Friday, August 1, 2008

Top down ladder hat



Size
One size fits most adults

Materials
1 set US 6 double pointed needles or size needed to get gauge
1 US 6 16" circular needle
One skein Noro Kureyon or aproximate amount of another worsted weight yarn.

1 stitch marker
Tapestry needle

Gauge
16 sts/28 rows = 4in square in stockinette st

Pattern notes
The ladder pattern is made up of a multiple of 10 sts
Knitted flat:
Row 1(RS)- P1, K8, P1
Row 2(WS)-K1, P8, K1
Row 3 - P10
Row 4 - K1, P8, K1

These 4 rows make up the ladder pattern.

Directions
CO 3 sts onto 1 double-point needle. Distribute them evenly among 3 needles, one stitch per needle.

Rnd 1: Place stitch marker and join in the round by knitting 3 stitches into the first stitch. Do this by knitting into the front, back, then front of the stitch. Knit 3 stitches into each stitch. (3 stitches per needle)

Rnd 2: Knit
Rnd 3: (Kf+b, K1, Kf+b), 3 times (5 st per needle)
Rnd 4: Knit
Rnd 5: (Kf+b, K3, Kf+b), 3 times (7 st per needle)
Rnd 6: Knit
Rnd 7: (Kf+b, K5, Kf+b), 3 times (9 st per needle)
Rnd 8: Knit
Rnd 9: (Kf+b, K7, Kf+b), 3 times (11 st per needle)
Rnd 10: Knit
Rnd 11: (Kf+b, K9, Kf+b), 3 times (13 st per needle.
Rnd 12: Knit
Rnd 13: (Kf+b, Kf+b, P1, K8, P1, K1), 3 times
Rnd 14: (K4, P1, K8, P1, K1), 3 times
Rnd 15: (K3, Kf+b, P10, Kf+b), 3 times
Rnd 16: (K5, P1, K8, P1, K2), 3 times
Rnd 17: (K4, Kf+b, P1, K8, P1, Kf+b, K1), 3 times
Rnd 18: (K6, P1, K8, P1, K3), 3 times
Rnd 19: (K5, Kf+b, P10, Kf+b, K2), 3 times
Rnd 20: (K7, P1, K8, P1, K4), 3 times
Rnd 21: (K6, Kf+b, P1, K8, P1, Kf+b, K3), 3 times
Rnd 22: (K8, P1, K8, P1, K5), 3 times
Rnd 23: (K7, Kf+b, P10, K5), 3 times
Rnd 24: (K9, P1, K8, P1, K5), 3 times

Rnd 25: (K8, Kf+b, P1, K8, P1, K5), 3 times
Rnd 26: (K10, P1, K8, P1, K5), 3 times
Rnd 27: (K1, P1, K1, P1, K5, Kf+b, P10, K5), 3 times
Rnd 28: (K1, P1, K1, P1, K7, P1, K8, P1, K5), 3 times

Rnd 29: ({K1, P1} 3 times, K4, Kf+b, P1, K8, P1, K5), 3 times
Rnd 30: ({K1, P1} 3 times K6, P1, K8, P1, K5), 3 times
Rnd 31: ({K1, P1} 4 times, K3, Kf+b, P10, K5), 3 times
Rnd 32: ({K1, P1} 4 times, K5, P1, K8, P1, K5), 3 times

Switch to circular needle when convenient.

Rnd 33: ({K1, P1} 4 times, K4, Kf+b, P1, K8, P1, K5), 3 times
Rnd 34: ({K1, P1} 4 times, K6, P1, K8, P1, K5), 3 times
Rnd 35: ({K1, P1} 5 times, K3, Kf+b, P10, K5), 3 times
Rnd 36: ({K1, P1} 5 times, K5, P1, K8, P1, K5), 3 times
Rnd 37: ({K1, P1} 5 times, K4, Kf+b, P1, K8, P1, K5), 3 times
Rnd 38: ({K1, P1} 5 times, K6, P1, K8, P1, K5), 3 times
Rnd 39: ({K1, P1} 5 times, K6, P10, K5), 3 times
Rnd 40: ({K1, P1} 5 times, K6, P1, K8, P1, K5), 3 times

Rnd 41: ({K1, P1} 5 times, K6, P1, K8, P1, K5), 3 times
Rnd 42: ({K1, P1} 5 times, K6, P1, K8, P1, K5), 3 times
Rnd 43: ({K1, P1} 5 times, K6, P10, K5), 3 times
Rnd 44: ({K1, P1} 5 times, K6, P1, K8, P1, K5), 3 times

Repeat Rounds 41-44, 3 times.
Work in K2, P2 ribbing for about an inch.
BO in pattern. Using the tapestry needle, weave in ends.
Abreviations:
K- knit
P- purl
Kf+b- Knit into the front and back of the same stitch
CO- Cast on
BO- Bind off

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