Crystal Palace Yarns - FREE PATTERN - Knit
Description: This comfy hat features k2 x p2 ribbed edge, eyelet lace cap and crown decreasing. Danube does the color-changing for you. This design alternates lace and plain panels to make a pretty and fun hat both to knit and to keep or give away. While similar to the Mochi-Plus Lacy Lattice Hat, this pattern has a built in 'safety row', in case you need to frog back... always useful for the beginning lace knitter.
(See Mochi Plus version here.)
Level: Easy/Intermediate (eyelets, decreasing)
Size: Woman's Medium (~19" circumference)
Materials:
Gauge: 6.25 sts per inch (25 sts/10 cm) over St st on larger needle
Abbreviations: CO- cast on; dpn- double pointed needles; K- Knit; K2tog - knit 2 sts together; P- Purl; PSSO - pass slip st over; rep - repeat; rnd(s) - round(s); St st - stockinette stitch; st(s)- stitch(es); tog - together; YO - yarn over; x- times
IINSTRUCTIONS
With the smaller circular needle, CO 120 sts. Join, being careful not to twist. Place marker.
K 1.5 inches in K2,P2 rib. Change to larger circular needle.
Begin Lacey Lattice Pattern:
Rnds 1 & 3: Knit
Rnd 3:*[K3 (K2tog, YO)x3, K3], repeat around.
Rnds 4 & 5: Knit
Rnd 6: *[K4 (K2tog, YO)x2, K4]
Repeat these 6 rnds until hat is ~6 in, or desired length, from CO edge. End pattern with Rnd 6.
Crown Decreases: (Change to dpn as stich count decreases.)
First Rnd: Knit
Dec Rnd 1: *[K2tog, K1 *(K2tog, YO)x3, K1, K2tog], repeat around. [120 sts decreased to 100 sts.]
Next Rnd: Knit 1 rnd
Next Rnd: Work 1 rnd as *[K3, (K2tog, YO)x2, K3], repeat around.
Next Rnd: K 1 rnd.
Dec Rnd 2: *(K2tog, (K2tog, YO)x3, K2tog), repeat around. [100 sts decreased to 80 sts]
Next Rnd: Knit 1 rnd
Next Rnd: Work 1 round as *[K2 (K2tog, YO)x2, K2], repeat around.
Next Rnd: K 1 rnd.
Dec Rnd 3: *(K2tog, (K2tog, yo)x2, K2tog], repeat around. [80 sts decreased to 60 sts]
Next Rnd: K 1 rnd.
Next Rnd: *[K1 (K2tog, YO)x2, K1], repeat around.
Next Rnd: K 1 rnd
Dec Rnd 4: *[K2tog (K2tog, YO) K2tog], repeat around. [60 sts decreased to 40 sts]
Next Rnd: K 2 rnds.
Dec Rnd 5: *(K2tog) repeat around. [40 sts decreased to 20 sts]
Dec Rnd 6:*(K2tog) repeat around. [20 sts decreased to 10 sts]
Cut the yarn, leaving ~8-inch end. Thread tapestry needle and draw yarn
through remaining sts. Pull
tightly to close; tuck end inside. Weave in ends.
Laura is the editor (and author-designer) of 50 Socks- 50 states and More [a ~58-pattern, 23-designer CD 2010 released for both PC and MAC], from Sirius Knitting Publications and can be reached at drlaura@siriusscience.net.
May 2015 (revised 5/20/2015)