Tessellating Diamonds Slouchy Hat.
Deborah Tomasello
Size: Adult and Teen 21"- 23" head circumference Materials: 1 ball each of KnitPicks Palette: Merlot Heather, Spruce, Lantana, and Tranquil (or 4 colors of your choice) One 16" #3 circular needle, four #3 DPNs (or size needed to obtain gauge) Stitch marker Tapestry needle Gauge: 32 stitches and 30 rounds = 4" using #3 needles. Abbreviations: K2TOG = Knit two 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. HAT: With circular needle, CO 136 sts using Merlot Heather. Join to work in round, placing stitch marker and being careful not to twist stitches. Knit 10 rounds corrugated rib (see CHART A) using Tranquil, Lantana, and Spruce for knit sts and Merlot Heather for purl sts (or use any colors of your choice) On eleventh round you will increase: Increase round (last round of CHART A): Using Tranquil, knit1, make a st by doing the Bumpless m1 Increase (see tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syFeOy1B9Ok ) Inc evenly to 168 sts: knit 4. (k1m1, knit 1, purl 2 around to last 4 sts), k4. Follow CHART B (7 repeats per round) for 67 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 dec round and ssk for second each time at the end of each dec round.) After round 67, with 14 sts on the needles, k2tog around. 7 sts remain. Knit last seven sts for 5 rounds; cut yarn leaving a tail several inches long. Move all sts from needles to tapestry needle, and pulltightly. Secure from the inside. Finishing: Tie and weave in or trim all color change ends. Wash and block to fit.
CHART A
Use Spruce, Lantana, and Tranquil for knit and Merlot Heather for purl sts. ● in stitch means to purl that stitch
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