A
cute hat that'll keep your ears warm. Knits up quickly in cosy chunky
yarn.
Yarn:
Quince
and Co. Puffin,
one skein = 112 yards/102 metres
Needles:
One 6.5mm/US 10½ 100cm/40” circular needle, plus four 6.5mm/US
10½ double pointed needles if not using magic loop method.
Gauge:
12
stitches = 4” in stocking stitch using
6.5mm/US 10½ needles.
Dimensions:
To
fit an average ladies head (about 22” around).
Notation:
k
= knit
p
= purl
k2tog
= knit next two stitches together
w&t
= wrap and turn.
dc
= double crochet (please note that in the USA this is called single
crochet!)
Techniques
Wrap
and Turn
On the right side:
Bring yarn to the front, slip next
stitch (this is the “wrapped stitch”) onto right hand needle,
bring yarn to the back, slip wrapped stitch back onto left hand
needle, turn your work.
On the wrong side:
Bring yarn to the back, slip next
stitch (this is the “wrapped stitch”) onto right hand needle,
bring yarn to the front, slip wrapped stitch back onto left hand
needle, turn your work.
To work a wrapped stitch together
with its wrap:
When you get to the wrapped stitch,
lift the wrap (the bit of yarn wrapping round the wrapped stitch)
onto the end of the left hand needle and knit/purl this together with
the wrapped stitch.
Youtube
video here.
Stitch
Patterns
Double
Moss Stitch:
Row 1: *k1
p1* to end of row.
Row 2: *k1
p1* to end of row.
Row 3: *p1
k1* to end of row.
Row 4: *p1
k1* to end of row.
Stockinette
Stitch in the round:
Knit every
round.
Directions:
Moss Stitch
Band
Cast
on 56 stitches, do not join in the round. Work in Double Moss Stitch
for 3”. Either join in the round and place marker for beginning of
round working using magic loop method, or transfer to four double
pointed needles for working in the round.
Short
Row Shaping
You
should have 56 stitches joined in the round. Place four more markers
(we'll call them M1, M2, M3 and M4) as follows:
Place
M1 after stitch 17, M2 after stitch 21, M3 after stitch 35 and M4
after stitch 39. Knit to one stitch before M4, w&t. Purl to one
stitch before M1, w&t. Knit to one stitch before M3, w&t.
Purl to one stitch before M2, w&t.
Crown
Work
in stockinette stitch in the round. In the first round after the
short row shaping, work wraps together with wrapped stitches. You can
remove M1, M2, M3 and M4 after you've done this. Continue working in
stockinette until the stockinette section measures 3”, measuring at
the beginning of the round. Now decrease as follows:
Decrease
round 1: *k6 k2tog* to end of round.
Decrease
round 2: knit.
Decrease
round 3: *k5 k2tog* to end of round.
Decrease
round 4: knit.
Decrease
round 5 *k4 k2tog* to end of round.
Decrease
round 6: knit.
Decrease
round 7: *k3 k2tog* to end of round.
Decrease
round 8: *k2 k2tog* to end of round.
Decrease
round 9: *k1 k2tog* to end of round.
Decrease
round 10: *k2tog* to end of round.
You
should have 7 stitches left. Cut the yarn, leaving a 6” tail.
Thread the long tail onto a needle, and slip the 7 remaining stitches
onto the thread. Pull tight and sew over the little hole at the top a
few times.
Finishing
Starting from
where you joined in the round, dc right round the bottom edge of the
hat. Make up a 3” pompom and sew to the top of the hat. Weave in
any loose ends and you're done!
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Littletheorem
