Deceptively Simple Roll Brim Hat Il
\~ An original pattern by Beaded Pony Designs and Ginny Schweiss \~ This is a machine knit pattern for the mid gauge machine.
Materials
Mid gauge knitting machine, like a Silver Reed LK150 or SK860. Bernat pink marl yarn and Bernat Baby Jacquards Apple Blossom. On its own, an Apple Blossom hat wrinkles badly, but when combined, these two yarns work beautifully together. Yarn needle or bodkin for seaming. Gauge: 3.5 SPl x 5.7 RPl, or use your own gauge x desired dimensions.
Dimensions
Option 1, Deceptively Simple hat with fold-up brim, 8.5" long x 17.75" wide. The foldup “cuff" looks like garter st without the extra hand work. Shown above. Option 2, Deceptively Simple hat with roll brim, 7.625" long x 17.75" wide. Shown below. Both hats stretch to a 23" circumference.
Directions for Option 1 hat with fold up edge
Running each strand of yarn through its own feeder co 34-0-34, set carriage @ T9 001 K1R (manually, if using LK150). Hang weights. 002 K normally 033 SD 8; transfer every 4"h st to adj ndl (transfer toward center), giving you groups of 3 ndls in work across the bed; move empty ndls to NwP. 035 SD7 037 SD6 039 SD5 041 SD4 042 SD3; move center st of each group to adj ndl to get an EON config 043 move end sts in 1 ndl to reduce pucker and get an even better fit 044 SD2 - as above, move 2 end sts in 1 ndl 045 if possible, move 3 end sts in a one-stitch FF dec 046 SD1 048SD5 Cut yarn with a generous tail. Proceed to Finishing section. Beaded Pony Designs
Directions for Option 2 hat with rolled edge
CO 34-0-34, set carriage @ T9 001 K1R (manually, if using LK150). Hang weights. 002 K normally 028 SD 8; move every 4th st to adj ndl (transfer toward center), giving you groups of 3 ndls in work across the bed; move empty ndls to NwP. 030 SD7 032 SD6 034 SD5 036 SD4 037 SD3; move center st of each group to adj ndl to get an EON config 038 move end sts in 1 ndl to reduce pucker and get an even better fit 039 SD2 - as above, move 2 end sts in 1 ndl 040 if possible, move 3 end sts in a one-stitch FF dec 041 SD1 043 SD5 Cut yarn with a generous tail. Proceed to Finishing section.
Any length adjustment should be made in the first twenty rows, leaving the last fifteen rows solely for shaping this nice fit. If you start the shaping earlier, you will get a cone-shaped top. Most machine knit beanies are either bunched up at the top (fast, but a lot of padding) or shortrowed (tedious and less stretchy). The Deceptively Simple method produces a nicely fitted top on a very stretchy hat that willfit a range of sizes.
Finishing
Cut a long piece of yarn. Using a yarn ndl or bodkin, remove sts from km onto yarn. Don't gather it yet. Mattress stitch the seam with one strand of yarn, remembering to reverse the seam at the bottom so it won't show when it rolls or folds up. Now pull the crown sts together and tie off firmly, including generous tail you left after the last row. Beaded Pony Designs
Abbreviations and notes
\~ Some abbreviations might not be used in this pattern
adj adjacent BO bind off CC contrast color CO cast on CoC cast on comb config configuration D position holding position; this differs among km brands dec decrease EON every other needle EOS every other st inc increase Kknit km knitting machine K1R knit one row MB main bed (as opposed to the ribber bed) MC main color (same as main yarn) MY main yarn ndl needle NWP non-working position; ndl all the way back in A position opp opposite pat pattern Rrow rep repeat RPI rows per inch SPI stitches per inch st stitch Stk stockinette stitch TD tension dial, sometimes known as SD (st dial) or simply TD5 tension 5 T5 tension 5 WY waste yarn
