TABASCO MAN

I have a whimsy for you all - you've all heard of Spider Man, Super Man?  Well,
now there's Tabasco Man!

Materials:  1 skein of brightly colored, variegated worsted weight yarn.  Size 5
double pointed needles(work needs to be firm).  One small bottle Tabasco Sauce.

Sombrero:  Cast on 3 stitches, placing 1 stitch on each of 3 double pointed
needles, and join.  Increase 1 st in each stitch (6 sts). Next round, increase 1
st in each stitch (12 sts).  Now knit 24 rounds, (you now have 4 stitches on
each needle.)  Continue as follows:
Row 1:  *K 1 st, increase in next st, repeat from * all around.
Row 2:  Knit 1 round even
Continue in this manner, increasing 12 stitches in the first row, and working 1
round even until you have 60 stitches total on the 3 needles.  In the next row,
decrease 12 stitches in the next round, then bind off the 48 stitches.  Work in
tails of yarn.

Base for the Bottle:  Cast on 6 stitches, divide on 3 needles.  Join, and
increase 1 stitch in each stitch.  Then knit 1 round, and increase 1 stitch in
each stitch (24 sts.)  Knit even for 11 rounds then change to ribbing, (K1, P1)
for 4 rows.  Bind off all stitches and work in the ends.

Serape:  Cast on 16 stitches, work straight, do not join.  Work the Quaker
Stitch (see below) until the entire piece measures 8 1/2 inches long.  Bind off.
 Make a cord to lace up the front (as you would a pair of shoes) of the blanketor
serape, using either I cord, crochet a chain, or make monk's cord.

Quaker stitch:  Work 4 rows of reverse stockinette stitch, then 4 rows of
stockinette stitch.  Example:  Begin by purling 1 row, k1 row, p1 row, k1 row,
then begin the next four rows by knitting first:  K1 row, p1 row, k1 row, p1
row, then start over with a purl row.

Cut short strands, and add to the bottom for fringe.

Dress up the bottle, and there he is:  Tabasco Man.  I had seen something done
in crochet awhile ago.  A friend in Wisconsin and I are someday going into
business selling these guys - then, maybe I can retire!!

Happy Holidays - Susan Esser in sunny South Carolina

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