Hachi

Daruma GEEK
[50g / 115m / 56% Wool, 30% Polyester, 14% Alpaca]
col.black and blue (no.4) approximately 270g / 630m

6.0mm / JP13 circular needle

5.1mm / JP10 circular needle

14 sts and 20.5 rows = 10cm
In Stockinette stitch with 6.0mm / JP13 needle

Stitch markers

Holders

Cable needle

Finished body circumference approximately 126cm

• R: Row / Round
• RS: Right Side
• WS: Wrong Side
• CO: Cast on
• BO: Bind off
• BOR: Beginning Of Round
• st(s): stitch(es)
• [-] to: repeat [-] to
• bef: before
• inc: increase
• dec: decrease
• MM: Main Marker
• Mor: Marker for the outside of the right cable
• Mir: Marker for the inside of the right cable
• Mol: Marker for the outside of the left cable
• Mil: Marker for the inside of the left cable
• Ms: Marker for the side
• M: Marker
• SM(M/or/ir/ol/il/s): Slip Marker(M/or/ir/ol/il/s)
• PM(M/or/ir/ol/il/s): Place Marker(M/or/ir/ol/il/s)
• RM(M/or/ir/ol/il/s): Remove Marker(M/or/ir/ol/il/s)
• K: Knit
• P: Purl
• M1R: Make 1 stitch knit Right leaning stitch
• M1L: Make 1 stitch knit Left leaning stitch
• M1PR: Make 1 stitch Purl Right leaning stitch
• M1PL: Make 1 stitch Purl Left leaning stitch
• SSK: Slip, Slip, Knit 2 stitches together through back loop
• K2tog: Knit 2 stitches together
• Sl: Slip
• SR: Short Row
• MDS: Make Double Stitch
• DS: Double Stitch
• KDS: Knit Double Stitch
• PDS: Purl Double Stitch
• Chart R: Work 10 stitches in Chart R
• Chart L: Work 10 stitches in Chart L
• CN: Cable Needle

Use 5.1mm / JP10 circular needle
Place Markers (See Instruction)

R1: CO88 using Long Tail method, PMM for BOR, Join to work in the round
R2: SMM, [P1, K1] 20 times, P1, PMs, [K1, P1] 5 times, K1, PMor, [P1, K1, P1, K1, P1] 2 times, PMir, [K1, P1] 2 times, K1, PMil,
[P1, K1, P1, K1, P1] 2 times, PMol, [K1, P1] 5 times, K1
> 41 sts for Back Neck, 47 sts for Front Neck
R3: SMM, [P1, K1] to Mor (Slipping Ms), SMor, [P1, K1, P1, K1, P1] 2 times, SMir, [K1, P1] to 1 st bef Mil, K1, SMil, [P1, K1, P1, K1, P1] 2 times, SMol,
[K1, P1] to 1 st bef MM, K1
R4-6: R3

Change to 6.0mm / JP13 circular needle
Start German Short Rows (Neck Shaping) and Shoulder Increases (every 1 row)

SR1(RS): SMM, P1, M1L, K to 1 st bef Ms, M1R, P1, SMs, K1, P1, M1L, K3, Turn
> 3 sts inc
SR2(WS): MDS, P to 2 sts bef Ms, M1PL, K1, P1, SMs, K1, M1PR, P to 1 st bef MM, M1PL, K1, SMM, P1, K1, M1PR, P3, Turn
> 4 sts inc
SR3(RS): MDS, K to 2 sts bef MM, M1R, P1, K1, SMM, P1, M1L, K to 1 st bef Ms, M1R, P1, SMs, K1, P1, M1L, K to DS, KDS, K2, Turn
> 4 sts inc
SR4(WS): MDS, P to 2 sts bef Ms, M1PL, K1, P1, SMs, K1, M1PR, P to 1 st bef MM, M1PL, K1, SMM, P1, K1, M1PR, P to DS, PDS, P2, Turn
> 4 sts inc
SR5-8: [SR3-4] 2 times
> 16 sts inc
SR9(RS): MDS, K to 2 sts bef MM, M1R, P1, K1
> 1 st inc, 57 sts for Back Yoke, 63 sts for Front Yoke

End German Short Rows

Continue Shoulder Increases (every 1 row)
Start Chart and Front Center Increases (every 4 rows)

R1: SMM, P1, M1L, K to 1 st bef Ms, M1R, P1, SMs, K1, P1, M1L, K to Mor (Knitting DS), SMor, Chart R, SMir, K to Mil, SMil, Chart L,
SMol, K to 2 sts bef MM (Knitting DS), M1R, P1, K1
> Start with R1 of Chart R / L, 4 sts inc, 59 sts for Back Yoke, 65 sts for Front Yoke
R2-4: R1
> 12 sts inc, 65 sts for Back Yoke, 71 sts for Front Yoke
R5: SMM, P1, M1L, K to 1 st bef Ms, M1R, P1, SMs, K1, P1, M1L, K to Mor, SMor, Chart R, SMir, M1L, K to Mil, M1R, SMil, Chart L, SMol,
K to 2 sts bef MM, M1R, P1, K1
> 6 sts inc, 67 sts for Back Yoke, 75 sts for Front Yoke, 7 sts between Mir and Mil
R6-8: R1
> 12 sts inc, 73 sts for Back Yoke, 81 sts for Front Yoke
R9-12: R5-8
> End with R12 of Chart R / L, 18 sts inc, 81 sts for Back Yoke, 91 sts for Front Yoke, 9 sts between Mir and Mil

End Shoulder Increases

Separate Back and Front Yokes and Work Back Yoke flat

R1(RS): RMM, K to Ms, RMs, Place 91 Front Yoke sts on a holder
> 81 sts for Back Yoke
R2(WS): P to End
R3(RS): K to End
R4-29: [R2-3] 13 times
R30(WS): R2, Place 81 Back Yoke sts on a holder

Break Yarn

Join Yarn and Work Front Yoke flat
Continue Chart and Front Center Increases and Start Sides Decreases (every 4 rows)

R1(RS): Place 91 Front Yoke sts on a needle with RS facing, Place 1 Sleeve st on a holder, Join yarn, K1, SSK, K to Mor, SMor,
Chart R, SMir, M1L, K to Mil, M1R, SMil, Chart L, SMol, K to 4 sts bef End, K2tog, K1, Place 1 Sleeve st on a holder
> Start with R1 of Chart R / L, 89 sts for Front Yoke, 11 sts between Mir and Mil, 29 sts between each End and Mor/Mol
R2(WS): P to Mol, SMol, Chart L, SMil, P to Mir, SMir, Chart R, SMor, P to End
R3(RS): K to Mor, SMor, Chart R, SMir, K to Mil, SMil, Chart L, SMol, K to End
R4(WS): R2
R5(RS): K1, SSK, K to Mor, SMor, Chart R, SMir, M1L, K to Mil, M1R, SMil, Chart L, SMol, K to 3 sts bef End, K2tog, K1
> 13 sts between Mir and Mil, 28 sts between each End and Mor/Mol
R6-8: R2-4
R9-28: [R5-8] 5 times
> 23 sts between Mir and Mil, 23 sts between each End and Mor/Mol
R29(RS): R5
> 25 sts between Mir and Mil, 22 sts between each End and Mor/Mol
R30(WS): R2
> End with R6 of Chart R / L

Don't Break Yarn and Continue to Sec.3

Join Front and Back Yokes and Work in the round
Continue Chart, Front Center Increases and Sides Decreases (every 4 rows / on R1, R5 and R9 of Chart)

R1: K to Mor, SMor, Chart R, SMir, K to Mil, SMil, Chart L, SMol, K to End, PMs,
Place 81 Back Yoke sts on a needle, K to End, PMM, Join to work in the round
> Start with R7 of Chart R / L, 89 sts for Front Body, 81 sts for Back Body, 170 sts in total
R2: SMM, K to Mor, SMor, Chart R, SMir, K to Mil, SMil, Chart L, SMol, K to MM (Slipping Ms)
R3: SMM, K1, SSK, K to Mor, SMor, Chart R, SMir, M1L, K to Mil, M1R, SMil, Chart L, SMol, K to 3 sts bef Ms, K2tog, K to MM (Slipping Ms)
> 27 sts between Mir and Mil, 21 sts between MM/Ms and Mor/Mol
R4-6: R2
R7-34: [R3-6] 7 times
> 41 sts between Mir and Mil, 14 sts between MM/Ms and Mor/Mol
R35: R3
> 43 sts between Mir and Mil, 13 sts between MM/Ms and Mor/Mol
R36: R2

Start German Short Rows (Back Hem Shaping)

SR1(RS): K to Mor, Turn
SR2(WS): MDS, P to Mol (Slipping MM and Ms), Turn
SR3(RS): MDS, K to 3 sts bef DS (Slipping Ms and MM), Turn
SR4(WS): MDS, P to 3 sts bef DS (Slipping MM and Ms), Turn
SR5-8: [SR3-4] 2 times
SR9(RS): MDS, K to MM (Slipping Ms)

End German Short Rows

Continue Chart

R37: SMM, K to Mor (Knitting DS), SMor, Chart R, SMir, K to Mil, SMil, Chart L, SMol, K to Ms (Knitting DS), SMs, K to MM
> End with R7 of Chart R / L

Change to 5.1mm / JP10 circular needle
Separate Back and Front Hems and Work Front Hem flat

R1(RS): [K1, P1] to 1 st bef Mor, K1, RMor, P1, K1, P1, K2, PM, K2, P1, K1, P1, RMir, [K1, P1] to 1 st bef Mil, K1, RMil, P1, K1, P1, K2,
Place next 117 Back Hem sts to M on a holder, RM
> 53 sts for Front Hem
R2(WS): P2, [K1, P1] to 1 st bef End, P1
R3(RS): K2, [P1, K1] to 1 st bef End, K1
R4-17: [R2-3] 7 times
R18(WS): BO all sts in pattern

Join Yarn and Work Back Hem flat

R1(WS): Place 117 Back Hem sts on a needle with WS facing, Sl18, RMM, Join yarn, [K1, P1] to 1 st bef End (Removing Ms and Mol), P1
R2(RS): K2, [P1, K1] to 1 st bef End, K1
R3(WS): P2, [K1, P1] to 1 st bef End, P1
R4-17: [R2-3] 7 times
R18(RS): R2
R19(WS): BO all sts in pattern

Use 6.0mm / JP13 circular needle
Join Yarn and Work in the round

R1: Join Yarn, Pick up and knit 23 sts starting at the bottom of the armhole, Place 1 Sleeve st on the needle and knit,
Pick up and knit 22 sts, PM for BOR
> approximately pick up 2 sts per 3 rows, 46 sts in total
R2: P1, K to M
R3-8: R2

Start Sleeve Decreases (every 8 rows)

R9: P1, SSK, K to 2 sts bef M, K2tog
> 2 sts dec, 44 sts in total
R10-65: [R2-9] 7 times
> 14 sts dec, 30 sts in total
R66: R2

Change to 5.1mm / JP10 circular needle

R1: [P1, K1] to M
R2-17: R1
R18: BO all sts in pattern