GAUGE: 16 sts = 4"; 26 rows = 4" in
pat with smaller needle. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size
needles to obtain the gauge.
Finished Circumference: 33 (36, 39)".
With smaller circular needle, cast on 132 (144, 156) sts. Purl one
row before joining. Ensure that work is twisted once
before forming into a circle; join. Now work in rnds of pat as follows
placing marker between first and last sts and slipping marker every
rnd:
Rnd 19: K1, yo, K9, * yo, sl 1, K2tog, psso, yo,
K9; rep from * to last 2 sts; yo, sl 1, slip next stitch to right
needle, remove marker, place stitch back on left needle, K2tog,
psso, place marker on right needle.
Rnd 20: Purl.
Rep Rnds 1-20 twice more. Bind off in K with
larger needle.
Weave in all loose ends. Sew ends of caston
and first rows together.