Carson Cap, A quick knit holiday gift to you!

Carson Cap 

Yarn

Photo #1: Noro Silk Garden, 110 yards, one skein.

(model made with shade #37, now discontinued)

Photo #2: Noro Retro #9, 110 yards & 30 yards contrast yarn Silk Garden #314 
Needles

#6/4mm circular needle, 16" length

#6/4mm DPN (4)

Gauge: 5 stitches/inch with #6 needle.

Needle marker to indicate start of the round
Measuring tape and tapestry needle
  
Sizes

Ladies small/medium up 21 ½” head circumference

Ladies large 23” or someone with lots of lovely thick hair!

Finished: 7 (7½”) tall, 18" (20”) around at rib section

Abbreviations

SKP: Slip one stitch as if to knit, knit the next, pass the slipped stitch over the knit one.

YO: yarn over      

K2tog: knit two stitches together as one.

Rib Pattern: *K1, p1, rep from * around to starter marker

Lace Stitch Pattern, a multiple of 6

Rounds 1, 3, 5: *SKP, k2, yo, k2, rep from * around to starter marker.

Rounds 2, 4, 6: Knit all stitches

Rounds 7, 9, 11: *YO, k2, k2tog, k2, rep from * around to starter marker.

Round 8, 10, 12: Knit all stitches

1/27/11 Pattern Notes: Some knitters on Ravelry have made the following modifications: Using size 5 needle for the rib section (approx 6 rows) and changing to size 6 or 7 for the lace sections. However, changing the needle size may require more yarn.


Knitting Instruction, Size Large in (  ).

CO 96 (102) stitches using the long tail cast on method. Place starter marker on the right hand needle. Join by working rib stitch pattern below, take care to not twist the stitches.

Work the rib pattern for 1" (1½”).

Repeat the lace stitch pattern rounds 1-12 until the hat measures 5" (5½”) from the cast on edge, and end after working one of the knit rounds of the lace stitch pattern.

Begin the decrease rounds, transfer stitches to 3 DPNs, when they no longer fit on the circular needle.

1. Small/Medium: *K6, k2tog, rep from * around to starter marker (84 stitches)

1. Large: *K3, k2tog, k4, k2tog, rep from * to last 3 stitches, k3. (84 stitches)

Both Sizes: (Decreasing 7 stitches with every round).

2. *K10, k2tog, rep from * around to starter marker (77 stitches)

3. *K9, k2tog, rep from * around to starter marker (70 stitches)

4. *K8, k2tog, rep from * around to starter marker (63 stitches)

Continue decreasing in this fashion for 6 more rounds, rounds 5 -10.

11.  *K1, k2tog, rep from * around (14 stitches).

12. *K2tog, rep from * around to starter marker (7 stitches)

13. Cut working yarn allowing a 6" yarn tail. Thread a tapestry needle with the yarn tail and pull through the remaining 7 stitches to cinch them tightly at the top of the hat. Secure on the wrong side.

Design and Photography © December 2010 Carol Bristol Please respect copyright law, this pattern is for personal, noncommercial use only. Do not reproduce or distribute in any form. All rights reserved by the author. 
For questions, comments email: cbristoldesigns@msn.com  
Pattern website: www.carolbristoldesigns.com

First photograph, overlooking the Rachel Carson Preserve in Wells, Maine.