Gauge:
5 stitches per inch
7 rows per inch
Stitch Explanation:
K—knit
P—purl
st(s)—stitch(es)
St st—stockinette stitch
YO—yarn over
arnd—around
rnd—round
sl—slip
ssk—Sl two sts, one at a time, as if to K. Slide the left needle into the front loop of both sts and K them together.
K2tog—knit two together
P2tog—purl two together
Notes:
Wind two bobs each with red and blue mist and three bobs with white. You will not need more than a couple of yards per bob.
This pattern involves working intarsia in the round. I will provide a brief tutorial of the only manner in which I know how to work intarsia in the round. If you wish to use another method, feel free. However, if you do not wish to work intarsia in the round, you can simply work the hat flat, ignore the tutorial, and sew the seam later. I hate sewing seams so much I took the trouble of learning this technique to avoid it.
Pattern:
Cast on 88 sts with Navy. (Increase or decrease the number of sts in multiples of 8 for a larger or smaller hat. Alternatively, you could use a smaller or larger needle size.) Join, being careful not to twist work. Place marker to indicate end of round.
Work in K1P1 rib for 1 inch.
Switch to St st and work 1 inch St st.
Here the pattern begins. I centered the pattern in the front of the hat, beginning it after 35 sts.
To work intarsia in the round, I used the following method:
Work the first rnd of the pattern as you would with flat knitting.
When you reach the end of the rnd, turn your work so that you are on the wrong side (just as you would with flat knitting). YO and work back across the second row of the pattern with purl sts. Work the last st of this rnd together with the YO from the beginning (P2tog).
Turn, YO, and knit the next rnd, again working the last st with the YO from the beginning of the rnd (ssk).
Continuing in this manner, you are essentially knitting flat but joining each row at the end.
When you have finished the chart, if you are on a wrong side row, finish that row and then turn and do the YO and work the next knit row entirely in the background color; ssk that st with the YO. If you are on a right side row, simply continue with plain knit rnds.
This is the chart:
This is the legend to the chart.
This is the chart in color. I left the symbols in place in case the colors on your monitor or printer are not the same as mine.
Upon completion of the chart, work one rnd even.
Decreases:
Rnd 1: K6, K2tog around.
Rnd 2 and all even rnds: K even.
Rnd 3: K5, K2tog around.
Rnd 5: K4, K2tog around.
Rnd 7: K3, K2tog around.
Rnd 9: K2, K2tog around.
Rnd 11: K1, K2tog around.
Rnd 13: K2tog around.
Cut off long end of yarn and thread it through remaining 8 sts and pull tight. Block; weave in all ends.
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