Gingham Plaid by Deborah Tomasello
Materials
1 ball each of KnitPicks Palette: Majestic, French Lavender and White. (or any two light and dark shades of a color plus 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 Majestic. Join to work in round, placing stitch marker and being careful not to twist stitches. Knit six rounds corrugated rib (see CHART A) French Lavender and White for knit sts and Majesticfor purl sts. Increase round: (Round 7 of CHART A)Using Majestic, inc 26 sts evenly to 162 sts. (This will be a smaller hat. If you want a much bigger hat inc to 180 sts. For a medium hat, inc to 162, but use a size #4 needle. Follow CHART B (9 repeats per round) for 36 rounds ise round: Round 1 of CHART C, using Majestic, dec evenly for a total of 144 st Hat top: Follow CHART C to end, beginning round with the center stitch of decrease panel, as opposed to the far right sts. S'witch to DPNs when necessary.\*\*Please see Hat Decrease Panel Explanation at end of pattern. NOTE: To dec. top, K2TOG and and then SSK two sts immediately after, according to chart. Round 22, k2tog all around, round 23 (not on chart), k2tog all around leaving 6 stitches. 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. Finishing: Tie and weave in or trim all color change ends. Wash and block to fit. KnitPicks palette Colors Used:
CHART A
Use, French Lavender and White for knit sts and Majestic for purl sts. Round 7 is increase round --- = purl stitch
CHART C
HATDECREASEPANELEXPLANATION
Red = decrease panel center st and beginning of rounds Yellow = Decrease support column—-knit st between K2TOG and SSK Green = K2TOG before knit st (support column) on decrease rounds
Blue = SSK after knit st (support column) on decrease rounds
Overview of decrease panel (1 of 6)
