YOUNG AND TRENDY HAT
DIFFICULTY = Easy
Yarn: YOUNG AND TRENDY by Laines du Nord
One size - 1 ball (100 g), col 50
Circular needles: size 7 mm and 8 mm tips with 60 cm cable
Others: darning needle with large eye, stitch marker, scissors, tape measure.
STITCHES USED
Stockinette stitch in the round:
Round 1 and following rounds (RS): knit all sts.
Joining in the round: slip the first st from the left needle to the right needle purl-wise, pass the last cast-on st over the slipped st and off the
needle, pull the yarn tail to tighten the st, place a BOR marker to indicate the beginning of the round and move it up at the end of each
following round.
ABBREVIATIONS
RS = right side of the work
WS = wrong side of the work
col = color(s)
st(s) = stitch(es)
BOR marker = beginning of the round marker
k = knit
yo = yarn over
rep = repeat
rep ** = repeat from * to *
p = purl
k2tog = knit 2 stitches together(insert the right needle into the next 2 sts on the left needle and knit them together).
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
One size
Procedure
DETAILED PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS
Using circular needles with size 7 mm tips, cast on 40 sts, place a SM and join in the round, making sure not to twist the sts.
Round 1: knit all sts.
Rounds 2 and 3: purl all sts.
Round 4: knit all sts.
Round 5: (yo, k2tog) rep to the end of round.
Round 6: * yo, k2tog (insert needle into the yo and the closing st of the previous round k2tog *, rep **.
Rounds 7 to 13: rep round 6.
Rounds 14 and 15: purl all sts.
Switch to size 8 mm tips.
Rounds 16 to 36: knit all sts.
Round 37 (decrease round): k2tog, 20 times. [20 sts]
Round 38 (decrease round): k2tog, 10 times. [10 sts]
Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail to join the work.
FINISHING
Using a darning needle, thread the tail through the remaining 10 sts, remove the circular needles, pull tightly to close the top and secure the
yarn on the WS with a few small stitches.
Make a 10 cm diameter pompom and sew it to the top of the hat.
Weave in all ends.
INSTRUCTIONS
Work the hat in the round from the bottom up.
