Crystal Palace Yarns - FREE PATTERN - Knit
Description: Panda Pearl is soft and has incredible stitch definition, a perfect choice for this Tunisian-Rib-based knit hat. It is designed with a slight slouch and matches the Pearly Rib Scarf. It takes just one skein to make.
Level: Intermediate (knitting yo's & sl sts tog, decrease in established pattern)
Size: Women's Medium (18" circumference unstretched)
Materials:
Gauge: 6 sts=1" on smaller needles, 5 sts=1" on larger needles
Abbreviations: beg- beginning; CO- cast on; k- knit; p- purl; pm- place marker, sl st- slip stitch; st(s)- stitches; yo- yarn over
INSTRUCTIONS
With smaller needles, CO 100 sts. Pm to mark beg of rnd. Join, being careful not to twist sts. Knit one rnd even. Begin Tunisian Rib.
Tunisian Rib:
Rnd 1: *p1, sl 1 wyif, yo; rep to end of rnd. For last rep, do not yo; just leave yarn in front. The yo will be formed when you start Rnd 2.
Rnd 2: *k1, k sl st & yo tog tbl; rep to end of rnd.
Repeat these two rnds until piece measures 2½", ending with a Rnd 1.
Inc Rnd: *(k1, k sl st & yo tog tbl) 5x, m1; rep from * to end of rnd. [110 sts]
Change to larger circular needles and, starting with Rnd 1 of Tunisian Rib, continue in Tunisian Rib until piece measures 7½" from cast-on edge, ending with a Rnd 2. Begin Crown Decrease.
Crown:
Note: Change to double-points when hat becomes too narrow for circulars, probably before working Rnd 7 of Crown.
Note: The first 3 decrease rnds are worked in with the established Tunisian Rib pattern. Pay extra attention to these, as these can be tricky.
Rnd 1: Rnd 1 of Tunisan Rib.
Rnd 2 (Dec rnd): * (k1, k sl st & yo tog tbl) 4 times, k1, k sl st, yo & next st tog tbl, k sl st & yo tog tbl, (k1, k sl st & yo tog tbl) 4 times, k next st, sl st & yo tog tbl; rep from * to end of rnd. [100 sts]
Rnd 3: Rnd 1 of Tunisan Rib.
Rnd 4 (Dec Rnd): * (k1, k sl st & yo tog tbl) 4 times, k next st, yo & sl st tog tbl; rep from * to end of rnd. [90 sts]
Rnd 5: Rnd 1 of Tunsisan Rib.
Rnd 6 (Dec Rnd): * (k1, k sl st & yo tog tbl) 3 times, k1, k sl st, yo & next st tog tbl, k sl st & yo tog tbl, (k1, k sl st & yo tog tbl) 3 times, k next st, yo & sl st tog tbl; rep from * to end of rnd. [80 sts]
Rnd 7 (Dec Rnd): *K6, k2tog; rep to end of rnd. [70 sts]
Rnd 8 (Dec Rnd): *K5, k2tog; rep to end of rnd. [60 sts]
Rnd 9 (Dec Rnd): *K1, k2tog; rep to end of rnd. [40 sts]
Rnd 10 (Dec Rnd): *K2tog; rep to end of rnd. [20 sts]
Rnd 11 (Dec Rnd): *K2tog; rep to end of rnd. [10 sts]
Cut yarn, leaving 6-8" tail. With tapestry needle, thread yarn through rem 10 sts.
September 2014