TOOLS & SUPPLIES
- RED HEART® With Love®: 1 skein each 1401 Pewter A, 1907 Boysenberry B, and 1101 Eggshell C
- Susan Bates® Double Pointed Needles: One set each 4mm [US 6] and 5mm [US 8]
- 6 stitch markers, yarn needle, pompom maker
- GAUGE: 17 sts = 4" [10 cm]; 24 rows = 4" [10 cm] in Stockinette stitch using larger needles. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge.
- RED HEART® With Love®, Art. E400 available in solid color 7oz (198 g), 370 yd (338 m) and multicolor 5oz (141 g), 230 yd (211 m) skeins
Hat circumference at bottom edge: 20" [51 cm]
NOTE
Hat is worked in the round on double pointed needles.
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS
ssk: (1 st decrease) Slip next two stitches knitwise to right needle, insert point of left needle through front of sts, knit these sts together through back loop.
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HAT
Brim
With A and smaller needles, cast on 84 sts. Divide sts evenly around double pointed needles. Join to work in rounds, taking care not to twist sts. Place marker for beginning of round. Round 1: *K2, p2; repeat from * around. Rounds 2-12: Repeat Round 1.
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Body
Change to larger needles. Rounds 1-12: Knit. Cut A. Rounds 13-23: Join B and knit. Round 24 (Set-Up Round): *K14, place marker; repeat from * four more times, K14 – 6 markers evenly spaced around, counting beginning of round marker.
Shape Crown
Round 25: *Ssk, knit to 2 sts before next marker, k2tog, slip marker; repeat from * around – 72 sts. Round 26: Knit.
Rounds 27-34: Repeat Rounds 25-26, decreasing 12 sts every other round – 24 sts remain on last round worked. Round 35: Repeat Round 1 – 12 sts. Round 36: Knit, removing markers but keeping marker at the beginning of round. Round 37: *K2tog; repeat from * around – 6 sts. Cut yarn, leaving a long tail. Thread yarn tail through remaining sts and pull up tight to close top. Secure end.
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FINISHING
Weave in ends
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Pompom
With pompom maker and C, make 2" [5 cm] diameter pompom. Sew pompom to top of Hat.
Abbreviations
A, B, C = Color A, B, C;
cm = centimeters;
k = knit;
k2tog = knit 2 sts together;
mm = millimeters;
p = purl;
st(s) = stitch(es);
tog = together;
* or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated.