Yarn weight Fingering (14 wpi)
Gauge 30 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
Needle size US 2 - 2.75 mm US 3 - 3.25 mm
Yardage 200 yards (183 m)
Sizes available Womens size medium
This pattern is recommended for intermediate-level knitters who have experience with stranded colorwork, reading from charts, and knitting in the round.
The finished item measures approximately 20” in circumference and 9” from ribbing to the crown.
Skills required
—Knitting in the round
—Twisted stitches
—Stranded colorwork (managing long floats)
—Working from charts
—Basic decreases (k2tog)
Materials
—Three Unicorn Tails or approximately 160 yards of main color (light) in fingering weight yarn
—One Unicorn Tail or approximately 52 yards of contrast color (dark) in fingering weight yarn
—One 16” circular needle, US size 2
—One 16” circular needle, US size 3 (or size required to get gauge)
—US size 3 DPNs or a longer circular needle for Magic Loop method
—Stitch markers
—Darning needle for weaving ends in