Kelsey Lace and Spiral Hat
I recently
did a spiral hat (posted April 12, 2017) and enjoyed doing the stitch enough to
make a second hat. However, to add a little interest, I did a small leaf lace
pattern just above the brim. Now I am thinking I need to make an entire hat of
the lace pattern now. It is beginning to look like I will have more hats than I
have cold days, even in Colorado, to ever wear them. (Don’t worry; I will sell
many of them at holiday craft fairs)
MATERIALS
1 skein each Loops and Threads Woolike in Gray (85% Acrylic; 15% Nylon, 620m/678yds))
Size US 2.5 (3.0 mm) Circular Needles
1 skein each Loops and Threads Woolike in Gray (85% Acrylic; 15% Nylon, 620m/678yds))
Size US 2.5 (3.0 mm) Circular Needles
Size US 2.5 (3.0 mm) Double Pointed Needles
Yarn needle
Yarn needle
Stitch markers
Gauge: 16 stitches in pattern to
2”
Size: Fits most medium
(22-23”) to large (23-25”) sized heads since pattern is very stretchy. To make
a smaller size, reduce the number of cast on stitches by numbers divisible by
2.
Pattern Stitch:
Round 1: P1, k1. Repeat these 2
stitches to end of round.
Round 2: Insert the tip of your
right needle knitwise into the second stitch (which is a knitted stitch) on the left
needle and pull up a loop. Do not remove from the left needle. Knit the 1st
stitch on the left needle. Put both stitches onto the right needle. Continue to the marker which is the end of
the round. Remove the marker, k1, place the marker. It is important that the
first stitch of each round is a stitch that was purled
Lace Pattern
Stitch:
Round 1: K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, k1.
Repeat to end of round.
Round 2 and
all even numbered rounds: Knit.
Round 3: YO, K3, YO, S2KP2. Repeat to end of round.
Round 5: YO, SSK, K1, K2tog, YO,
k1. Repeat to end of round.
Round 7: K1, YO, S2KP2, YO, k2. Repeat to end of
round.
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O
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Knit
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K2tog
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SSK
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Yarn over
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B
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S2KP2:
Sl 2 sts as if to k2tog, k1, pass 2 sl sts over
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Hat Pattern:
Cast on 136 sts.
Place marker and join.
Work the two
rows of the pattern stitch for 2 inches, ending with round 1.
Begin Lace
pattern: Work the lace pattern 4 times, ending with round 8.
Return to the
two rows of the pattern stitch until the hat measures 10 inches from the cast
on edge, ending with round 2.
Crown:
Switch to double pointed needles when appropriate.
Round 1: P1, k1. Repeat these 2
stitches to end of round.
Round 2: K2tog to end of round.
Round 3: K all stitches.
Round 4: K2tog to end of round.
Round 5: Repeat Round 4 until you
have about 10-15 stitches left. It doesn’t have to be exact.
Break yarn.
Thread yarn thread and draw through the remaining stitches. Weave in ends.
Hello, could someone please explain Round 2 of Pattern Stitch? Insert tip of right needle into 2nd stitch on left needle - knitwise or purlwise? And what does "put up a loop" mean? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteRound 2: Insert the tip of your right needle into the second stitch (which is a knitted stitch) on the left needle and put up a loop. Do not remove from the left needle. Knit the 1st stitch on the left needle. Pull both stitches onto the right needle.
It's basically just a left twist. You just knit the second stitch, leave it on the needle, then knit the first stitch and slip them both onto the right needle. I guess writing an incomprehensible paragraph was easier than just writing "lt"
DeleteIs this actually a spiral stitch or mini cable? I am not sure what to do with that 2nd stitch before knitting the first stitch.
ReplyDeleteIt's more commonly known amongst lay knitters as cabling without a cable needle, since all cable stitch is knitting stitches out of order.
DeleteHi Sue, I inquired with my LYS Owner and this is what she said:
ReplyDeleteWhat it's having you do is a twisted stitch - insert the right needle into the second stitch as if to knit, and actually knit that stitch but leave it on the needle. Then knit the first stitch on the left needle and drop both stitches off the left needle. This results in the two stitches switching their order. And I think where it says "put up a loop", it means "pull up a loop" - which I would interpret as knit that stitch. Clear as mud, right?
Thank you so much--that is what it looked like to me. Beautiful hat, and I am excited to make it.
ReplyDeleteRound 7 of lace pattern? Not a chart reader. Help!
ReplyDeleteHi Sue! I'm not much for charts either. When I knitted the hat, I knitted the second row titled "Round 5" in written directions for Row 7. There seem to be some typos in this pattern.
ReplyDeleteFor S2KP2: https://www.anniescatalog.com/knit/content.html?content_id=665&
Thanks. I have used the s2kp2 a number of times but always need to refresh my memory!
ReplyDeleteIf you want the lace pattern to fit you need to cast on 138 stitches, not 136.
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