RIGSBEE CLOCHE
SARAH SIPE
The Rigsbee family owned large amounts of land in what is now Durham, NC. During the 1920's, James. B. Duke purchased some of the land; Duke University's West Campus now sits on the site of the family's homestead. A portion of Rigsbee Road, near downtown, keeps their name tied to Durham. Taking its shape from the cloche popular when Duke purchased the homestead, the Rigsbee Cloche shows a hint of unexpected color on the underside of the brim.1
SIZE
Women's medium (to fit 22 inch [56cm] head); finished hat measures 21 inches [53cm] circumference.
GAUGE
18 sts and 24 rows over 4 inches [10cm] in stockinette stitch worked in the round.
MATERIALS
MC: 150 yds [137m] worsted weight yarn CC: 100 yds [92m] worsted weight yarn Note: maroon example is knit in cotton/silk, green example is knit in wool. · US size 7 [4.5mm] needles for working in the round. · US size 5 [3.5mm] needles for working in the round.
ABBREVIATIONS
k knit. k2tog knit 2 stitches together as if they were 1 (right-leaning decrease). inactive describes the needle holding the stitches you are about to work. m1 pick up the bar between stitches with the inactive needle from front to back and knit it through the back loop. p purl. sl slip as if to purl. st/sts stitch/stitches. twist left drop stitch off inactive needle to the front of the work, knit next stitch, return dropped stitch to inactive needle, knit stitch. This creates a cable to the left. 1 For more information about the Rigsbees, visit hp://www.opendu campus
INSTRUCTIONS
Using CC yarn and larger needles, loosely cast on 90 sts. Join to knit in the round. Knit around for 4 rounds. Increase round: \*k2, kfb\* around (120 sts). Knit around 13 rounds (2 inches [50cm]) Change to MC. Knit 1 round. Turning round: Purl around. Knit 14 rows (2 inches [50cm]) RIGSBEE CLOCHE - SARAH SIPE
BAND
Switch to smaller needles and change to CC. Knit 1 round. marker, replace between twist left stitches. Round 5: First stitch has been twisted from round 4. k9. \*sl1, k9\* 8 times. Round 1: \*k1, p1\* around. Round 2: \*p1, k1\* around. Repeat rounds 1 and 2 once more to make a total of 4 rounds. Seal the brim: Fold wrong sides of brim together at purled turning row. Line up first stitch of next row with tail of cast on row. Pick up the cast-on row stitch beside the tail and place on inactive needle. Knit next live stitch together with cast-on row stitch. Pick up the next cast-on row stitch and place on the inactive needle. Purl next live stitch together with cast-on row stitch. Repeat until all live stitches have been knit or purled together with a cast-on row stitch. Band continued: Repeat Band Round 2, then band Round 1 once more.
CROWN
Each direction repeats 9 times per round unless otherwisenoted. Switch to larger needles and change to MC. Knit 1 round. Round 1: \*k8, sl1, k1\*. Round 2: \*k8, twist left\*. Round 3: \*k9, sl1\*. Round 4: k9, twist left. \*k8, twist left\* 7 times. There should be 9 sts remaining in the round. K8. Then, twist left last stitch of round with first stitch of next round. First stitch of next round becomes last stitch of round 4. If using a Round 6: \*twist left, k8\*. Round 7: \*k1, sl1, k8\*. Round 8: k1, twist left, k7\*. Round 9: \*k2, sl1, k7\*. Round 10: \*k2, twist left, k6\*. Round 11: \*k3, sl1, k6\*. Round 12: \*k3, twist left, k5\*. Round 13: \*k4, sl1, k5\*. Round 14: \*k4, twist left, k4\*. Round 15: \*k5, sl1, k4\*. Round 16: \*k5, twist left, k3\*. Round 17: \*k6, sl1, k3\*. Round 18: \*k6, twist left, k2\*. Round 19: \*k7, sl1, k2\*. Round 20: \*k7, twist left, k1\*. Repeat rounds 1-5 an additional time.
DECREASES
Round 1: \*ssk, k8\*. Round 2, 4, 6, 8: Knit around. Round 3: \*ssk, k7\*. Round 5: \*ssk, k6\*. Round 7: \*ssk, k5\*. Round 9: \*ssk, k4\*. Round 10: \*ssk, k3\*. Round 11: \*ssk, k2\*. Round 12: \*ssk, k1\*. Round 13: \*ssk\* (9 sts).
FINISHING INSTRUCTIONS:
Break yarn and thread through remaining 9 sts. Pull tightly and weave in ends. Block lightly. Flip back of brim up and sew into place with a single stitch if desired. For pattern support, please private message the designer on Ravelry, username DurhamKnits or email at sarah@ durhamknits.com.
