Marie-Florine
Marie-Florine is a warm and chuncky hat knit in the round, featuring wide cables. It can be made as a beanie (shown in red) or as a slouchy hat (shown in brown).
Sizes
One size - fits most adult heads 2 styles: beanie (slouchy)
Finished measurements
circumference: 48 cm depth: 25 (29) cm
Materials
· Twilleys of Stamford Freedom 1o0% wool (100% wool, 50 gr. / 50 m.), 2(3) skeins · 6mm and 7mm needles for working in the round cable needle · stitch marker
Gauge
14 sts = 10 cm in klp1 rib with smaller needles cable at widest point = 6.5 cm with larger needles
Abbreviations
CO- cast on k - knit k2tog - knit two together p-purl p2tog - purl two together sl - slip ssk - slip as if to knit, slip, knit st(s) - stitch(es)
Instructions
With smaller needles, CO 76 sts and join to knit in the round. work 5 rows of klp1 rib. Switch to larger needles. Round 1-6: \* pl, kl, p2, k12, p2, kl, repeat from \* 3 times more. Round 7: \* p1, kl, p2, sl next 6 sts onto cable needle leaving needle in front of work, k3, k 6 sts from cable needle, k3, p2, kl, repeat from \* 3 times more. Round 8-9: same as round 1. Round 10: \* p1, kl, p2, k3, sl next 6 sts onto cable needle leaving needle in front of work, k3, k 6 sts from cable needle, p2, kl, repeat from \* 3 times more. Round 11-12: same as round 1. Repeat rounds 1 to 12 twice more for beanie version, 3 times more for slouchy version.
Crown decreases
The number of remaining sts are indicated at the end of each decrease round. Round 1: \* pl, kl, p2tog, kl, pl, kl, pl, k2tog, ssk, p1, kl, p1, k1, p2tog, kl, repeat from \* 3 times more. (6o sts) Round 2: \* [p1, kl] 4 times, kl, [p1, kl] 3 times, repeat from \* 3 times more. Round 3: \* k2tog 4 times, k1, k2tog twice, repeat from \* 3 times more. (32 sts) Round 4: k to end of round. Round 5: k2tog to end of round. (16 sts) Round 6: k2tog to end of round. (8 sts) Break yarn, thread through remaining sts, gather and tie off. Block cables flat.
