Mosaic Tiles Hat

Hi to you all! as promised in an earlier post, here is the matching hat to my Mosaic Tiles Skirt. Its pattern is very easy to follow; it is basically two rounds in each color that keep repeating, and you will only need to knit, purl and slip stitch for the most part. The hat is fluffy and can fit a wide range of head sizes. Knitting the set will be a great addition to your new winter collection. 

Skill level: Intermediate

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Materials:

• Yarn: Alize Superlana Maxi, 25% wool, 75% acrylic, 3.53 oz (100 g), 109 yards (100 m), in the following colors and quantities: yellow 488 (1 skein), and gray 21 (1 skein).
• Circular knitting needles, 24" (60 cm) long, sizes US 10 (6 mm), US 11 (8 mm).
• Double pointed needles (DPNs) set, size US 11 (8 mm).
• Tapestry needle.
• Ring stitch marker.

Sizes and measurements: 

• One Size: head circumference = 20"- 22.2" (50- 57 cm), hat height = 8.5" (21.5 cm). 

Yardage: 80- 82 yards (73- 75 m), approx.

Gauge: 14 sts and 18 rounds = 4" x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in rib pattern and 6 mm knitting needles.

Knitting Terms:

• st: stitch.
• sts: stitches.
• sl st: slip stitch purl-wise.
• k: knit.
• p: purl.
• s2s1ktog: slip two sts as if to knit them together, slip the third one knit-wise, knit the three sts together through back loops (centered double decrease). You can watch my tutorial video below to learn how to knit this stitch:

Instructions:

With gray yarn and size US 10 (6 mm) circular knitting needles, cast on 60 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 a ring stitch marker at the beginning of rounds, then work as follows:

Rib round: k 1, p 1, repeat to end.

Repeat the rib round five more times. Change to size US 11 (8 mm) circular needles and yellow yarn, knit the first two rounds of the general pattern as follows:

General pattern:

Round 1: (k 5, sl st 1, k 6), repeat to end.

Round 2 and every even numbered round: p the k sts and slip the slipped sts with yarn to back.

Round 3: with gray yarn, *(sl st, k 1) twice, k 4, (sl st, k 1) twice, repeat from * to end.

Round 5: with yellow yarn, *(k 3, sl st 1) twice, k 4, repeat from * to end.

Round 7: with gray yarn, *sl st 1, k 3, sl st 1 , k 1, repeat from * to end. 

Round 9: with yellow yarn, *k 1, sl st 1, k 7, sl st 1, k 2, repeat from * to end.

Round 11: with gray yarn, *k 2, (sl st, k 1) four times, k 2, repeat from * to end.

Round 13: with yellow yarn, *k 11, sl st 1, repeat from * to end.

Round 15: with gray yarn, repeat round 11.

Round 17: with yellow yarn, repeat round 9.

Round 19: with gray yarn, repeat round 7.

Round 21: with yellow yarn, repeat round 5.

Round 23: with gray yarn, repeat round 3.

Round 24: repeat round 2.

Decreasing rounds with the general pattern:

With yellow yarn repeat the first two rounds of the general pattern.

Round 3: with gray yarn, *(sl st, k 1) twice, s2s1ktog, k 1, (sl st, k 1) twice, repeat from * to end. (50 sts)

Round 5: with yellow yarn, *k 3, (sl st 1, k 1) twice, k 3, repeat from * to end.

Round 7: with gray yarn, *sl st 1, k 2, s2s1ktog, k 2, sl st 1 , k 1, repeat from * to end. (40 sts)

Round 9: with yellow yarn, *(k 1, sl st 2) twice, k 2, repeat from * to end. Cut yellow yarn, and work the remaining rounds with gray yarn.

Round 11: (k 2, s2s1ktog, k 3), repeat to end. (30 sts)

Round 12: p to end.

Round 13: (k 1, s2s1ktog, k 2), repeat to end. (20 sts)

Round 14: p to end.

Round 15: s2s1ktog, k 1, repeat to end. (10 sts)

Cut yarn leaving a 6" (15 cm) long yarn tail, pull it through all sts and tighten together. Weave in loose ends.

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

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