Wednesday, February 8, 2012

stashbusting - skihase [free pattern]

would you trust me, if i told you that i prepared this post 
in december? i really have to work on my time management

the hat itself is simple and easy to knit
i had a few skeins of merino 70 laying around and i 
truly have to reduce my stash!

you could also use any other bulky yarn that knits up 
to the gauge.
the pompom is made out of lambskin




materials:
merino 70 by LANG YARNS
2 skeins in maincolour
1 skein of each contrastcolour 
you will need about 140 meter [153 yards] in total


5 mm [US 8] circulars 40 cm [16"] long and dpns


gauge: 16.5 sts x 23 rows in St st 
size: one size (to fit head circumference 54-61 cm [21-24"])


adjust the size easily by adding/reducing multiples of 2 sts






CO 72 sts and join to knit in rounds
pm at beg of round
rnd 1-10:   *k tbl, p1 around
rnd 11 (inc rnd): *k4, m1 around (90 sts)
rnds 12-20: k all sts
rnds 21-39: work colour chart
rnds 40-44: k all sts
rnd 45 (dec rnd): *k13, k2tog; rep from* around (84 sts)
rnd 46:     k around
rnd 47 (dec rnd): *k12, k2tog; rep from* around (78 sts)
rnd 48:     k around
rnd 49 (dec rnd): *k11, k2tog; rep from* around (72 sts)
rnd 50:     k around
rnd 51 (dec rnd): *k10, k2tog; rep from* around (66 sts)
rnd 52:     k around
rnd 53 (dec rnd): *k9, k2tog; rep from* around (60 sts)
rnd 54:     k around
rnd 55 (dec rnd): *k3, k2tog; rep from* around (48 sts)
rnd 56:     k around
rnd 57 (dec rnd): *k2, k2tog; rep from* around (36 sts)
rnd 58 (dec rnd): *k2tog around (18 sts)
cut yarn, pull through rem sts and weave in ends


 




abbreviations:
CO:     cast on
st(s):  stitch(es)
pm:     place marker
beg:    begin
rnd(s): round(s)
k:      knit
p:      purl
k tbl:  knit through backloop
inc:    increase
dec:    decrease
k2tog:  knit 2 sts together
rep:    repeat
rem:    remaining





did a second one with scraps of the same yarn
the only change i made, was working with 2 sts less (88 sts)
due to the checkered pattern (multiple of 4 sts)



hope you have fun

isa k.


         

4 comments:

  1. Cute hat! I keep seeing you in that cowl and want to know more about it! Surely you knit it yourself

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    1. was one of my first cowls ever.... did this ages ago (5 or 6 years, I think)
      I really love this simple one. Maybe I'll post the how-to the next days

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    2. 4 years later and we are still interested in your cowl 😄 Please write it down 😍

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  2. is this hat not listed on Ravelry? i'm having a hard time finding it, and I'd like to link to it when i make it!

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