Holly’s Hat
When I started my new job awhile back one of the girls Holly asked for a hat in mint green as she couldn’t find one she liked in the shops anywhere. Her friend asked for the same one in baby pink. Holly showed me a hat from the shop that was similar to the one she wanted and Holly’s hat was born:
Needles: 5.5mm 24″ circulars and 5.5mm DPN’s
Yarn: Cascade 220 (less than half a skein around 100 yards)
Gauge: approx 4 stitches and 5 rows per inch in lace pattern
1 stitch marker
Cast on 70 stitches, place marker, and work 6 inches in pattern:
(repeat between *’s to the end of each round)
Round 1: *K3 P2*
Round 2:* K1 YO SSK P2*
Round 3: *K3 P2*
Round 4: *K2TOG YO K1 P2*
After 6 inches:
Round 1: *k3 P2TOG K3 P2*
Round 2: *K1 YO SSK P1 K1 YO SSK P2*
Round 3: *K3 P1 K3 P2TOG*
Round 4: *K2TOG YO K1 P1*
You may need to swap to DPN’s as you decrease stitches.
Round 1: *k2 k2tog k3 p1*
Round 2 *k1 yo ssk k1 yo ssk p1*
Round 3: *k6 p1*
Round 4: *k2tog yo k1 k2tog yo k1 p1*
Round 1: *k5 k2tog*
Round 2: *k1 yo ssk*
Then:
*K2 k2tog*
*K2tog yo*
*K1 k2tog*
*K2tog*
Cut yarn leaving a long end. Using a yarn needle pull yarn through the remaining stitches on the needles and remove stitched from needles. Pull thread tight to pull stitches together. I normally thread the yarn through each stitch twice then pull the yarn through to the wrong side.
Hide ends and block to fit.
