Iceland Printed Wool Baby Hat
Designed by Cathy Campbell
Materials: Crystal Palace Iceland 7243 Picnic – one 100g ball
Note: Using only double-pointed will cut down on cost because you end up using them anyway at the end; however, it is much easier to work the bulk of the hat in circulars and then use the double-pointed for the top.
Crystal Palace Bamboo Needles, 16” Circular and/or 8” Double-Pointed, US #10.5
Yarn needle.
Gauge: 1”=3 st on Stst
Kitchener’s Stitch:
Break a good length of yarn off and thread a yarn needle. With RS facing and holding one double-pointed needle at the front and one at the back, insert yarn needle into first st on front needle PURLWISE. Then insert yarn needle into first st on back needle KNITWISE. *Next, insert yarn needle KNITWISE into first st on front needle, pull it off the needle, and insert yarn needle into second st on front needle PURLWISE. Next, insert yarn needle PURLWISE into first st on back needle, pull the st off the needle, and insert yarn needle into the second st on back needle KNITWISE. Repeat from * until three sts remain.I-Cord
*Knit across the 3 sts, slide the sts to the right end of the needle, repeat from * until desired length.
Knitting the Hat:
CO 48sts on either circular or double-pointed needles. Work k2 x p2 rib for 1.5”. Change to Stst and work even until piece measures 6.5”. Divide the first 16sts between two double-pointed needles, leaving the rest on either the circular or the other double-pointed needles. Work the Kitchener’s Stitch over those 16 st, until 3 sts remain. Work 3-st I-cord for 4”. End off with yarn needle.
Repeat this two more times. Weave in loose ends. Tie each I-cord into a knot.
