Kurrajong Handcrafts Head cosy
This hat is thick and warm. Just the thing for the snow or, as I discovered, for keeping the ears warm at the top of the Butte de Lion on a cold winter's day at Waterloo. Use a soft, chunky yarn and knit it up before the cold catches you! Size Women's small - medium
Requirements
1 skein Malabrigo $(215\mathrm{yd}/100\mathrm{g})$ worsted weight yarn; 5mm circular or double pointed needles Gauge 14st/4" in rib, Cable stitch C6F - slip 3 stitches to cable needle and hold in front, knit next 3 stitches, knit 3 stitches from cable needle; C4F - slip 2 stitches to cable needle and hold in front, knit next 2 stitches, knit 2 stitches from cable needle
Pattern
Cast on 84 stitches. Ribbing: k2, p2 each round for 6 rounds.
Begin patt
R 1 and all odd rounds: $^{*1}\mathrm{k}6$ p1, k1, p1, kl, p2, rept from \* to end of round R 2: \*k6, p2, k1, p1, kl, pl, rept from \* to end of round R 4: \*C6F, p2, k1, p1, k1, pl, rept from \* to end of round R 6 and 8: as for R 2. Repeat these 8 rounds until hat measures approx $5^{\circ}$ , finishing with R 3.
Crown
R 4: \*C6F, p2, k1, pl, p2tog, rept from \* to end of round (77 sts) R 5: \*k6, pl, kl, p1, k1, pl, rept from \* to end of round R 6: \*k6, p2, k1, p2tog, rept from \* to end of round (70 sts) R 7: \*k6, p1, k1, p2, rept from \* to end of round R 8: \*k3, k2tog, k1, p2, kl, p1, rept from \* to end of round (63 sts) R 9: \*k5, p1, k1, p2, rept from \* to end of round R 10: \*k2, k2tog, k1, p2, kl, p1, rept from \* to end of round (56 sts) R 11: $\ast\mathbf{k}4$ p1, kl, p2, rept from \* to end of round R 12: \*C4F, p2, p2tog, rept from \* to end of round (49 sts) R 13: $\ast\mathbf{k}4$ p1, k1, pl, rept from \* to end of round R 14: $\ast\mathbf{k}4$ pl, p2tog rept from \* to end of round (42 sts) R 15: $\ast\mathbf{k}4$ , p2, rept from \* to end of round R 16: $\ast\mathbf{k}4$ p2tog, rept from \* to end of round (35 sts) R 17: $\ast\mathbf{k}4$ pl, rept from \* to end of round NB: To achieve neat decrease pattern on last few rounds, end of round willshift each time. R 18: k4, k2tog, $^{*1}\mathrm{k}3$ , k2tog, rept from \* to end of round (28 sts) R 19: k R 20: k3, k2tog, $^{*1}\mathrm{k}2$ , k2tog, rept from \* to end of round (21 sts) R 21: k2, k2tog, $^{*1}\mathrm{kl}$ , k2tog, rept from \* to end of round (14 sts) R 22: k1, then k2tog around (7 sts) Break yarn and draw end through remaining stitches. Darn in ends.
