pattern Autumn hat

AUTUMN HAT

Material 
 Rowan Pure wool DK – Kiss 030

                 Patsley 020

                 Port 037

                 Navy 011

                 Anthracite 003

 Rowan Pure wool 4Ply – Ochre 461

                       Gerbera 454

 Artesano – Superwash merino DK – Sandy yellow 7254

All balls are 50g each. You can use some west yarn.

Feel free to choose your own colour combination.

Needles – set of double pointed needles 3mm, crochet hook and tapestry needle

Gauge – 16sts/18row – 2X2in, or 5X5cm

Start

Cast on 154 sts of Port colour, divide on needles evenly, joined

1^st – 12^th round – k1, p1 (Port colour)

13^th round – k2tog, yf repeat until end of the round – this is place where you will fold rib (instruction will follow later)

14^th – 16^th round – k1, p1 (Port colour)

17^th – 19^th round – k1 (Parsley colour), p1 (Port colour)

20^th – k1 (Kiss), p1 (Port colour)

21^st – 23^rd round - (Parsley colour), p1 (Port colour)

24^th – 25^th round - k1, p1 (Port colour)

26^th round – knit (Port colour) increase evenly to 168 sts. Next rounds just follow the chart, you should have 14 flowers.  

colours used :

1^st stripe use Kiss and Parsley

2^nd stripe – Navy and Ochre

3^rd stripe – Anthracite and Gerbera

4^th stripe - Ochre and Port

5^th stripe – Parsley and Ochre

6^th stripe – Kiss and Navy

7^th stripe – Ochre and Kiss

Sandy yellow Artesano is used in every stripe as centre of flower

After finished 4^th stripe or 44 rounds of chart - k23, k3tog, continue k3tog on the same point until you cam to 8 sts. Break yarn and thread through remained 8 sts. Pull up tight and fasten off securely.

Finish

On the end fold the beginning of your knitting, first half of the rib, and sew it to the end of the rib from wrong side by same colour of the yarn.

Abbreviation – k – knit

               P – purl

               K2tog – knit two together

              K3tog – knit three together

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