Adult Summer Watermelon Hat
Whimsical, makes a great soft chemo cap!
By Puggerhugger j_bo435@yahoo.com
Materials
dk cotton Sirdar Baby Bamboo recommended Color A Dark Green 1 ball Color B Lime green 1 ball Color C white 1 ball Color D Hot pink 1 ball Color E Black 1 ball #5 16" circular needle and set of #5 dpn's Tapestry needle
Pattern Notes: Stockinettte Stitch throughout
Cast on 94 stitches in color A and join. PM 4 rows of color A 3 rows of color B 2 rows of color C The rest will be knit using Color D! Knit in pattern for 6.5" Next row begin decreases $\mathsf{*K11}.$ , K2tog\* repeat to end of row $\star|\mathsf{K}10_{\iota}$ K2tog\* repeat to end of row $^{*}\mathsf{K}\mathsf{9}$ , K2tog\* repeat to end of row $^{*}\mathsf{K}\mathsf{8}_{}$ , K2tog\* repeat to end of row $^{\ast}\mathsf{K}7,$ K2tog\* repeat to end of row continue to decrease in this manner, switching to dpn's as necessary, until you reach six stitches on needles. Cut yarn leaving 20"tail, and using tapestry needle pull yarn through all 6 stitches. Knot and weave in ends. Using tapestry needle and color E, duplicate stitch your black"seeds" at random intervals onto your hat. A good tutorial for duplicate stitch is available at http://www.purlbee.com/duplicate-stitch/2007/10/28/tutorial-duplicate stitch.html?lastPage=true&postSubmitted=true
