35¢
american thread
With No. 10 needles cast on 50 sts.1st ROW: * K 1, P 1, repeat from *across row. 2nd ROW: * P 1, K 1, repeatfrom * across row. Repeat these 2 rowsfor seed st pattern for 1¼ inches. 1stPATTERN ROW: K 1, P 1, repeat frombeg twice (seed st), K 2, P 2, K 2; then innext st K 1, P 1, K 1 (3 sts in 1 st), P 3tog, K 2, P 2, K 2, P 6, K 2, P 2, K 2, P 3tog; then in next st K 1, P 1, K 1, (3 sts in1 st), K 2, P 2, K 2, * K 1, P 1, repeatfrom * twice (seed st). 2nd ROW: P 1,K 1, repeat from beg twice, then P 2,skip 1 st, K next st and leave st on needle,K skipped st, sl both sts off needle (twistover 2 sts), P 8, twist over next 2 sts,P 2, slip next 3 sts on dpn, hold in frontof work, K next 3 sts, then K the sts fromdpn (cable twist), P 2, twist over next2 sts, P 8, twist over next 2 sts, P 2,* P 1, K 1, repeat from * twice. 3rd ROW:K 1, P 1 across 1st 6 sts, K 2, P 2, K 2,P 3 tog, in next st K 1, P 1, K 1 (3 sts in1 st), K 2, P 2, K 2, P 6, K 2, P 2, K 2,in next st K 1, P 1, K 1 (3 sts in 1 st),P 3 tog, K 2, P 2, K 2, then K 1, P 1across last 6 sts. 4th ROW: P 1, K 1across 1st 6 sts, P 2, K 2, P 8, K 2, P 2,K 6, P 2, K 2, P 8, K 2, P 2, then P 1,K 1 across last 6 sts. 5th ROW: Repeat1st row. 6th ROW: P 1, K 1 across 1st6 sts, P 2, twist over next 2 sts, P 8,twist over next 2 sts, P 2, K 6, P 2, twistover next 2 sts, P 8, twist over next 2sts, P 2, then P 1, K 1 across last 6 sts.7th ROW: Repeat 3rd row. 8th ROW: Repeat4th row. Repeat from 1st to 8th rowsfor pattern until work measures 65 inchesfrom beg ending with 3rd pattern row.NEXT ROW: * P 1, K 1, repeat from *across row. NEXT ROW: * K 1, P 1, repeatfrom * across row. Repeat last 2 rows forseed st for 1¼ inches, bind off in pattern.
Directions are given for Ladies’ hat. Changesfor Men’s hat are given in paren