PETERS HAT
Cn original bat pattern created for a student e shared withMadison Knitter's Guild Community Knitting.
PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS & NOTES: This is a basic cabled hat with bulky yarn & large needles. Mix and match your leftover yarn to create something whimsical, bright, and cheerful for the gloomy winter months!
NEEDLES & YARN:
US 10.5 circular needles (16") Heavy worsted or bulky yarn, 150-200 yards 4 stitch markers are helpful Gauge is about 4 stitches/inch
STITCHES USED:
k (knit) p (purl) k2tog (knit two together) C3R (cable three right; worked over 6 stitches-place next three stitches on a cable needle and hold to the back of the work, knit three stitches from the left needle, place held stitches on left needle, knit these three stitches)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Using the long tail method (or preferred cast on method), CO 88 (92, 96) stitches. Join to work in the round being careful not to twist. Mark beginning. Rounds 1-6 and 8 of the body are worked as follows: [p2, k6, p2, k12 (13, 14) slip marker] x4 Round 7 is the cable cross and is worked as follows: [p2, C3R, p2, k12 (13, 14) slip marker] x4 Work these 8 rounds for 10 (10.5, 11) inches or until desired height is achieved. Begin decreases. DECREASES: Round 1: [p2, k6, p2, (k2tog, k2)x3, k extra stitches for larger sizes] x4 Round 2: [p2, k6, p2, k9 (10, 11)] x4 Round 3: [p2, k6, p2, (k2tog, k1) x3(4)] x4 Round 4: [p2, (k2tog, k1) x3, p2, k6(7)]x4 Round 5: [p2, (k2togx2), p2, (k2rogx3), k extra stitches for larger sizes]x4 Round 6: [p2, k2, p2, k3(4)] x4 Round 7: [p2tog, k2, p2tog, k3(4)] x4 Round 8: [p1, k2tog, p1, k2tog (2x for larger sz), k1] x4 Round 9: [p1, kl, p1, k2(3)] x4 Round 10: k2tog all the way around, removing markers and knitting a single stitch at the end if needed. Break yarn leaving a long tail. Pull tail through all loops and tie off. Weave in ends. Add pom pom if desired. Peter chose to work a contrast color band at the begin ning of his version of the hat. If you'd like to do that, simply cast on the same number of stitches, work a 2x2 or 4x4 ribbing (4x4 only works for S & L) for two inches or so, switch yarns and work the pattern as written.
Knit on!
K irsti Johanson
U has been published in Spin Off Magazine, Jane Austen Knits 2011 & 2012, and self pub lished her frst book in 2012. She is also the chair of the MKG Knit In 2015 and is so excited to be part of planning this event! Find her on Ravelry (kjerstie), Twitter (@kjerstie), Instagram (kj), Tumblr (kjerstie.tumblr.com), Pinterest (/kjerstie/), and her website (travellingstitchsisters.com). Sign up for the newsletter & never miss a teaching event or new pattern!
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