Leafy Tops Hat Knitting Pattern: Brae Tweed & City Tweed Heavy Weight Yarn Instructions for 19-23 Inch Head Sizes

Leafy Tops Hat Needles: US 8 (5mm) Circulars/DPN's US 6 (4mm) Circular Needles Materials: Tapestry Needle 4 Stitch Markers Yarn: 1 Skein (50g/109 yards) Knit One, Crochet Two Brae Tweed OR 1 Skein (100g/164 yards) Knit Picks City Tweed Heavy Weight Gauge: 5 sts/inch, 7 rows/inch Size: to fit head from 19-23 inches

Leafy Tops Hat

Instructions: Using smaller needles, CO 96 stitches using the long-tail cast on. Join and work 7 rows k2, p2 ribbing. Change to larger needles. Knit 4.25 inches (30 rows) of stockinette (hat measures 5.25" from CO edge). Knit set up row: \*pm, k24\* 4 times. Work decrease rows using written (pg. 2) OR charted (pg. 3) instructions. After, Cut yarn, string remaining live stitches along yarn tail using yarn needle. Sew in ends and block lightly to make the lace pop. Written Instructions for Decrease Rows: Row 1: \*k9, k2t0g, yo, k2, y0, ssk, k9\* 4 times Row 2: \*k8, k2tog, yo, k4, y0, ssk, k8\* 4 times Row 3: \*k6, k3tog, yo, k6, yo, k3togtbl, k6\* 4 times- 88 sts Row 4: Knit Row 5: \*k4, k3tog, yo, k8, yo, k3togtbl, k4\* 4 times- 80 sts Row 6: Knit Row 7: \*k2, k3tog, yo, k10, yo, k3togtbl, k2\* 4 times- 72 sts Row 8: Knit Row 9: \* k3tog, yo, k12, yo, k3togtbl \* 4 times- 64 sts Row 10: Knit Row 11: \*ssk, k12, k2t0g\* 4 times- 56 sts Row 12: Knit Row 13: \*ssk, k10, k2tog\* 4 times- 48 sts Row 14: Knit Row 15: \*ssk, k8, k2tog\* 4 times- 40 sts Row 16: Knit Row 17: \*ssk, k6, k2t0g\* 4 times- 32 sts Row 18: Knit Row 19: \*ssk, k4, k2tog\* 4 times- 24 sts Row 20: \*ssk, k2, k2tog\* 4 times- 16 sts Row 21: \*ssk, k2tog\* 4 times- 8 sts