Inari Okami by Nele Redweik

Inari Okami

Knitting
September 2017
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Rosette Stitch with US 7, blocked
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
462 yards (422 m)
One Size: 18" circumference, 8" tall
English

Inari Okami is the androgynous Japanese kami, or spirit of fertility, rice, tea, and agriculture. The duality of the two sides of the hat and the textured rosette stitch, not unlike rice kernels, led me to choose the name.

Note: Hat is double-layered with a patterned shell and stockinette lining.