KNITTING PATTERN: WELDON WAVES HAT
This squishy slouch is just the thing to keep you warm on the chilly days that come no matter where you live. Knit it in shades of turquoise for a design reminiscent of ocean waves or pick your own two favorite hues for waves of cozy color.
This pattern is excerpted with permission from Warm Days, Cool Knits
by Corrina Ferguson and published by Interweave.
Step 1
Finished Size
About 18 (20)"
(45.5 [51] cm) brim circumference. Hat shown measures 20" (51 cm).
Yarn
DK weight (#3 Light). Shown here: Baah Yarn Sonoma (100% super-wash merino wool; 234 yd [214 m]/3 1/2 oz [100 g]), Maldives (light turquoise, MC), mystique (medium turquoise, CC), 1 skein of each for both sizes.
Needles
Size U.S. 6 (4 mm): 16" (40 cm) circular (cir) and set of 4 or 5 double-pointed (dpn).
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions
Markers (m); tapestry needle.
Gauge
21 sts and 26 rnds = 4" (10 cm) in St st.
Stitch Guide
Chain Stitch
RND 1: *P1, sl 1 wyf; rep from * around.
RND 2: *Sl 1 wyf, p1; rep from * around.
Step 2
Brim
With cir needle and MC, CO 92
(108) sts. Join to work in the rnd, being careful not to twist sts, and place marker (pm) for beg of rnd. RND 1: *K2, p2; rep from * around.
Rep Rnd 1 for k2, p2 rib for 9 more rnds.
NEXT RND: (inc rnd) [K10 (8), k1f&b] 8 (12) times, k4 (0)ó100
(120) sts. Knit 1 rnd. Short-Row Waves
With CC, work 2 rnds of Chain
Stitch, then knit 1 rnd. *With CC, work the short-row sequence as follows over the next 20 sts:
ROW 1: K19, wrap & turn (w&t; see Glossary). ROW 2: P18, w&t. ROW 3: K16, w&t. ROW 4: P14, w&t. ROW 5: K12, w&t. ROW 6: P10, w&t. ROW 7: K8, w&t. ROW 8: P6, w&t. ROW 9: K4, w&t. ROW 10: P2, w&t. ROW 11: K11, picking up all wraps.
Rep from * 4 (5) more times, working the short-row sequence over 20-st sections for a total of 5
(6) short-row waves in rnd. Knit 2 rnds even, picking up any remaining wraps. With MC, work 2 rnds of Chain Stitch, then knit 1 rnd.
Knit 10 sts and place a 2nd marker to indicate an alternate beg of rnd.
**With MC, work the inverted short-row sequence as follows, picking up all wraps as the wrapped sts are worked:
ROW 1: K11, w&t. ROW 2: P2, w&t. ROW 3: K4, w&t. ROW 4: P6, w&t. ROW 5: K8, w&t. ROW 6: P10, w&t. ROW 7: K12, w&t. ROW 8: P14, w&t. ROW 9: K16, w&t. ROW 10: P18, w&t. ROW 11: K19, picking up any remaining wraps.
Rep from ** 4 (5) more times, working the inverted short-row sequence over 20-st sections for a total of 5 (6) short-row waves in rnd, ending at alternative beg of rnd. Knit 1 rnd, then work 1 more rnd, ending at the original beg-of rnd marker.
Repeat the short-row wave sequences in each color, including the Chain Stitch and knit rnds, twice moreóthere will be 6 wave rnds, 3 in CC and 3 in MC.
Crown
Note: Change to dpns when there are too few sts to work comfortably on cir needle.
With CC, work 2 rnds of Chain Stitch. Then work crown shaping as follows:
RND 1: (dec rnd) *K8, k2tog; rep from * aroundó90 (108) sts. RND 2: Knit. RND 3: (dec rnd) *K7, k2tog; rep from * aroundó80 (96) sts. RND 4: Knit. RND 5: (dec rnd) *K6, k2tog; rep from * aroundó70 (84) sts. RND 6: Knit. RND 7: (dec rnd) *K5, k2tog; rep from * aroundó60 (72) sts. RND 8: Knit. RND 9: (dec rnd) *K4, k2tog; rep from * aroundó50 (60) sts. RND 10: (dec rnd) *K3, k2tog; rep from * aroundó40 (48) sts. RND 11: (dec rnd) *K2, k2tog; rep from * aroundó30 (36) sts. RND 12: (dec rnd) *K1, k2tog; rep from * aroundó20 (24) sts. RND 13: (dec rnd) *K2tog; rep from * aroundó10 (12) sts.
Step 3
Finishing
Cut yarn, leaving a long tail. Thread tail on tapestry needle, draw through rem sts, pull tight to close hole. Weave in all ends. Block lightly.
Step 4
This pattern is excerpted with permission from Warm Days, Cool Knits
by Corrina Ferguson and published by Interweave.
