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:) About the Pattern:

• Time it took me to knit: 12-16 hours
• Gauge: 9 sts & 13 rows per 4” {10cm} square
• Weight: 1 lb 4.3oz {580g}
• Measurements: 25 1/2” {65cm} Length x 20 1/2” {52cm} Width

:) Materials Needed:

• Approximately 375 yards of a super bulky yarn
• I used Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick Yarn
• {Learn about yarn substitutes here}
• Size 13 {9mm} knitting needles with a 24″ cable
• {I used my Large Circular Knitting Needle Set}
• Darning Needle, or tool of choice to weave in ends
• Craft Scissors

:) Notes:

• The front and back start the same way.
• Knit top down.

:) FREE Thick & Quick Top Knitting Pattern:

Front & Back

• Knit flat, back & forth
• CO 44 STS
• Row 1: S1PW, P41, S1PW, P1 {WS}
• Row 2: S1PW, K41, S1PW, P1 {RS}
• Repeat rows 1 & 2, 16 times, approximately 9 1/2”.
• Repeat row 1, slip onto a scrap piece of yarn to save for later.
• Repeat the above for the other side, ending on a wrong side row.

Join Front & Back

• Without removing the stitches, add the other side and join in the round.
• Knit for 14 1/2”, approximately 43 rows.

Bottom Rib Edge

• Next row: K2TOG, K1 *P2, K2* P1, P2TOG
• Next 4 rows: *K2, P2*
• BO in pattern

Create Collar

• At the top, starting from the outside, sew 14 STS together, about 6”.
• Repeat on the opposite side, leaving an 8” ish gap for your head to fit through.
• Weave in ends.

:) Blocking:

• Lightly block to even out the stitches.

:) Abbreviations:

• * – * – repeat pattern
• BO – bind-off in pattern
• CO – cast-on {long-tail cast-on method}
• K – knit stitches {K1 means to knit 1 stitch}
• K2TOG – knit 2 stitches together
• P – purl stitches {P2 means to purl 2 stitches}
• P2TOG – purl 2 stitches together
• RS – right side
• STS – stitches
• WS – wrong side