Snowdrop Lace Hat
Wanting a matching hat to wear with the Snowdrop Lace Scarf, I came up with this design that features a garter edge, three staggered lace repeats and a stockinette finish.
Modeled hat knit with Caya Colour Suner sport weight merino on ${\mathrm{US}}\#5$ circular needles, switching to US#5 dpn's. Gauge: Approx. 23 stitches over 30 rows $\,=4^{\,\circ}$ in unblocked stockinette knit in the round on dpn's for a women's small
Instructions:
Cast on 96 stitches. Work in rounds on circular needles. Place marker at join and slip as you work your rounds.
Garter rim:
Rounds 1-9: knit odd rows and purl even rows with yarn in back on knit rounds and yarn in front on purl rounds. Round 10: knit
Lace pattern in three staggered repeats:
Round 11: [yo, SK2P, yo, k5] repeat to the end of this round Round 12: knit Round 13: [yo, SK2P, yo, k5] repeat to the end of this round Round 14: knit Round 15: [k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo] repeat to the end of this round Round 16: knit Round 17: [yo, SK2P, yo, k1] repeat to the end of this round Round 18: knit Now you will stagger the lace pattern. Remove marker, knit 4, replace marker anc proceed: Round 19: [yo, SK2P, yo, k5] repeat to the end of this round Round 20: knit Round 21: [yo, SK2P, yo, k5] repeat to the end of this round Round 22: knit Round 23: [k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo] repeat to the end of this round Round 24: knit Round 25: [yo, SK2P, yo, k1] repeat to the end of this round Round 26: knit Now you will stagger the lace pattern again. Remove marker, knit 4, replace marker and proceed: Round 27: [yo, SK2P, yo, k5] repeat to the end of this round Round 28: knit Round 29: [yo, SK2P, yo, k5] repeat to the end of this round Round 30: knit Round 31: [k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo] repeat to the end of this round Round 32: knit Round 33: [yo, SK2P, yo, k1] repeat to the end of this round Round 34: knit
Stockinette finish:
Switch to dpn's (double pointed needles.) You may want to place markers (pm) on round 42 to indicate where to decrease. It's a good idea to use markers colored differently from your join color to keep track of round completions. \*Round 35-41: knit Round 42: [k1o, k2tog, pm] repeat to the end of this round Rounds 43, 45, 47, 49: knit these rounds Round 44: [k9, k2tog] repeat to the end of this round Round 46: [k8, k2tog] repeat... Round 48: [k7, k2tog] repeat... Round 50: [k6, k2tog] $=56$ stitches Round 51: [k5, ssk] repeat... Round 52: [k4, ssk] repeat... Round 53: [k3, ssk] repeat.. Round 54: [k2, ssk] removing markers as you go Round 55: [k1, ssk] repeat... Round 56: ssk eight times Round 57: ssk four times Thread a blunt needle through remaining loops; secure wool on inside of hat; weave in ends. Block hat. Abbreviations: $y o=$ increase by wrapping the yarn around the needle before making the next stitch $S K2P=$ slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit the next two stitches together, pass the slipped stitchover $k=k n i t$ $s s k=$ slip two stitches, one at a time, to the right needle as if to knit. Insert left needle tip into the front of the two stitches and knit them together. $k2t o g=.$ knittwostitchestogether \*This hat was knit in a heavy sport-weight wool for my daughterin-law at my gauge and then blocked. It fits her very well. But many knitters have had difficulty with the hat being too small. Additional knit rows can be added at round 35 to make a larger hat.
