Hat with needles

This description is based on a head circumference of 54 cm. If you need a larger size, replace the needle size (by changing the size of the needles by 0.5, you will knit a hat for a head circumference of 55-56) or use thicker yarn.

Knitting gauge: 14 stitches of the pattern in width = 4.5 cm, 20 rows of the pattern in height = 5 cm.

Yarn: Lana Gatto Super Soft, 1 skein of each color. This is the amount needed for a children's hat. For a larger size, you will need a little more yarn (about 130 g). As an alternative, you can use Vita Sapphire yarn.

Needles: ribbing is knitted with 2.5 mm needles, the main fabric - with 3.0 mm needles

On 2.5 mm needles cast on 130 stitches plus 1 stitch to close the knitting in a circle and knit ribbing 1x1 to a height of 7 cm.

The next 3 rows fix the cuff - knit the purl stitch, slip the knit stitch, yarn behind the slipped stitch.

Continue knitting ribbing 1x1 for another 5.5 cm. In the last row of ribbing, switch to 3.0 mm needles and evenly increase by 10 stitches. You will have 140 stitches on the needles.

If you also want to knit a cuff of a different color, now is the time to introduce a thread of a different shade.

Let's start knitting the pattern (the pattern repeat is 14 stitches wide and 20 rows high).

Rows 1-2: 6 knit, 1 purl, 6 knit, 1 purl.

Row 3: Slip 2 stitches purlwise to a spare needle behind work, 1 knit, then knit stitches from the spare needle; slip 1 stitch purlwise in front of work, 2 knits, then knit 1 stitch from the spare needle; 6 knits, 1 purl.

Rows 4-5: 6 knit, 1 purl, 6 knit, 1 purl.

Row 6: Slip 2 stitches purlwise to a spare needle behind work, 1 knit, then knit stitches from the spare needle; slip 1 stitch purlwise in front of work, 2 knits, then knit 1 stitch from the spare needle; 6 knits, 1 purl.

Rows 7-8: 6 knit, 1 purl, 6 knit, 1 purl.

Row 9: Slip 2 stitches purlwise to a spare needle behind work, 1 knit, then knit stitches from the spare needle; slip 1 stitch purlwise in front of work, 2 knits, then knit 1 stitch from the spare needle; 6 knits, 1 purl.

Rows 10-11: 6 knit, 1 purl, 6 knit, 1 purl.

Row 12: 6 knit, 1 purl; slip 2 stitches purlwise to a spare needle behind work, 1 knit, then knit stitches from the spare needle; slip 1 stitch purlwise in front of work, 2 knits, then knit 1 stitch from the spare needle.

Rows 13-14: 6 knit, 1 purl, 6 knit, 1 purl.

Row 15: 6 knit, 1 purl; slip 2 stitches purlwise to a spare needle behind work, 1 knit, then knit stitches from the spare needle; slip 1 stitch purlwise in front of work, 2 knits, then knit 1 stitch from the spare needle.

Rows 16-17: 6 knit, 1 purl, 6 knit, 1 purl.

Row 18: 6 knit, 1 purl; slip 2 stitches purlwise to a spare needle behind work, 1 knit, then knit stitches from the spare needle; slip 1 stitch purlwise in front of work, 2 knits, then knit 1 stitch from the spare needle.

Rows 19-20: 6 knit, 1 purl, 6 knit, 1 purl.

Then repeat from row 1.

 

 

 

Decreases at the crown will take you almost a full repeat in height.

I started decreasing on the 3rd end of the 3rd repeat.

Start decreasing from row 16 of the pattern. Reset the row counter and start decreasing.

Row 1 of decreases: 2 left-leaning knit stitches, 2 knits, 2 right-leaning knit stitches, 1 purl, 6 knits, 1 purl.

Row 2 of decreases: 2 left-leaning knit stitches, 2 right-leaning knit stitches, 1 purl, 6 knits, 1 purl.

Row 3 of decreases: 2 left-leaning knit stitches, 1 purl, slip 2 stitches purlwise to a spare needle behind work, 1 knit, then knit stitches from the spare needle; slip 1 stitch purlwise in front of work, 2 knits, then knit 1 stitch from the spare needle.

Row 4 of decreases: 1 knit, 1 purl, 6 knits, 1 purl.

Rows 5-6-7 of decreases: 1 knit, 1 purl, 6 knits, 1 purl.

Row 8 of decreases: 1 knit, 1 purl, 2 left-leaning knit stitches, 2 knits, 2 right-leaning knit stitches, 1 purl.

Row 9 of decreases: 1 knit, 1 purl, 2 left-leaning knit stitches, 2 right-leaning knit stitches, 1 purl.

Row 10 of decreases: 1 knit, 1 purl, 2 left-leaning knit stitches, 1 purl.

Row 11 of decreases: 1 knit, 1 purl, 1 knit, 1 purl.

Row 12 of decreases: knit all stitches as 2 left-leaning knit stitches.

Row 13 of decreases: knit all stitches.

Row 14 of decreases: knit all stitches as 2 left-leaning knit stitches.

Row 15 of decreases: knit all stitches.

Cut the yarn about 15 cm and tighten the remaining stitches.