A luxuriously warm beanie. Combining sumptuous cashmere and silk lace weight yarn with a super soft squishy merino singles yarn. The fold up brim adds warmth and flexibility of fit. Hat fits an adult sized head. Fun and fast to knit in the round.
Needles:
1 x 5mm 40cm circular needles,
1 set of 5mm set of double pointed needles for reducing crown
Yarns:
Filatura Di Crosa Superior lace 25 gms 300 mts
Malabrigo Worsted 210 yds (190 mts) 100 gms
Hat uses approximately 150 mts of yarn
Work with one strand of lace and one strand of worsted held together
Abbreviations:
- Rnds – rounds;
- k -knit;
- p – purl;
- p2tog – purl two stitches together;
- k2tog – knit two stitches together;
- (…….) brackets mark repeatable instructions
Cast on 88 sts
Join in the round, place marker for beginning of round.
Band
Rnds 1 – 29 (K2,p2) repeat to end (12cms from cast on)
Body
Rnd 1 knit
Rnd 2-4 (k3,p5) repeat to end
Rnd 5 knit
Rnd 6- 8 (p4,k3,p1) repeat to end
Repeat above 8 rounds twice more. For a total of 3 times
Crown
Rnd 1 knit
Rnd 2 (k3, p2, p2tog,p1) (77 sts)
Rnd 3 & 4 (k3, p4) repeat to end
Rnd 5 knit
Rnd 6 (p2tog, p1, k3, p1) repeat to end (66 sts)
Rnd 7 & 8 (p2, k3, p1) repeat to end
Rnd 9 knit
Rnd 10 (k1, p1, p2tog, p2) repeat to end (55 sts)
Rnd 11 (k1,p1,p2tog, p1) repeat to end (44 sts)
Rnd 12 (k1, p3) repeat to end
Rnd 13 (k2, k2tog) repeat to end (33 sts)
Rnd 14 & 15 (P1, k1, p1) repeat to end
Rnd 16 (k2tog, p1)repeat to end (22 sts)
Rnd 17 (k2tog) repeat to end(11 sts)
Break yarn and thread through stitches. Pull to close and secure end
