By Ellen Davis aka Pooka of the North
Age : 1-3 years
Yarn Phentex > Harmony
Or other other Worsted / 10 ply (9 wpi) to achieve same guage
Gauge 20 sts and 40 rows = 4 in
Finished Size Approx.7 ¼ inches tall by 6 ¾ deep;
Needles Size UK 9/ 3.75 mm Circular, Size UK 9/ 3.75 mm straight needles, and Size UK 9/ 3.75 mm dpns,;
Supplies
Crochet hook F-5/ 3.75mm
Scrap yarn
Darning needle,
Hat Body
Cast on 77 Provisional Cast On stitches.
Starting with a knit row,
work back and forth in stocking stitch for 5 inches ending with a purl row.
Next row: Knit stitches onto dpns, join into the round, then begin shaping crown
Shaping Crown
Round 1: *Knit 6 sts, K2tog* around, 49 sts remain;
Round 2,4, and 6: knit all sts;
Round 3: * Knit 5 sts, K2tog* around, 42 sts remain;
Round 5: *Knit 4 sts, K2tog* around 35 sts remain;
Round 7: *Knit 3 sts, K2tog* around 28 sts remain;
Round: 8 *Knit 2 sts, K2tog* around 21 sts remain;
Round 9: *Knit 1 st, K2tog* around, 14 sts remain;
Round 10: *K2tog* around, 7 sts remain;
Cut yarn and pass through remaining 7 sts, pull tight. Secure yarn.
Brim
Go to front edge with Provisional Cast On stitches. Unpick the fastening at the end of the crocheted chain, unravel chain.
Carefully place your live stitches on a circular knitting needle as they become exposed
Knit in front and back of all stitches (154 stitches) turn
Rib stitch to end of row, turn
Continue with rib stitch for 2 inches
Cast off with Stretchy Bind Off or Peggy's Stretchy Bind Off
Neck Band
On your circular, cast on 50 st with Long-Tail Cast On,
With wrong side facing you pick up stitches starting with edge f brim continuing along the neck edge until you reach the center back of hat.Count the number if stitches you pick up and Pick up the same number on the other side of the center back to the other brim edge.
Cast on 50 more stitches with Knit Cast On method. Turn
Knit, (Knit Cast On) stitches, then stitches picked up along bottom edge and finally the Long-Tail Cast On stitches. Knit 2 more rows in garter stitch, bind off. well.
:Weave in ends.
Someone posted a question on Ravelry because they're trying to make this cute little bonnet and couldn't get the stitch count to work out on the decreases on the back of the bonnet. (The "crown" btw, is the part that goes over the top of the head; this would only count as "crown decreases" if the brim went all around, like a sun bonnet, not on the front only like an old time prairie bonnet)
ReplyDeleteShe has her flat piece of seventy-seven stitches, but your directions weren't working. A wedge of eight stitches is required for *knit 6, k2tog* around, but seventy-seven is not a multiple of eight. Now if your first decrease row has ELEVEN stitch wedges, starting *knit 9, k2tog* around, that would work if there are supposed to be seven decrease points.
77 - 70 - 63 - 56 - 49 (as per your pattern), and from that point on your instructions work for the back of the bonnet.
Just thought you should know so you can correct the pattern.