COFFEE CAP. by Deborah Tomasello
Size: Adult (Male and Female) 21"'- 23"
Materials:
1 ball each KnitPicks Palette, Hazelnut, Camel Heather and White. One 16”′ #3 circular needle, four #3 DPNs (or size needed to obtain gauge), stitch marker, and tapestry needle Gauge: 32 stitches and 32 rounds = 4" using #3 needles.
Abbreviations:
K2TOG = Knit two stitches together. SSK = Slip one stitch, then slip the next. Insert left needle into the front loops of the slipped stitches and knit them together from this position .
Instructions:
With circular needle, CO 136 sts using Hazelnut. Join to work in round, placing stitch marker and being careful not to twist stitches. Knit six rounds corrugated rib (see CHART A) using Camel Heather and White for knit sts and Hazelnut for purl sts. Increase round: (round 1 of CHART B) Using Camel Heather, inc to 168 sts (knit 4 sts, then, inc every 4th st evenly to last 4 sts. Knit last 4 sts). Follow CHART B (4 repeats per round) for 8 more rounds (9 rounds total including first, increase round.) Now follow CHART C (7 repeats per round) for 30 rounds, or once through chart. The hat will be smoother if the sts marked with a “D" are duplicate-stitched in after hat is knitted. I (round 1 of CHART D): Using Camel Heather, dec evenly every 5th st (144 sts) Hat top: Follow CHART D to end. \*\* Round for hat top begins with the st just to the right of the line drawn in the center of the chart as opposed to starting at the far right as usual. NOTE: To dec. top, K2TOG before decrease support column, and SSK two sts immediately after decrease support column every other row. Knit last six sts for 5 rounds, cut yarn leaving a tail several inches long. Move all sts from needles to tapestry needle, and pull tightly. Secure from the inside. im all color change ends at beginning and ends of rounds. Wash and block to fit. Knit Picks Palette colors used:
CHART A
Knit sts in Camel Heather and White and purl sts. in Hazelnut
CHART B
Round 1 is increase round
CHART C
"D" in a stitch indicates it is to be duplicate-stitched in after hat is knitted.
