Knitted hat

Sizes: S (M, L)

Circumference of the hat – 57 (65, 65) cm,

Circumference of the lower edge – 41 (41, 46) cm,

Height of the hat – 20.5 cm.

Choose a size where the circumference of the lower edge is 5 cm less than the circumference of the head.

Required yarn:

Yarn Stories Fine Merino (100% merino wool; 178 m / 50 grams per skein) – 2 skeins.

Required tools:

Circular needles No. 2.75 and No. 3.5, 40 cm long, a set of double-pointed needles No. 3.5, stitch markers.

Knitting density:

32 stitches and 40 rows = 10 cm of stockinette stitch, knitted with needles No. 3.5.

Note: the hat is knitted from the lower edge. After the ribbing, increases are made.

Start of knitting:

With needles No. 2.75, loosely cast on 120 (120, 140) stitches.

Join the stitches into a ring. Place a marker at the beginning of the round.

Knit 15 rounds of 1x1 ribbing (1 knit stitch, 1 purl stitch).

Next round: *5 (2, 6) knit stitches, 1 stitch knit through the front then through the back; repeat from * to the end of the round – on needles 140 (160, 160) stitches.

Change to needles No. 3.5.

Next round: knit stitches.

Knit rows 1-7 according to pattern A, using markers to separate 7 (8, 8) repeats of the motif, each 20 stitches – on needles 182 (208, 208) stitches.
Knit rows 1-16 according to pattern B.

Knit rows 1-9 according to pattern C – on needles 140 (160, 160) stitches.

Repeat the motif according to pattern A and pattern B once. Do not repeat the motif according to pattern C – on needles 182 (208, 208) stitches.

Knit rows 1-10 according to pattern D, switching to double-pointed needles when few stitches remain – on needles 14 (16, 16) stitches.

Finishing:

Cut the yarn and pull it through the remaining stitches. Tighten securely and secure the yarn.