Denise
by Deborah Tomasello
Test knit and photo by katycabot on Ravelry I designed my Diamonds on the Soles of Her Socks pattern, and Denise said, \*"Wow. I'd like to see that design as a hat." So, that's what she got. And I named the pattern for her and her wonderful idea. She used the same colors as I used in the sock pattern, but she suggested the hat would look great in holiday colors, too. She's right. It would also look perfect with your favorite team colors, and will coordinate well with my Team Spirit socks. Because it's stranded, it is doubly warm. Also, it uses only two colors, so it's a very easy-to-follow colorwork pattern. The hat is slightly slouchy rather than a tight-fitting toque. Choose your colors and give it a go! Size: Teen and Adult, medium Materials: 1 skein Knit Picks Stroll Glimmer: White (231.0 yards (211.2 meters) 50 grams 1 skein Knit Picks Stroll Solids, Heathers & Twists: Blue Topaz (231.0 yards) 50 grams 1 16’ #3 circ needle for ribbing and 1 16" #4 circ needle and 5 DPNs #4 for body of the hat StitchMarker Tapestry needle Gauge: 32 stitches and 30 rounds = 4” on #3 needles Abbreviations: K2TOG= knit 2 stitches together SSK= slip one stitch, then slip the next. Insert left needle into the front loops of the slipped stitches and knit them together from this position M1 = knit in front loop and then again in the back loop of stitch HAT Instructions: With circular #3 needle, CO 132 sts using Blue Topaz. Join to work in round, placing stitch marker and taking care not to twist stitches. Knit eight rounds corrugated rib (see CHART A) using White for knit sts and Blue Topaz for purl sts.
CHART A
Use using White for knit sts and Blue Topaz for purl sts. in square indicates a purl stitch
Increase round: Switching to #4 circ needle, and using Blue Topaz, increase 28 sts to 160 sts (knit 10 sts, M1 in every 4th st around to last 10 sts, knit last 10 sts). Follow CHART B, 4 repeats per round, for 64 rounds, decreasing as indicated and switching to DPNs when necessary. (Each dec round has 2 decreases next to each other; k2tog for first dec at beginning of chart repeat, and ssk for second each time at end of chart panel repeat.) After round 64, with 16 sts on the needles, k2tog around. 8 sts remain. Knit last 8 sts for six rounds. Cut yarn leaving a tail several inches long. Move all sts from needles to tapestry needle, and pull tightly. Secure from the inside. Finishing: Tie and weave in or trim all yarn ends. Soak and block to desired shape and fit.
