The Ultimate Spider Hat
I've always loved Spider-man, and with this hat, you can shout your love for this famous web-spinner to! To make this pattern really shine to its fullest, a jogless stripe technique is required. The hat is knit normally in the round, with the spider duplicate stitched on afterwards. And no, the hat won't swallow you whole- my 6 year old niece was kind enough to model it for me, and as it's an adult hat, it was a bit big on her. :) Yarn: Brava Sport from Knitpicks Red: 120 yards (wine) Black: 60 yards Blue: 22 yards (celestial) Needles: size 3 (US) circular needles Gauge: 6 stitches to an inch in stockinette Finished size: 21 inches Pattern Notes: This pattern calls for 8 single columns of intarsia for the vertical stripes. You will need to cut 8 one meter lengths of black yarn for the intarsia in the pattern. Be sure to twist the yarn when switching colors! You can either let the yarn hang loose and detangle as you go, or form them into butterflies. /D)D1--1---/M1---）D1_/n）n-1
PATTERN:
Cast on 128 stitches in black. 1-2: Knit (B) (2 rows total) 3: K1 P1 (B) -repeat 4-11: K1 P1 (Blue) - repeat (8 rows total) 12-13: K (B) (2 rows total) 14-23: Starting Intarsia Columns K15(R) K1(B) - repeat (10 rows total) 24: K(B) 25-34: K15(R) K1(B) - repeat (10 rows total) 35: K(B) 36-45: K15(R) K1(B) - repeat (10 rows total) 46: K(B) 47-56: K15(R) K1(B) - repeat (10 rows total) 57: Begin Decreases K7 K2tog \*K14 K2tog (B) - repeat from \* 58: K7(R) K2tog (R) K5(R) K1(B) - repeat 59: K6(R) K2tog (R) K5(R) K1(B) - repeat 60: K5(R) K2tog (R) K5(R) K1(B) - repeat 61: K5(R) K2tog (R) K4(R) K1(B) - repeat 62: K4(R) K2tog (R) K4(R) K1(B) - repeat 63: K4(R) K2tog (R) K3(R) K1(B) - repeat 64: K3(B) K2tog (B) \*K7(B) K2tog (B) - repeat from \* 65: K3(R) K2tog (R) K2(R) K1(B) - repeat 66: K2(R) K2tog (R) K2(R) K1(B) - repeat 67: K2(R) K2tog (R) K1(R) K1(B) - repeat 68: K1(R) K2tog (R) K1(R) K1(B) - repeat 69: K1(R) K2tog (R) K1(B) - repeat 70: K2tog (R) K1(B) - repeat 71: K2tog (B) - repeat Using a tapestry needle, pass yarn through final loops and pulltight to finish, then weave in ends. Using duplicate stitch and black yarn, sew spider onto the hat from the pattern below. The spider in the picture is centered over a black intarsia column- don't worry about centering it vertically- the spider takes up the entire red portion of the hat below the decreases.
