Holly Hat
By Lucia Tedesco
Sizes: infant [toddler / cbild] Finisbed Hat Circumference: 15"[18"/ 21"] Materials: 100 [150 /200] yards of DK or worsted weigbt. Needles: US #10.5 dpns for the bat, US #8 dpns for the I-cord. Gauge: 4 sts /1 in in st st with larger needles.
Top:
With larger needles, cast on 6 stitches on 3 dpns (2 on each needles), Round 1: knit around. Place a marker to mark the beginning of the round. Round 2: make 1 stitch in each stitch (12 sts, 4 on each needle). Round 3: knit around. Round 4: $\bf{\Psi}^{*}k1$ , yo; repeat from \* [24 sts, 8 on each needlel. Round 5: knit around Round 6: $^{\ast}\mathbf{k}$ in front and back of next st increase), k1; repeat from \*,ending with increase 1m. [36 sts, 12 on each needlel Round 7: knit around. Round 8: k2tog around [18 sts, 6 on each needle] Round9: ${}^{*}\mathrm{p}1$ insert needle under next horizontal loop below (between sts) and purl this st.Repeat from \*, around [36 sts, 12 on each needl] Round 10: knit around. Round 1l: $^{*}\mathbf{k}$ in front and back of next st increase),k2; repeat from\*, ending with increase 1m. 48 sts, 16 on each needlel Repeat round 7, round 8 [24 sts, 8 on each needel, round 9 [48 sts, 16 on each nedel and round 10. Increase round: $^{*}\mathbf{k}$ in front and back of next st (increase),k3; repeat from \*, ending with increase 1m. [60 sts, 20 on each needle] Repeat round 7,round 8 [30 sts, 10 on each needlel, round 9 60 sts, 20 on each needlel and round 10. Skip to “body” for infant size, continue for the other sizes: Increase round: $^{*}\mathbf{k}$ in front and back of next st increase), k4; repeat from \*, ending with increase 1m. [72 sts, 24 on each needle]. Repeat round 7, round 8 [36 sts, 12 on each needlel,round 9 [72 sts, 24 on each needel and round 10. Skip to “body” for toddler size, continue child size: Increase round: $^{*}\mathbf{k}$ in front and back of next st (increase),k5; repeat from \*, ending with increase 1m. [84 sts, 28 on each needle]. Repeat round 7, round 8 [42 sts, 24 on each needl,round 9 [84 sts, 28 on each needlel and round 10.
Body:
Continue in st st until the hat is $4.5\:[6.25\:/\:8.25]$ inches from the crown. Next round: $\mathrm{}^{\ast\mathbf{1}}\mathrm{k}1$ , yo; repeat from \*. Next round: knit around.
Brim:
Knit three rounds. Next round: Next round: $^{*}\mathrm{k}1$ , yo; repeat from \*. Knit three rounds. Bind off, don't cut yarn. Turn up hem and sew in place for picot edge. With smaller needle make a 3 stitches I-cord. Pass it through the eyelet and tie in abow.
