Hexagon Hat
Gauge: 16 sts and 24 rows = 4”x4” (formerly 22x30=4x4)
Needles: US 7-8, US 9
Setup:
CO 102 sts ~ 4.5 gauges ~ 72 sts with smaller needle size
Work 1 1/8” ~ 8 rows in k2 p2 ribbing
Switch to larger needles
Knit 4 rows ~ 3 rows and inc to 102+34=136 sts ~ 72+24=96 sts on last row
Knit 4 rows ~ 3 rows and inc to 136+34=170 sts ~ 96+24=120 sts (10 pattern reps) on last row
Shown with a cast-on count of 120 stitches.
- Rows 1, 7, and 13 (RS): K120.
- Rows 2 and 8: K120.
- Rows 3, 5, 27, and 29: *K5, sl1 wyib, repeat from *.
- Rows 4, 6, 28, and 30: *Sl1 wyif, p5, repeat from *.
- Rows 9 and 11: K2, sl1 wyib, *k5, sl1 wyib, repeat from * to last 3 sts, k3.
- Rows 10 and 12: P3, *sl1 wyif, p5, repeat from * to last 3 sts, sl1 wyif, p2.
- Row 14: K8, *sl2-k1-p2sso, k9, repeat from * to last 4 sts, sl2-k1-p2sso, k1 (100 sts).
- Rows 15 and 17: *K3, sl1 wyib, k5, sl1 wyib, repeat from *.
- Rows 16 and 18: *Sl1 wyif, p5, sl1 wyif, p3, repeat from *.
- Rows 19, 25, and 31: Knit.
- Row 20: K2tog, *k7, sl2-k1-p2sso, repeat from * to last 8 sts, k6, ssk (80 sts).
- Rows 21, 23, and 33: K1, sl1 wyib, *k3, sl1 wyib, repeat from * to last 2 sts, k2.
- Rows 22 and 24: P2, *sl1 wyif, p3, repeat from * to last 2 sts, sl1 wyif, p1.
- Row 26: K3, *sl2-k1-p2sso, k5, repeat from * to last 5 sts, sl2-k1-p2sso, k2 (60 sts).
- Row 32: K2tog, *k3, sl2-k1-p2sso, repeat from * to last 4 sts, k2, ssk (40 sts).
- Row 34: P2tog, *sl1 wyif, cddp, repeat from * to last 2 sts, p2tog tbl (20 sts).
- Row 35: *Sl1 wyib, k1, repeat from *.
- Row 36: *K2tog, repeat from * (10 sts).
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