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Lacy Horseshoe Stitch Hat
Materials:
2 balls PolarKnit™ 80m/88yds - Worsted Weight
5.5mm / US 9 circular needle (16-17” long)
5.5mm - US 9 double pointed needles
4sts per inch
Adult hat size, 21-22” head circumference.
Gauge:
Sizes:
Instructions:
Cast 72sts onto circular needle, join into round being careful not to twist stitches. Begin a rib pattern of *K1, P1*
and repeat to end of row. Repeat this row 9 times.
Increase row - *K2, M1* repeat to end of round (108sts). Place marker at beginning of round.
Horseshoe Lace Pattern begins - follow the pattern written below or follow the graph pattern. This lace hat is based
on a pattern of 12sts repeated 9 times in the round.
Row 1 - *K1, yo, K4, DD (slip 2sts together as if to knit, K1, pass 2 slipped sts over), K4, yo* repeat to end of row.
Row 2 - Knit this and every even row.
Row 3 - *K2, yo, K3, DD, K3, yo, K1* repeat to end of row.
Row 5 - *K3, yo, K2, DD, K2, yo, K2*repeat to end of row.
Row 7 - *K4, yo, K1, DD, K1, yo, K3* repeat to end of row.
Row 9 - K5, yo, DD, yo, K4* repeat to end of row.
Row 10 - Knit row.
Repeat rows 1-10 two more times and then work rows 1-6 once.
Crown Decrease Row 1 - *K5, DD, K4* repeat to end of row.
Row 2 - Knit row.
Row 3 - *K4, DD, K3* repeat to end of row.
Row 4 - Knit row.
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Row 5 - *K3, DD, K2* repeat to end of row.
Row 6 - *K2, DD, K1* repeat to end of row.
Row 7 - *K1, DD* repeat to end of row.
Row 8 - K1, *DD, K2* repeat to end of row. (10sts)
Finishing:
Break yarn and thread yarn through remaining stitches. Draw tightly and secure.
Always machine wash your finished garment to rid it of residual fluff.
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Stitch Key
DD
yo