—88 sts. Rnd 50: K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 16 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 16 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 16 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 16 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 51: K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 17 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 17 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 17 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 4 sts; inc 2; K1, P1 for 4 sts; work row 17 of reversed infinity sign—90 sts. Rnd 52: K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 18 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 18 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 18 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 18 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 53: K1, P1 for 5 sts; inc 2; K1, P1 for 5 sts; work row 19 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 19 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 19 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 19 of reversed infinity sign—82 sts. Rnd 54: K1, P1 for 14 sts; work row 20 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 20 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 20 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 20 of reversed infinity sign—74 sts. Rnd 55: K1, P1 for 36 sts; inc 2; K1, P1 for 36 sts—76 sts. Rnd 56: K1, P1 around. Rnd 57: K1, inc 2; K1, P1 around —78 sts. Rnd 58: K1, P1 around. Rnd 59: K1, P1 for 38 sts; inc 2; K1, P1 for 38 sts—80 sts. Rnd 60: K1, P1 around.
The widest part of the hat, though it has the most stitches on the needles, is arguably the easiest since there are no increases or decreases. However, you do have to leave a hole in the middle. This is easily accomplished by working back and forth on the needles instead of in the rnd and then rejoining the yarn to close the hole. Work the larger chart with the right-facing figure eight knot on the right hand side four times. (You've begun eight figure eights.) Now you will begin working the larger chart with the reversed figure eight on the right hand side four times, but only do so in the round for about the first 12 rows. Then, for the next 8 rows, work back and forth on the needles just like you would in flat knitting. (Note: Depending on your gauge, you may wish to work back and forth for more or less rows than those given. I didn't think of that and, as a result, the hole I made in the hat was too big. Oops.) Then rejoin and work in the round as before for the remaining 12 rows. Work the larger chart with the right-facing figure eight knot on the right hand side four times. There should now be a checkerboard effect with the three rows of figure eight knots. Now you're ready to start the decrease rounds.
Now the decrease rounds with ribbing begin. These are the same as the increase rounds, except you start with four infinity signs and work down to two, and, obviously, will decrease the number of stitches on the needles from 80 to 20. The project will start speeding up at this point. As with the increase rounds, unless otherwise noted, all decreases are worked as two decreases at a time. These should be worked as decrease one to the left followed by decrease one to the right; e.g.; dec 2 is interpreted as K2tog, ssk.) Rnd 1: K1, P1 for 37 sts; dec 2; K1, P1 for 37 sts—78 sts. Rnd 2: K1, P1 around. Rnd 3: K1; dec 2; K1, P1 around—76 sts. Rnd 4: K1, P1 around. Rnd 5: K1, P1 for 35 sts; dec 2; K1, P1 for 35 sts—74 sts. Rnd 6: K1, P1 around. Rnd 7: K1, P1 for 5 sts; dec 2; K1, P1 for 5 sts; work row 1 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 1 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 1 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 1 of reversed infinity sign—80 sts. Rnd 8: K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 2 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 2 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 2 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 2 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 9: K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 3 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 3 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 3 sts; dec 2; K1, P1 for 3 sts; work row 3 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 3 of reversed infinity sign—86 sts. Rnd 10: K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 4 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 4 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 4 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 4 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 11: K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 5 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 3 sts; dec 2; K1, P1 for 3 sts; work row 5 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 5 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 5 of reversed infinity sign—84 sts. Rnd 12: K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 6 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 6 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 6 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 6 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 13: K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 7 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 7 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 7 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 3 sts; dec 2; K1, P1 for 3 sts; work row 7 of reversed infinity sign—82 sts. Rnd 14: K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 8 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 8 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 8 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 8 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 15: K1, P1 for 4 sts; dec 2; K1, P1 for 4 sts; work row 9 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 9 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1, for 10 sts; work row 9 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 9 of reversed infinity sign—80 sts. Rnd 16: K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 10 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 10 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 10 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 10 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 17: K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 11 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 11 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 3 sts; dec 2; K1, P1 for 3 sts; work row 11 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 11 of reversed infinity sign—78 sts. Rnd 18: K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 12 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 12 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 12 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 12 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 19: K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 13 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 3 sts; dec 2; K1, P1 for 3 sts; work row 13 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 13 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 13 of reversed infinity sign—86 sts. Rnd 20: K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 14 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 14 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 14 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 14 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 21: K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 15 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 15 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 15 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 3 sts; dec 2; K1, P1 for 3 sts; work row 15 of reversed infinity sign—76 sts. Rnd 22: K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 16 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 16 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 16 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 16 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 23: K1, P1 for 3 sts; dec 2; K1, P1 for 3 sts; work row 17 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 17 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 17 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 17 of reversed infinity sign—74 sts. Rnd 24: K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 18 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 18 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 18 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 18 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 25: K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 19 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 19 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1; dec 2; K1, P1; work row 19 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 19 of reversed infinity sign—62 sts. Rnd 26: K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 20 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 20 of reversed infinity sign; K1, P1 for 6 sts; work row 20 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 20 of reversed infinity sign—54 sts. Rnd 27: K1; dec 2; K1, P1 around—52 sts. Rnd 28: K1, P1 around. Rnd 29: K1, P1 for 23 sts; dec 2; K1, P1 for 23 sts; —50 sts. Rnd 30: K1, P1 around. Rnd 31: K1; dec 2; K1, P1 around—48 sts. Rnd 32: K1, P1 around. Rnd 33: K1, P1 for 21 sts; dec 2; K1, P1 for 21 sts—46 sts. Rnd 34: K1, P1 around. Rnd 35: K1, P1 for 15 sts; dec 1; work row 1 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 15 sts; dec 1; work row 1 of reversed infinity sign—48 sts. Rnd 36: K1, P1 for 16; work row 2 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 16 sts; work row 2 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 37: K1, P1 for 6 sts; dec 2; K1, P1 for 6 sts; work row 3 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 16 sts; work row 3 of reversed infinity sign—50 sts. Rnd 38: K1, P1 for 14 sts; work row 4 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 16 sts; work row 4 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 39: K1, P1 for 14 sts; work row 5 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 6 sts; dec 2; K1, P1 for 6 sts; work row 5 of reversed infinity sign—48 sts. Rnd 40: K1, P1 for 14 sts; work row 6 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 14 sts; work row 6 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 41: K1, P1 for 5 sts; dec 2; K1, P1 for 5 sts; work row 7 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 14 sts; work row 7 of reversed infinity sign—46 sts. Rnd 42: K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 8 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 14 sts; work row 8 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 43: K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 9 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 5 sts; dec 2; K1, P1 for 5 sts; work row 9 of reversed infinity sign—44 sts. Rnd 44: K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 10 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 10 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 45: K1, P1 for 4 sts; dec 2; K1, P1 for 4 sts; work row 11 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 11 of reversed infinity sign—42 sts. Rnd 46: K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 12 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 12 sts; work row 12 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 47: K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 13 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 4 sts; dec 2; K1, P1 for 4 sts; work row 13 of reversed infinity sign—40 sts. Rnd 48: K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 14 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 14 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 49: K1, P1 for 3 sts; dec 2; K1, P1 for 3 sts; work row 15 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 15 of reversed infinity sign—38 sts. Rnd 50: K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 16 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 10 sts; work row 16 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 51: K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 17 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 3 sts; dec 2; K1, P1 for 3 sts; work row 17 of reversed infinity sign—36 sts. Rnd 52: K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 18 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 8 sts; work row 18 of reversed infinity sign. Rnd 53: K1, P1 for 6 sts; dec 1; work row 19 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 6 sts; dec 1; work row 19 of reversed infinity sign—30 sts. Rnd 54: K1, P1 for 7 sts; work row 20 of right-facing infinity sign; K1, P1 for 7 sts; work row 20 of reversed infinity sign—26 sts. Rnd 55: K1, P1 for 10 sts; dec 2; K1, P1 for 10 sts—24 sts. Rnd 56: K1, P1 around. Rnd 57: K1, dec 2; K1, P1 around—22 sts. Rnd 58: K1, P1 around. Rnd 59: K1, P1 for 8 sts; dec 2; K1, P1 for 8 sts—20 sts. Rnd 60: K1, P1 around.
Work two figure eights as given in the larger chart with right-facing eight side on the right hand side of the chart. Then, lengthen the tube by working the larger chart with the right-facing eight on the left hand side of the chart. As with before, this creates a checkerboard effect. Cast off.
Reach through the hole created in the middle and pull the skinny end (where you started knitting) through, turning it inside out. At this point you should have the classic Klein bottle shape but with the ends still not connected. Sew the two narrow ends together, matching the right-facing figure eight of one end to the reversed figure eight on the other end so the checkerboard effect is completed. Now all that remains is to push the larger end material up inside hat as much as possible, and it's complete. | ||||||||||||