Pirate Sock Hat $\copyright$ Nuclear Knits 2007
Get your ayy on. I was asked by a friend for a pirate stocking hat. This is what I came up with. It is a fun warm hat with mini scull and crossbones at the bottom. Gauge: 4.5 sts /inch
Materials: Lion Brand Imagine (one solid color and one variegated color), straight needles & circular size 8 us or $5.0\mathrm{mm}$ (or whatever size is needed to obtain gauge). This pattern is designed for a $22.5^{\circ}$ head.
Abbreviations
K - Knit MC - Main Color P - Purl k2tog - Knit two together
Pattern
Cast on 100 stitches of main color onto circular needles. Make sure not to twist the yarn when you join in a round. Place a marker at the beginning of the row. $^{*}\!{\mathrm{K}}2{\mathrm{,}}{\mathrm{P}}2^{*}$ working in pattern for $1.5^{\circ}$ . At beginning of round knit until piece measures $3\;^{3}\!/\!_{4}^{\mathrm{~m~}}$
Decrease Rows
\*K2tog, $^{\mathrm{k}23*}$ repeat between\* utilyu hit the markr at the bgining ofthe rw. Work 10 rows in knit. \*K2tog, $k22^{*}$ repeat between\* until you hit the marker at the beginning of the row. Work 8 rows in knit. \*K2tog,k21\* repeat between\* until you hit the marker at the beginning of the row. Work 6 rows in knit. Continue decreasing (decreasing the number from 21 ending with 17 stitches between your decreases). Work 6 rows in knit between. Knit until you have worked $6^{\circ}$ past the last decrease. Next row you'll be working in pirate patern. Evenly space 4 pirats. $\ast\mathrm{K}2$ pirate pattern\*, repeat between \*. The skull pattern is worked from row 1 to row 12. This way when the hat hangs the skulls will be facing the correct direction. Once the skull pattern is complete work 2 rows even in main color. At any point past here you can change to double pointed needles. $\ast\mathrm{K}6$ , K2tog\* until the end of the row. Knit 2 rows even $^{*}\mathrm{K}5,\mathrm{K}2\mathrm{tog}^{*}$ until the end of the row. Knit 2 rows even Continue decreasing in the same manner until you have k1,k2tog. Once you have finished this decrease row, use a needle to thread through each of the stitches. Weave in all loose ends. Give to your favorite pirate!
Created in Knit Visualizer (www.knitfoundry.com) Notes: BoxMainColor $\%$ is Second Color
