The hat theme for the November 2009 Hat! Hats! Hats! group on Ravelry.com was vintage hats. I couldn't decide what I wanted to do. Cloche? Turban? So I came up with this hat, a combination of both styles. I particularly like the accent at the face edge. It looks sort of art deco-ish to me. The hat is knit flat, seamed and the stitches for the top are picked up and knit in the round. Then the i-cord accent is added. It is pretty quick and easy to make, thanks to the bulky weight yarn. I named this hat after my friend Jodie from my knitting group, the Loopy Ladies.
I'm not sure how adept I am at writing patterns, so bear with these directions and let me know if something is wrong or confusing.
Lady Jodie Hat
Materials:
100-110 yards bulky yarn (I used a little less than 1 skein Misti Alpaca Chunky)
size 10 needles, straight and double point
yarn needle
decorative button or brooch
Gauge: 4 stitches per inch.
I'm not sure how adept I am at writing patterns, so bear with these directions and let me know if something is wrong or confusing.
Lady Jodie Hat
Materials:
100-110 yards bulky yarn (I used a little less than 1 skein Misti Alpaca Chunky)
size 10 needles, straight and double point
yarn needle
decorative button or brooch
Gauge: 4 stitches per inch.
Side Crown:
Cast on 23 stitches (for a taller forehead, cast on 26 stitches)
Row 1: *Knit 2, purl 1*, knit 2.
Row 2: *Purl 2, knit 1*, purl 2.
Repeat rows 1 & 2 until piece measures 21 inches. (Or longer/shorter, depending on how large the wearer's head is. It should be a half inch or so smaller than the wearer's actual head measurement).
Cast off.
Seam the sides together using mattress stitch (instructions here) or whatever stitch you prefer.
Cast on 23 stitches (for a taller forehead, cast on 26 stitches)
Row 1: *Knit 2, purl 1*, knit 2.
Row 2: *Purl 2, knit 1*, purl 2.
Repeat rows 1 & 2 until piece measures 21 inches. (Or longer/shorter, depending on how large the wearer's head is. It should be a half inch or so smaller than the wearer's actual head measurement).
Cast off.
Seam the sides together using mattress stitch (instructions here) or whatever stitch you prefer.
Top Crown:
Using double point needles, pick up 16 stitches on each of 4 needles along the top edge for a total of 64 stitches. If the side crown was knit longer than 22 inches, pick up 17 stitches per needle, knit rows 1 & 2, and decrease one extra time like this: knit 7, knit 2 together. Then continue with Row 3
Row 1: Knit every stitch
Row 2 and every even row until row 16: Knit every stitch
Row 3: Knit 6, knit 2 together. Repeat. 56 stitches left
Row 5: Knit 5, knit 2 together. Repeat. 48 stitches left
Row 7: Knit 4, knit 2 together. Repeat. 40 stitches left
Row 9: Knit 3, knit 2 together. Repeat. 32 stitches left
Row 11: Knit 2, knit 2 together. Repeat. 24 stitches left
Row 13: Knit 1, knit 2 together. Repeat. 16 stitches left
Row 15: Knit 2 together. 8 stitches left
Row 16: Knit 2 together. 4 stitches left.
Cut yarn, draw tail through the stitches using a yarn needle. Fasten off on inside of hat.
I Cord and Embellishment:
At top of seam in side crown pick up 8 stitches vertically.
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: Purl
Row 3: Knit
Row 4: Purl 2 together, knit 4, purl 2 together.
Row 5: Knit
Row 6: Purl 2 together, knit 2, purl 2 together
Row 7: Knit
Begin I-cord. make I-cord for 11 inches.
Embelishment Part 1: (this is worked in stockinette until last couple rows)
Row 1: purl
Row 2: Knit front and back, knit 2, knit front and back. 6 stitches
Row 3: purl
Row 4: Knit front and back, knit 4, knit front and back. 8 stitches
Row 5: purl
Row 6: Knit front and back, knit 1, knit front and back, knit 2, knit front and back, knit 1, knit front and back. 12 stitches
Row 7: knit
Row 8: knit
Cast off.
Embellishment Part 2: (this is worked in stockinette until last couple rows)
On the back of Row 3 from the first embellishment pick up 6 stitches.
Row 1: Purl
Row 2: Knit front and back, knit 4 knit front and back. 8 stitches
Row 3: Purl
Row 4: Knit front and back, knit front and back, knit 4, knit front and back, knit front and back. 10 stitches
Row 5: Purl
Row 6: Knit front and back, knit front and back, knit 1, knit front and back, knit 3, knit front and back, knit 1, knit front and back. 15 stitches
Row 7: Purl
Row 8: Knit front and back, knit 5, knit front and back, knit 1, knit front and back, knit 5, knit front and back. 19 stitches.
Row 9: Purl
Row 10: Knit front and back, knit 7, knit front and back, knit 1, knit front and back, knit 7, knit front and back. 22 stitches.
Row 11: Knit
Row 12: Knit
Cast off.
Finishing the Hat:
Weave in ends.
Lay the I-Cord so it slants diagonally accross the hat from the top front to the opposite bottom of hat. Tack the embellishment down so it hangs a little over the bottom edge of the hat. Also tack down the I-Cord in a few places. Add a button or brooch.
11 comments:
I love this hat--this is wonderful! What a great pattern--thanks for posting this! :)
Thanks for making this pattern available. You have saved my holiday knitting sanity.
Your hats are very beautiful. Unfortunately, I can't knit due to my arthritis but I wish I could, because I really love your hats. You should consider selling them for people like me :-)
-N
How do you make the I cord for this hat pattern?
Laura
It's the coldest Jan for forty years in Sheffield England, so I decided to make myself a hat out of some spare wool that I had. I saw your hat and thought that it looked cute. It took me five hours to make, which passed away some boring hours of not being able to go out.When I showed it to my daughter in law she begged me to let her have it and when I wore it to work the following day, five people said it was lovely and asked me where i had got it from. Thanks for sharing the pattern with us .
I am so pleased that people are enjoying this hat pattern. I think it's really cute! :)
For i cord instructions, here is a really nifty video from youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcGj6tpqeJA
love this hat, but row 4 on the embellishment part 2, there are one to many knit front and backs at each end. when knitted i ended up with 12 stiches instead of 10. thank you for sharing your pattern :-)
Thank you SOOOO much for this pattern. I've been looking for a cool hat for my daughter (21) who is very sick and is losing her hair. She wants a 'non granny' hat to cover up with on non wig days and I think this will fit the bill beautifully. I have some Aran weight cotton i'm going to try it in as she can't wear wool. Once again, THANKS!
Marvelous pattern! Almost makes me wish I lived somewhere where wearing a hat made sense!
Knitted this hat for my cousin last xmas & she absolutely loved it!! Have recommended to a friend & knitting myself one for this winter. Thanks for sharing
Could you post a picture with the other side of the embellishment shown? I'm confused as to what the 2nd part of the embellishment is supposed to look like.
Also, I had the same problem on row four of the embellishment in part 2 where I ended up with 12 stitches instead of 10.
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