Trees and Roots Hat

This is a work in progress. It should have 6 repeats rather than 3, for a total of 96 stitches. The first section can look odd as you are knitting it. This is because you are working cables effectively from the wrong side. After row 40, fold the bottom half up and pick up first row. This will make a double thick band with roots on the outside.

Shown with a cast-on count of 48 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Round 1: [P2, k12, p2] 3 times.
  • Round 2: [P2, k4, 1/1 RPC, 1/1 LPC, k4, p2] 3 times.
  • Rounds 3-5: [P2, k4, p4, k4, p2] 3 times.
  • Round 6: [P1, 1/1 RPC, k2, 1/1 LPC, p2, 1/1 RPC, k2, 1/1 LPC, p1] 3 times.
  • Round 7: [P1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1] 3 times.
  • Round 8: [P1, k1, 1/1 RPC, 1/1 LPC, k1, p2, k1, 1/1 RPC, 1/1 LPC, k1, p1] 3 times.
  • Rounds 9 and 11: [P1, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p1] 3 times.
  • Round 10: [P1, k2, 1/1 LPC, k2, p2, k2, 1/1 RPC, k2, p1] 3 times.
  • Round 12: [1/1 RPC, k1, 1/1 LPC, k1, 1/1 LPC, 1/1 RPC, k1, 1/1 RPC, k1, 1/1 LPC] 3 times.
  • Round 13: [K1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1] 3 times.
  • Round 14: [K1, 1/1 RPC, p2, 1/1 LPC, k2, 1/1 RPC, p2, 1/1 LPC, k1] 3 times.
  • Rounds 15-19 and 22-40: [K2, p4, k4, p4, k2] 3 times.
  • Rounds 20-21: [K16] 3 times.
  • Rounds 41-44: [K2, p12, k2] 3 times.
  • Round 45: [K2, p11, 1/1 RC, k1] 3 times.
  • Round 46: [K2, p10, 1/1 RPC, k2] 3 times.
  • Round 47: [K1, 1/1 LPC, p8, 1/1 RPC, p1, k2] 3 times.
  • Round 48: [K2, 1/1 LPC, p6, 1/1 RPC, p2, k2] 3 times.
  • Round 49: [K2, p1, 1/1 LPC, p4, 1/1 RPC, p2, 1/1 RPC, k1] 3 times.
  • Round 50: [K2, p2, 1/1 LPC, p2, 1/1 RPC, p2, 1/1 RPC, k2] 3 times.
  • Round 51: [K2, p3, k1, p2, k1, p2, 1/1 RPC, p1, k2] 3 times.
  • Round 52: [K1, 1/1 LPC, p2, k1, p2, k1, p1, 1/1 RPC, p2, k2] 3 times.
  • Round 53: [K2, 1/1 LPC, p1, k1, p4, k1, p3, k2] 3 times.
  • Round 54: [K2, p1, 1/1 LPC, k1, p4, k1, p3, k2] 3 times.
  • Round 55: [K2, p2, k1, p4, 1/1 RPC, p2, 1/1 RPC, k1] 3 times.
  • Round 56: [K2, p2, k1, p3, 1/1 RPC, p2, 1/1 RPC, k2] 3 times.
  • Round 57: [K1, 1/1 LPC, p1, 1/1 LPC, p1, 1/1 RPC, p2, 1/1 RPC, p1, k2] 3 times.
  • Round 58: [K2, 1/1 LPC, p1, 1/1 LPC, p3, 1/1 RPC, p2, k2] 3 times.
  • Round 59: [K2, p1, 1/1 LPC, p1, 1/1 LPC, p1, 1/1 RPC, p3, k2] 3 times.
  • Round 60: [K2, p1, k1, 1/1 LPC, p2, 1/1 RPC, k1, p3, k2] 3 times.
  • Round 61: [K2, p1, k1, p1, 1/1 LPC, p1, k1, p1, k1, p2, 1/1 RPC, k1] 3 times.
  • Round 62: [K2, p1, 1/1 LPC, p5, k1, p1, 1/1 RPC, k2] 3 times.
  • Round 63: [K1, 1/1 LPC, p1, 1/1 LPC, p3, 1/1 RPC, p1, k1, p1, k2] 3 times.
  • Round 64: [K1, p1, 1/1 LPC, p4, 1/1 RPC, p2, k1, p1, k2] 3 times.
  • Round 65: [K1, p2, 1/1 LPC, p1, p2tog, p3, 1/1 RPC, p1, k2] 3 times (45 sts).
  • Round 66: [1/1 LPC, p2, k1, p4, 1/1 RPC, p1, 1/1 RPC, k1] 3 times.
  • Round 67: [P1, 1/1 LPC, p1, k1, p1, p2tog, p1, k1, p1, 1/1 RPC, p1, k1] 3 times (42 sts).
  • Round 68: [P2, k1, p7, k1, p2, k1] 3 times.
  • Round 69: [P2, k1, p3, p2tog, p5, k1] 3 times (39 sts).
  • Round 70: [P12, k1] 3 times.
  • Round 71: [P6, p2tog, p5] 3 times (36 sts).
  • Round 72: [P12] 3 times.
  • Round 73: [P6, p2tog, p4] 3 times (33 sts).
  • Round 74: [P11] 3 times.
  • Round 75: [P6, p2tog, p3] 3 times (30 sts).
  • Round 76: [P10] 3 times.
  • Round 77: [K8, ssk] 3 times (27 sts).
  • Round 78: [K7, ssk] 3 times (24 sts).
  • Round 79: [K6, ssk] 3 times (21 sts).
  • Round 80: [K5, ssk] 3 times (18 sts).
  • Round 81: [K4, ssk] 3 times (15 sts).
  • Round 82: [K3, ssk] 3 times (12 sts).
  • Round 83: [K2, ssk] 3 times (9 sts).
  • Round 84: [K1, ssk] 3 times (6 sts).
  • Round 85: [Ssk] 3 times (3 sts).