 | Back in September, I saw some Cascade Lana Grande in a yarn shop that kept catching my eye. I wanted to make it into a cute, pink, cabled hat, which is absurd because I don't really knit with bulky yarn, I don't really wear a lot of pink, and let's be honest, I never dressed weather-appropriately when I lived up north, so why would I wear a hat now, in Georgia? I kept coming back to it regardless, so I bought three balls of it.
Last night, I turned it into the cute, pink, cabled hat I had in mind, and I couldn't be happier with it. It only used three quarters of a ball, which means I have plenty left for gloves and maybe even a skinny scarf. |
Yarn: Cascade Lana Grande in #6027
Needles: US 11 circular (magic loop) - the ball band said US 17 but I thought the fabric was way too loose
Pattern: My own ...
Using circular or DPNs, CO 64 stitches (long-tail cast-on) and join to knit in the round.
Round 1-3: *K2, P2* around
Round 4: *K6, P2* around
Round 5: *Hold next 2 stitches in front of work on cable needle, K2 off left needle, K2 off cable needle, K2 off left needle, P2* around
Round 6-7: *K6, P2* around
Round 8: *K2, hold next 2 stitches in back of work on cable needle, K2 off left needle, K2 off cable needle, P2 off next stitches on left needle* around
Round 9: *K6, P2* around
Repeat Rounds 4-9 until hat reaches to the crown of your head from wherever you like to wear your hats (I did four repeats) then proceed to decreasing for the crown.
Decrease Round 1: *K6, P2tog* around (56 stitches on needles)
Round 2: *Hold next 2 stitches in front of work on cable needle, K2 off left needle, K2 off cable needle, K2 off left needle, P1* around
Round 3-4: *K6, P1* around
Round 5: *K2tog, hold next 2 stitches in back of work on cable needle, K2tog off left needle, K2tog off cable needle, P1 off left needle, K2, hold next 2 stitches in back of work on cable needle, K2 off left needle, K2 off cable needle, P1 off left needle* around (44 stitches on needles)
Round 6-7: *K3, P1, K6, P1* around
Round 8: *Hold next stitch in front of work on cable needle, K1 off left needle, K1 off cable needle, K1 off left needle, P1, Hold next two stitches in front of work on cable needle, K2tog off left needle, K2tog off cable needle, K2tog off left needle, P1* around (32 stitches on needles)
Round 9: *K3, P1* around
Round 10: *K1, SKPO, P1* around (24 stitches on needles)
Round 11: *SKPO, P2tog* around (12 stitches on needles)
Break yarn and graft top of hat closed. |