Selkie Hat
A knit design by Kat Strieby
The yarn-overs and decreases of this Donegal Tweed-inspired hat create a curving ribbed pattern that invokes a gentle ocean swell, one a seal might happily ride on a misty Irish morning before coming to shore and shedding her skin... Yarn: Worsted weight, 200 yd. I used Studio Donegal's Soft Donegal 2-ply, 100g, 190 m/210 yd. Needle: US 8 (5 mm) or needle size to obtain gauge. Gauge: 20 stitches x 24 rows in pattern stitch= 4 inches square. Finished size: fits 20-21" head; to adapt to smaller or larger head circumferences, change needle and/or yarn size. Level: Intermediate Notions: Yarn scissors, tapestry needle
Abbreviations
k = knit p = purl yo = yarn over ssk = slip, slip, knit (slip two stitches knitwise one at a time, knit third stitch, pass slipped stitches together over knit stitch) s3k = slip, slip, slip, knit (like ssk, but with three slipped stitches) k2tog = knit two together ktbl = knit through back loop
Instructions
Cast on 80 stitches. Join in round, being careful not to twist into a mobius. Ribbing: \*ktbl 1, p1\* across. Work for 8 rows.
Body of Hat
For all rows, repeat between \* and \*. There are five pattern repeats total. Row 1: \*yo, (k1, p1) three times, ssk, (k1, p1) three times, place marker\* Row 2: \*k1, yo, (k1, p1) three times, ssk, (pl, k1) three times, p1\* Row 3: \*k1, pl, yo, (kl, p1) three times, ssk, (k1, pl) three times\* Row 4: \*kl, pl, kl, yo, (k1, pl) three times, ssk, (p1, k1) twice, p1\* Row 5: \*(kl, pl) twice, yo, (kl, p1) three times, ssk, (k1, p1) twice\* Row 6: \*(k1, p1) twice, kl, yo, (k1, p1) three times, ssk, p1, k1, p1\* Row 7: \*(kl, p1) three times, yo, (k1, p1) three times, ssk, kl, p1\* Row 8: \*(kl, p1) three times, kl, yo, (kl, p1) three times, ssk, p1\* Row 9: \*k1, p1\* across Row 10: \*k1, p1\* across Row 11: \*(k1, p1) three times, k1, k2tog, (p1, k1) three times, yo, p1\* Row 12: \*(k1, p1) three times, k2tog, (p1, k1) three times, yo, k1, p1\* Row 13: \*(k1, p1) twice, k1, k2tog, (p1, k1) three times, yo, p1, k1, p1\* Row 14: \*(k1, p1) twice, k2tog, (p1, k1) three times, yo, (k1, p1) twice\* Row 15: \*k1, p1, k1, k2tog, (p1, k1) three times, yo, (p1, k1) twice, p1\* Row 16: \*k1, p1, k2tog, (p1, k1) three times, yo, (k1, pl) three times\* Row 17: \*k1, k2tog, (p1, k1) three times, yo, (p1, k1) three times, p1\* Row 18: \*k2tog, (p1, k1) three times, yo, (k1, p1) four times\* Row 19: \*k1, p1\* across Row 20: \*k1, p1\* across Rows 21-30: repeat rows 11-20. Repeat rows 1-30 of the main pattern until hat is about 7" from cast-on, ending on row 10 or 20.
Crown
Row 1: \*ssk, (k1, p1) twice, p1, k2tog, (p1, k1) three times, yo, p1\* Row 2: \*ssk, p1, kl, p1, k2tog, (p1, k1) three times, Don't forget to check out the matching cowl on Ravelry! yo, kl, p1\* Row 3: \*ssk, k1, k2tog, (p1, k1) three times, yo, p1, k1, p1\* Row 4: \*s3k, (p1, k1) three times, yo, (k1, p1) twice\* Row 5: \*ssk, (k1, p1) five times Row 6: \*ssk, p1, (kl, p1) four times\* Row 7: \*s3k, (p1, k1) three times, y0, p1\* Row 8: \*s3k, (p1, k1) twice, yo, kl, p1\* Row 9: \*s3k, pl, kl, yo, pl, kl, p1\* Row 10: \*s3k, yo, (k1, p1) twice\* Row 11: \* ssk, (k1, pl) twice\* Row 12: \*ssk, p1, k1, p1\* Row 13: \*ssk, k1, p1\* Row 14: \*ssk, p1\* Break yarn and pull free end through remaining ten stitches and pull tight. Thread loose end through top of hat to inside. Weave in ends. Copyright Kat Strieby, 2015
Model: Grace Johnston; Photo: Monika Dechene
Selkie Hat charts
=Knit =Purl =Knit 2 together =SSK =S3K:like SSK, but with three slipped stitches
Main Pattern
