February 18, 2008
Tracker Hat
Skills Needed: Knitting in the round, picking up stitches, knitting i-cord, and cabling, .
Yarn: 2 balls Rowan Biggy Print (66 yards)
Needles: Use needles to get gauge. US Size 11 for main body and ear flaps, US Size 13 for front flap.
Gauge = 16 st over 5 inches
Row Gauge = 6 st over 1 inch
Hat Fit: Loose on a 21" head, Snug on a 23" head. The hat measures 7 inches from center of decreases to brim. The cable repeats are 4 inches long.
The instructions show what is to be done over 20 stitches, the ** means repeat the enclosed directions over the remaining stitches. There are 5 repeats per row.
Cast On
Cast on 100 stitches placing a stitch marker every 20 stitches, join in the round.
Knit one row plain then start main body of hat.
Main body of hat
Row 1 *Slip 3 stitches to cable needle, hold in back of work, k3 from left needle, k3 from cable needle, slip next 3 stitches to cable needle and hold in front of work, k3 from left needle, k3 from cable needle, purl 8 sts*
Row 2 *k12 stitches, purl 8 stitches*
Row 3 *k12 stitches, purl 8 stitches*
Row 4 *k12 stitches, purl 8 stitches*
Row 5 *k12 stitches, purl 8 stitches*
Row 6 *k12 stitches, purl 8 stitches*
Row 7 *k12 stitches, purl 8 stitches*
Row 8 *k12 stitches, purl 8 stitches*
Row 9 *Slip 3 stitches to cable needle, hold in back of work, k3 from left needle, k3 from cable needle, slip next 3 stitches to cable needle and hold in front of work, k3 from left needle, k3 from cable needle, purl 8 sts*
Row 10 *k12 stitches, purl 8 stitches*
Row 11 *k12 stitches, purl 8 stitches*
Row 12 *k12 stitches, purl 8 stitches*
Row 13 *k12 stitches, purl 8 stitches*
Row 14 *k12 stitches, purl 8 stitches*
Row 15 *k12 stitches, purl 8 stitches*
Row 16 *k12 stitches, purl 8 stitches*
Row 17 *Slip 3 stitches to cable needle, hold in back of work, k3 from left needle, k3 from cable needle, slip next 3 stitches to cable needle and hold in front of work, k3 from left needle, k3 from cable needle, purl 8 sts*
Row 18 *k12 stitches, purl 8 stitches*
Row 19 *k12 stitches, purl 8 stitches*
Row 20 *k12 stitches, purl 8 stitches*
Row 21 *k12 stitches, purl 8 stitches*
Row 22 *k12 stitches, purl 8 stitches*
Row 23 *k12 stitches, purl 8 stitches*
Row 24 *k12 stitches, purl 8 stitches*
Row 25 *Slip 3 stitches to cable needle, hold in back of work, k3 from left needle, k3 from cable needle, slip next 3 stitches to cable needle and hold in front of work, k3 from left needle, k3 from cable needle, purl 8 sts*
Between Rows 25 and 26 place stitch markers every 10 stitches and switch to DPNs for decreases.
Row 26 Knit one row plain
Row 27 *k7, yo, slip 1 k2tog psso* (90 st)
Row 28 *knit all st*
Row 29 *k6, yo slip 1 k2tog psso* (80 st)
Row 30 *knit all st*
Row 31 *k5, yo slip 1 k2tog psso* (70 st)
Row 32 *knit all st*
Row 33 *k4, yo slip 1 k2tog psso* (60 st)
Row 34 *knit all st*
Row 35 *k3, yo slip 1 k2tog psso* (50 st)
Row 36 *k2, yo, slip 1 k2tog psso* (40 st)
Row 37 *k1, yo, slip 1 k2tog psso* (30 st)
Row 38 *yo, slip 1 k2tog psso* (20 st)
Row 39 Take out stitch markers, knit all stitches
Row 40 *k2tog* (10 st)
Row 41 *k2tog* (5 st)
Cut yarn and thread through remaining 5 stitches and pull through. Weave in ends.
First Ear flap
With right side facing starting 6 stitches before cable, pick up 6 stitches to reach cable, pick up 12 stitches (one for each st in cable), pick up 6 stitches on other side of cable (24 sts).
Purl bumps from picking up stitches should be on inside of hat.
Row 1 Purl stitches
Row 2 Knit 1, SSK, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 (22 sts)
Row 3 Purl stitches
Row 4 Knit 1, SSK, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 (20 sts)
Row 5 Purl stitches
Row 6 Knit 1, SSK, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 (18 sts)
Row 7 Purl stitches
Row 8 Knit 1, SSK, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 (16 sts)
Row 9 Purl stitches
Row 10 Knit 1, SSK, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 (14 sts)
Row 11 Purl stitches
Row 12 Knit 1, SSK, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 (12 sts)
Row 13 Purl stitches
Row 14 Knit 1, SSK, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 (10 sts)
Row 15 Purl stitches
Row 16 Knit 1, SSK, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 (8 sts)
Row 17 Purl stitches
Row 18 Knit 1, SSK, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 (6 sts)
Row 19 Purl stitches
Row 20 Knit 1, SSK, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 (4 sts)
Work 3.5 inches of i-cord on remaining 4 stitches. Bind off, break wool.
Second Ear Flap
Count 16 stitches from end of first ear flap, pick up 24 stitches as first ear flap. Repeat procedure for knitting first ear flap.
This is the back of the hat. Note cable is centered between ear flaps. Turn hat to front. There should be about 36 stitches (including 2 cables) between earflaps.
Front Flap
Step One: Change to needles 2 sizes larger than used to knit the rest of hat.
With right side facing starting at right earflap pick up 21 stitches, picking up last stitch so that you've reached the end of the second cable.
Row 1 Purl all st
Row 2 Purl all st
Row 3 p1, p2tog, p to last 3, p2tog, p1 (19 sts)
Row 4 Purl all st
Row 5 p1, p2tog, p to last 3, p2tog, p1 (17 sts)
Row 6 Purl all st
Row 7 Bind off
Posted by Michelle at February 18, 2008 05:52 PM