Follow My Lines Hat


Hello my fellow knitters! This hat is an accompanying piece to my Follow My Lines Shawl that I have posted previously, but much simpler to knit. I hope you all like it as well and give it a try. Stay home and stay safe!

Level: Intermediate

Materials:
  • Yarn: Alize Happy Baby Soft: (65% acrylic, 35% polyamide, 100 g/ 3.53 Oz, 330 m/ 361 yds): color No. Orange, 483: 1 skein.
  • Circular Knitting needles, 40 cm/ 16" long, size 3.5 mm/ US 4 and 4.5 mm/ US 7.
  • Tapestry needle.
  • Stitch marker.


Size and measurements: One size, fits a M/L head.

Gauge: 16 sts x 24 rows in stockinette stitch.

Yardage: 145- 150 m/ 158- 165 yds.


knitting Terms:
  • k = knit.
  • p = purl.
  • k3tog = k 2 together, slip 1 st, pass the first st over the slipped st.

Instructions:

With 3.5 mm circular knitting needles cast on 120 sts, join in the round, 
Don't know how to join in the round? here is a short tutorial on how to do it (from 0:26 - 1:15 min): 

 

Put the ring stitch marker at the beginning of rounds.

Ribs Pattern:


Round: *p 1, k 1, repeat from * to end.


Repeat the row 12 times (4 cm/ 1.5"). 


Change to  4.5 mm knitting needles and work the following:

Round 1: k2tog but do not drop them from left-hand needle, then knit the first stitch and slip both together from the needle, repeat to end.

Round 2: k all sts.

Round 3: slip first st with yarn in back, k2tog, do not drop them from left-hand needle, knit the first stitch only again, slip both together from the needle, repeat to last stitch, knit the last stitch and the first slipped stitch together, do not drop them from left-hand needle, knit the first stitch only again, slip both together from the needle.


Round 4: k all sts.


Repeat these 4 rounds until hat measures 15 cm/ 6". change needles to 3.5 mm, work 3 rounds in ribs pattern as follows:

Round: *p 1, k 1, repeat from * to end.




Decreasing Rounds:

Round 1: *k3tog, (k 1, p 1) four times, k 1, repeat from * to end. (100 sts)


Round 2: k the k sts and p the p sts to last st, work it with next round.


Round 3: *k3tog, (p 1, k 1) three times, p 1, repeat from * to end. (80 sts)


Round 4: repeat round 2.


Round 5: *k3tog, (k 1, p 1) twice, k 1, repeat from * to end. (60 sts)


Round 6: repeat round 2.

Round 7: *k3tog, p 1, k 1, p 1, repeat from * to end. (40 sts)

Round 8: repeat round 2.

Round 9: *k3tog, k 1, repeat from * to end. (20 sts)

Round 10: k all sts.

Cut a 15 cm / 6" long yarn, Pull it through all sts and tighten tog. Weave in loose ends.

Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.


Happy crocheting/knitting! follow me on Instagram @wiams_crafts and Twitter @wiamscrafts to see my upcoming projects.

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