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SPICED CIDER BEANIE
STEFANIE BOLD
Difficulty Level
Yarn Weight^1
Finished Size 13¾ (16, 18¼ )" circumfer-
ence at brim. Hat shown measures 16".
Yarn Manos del Uruguay Alegría
(75% superwash Merino wool,
25% polyamide; 445 yd [407 m]/3½ oz
[100 g]): #A2121 Cinnamon, 1 skein.
Yarn distributed by Fairmount Fibers.
Needles Size 2 (2.75 mm): 16" circular
(cir) and set of double-pointed (dpn).
Adjust needle size if necessary to
obtain the correct gauge.
Notions Markers (m); waste yarn for
provisional CO; spare 16" cir needle
in size 2 (2.75 mm) or smaller; size
C/2 (2.75 mm) crochet hook; tapestry
needle.
Gauge 30 sts and 50 rnds = 4" in
Broken Rib.
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For techniques you don’t know,
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glossary at http://www.interweave.com
/interweave-knitting-glossary.
NOTES
- This hat is worked in the round from
the bottom up.
STITCH GUIDE
Broken Rib: (multiple of 4 sts)
Rnd 1 *K2, p2; rep from * to end.
Rnd 2 Knit.
Rep Rnds 1 and 2 for patt.
HAT
With cir needle and using the cro-
chet chain provisional method,
CO 112 (128, 144) sts. Place marker (pm)
and join in the rnd. Knit 24 rnds. Work in
Broken Rib (see Stitch Guide) for 33 rnds.
Remove waste yarn from provisional
CO and place 112 (128, 144) sts onto
spare cir needle. Bring needle with CO
sts behind working needle, with WS tog.
Next rnd *K2tog (1 st from front needle
and 1 st from back needle); rep from * to
end. Purl 2 rnds. Knit 1 rnd. Next rnd
*P2, k2; rep from * to end. Next rnd
Knit. Rep last 2 rnds until piece measures
7 (7½ , 8¼ )" from fold at base of brim,
ending with a knit rnd. Shape crown:
Note: Change to dpn when necessary.
Set-up rnd [P2, k2] 3 (3, 4) times, p1,
k2tog, pm, ssk, p1, *[k2, p2] 5 (6, 7)
times, k2, p1, k2tog, pm, ssk, p1; rep from
* 2 more times, [k2, p2] 2 (3, 3) times,
k2—104 (120, 136) sts rem. Knit 1 rnd.
Dec rnd *Work in patt to 2 sts before m,
k2tog, sl m, ssk; rep from * 3 more times,
work in patt to end—8 sts dec’d. Rep last
2 rnds 10 (12, 14) more times—16 sts
rem. Break yarn and draw tail through
rem sts. Pull tight to gather sts and fasten
off on WS.
FINISHING
Weave in ends. Block.
STEFANIE BOLD learned how to knit
and crochet from her mom at an early
age. She is trained as an engineer and
lives in Germany. Find her and more of
her designs on Ravelry at stebo79.