Soft Lacy Hat By Nancy Simet Yarn: Abbreviations: BO = bind off CO = cast on Level of Experience: K2tog = knit two stitches together rep = repeat sts = stitches YO = yarn over Finished Measurements Circumference 21” Lace Stitch Pattern: Rounds 1 and 3: P all sts. Materials Round 2: K all sts. Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino (55% merino wool, 33% Rounds 4 and 5: K all sts. microfibre, 12% cashmere, 50g/125m) 2 skeins color Round 6: *YO, k2tog; rep from * around. #340026 Rounds 7, 8, and 10: K all sts. Cascade Kid Seta (61% super kid mohair, 35% silk, 4% Rounds 9 and 11: P all sts. merino wool, 25g/300 yds) 1 skein color #24, or Rowan Rep Rounds 1-11 for pattern. Kidsilk Haze to coordinate US 5 (3.75mm) 16” circular needle and dpns Technical Tip: This hat is a woman’s large. To knit it smaller with Tapestry needle the gauge given and still have the crown decrease rounds remain the same, CO 104 sts; this will make it 1.5” smaller in circumference. Gauge In St st: 22 sts/29 rounds = 4”/10 cm. To save time, take Designer’s Tip: The colors chosen for the two yarns should be close time to check gauge. but do not need to be an exact match, as the fuzziness of the mohair helps the two colors blend. I used seafoam green baby cashmerino and Designer’s Tip: The addition of the mohair yarn is optional but aqua kid seta, and it looks like all one color, with the kid seta color adds a soft halo to the fabric. The two yarn colors do not need to match dominating. closely, as they blend together. Directions Holding together one strand of Baby Cashmerino and one strand of Kid Seta, CO 112 sts using circular needles. Place a marker and join in the round, being careful not to twist. Knit 4 rounds. Work the hem turning round as follows: *YO, k2tog; rep from * around. Knit 5 rounds, then work Rounds 1-11 of Lace Stitch pattern. Knit every round for about 1” then again work Rounds 1-11 of Lace Stitch pattern. Knit every round until hat measures 7” from hem turning round. Work decreases for crown as follows, switching to dpns when there are too few sts to fit comfortably around the circular needle: Round 1: *K6, k2tog; rep from * around. Rounds 2, 4, 6, and 8: K all sts. Round 3: *K5, k2tog; rep from * around. Round 5: *K4, k2tog; rep from * around. Round 7: *K3, k2tog; rep from * around. Round 9: *K2, k2tog; rep from * around. Round 10: *K1, k2tog; rep from * around. Round 11: K2tog around. Cut yarn, thread yarn tail onto tapestry needle, and run tail through all sts; gather to close hole. Hem bottom to underside using the baby Cashmerino yarn, turning at the hem turn round, leaving a picot edge. To hem, run the yarn through a purl bump on the underside, right under where the CO edge is folded in; then run the yarn through a cast-on stitch; continue around hat. Make sure that the purl bumps used are all in the same row. Block, and weave in all ends. !1.