Embarcadero Hat
Created by Patty Thomas of Daisy Yarns of San Francisco for individual use (not to be copied or published without permission, www.daisyyarns.com), 2008. A young at heart and spirit hat for the person on the go! Materials: 1 Skein of Pakucho Chocolate Vegan Cotton Yarn PLUS 11 yds of color contrast yarn in a similar color (PHOTO uses Tilli Tomas silk which is beautiful!), Size 9 Straight Needles, 1 Yarn Needle Cast on 80 Stitches using Cable Cast On Method (Make sure you have wound your Pakucho Yarn into a ball. Yes, it really makes this hat!) Rows A. Knit garter stitch which is Knit every row for 18 rows (depending on how tight your gauge is) or $^{2\ 1\!/\!4}$ inches. Row 1 After row A, Purl entire row Row 2 Knit entire Row Row 3 Purl entire Row Row 4 Cut 13.5 ft of contrast yarn and Knit WITH main Pakuco Yarn with a decrease. Begin a decrease by K2 tog every 6 stitches. (K2 tog means knit 2 stitches together as one stitch) Row 5 Purl entire row still using contrast yarn with your Pakuco Yarn Row 6 Knit entire Row Row 7 Purl entire Row Row 8 Knit row and begin another decrease by K2 tog every 5 stitches. Row 9 Purl entire Row Row 10 Knit entire Row Row 11 Purl entire Row Row 12 Cut 13.5 ft of contrast yarn and Knit WITH main Pakuco Yarn with a decrease. Begin a decrease by K2 tog every 4 stitches. (K2 tog means knit 2 stitches together as one stitch) Row 13 Purl entire Row with contrast yarn knit WITH main Pakuco Yarn Row 14 Knit entire Row with contrast yarn knit WITH main Pakuco Yarn Row 15 Purl entire Row Row 16 Knit entire Row Row 17 Purl entire Row Row 18 Knit entire Row Row 19 Purl entire Row Row 20 Cut 6 ft of contrast yarn and knit WITH main Pakuco Yarn with a decrease. Begin a decrease by K2 tog every 3 stitches. (K2 tog means knit 2 stitches together as one stitch) Row 21 Purl entire Row still using contrast yarn with your Pakuco Yarn Row 22 Knit entire Row Row 23 Purl entire Row Row 24 Knit row and begin another decrease by K2 tog every 2 stitches. Row 25 Purl entire Row Row 26 Knit entire Row and begin another decrease by K2 tog all stitches Row 27 Purl entire Row and final decrease by K2 tog remaining stitches till 7 stitches remain. \*Leave 3 ft of yarn. Using your yarn needle thread the end yarn and feed through the last 7 stitches pulling fairly tight. \*Fold hat in half with the wrong side facing you as you will be stitching a seam. Using the yarn you just pulled through the stitches sew the side seams just under the first stitch. Once I get to the bottom of the hat I like to go back up and sew it up again to make sure it doesn't stretch too much and looks flawless. \*Important! Make sure you sew on the sides of the seam and not over the top of the seam. It will not be comfortable to the wearer if you stitch over the top of the seam. \*Weave in any loose ends. I also like to take the caste on end and weave it up the inside seam so it's invisible. This beautiful & highly educated model is a San Francisco Francisco resident who enjoys an organic lifestyle in San Francisco, CA - August 2008. Contact: patty@daisyyarns.com
