Arco Iris Slouchy Hat

I am very excited about my last slouchy hat. I wanted to incorporate the last stitch I presented to you a week ago, the Crown Stitch, but I wanted it to be in a colorful way. I was envisioning something where the garter stitch rows were all in one color and then the “crown” rows in a different color. It took me awhile to find a yarn that had the right “length” of color sequence as well as a playful disposition in the colors. After browsing for awhile at different yarns, I found what I needed right in my stash, Knit Picks Chroma in Lollipop.

To create this hat, you will need to review the Crown Stitch videos. It uses the stitch through the hat, so be sure to take a look at it and practice it a bit before you embark on this hat.

Pattern Information

Materials

Knitting Loom: All-n-one-Loom, set up to 70 stitches, then increased to 80 stitches.

Yarn: 150-180 yards of worsted weight yarn. Knit Picks Chroma Worsted in Lollypop color was used in sample.

Notions: Knitting tool, tapestry needle.

Gauge: 8.5sts =2 inches in stockinette, steamed blocked.

Size: Sample fits a head that measures up to 21 inches.

Abbreviations

CO=Cast on

GBO=Gather bind off

K=knit

P=purl

sts=stitches

yo=yarn over (ewrap)

k2tog=knit two stitches together

p2tog=purl two stitches together

Pattern note: The stitch pattern used in this pattern is the Crown Stitch, converted to loom knitting by Isela Phelps. Please view the video to familiarize yourself with the stitch pattern prior to working this hat. Video to the Crown Stitch can be found at this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Valbw3F5t4&feature=share&list=PL2-mSMyRmhzWE72ygBcwC-xr3AOku9Hdp

DIRECTIONS

Brim

CO 70 sts, join to work in the round.

Round 1, 3, 5, 7: k

Round 2, 4, 6, 8: p

Round 9: *k7, yo on the 7^th peg; rep from * to the end (10 pegs have a YO on them).

Round 10: *k6, move the YO to peg 8, k peg 7, move YO from peg 8 to peg 7, k the YO; rep from * to the end of round.

Move all the stitches to a piece of scrap yarn. Re-set knitting loom to 80 pegs. Place the stitches from the scrap yarn back on the knitting loom.

Body

Knitting loom is set up to 80 pegs and 80 stitches are on the knitting loom.

**Round 1: k1, *k1, yo 3 times on the same peg (ewrap peg 3 times); rep from * to the last peg.

Round 2: (Working on 5 pegs at a time). *Drop the YOs on the first 5 pegs (first peg of the round, doesn’t have any YOs). Elongate these stitches and move all these elongated stitches to peg 2. Elongate the wraps over 4 pegs (from peg 2 to peg 5). Work on these 5 elongated stitches as follows: k1, [p1, k1] twice. Rep from * to the end of round.

Round 3, 5, 7: k

Round 4, 6, 8: p**

Rep from ** to **: 4 more times, or until slouch measures desired length. On the fifth repeat from ** to ** stop at beginning of Round 7 and continue to the Crown Decrease section.

Crown Decrease

Next round: *k2tog; rep from * to the end of round. (40 sts)

Next round: p2tog; rep from * to the end of round.  (20 sts)

GBO. Weave ends in. Steam block to open all the small crowns.