Weater Grhival IHt
At the beginning of February each year in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, the city holds Winter Carnival. This week long celebration of winter includes street events (like the shovel race where, on our snowladen main street, contestants attempt to sit on shovels pulled by galloping horses), a parade, fireworks and the famous Lighted Man, a fellow who straps an arsenal of fireworks and belts of christmas lights onto himself and launches down the ski hill directly behind our downtown area. This hat is meant to represent that moment where the Lighted Man zips down the hill behind the torchlight parade and the firework display erupts into the sky. Knit from the bottom up, the hat starts with a simple variation on the feather and fan to evoke the foothills at the bottom of the Rockies. Then, a simple intarsia technique (which leaves only two ends to weave in) draws a light gray ski run through the dark gray hill. Finally, the torchlight parade is created with duplicate stitch and a giant pompom lights up the night!
And, with only 40 rows in the whole hat, this piece zips together quickly in a single evening. Size: 16" circumference Materials: Schachenmayr SMC Boston (60 yds/70% Acrylic, 30% Virgin Wool), 1 skein Storm Gray Heather; 1 skein Charcoal Heather, 1 skein Gold ; double pointed needles and 16" circular needles (or needle size to get guage? Gauge: 14 stitches & 20 rows = 4" in stockinette
Abbreviations:
K = Knit P =Purl K2tog = Knit two stitches together. YO = Yarn over
Notes:
Color A = Storm Gray Heather Color B = Charcoal Heather Color C = Gold
Directions
Brim:
Cast on 72 stitches with color A. Join in the round being careful not to twist. Place marker. Round 3: \*K2tog five times, (yo, k1) five times, k2tog three times, (yo, k1) three times; repeat from \*. Rounds 5-8: Repeat rounds 1-4. Rounds 9: Knit all. Round 10: K6, change to color B, knit to end of round while simultaneously reducing stitches by four. (68 stitches remain) Round 11: K1, Slip 6, turn work. With color A, purl 6, turn work. Slip 6, change to color B, knit to end. Slip marker, k1, place marker. Round 12: K1. Change to color A, k6. Change to color B, knit to marker. Slip marker, k1, place marker. Rounds 13-24: Repeat rounds 11 & 12 six times. 6, turn work. With color A, purl 6, turn work. Slip 6. Change to color B, kn ore marker. Slip 1, slip marker, replace stitch, place marker. Round 26: With color A, k6. Change to color B, knit to 1 stitch before marker. Slip one stitch, remove marker renlace. stitch nlace marker Round 27: Slip 6, turn work. Change to color A, p6, turn work, slip 6. Change to color B, knit to one stitch before marker. Slip stitch, remove marker, replace stitch, place marker. Rounds 28 & 29: Repeat rounds 26 & 27. Round 30: K1, change to color A, k6. Change to color B, knit to marker, remove marker, k1, place marker. Round 31: K1, slip 6, turn work. Change to color A, p6, turn work. Slip 6. Change to color B, \*k8, k2tog; repeat from \* to last stitch. K1, remove marker, k1, place marker. Round 32: K1. Change to color A, k6. Change to color B, \*k7, k2tog; repeat from \* to last stitch. K1, remove marker, k1, place marker. Round 33: K1, slip 6, turn work. Change to color A, p6, turn work. Slip 6. Change to color B, \*k6, k2tog; repeat from \* to last stitch. K1, remove marker, k1, place marker. Round 34: K1. Change to color A, k6. Change to color B, \*k5, k2tog; repeat from \* to last stitch. K1, remove marker, k1, place marker. Round 35: K1, slip 6, turn work. Change to color A, p4, p2tog, turn work. Slip 5. Change to color B, \*k4, k2tog; repeat from \* to last stitch. K1, remove marker, k1, place marker. Round 36: K1. Change to color A, k2tog, k3. Change to color B, \*k3, k2tog; repeat from \* to last stitch. K1, remove marker, k1, place marker. Round 37: K1, slip 4, turn work. Change to color A, p2, p2tog, turn work. Slip 3. Change to color B, \*k2, k2tog; repeat from \* to last stitch. K1, remove marker, k1, place marker. Round 38: K1. Change to color A, k2tog, k1. Change to color B, \*k1, k2tog; repeat from \* to last stitch. K1, remove marker, k1, place marker. Round 39: Change to color A, k2tog. Change to color B, \*k2tog; repeat from \* to end of round. Round 40: \*K2tog; repeat from \* to end of round. Break yarn, leaving a tail at least 10" long. Use tapestry needle to thread tail through remaining stitches and pull tight to close the hold. With color C, use duplicate stitch to create a curving line up the light gray area of the hat. Weave in all ends. With color C, make a soft 6" pom-pom using any desired method and attach to top of hat. Copyright @ LA Bourgeois 2013, Paterns for personal use only. Http://www.housewyfe.com
