Christine

Jul 25, 20181 min

Iona Hat

Great little stash buster ready for the Winter months. Must say here in Northern Ireland the weather is just right. 24 degrees today with a wind so the washing is drying like a dream

Requirements

50gms Ice Yarn Wool Worsted – Aran weight

4.5mm needles

Abbreviations

yfwd – yarn forward. Place yarn to the front of your work then over the needle to knit the next stitch

K2tog – knit 2 together

ssk – slip two stitches on to the right needle without knitting and then knit into the front of them with the left needle

* - repeat these stitches from * - *

Pattern

Cast on 88sts

Row 1 –* k1,p1* to the end

Row 2 – *p1,k1* to the end

Repeat row 1-2 (3 times)

Lace pattern

Row 1 - *k3,k2tog,yfwd,k1,yfwd,ssk,k3*rep from*- *

Row 2 – purl and all even row

Row 3 - *k2.k2tog,yfwd,k3,yfwd,ssk,k2* rep from*- *

Row 5 - *k1,(k2tog,yfwd,) twice, k1, (yfwd,ssk) twice k1* rep from*- *

Row 7 – *(k2tog, yfwd,) twice, k3, (yfwd,ssk) twice* - rep from*- *

Row 8 - purl

Complete rows 1-8 – 3 times in all

Crown decrease -

Row 1 *k9,k2tog* - rep from*- *

Row 2 – and all even rows – purl

Row 3 - * k8,k2tog* - rep from*- *

Row 5- * k7,k2tog* - rep from*- *

Row 7- * k6,k2tog* - rep from*- *

Row 9- * k5,k2tog* - rep from*- *

Row 11-* k4,k2tog* - rep from*- *

Row 13-* k3,k2tog* - rep from*- *

Row 15-* k2,k2tog* - rep from*- *

Row 16 -* p2 tog, p1* - rep from*- *

Row 17 -* k2tog* - rep from*- *(8 sts) – leave a long tail and thread through last 8 stitch and pull tight. Sew seam and finish off all ends.

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