Sweet beanie

Put your skills to the test on a quiet evening with Kirstie McLeod’s eye- catching hat.

Cast on a lacy lovely.

We knitters know a good hat when we see one, and this is most definitely a good hat! Featuring a pretty lace design and clever crown decreases that become part of the finished look, a lot of care and attention has gone into this pattern to make it as fun and easy to knit as possible. See, didn’t we tell you it was a good hat?

RIB

Cast on 82 stitches using 5½mm needles. Row 1 ( WS) Sl1, *K2, P2; rep from * to last st, K1. Repeat Row 1 until the Rib measures 8cm from the cast- on edge, ending on a WS row.

HAT

Row 1 (RS) Sl1, *K2, k2tog, yo; rep from * to last st, K1. Row 2 Sl1, purl to end of row. Row 3 Sl1, *K1, k2tog, yo, K1; rep from * to last st, K1. Row 4 Sl1, purl to end of row. Row 5 Sl1, *k2tog, yo, K2; rep from * to last st, K1. Row 6 Sl1, purl to end of row. Row 7 Sl1, *K1, yo, skpo, K1; rep from * to last st, K1. Row 8 Sl1, purl to end of row. Row 9 Sl1, *K2, yo, skpo; rep from * to last st, K1. Row 10 Sl1, purl to end of row. Row 11 Sl1, K1, *K2, yo, skpo; rep from * to end. Row 12 Sl1, purl to end of row. Row 13 Sl1, *K2, P2; rep from * to last st, K1. Row 14 Sl1, *K2, P2; rep from * to last st, K1. Row 15 Sl1, *K2, P2; rep from * to last st, K1. Row 16 Sl1, *K2, P2; rep from * to last st, K1. Row 17 (RS) Sl1, *K2, k2tog, yo; rep from * to last st, K1. Row 18 Sl1, purl to end of row. Row 19 Sl1, *K1, k2tog, yo, K1; rep from * to last st, K1. Row 20 Sl1, purl to end of row. Row 21 Sl1, *k2tog, yo, K2; rep from * to last st, K1. Row 22 Sl1, purl to end of row. Row 23 Sl1, *K8, k2tog; rep from * to last st, K1. [74 sts] Row 24 Sl1, purl to end of row. Row 25 Sl1, *K7, k2tog; rep from * to last st, K1. [66 sts] Row 26 Sl1, purl to end of row. Row 27 Sl1, *K6, k2tog; rep from * to last st, K1. [58 sts] Row 28 Sl1, purl to end of row.

Row 29 Sl1, *K5, k2tog; rep from * to last st, K1. [50 sts] Row 30 Sl1, purl to end of row. Row 31 Sl1, *K4, k2tog; rep from * to last st, K1. [42 sts] Row 32 Sl1, *p2tog, P3; rep from * to last st, P1. [34 sts] Row 33 Sl1, *K2, k2tog; rep from * to last st, K1. [26 sts] Row 34 Sl1, *p2tog, P1; rep from * to last st, P1. [18 sts] Row 35 Sl1, k2tog, psso, (k2tog) to last 3 sts, K3tog. [8 sts]

TO MAKE UP

Break off yarn, thread through the stitches on the needle and pull tight. Secure with a stitch. With RS facing sew "together the side seams.