Lady’s Hat in Bluebell Rib on Two Needles Finished Measurements: Hat Circumference: to fit a lady with the head circumference of 21”-­‐23” Hat Height: 8”-­‐8.25” Materials: * 1/2 ball of Hobby Lobby “I Love This Yarn” 100% acrylic yarn in Arctic Ice or Soft Blue or any other medium worsted yarn (#4) * US #8 (5 mm) straight needles * a tapestry needle Gauge: ~ 4.5 sts per 1” in stockinette stitch Handknitsbyelena Instructions: Cast on 86 sts. Work in knit 1, purl 1 ribbing for approx 1.25” ending with WS row. In next RS row evenly increase 6 sts as follows: k15, m1,*k14, m1; rep from * to last st, k1. (92 sts) Purl next row. Then work in Bluebell Rib pattern as follows: (Multiple of 5 + 2 sts for the seam) Row 1: k1 (edge st), *k3, p2; rep from * to last st, k1 (edge st). Row 2: p1 (edge st), * k2, p3; rep from * to last st, p1 (edge st). Row 3: as Row 1. Row 4: as Row 2. Row 5: k1 (edge st), *yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo, p2; rep from * to last st, k1 (edge stitch). Row 6: as Row 2. Rep Rows 1-­‐6 for pattern. Work in this pattern until hat measures approx. 7”-­‐7.25” from the cast on row ending with Row 6. Then work decreases as described below. Rows 1, 2, 3 and 4: work as Rows 1, 2, 3 and 4 in Bluebell Rib stitch described above. Row 5: k1 (edge st), *sl 1, k2tog, psso, p2; rep from * to last st, k1 (edge st). Row 6: p1 (edge st), *k2tog, p1; rep from * to last st, p1 (edge st). Row 7: k1 (edge st), *skp; rep from * to last st, k1 (edge st). Handknitsbyelena Cut yarn leaving a long tail to sew the back seam of the hat. Draw tail through remaining stitches, tighten the top of the hat by pulling the tail, and sew the back seam of the hat. Knitting Abbreviations approx-­‐ approximately beg-­‐ beginning k-­‐ knit p-­‐ purl psso – pass the slipped stitch over the stitch(es) you have just knitted rep-­‐ repeat RS-­‐ right side skp-­‐ slip 1 stitch, knit the next stitch, pass the slipped stitch over the stitch you have just knitted sl-­‐ slip st (s)-­‐ stitch(es) tog-­‐ together WS-­‐ wrong side yo-­‐ yarn over Handknitsbyelena