“Bamboo Ewe™”: 5 balls 5560 Grape. Circular Knitting Needles: 5mm [US 8] - 29”. Crochet Hook: [US I-9]. Waste yarn, stitch markers, yarn needle. GAUGE: 18 sts = 4”; 22 rows = 4” in St st. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge given. Special abbreviationS Ssk (slip, slip, knit) = slip next 2 sts knitwise, one at a time, to right needle, insert tip of left needle into these 2 sts from the front and knit together. S2kp2 = slip next 2 sts together knitwise, knit next st, pass the 2 slipped sts over