Waikiwi Hat
Design by Gitta Schrade for Naturally Yarns
YARN
• 1 ball 50gm Waikiwi 4ply shade 418
NEEDLES AND TOOLS
• 2.75mm knitting needles • 3.25mm knitting needles • stitch holder and marker
MEASUREMENTS
Size To Fit Adult Head size: 52-54cm
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS
skp – slip 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch, pass the slipped stitch over
TENSION
28 sts by 36 rows over Stst on 3.25mm needles to 10cm
WORKING PATTERN HAT
With 2.75mm needles cast on 142 sts. K1, p1 rib for 10 rows.
Change to 3.25mm needles.
BEG MAIN PATTERN
ROW 1: RS – K7, skp, yo, k2tog, yo; *k6, skp, yo, k2tog, yo; rep from * to last st, k1.
ROW 2 AND ALL OTHER WS ROWS: P all sts.
ROW 3: *K6, skp, yo, k2tog, yo; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2.
ROW 5: K5, skp, yo, k2tog, yo; *k6, skp, yo, k2tog, yo; rep from * to last 3 sts, k3.
ROW 7: K4, skp, yo, k2tog, yo; *k6, skp, yo, k2tog, yo; rep from * to last 4 sts, k4.
ROW 9: K3, skp, yo, k2tog, yo; *k6, skp, yo, k2tog, yo; rep from * to last 5 sts, k5.
ROW 11: K2; *skp, yo, k2tog, yo, k6; rep from * to end.
ROW 13: K1, skp, yo, k2tog, yo; *k6, skp, yo, k2tog, yo; rep from * to last 7 sts, k7.
ROW 15: Skp, yo, k2tog, yo; *k6, skp, yo, k2tog, yo; rep from * to last 8 sts, k8.
ROW 17: K1; *k2tog, yo, k6, skp, yo; rep from * to last st, k1.
ROW 19: *K2tog, yo, k6, skp, yo; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2.
ROW 20: P all sts.
Rep these 20 rows until hat measures 13cm or as desired, end with a WS row.
SHAPE TOP
Change to 2.75mm needles.
Garter Stitch (= k every row) 4 rows. Change to 3.25mm needles.
NEXT ROW: RS – K6, skp, k1, k2tog; [k11, skp, k1, k2tog, k10, skp, k1, k2tog] 4 times; k7. 124 sts.
NEXT ROW: P all sts.
K 1 row.
P 1 row.
Change to 2.75mm needles.
Garter Stitch 4 rows.
Change to 3.25mm needles.
NEXT ROW: RS – K5, skp, k1, k2tog; [k9, skp, k1, k2tog, k8, skp, k1, k2tog] 4 times; k6. 106 sts.
NEXT ROW: P all sts.
K 1 row.
P 1 row.
Change to 2.75mm needles.
Garter Stitch 4 rows.
Change to 3.25mm needles.
NEXT ROW: RS – K4, skp, k1, k2tog; [k7, skp, k1, k2tog, k6, skp, k1, k2tog] 4 times; k5. 88 sts.
NEXT ROW: P all sts.
K 1 row.
P 1 row.
Change to 2.75mm needles.
Garter Stitch 4 rows.
Change to 3.25mm needles.
NEXT ROW: RS – K3, skp, k1, k2tog; [k5, skp, k1, k2tog, k4, skp, k1, k2tog] 4 times; k4. 70 sts.
Next Row: P all sts.
K 1 row.
P 1 row.
Change to 2.75mm needles.
Garter Stitch 4 rows.
Change to 3.25mm needles.
NEXT ROW: RS – K2, skp, k1, k2tog; [k3, skp, k1, k2tog, k2, skp, k1, k2tog] 4 times; k3. 52 sts.
NEXT ROW: P all sts.
Change to 2.75mm needles.
Garter Stitch 4 rows.
Change to 3.25mm needles.
NEXT ROW: RS – K1, skp, k1, k2tog; [k1, skp, k1, k2tog, skp, k1, k2tog] 4 times; k2. 34 sts.
NEXT ROW: P all sts.
Change to 2.75mm needles.
Garter Stitch 4 rows.
Change to 3.25mm needles.
NEXT ROW: RS – K2tog across row. 17 sts.
NEXT ROW: P all sts.
MAKING UP
Break yarn, leaving longer end, thread yarn through rem sts, pull together, secure, fasten off.
Join back seam.