Knitting Instructions for a Stylish Hat
You'll Need:
About 30g of Vita Harmony yarn (45% wool, 55% acryl; 110m/100g);
About 90g of Laponie yarn (55% polyacryl, 45% wool; 110m/100g);
Circle knitting needles 3.00 and 4.00;
Crochet hook.
Head circumference: 52-58 cm.
Instructions
Cast on 87 sts with knitting needles 3 (86 sts for 1 x 1 rib (pattern repeat is 2 sts) + 1 auxiliary st for circle).
Change to knitting needles 4. After beginning, you'll need to decrease 1 st in the 1st row, make first 2 sts as purls. The hat consists of 5 pattern repeats, i.e., 85 sts.
Pattern Rows
1st row: * 3 purls, 1 yarn over, 3 knit sts, knit 2 tog with left decline, 9 knit sts*;
2nd row: * 3 purls, 1 knit st, 1 yarn over, 3 knit sts, knit 2 tog with left decline, 8 knit sts*;
3rd row: * 3 purls, 2 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 3 knit sts, knit 2 tog with left decline, 7 knit sts*;
4th row: * 3 purls, 3 knit sts, 1 yarn over, knit 2 tog with left decline, 6 knit sts*;
5th row: * 3 purls, 4 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 3 knit sts, knit 2 tog with left decline, 5 knit sts*;
6th row: * 3 purls, 5 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 3 knit sts, knit 2 tog with left decline, 4 knit sts*;
7th row: * 3 purls, 6 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 3 knit sts, knit 2 tog with left decline, 3 knit sts*;
8th row: * 3 purls, 7 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 3 knit sts, knit 2 tog with left decline, 2 knit sts*;
9th row: * 3 purls, 8 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 3 knit sts, knit 2 tog with left decline, 1 knit st*;
10th row: * 3 purls, 9 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 3 knit sts, knit 2 tog with left decline.
Make 4 pattern repeats in height (17 cm), then, starting from the 1st row of new pattern repeat, start making the crown.
Crown
Change to double pointed needles 4.
1st row: * 3 purls, 3 knit sts, knit 2 tog with right decline, 9 knit sts*, knit the last st in the 5th cable together with the 1st purl of the 2nd row as knit st with left decline;
2nd row: * 1 purl, knit 2 tog with right decline, 2 knit sts, knit 2 tog with left decline, 7 knit sts, knit 2 tog with left decline*;
3rd row: * knit 2 tog with right decline, 2 knit sts, knit 2 tog with left decline, 7 knit sts*.
Make decreases in the rest of the rows of each cable in 2 places:
In the middle of cable, knit 2 tog with left decline;
In the end of cable knit the last st of the 1st cable together with the 1st st of the 2nd cable.
Then, decrease the sts, continue connecting sts together (knit 2 tog with left decline) in the places, where you see broaching cables due to the ornament.
Stop when there'll be 8-12 sts left on the knitting needles in order to tighten them. Cut the yarn 10 cm. By means of crochet hook draw this yarn through all the sts on the knitting needles and tighten. Fasten and cut the yarn.