Memingboe Sitch Chemo Cap with Crocheted Tie Designed by Dawn Seymour
Level of Experience: Size Intermediate One size fits most
Twoofmyfavorite naturat andrenewabte fiberscombinedto produce a cap that is ever so soft!
Materials Sirdar's "Just Bamboo" - two 50 gram balls Misti Alpaca lace weight yarn - one 50 gram skein US size 9 $3.25\,\mathrm{mm}$ $16"$ circular and double pointed needles or size needed to obtain correct gauge. Yarn or tapestry needle Size I crochet hook Note: There is enough yarn leftover to knit up a narrow scarf. Use one repeat of the Herringbone pattern bordered in garter stitch and knit until the yarn is used up.
Gauge
In Stockinette St 20 sts and $26\,\mathrm{{rws}=4^{\circ}\,/\,10\,\mathrm{{cm}}}$ To save time, take time to check gauige. Bamboo has naturat Anti-microbiat properties and wicks Away sweat. Alpaca provites extra warmth and softness. A perfeet matth:
Cap: Using circular needles, CO 80 sts using one strand of each yarn together. Join and work 12 rounds in K1, P1 rib. Eyelets: \* p1, k5, yo, k2tog, k1, k2togtbl, yo, k5; repeat from \* around. Knit one round. Transition to herringbone: Round 1: \*p1, k7, m3, k7; repeat from \* around All even rounds: knit Round 3: \*p1, k8, m3, k8; repeat from \* around Round 5: \*p1, k9, m3,k9, repeat from \* around (110 sts) Round 6: k Herringbone pattern: Round 1: \*p1, k2togtbl, k8, m3, k8, k2tog; repeat from \* around Round 2: Knit Repeat Herringbone pattern until piece measures $5"$ from bottom edge, ending with knit round Cap top Shaping: Round 1: \*p1 CDD, k7, M3, k7, CDD; repeat from \* around All even rounds: knit Round 3: \*p1, CDD, k6, M3, k6, CDD; repeat from \* around Round 5: \*p1 CDD, k5, M3, k5, CDD; repeat from \* around (80 sts)
In toving memory of Fean andin honorofal thoseenaqedinthebatte.
Round 7: \*p1, k6, CDD, k6; repeat from \* around Round 9: \*p1, k5, CDD, k5; repeat from \* around Continue in this fashion, changing to dp needles as rounds get smaller, and reducing each section by 2 sts every other round until 10 st remain. Cut yarn leaving tail long enough to thread through remaining sts. Pull tight and weave in ends to secure. Crocheted Tie: Using size I crochet hook, using one strand of each yarn and leaving $8"$ tail, crochet chain $22{-}23"$ long. Cut leav ing $8"$ length and pull tail through last loop. Cut two $16"$ lengths of both yarns. Using one of each yarn, fold in half and pull through end loop forming one loop on crochet hook. Secure fringe with tails by pulling both through the loop on crochet hook. Thread band through eyelets in cap and tie. Trim fringe to desired length.
Abbreviations
$\mathrm{CDD}=$ central double decrease. Slip 2 sts as if to knit, K1, psso. $\mathbf{M}3=\mathrm{make}\,3$ sts from 1. Knit into the front, back and then front of next st. $\mathrm{K}2\mathrm{tog}=\mathrm{Knit}\:2$ together K2to $\mathbf{g}\mathbf{t}\mathbf{b}\mathbf{l}=\mathbf{K}\mathbf{n}:$ it 2 together through the back loops. psso $=$ Pass slipped stitch over last stitch worked
