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 Slouchy Shortrow
by Brittany Wilson
Difficulty: Intermediate. The majority of the hat is knit using the short row technique.
Pattern inspiration: I was in a ski/snowboard shop this winter and there were knits EVERYWHERE. They had a whole wall covered in hats alone. There was one that stood out to me, so much that I almost bought it before realizing "Hey! I'm a knitter! I can make that myself!". The hat reminded me very much of an elf hat. It was rows of stockinette and garter stitch that came to a long point and was gathered on one side so that it bunched into more of a beanie shape. I thought that the same look could be achieved using short rows, then the bunchiness would go away. As I worked on the hat I realized that I probably wouldn't wear an elf hat very often, so I made it into a slouch. It turned out looking more like the mennonite or amish bonnets shown in the Ampop Spring Trend Preview on the MetaPostModernKnitting website.Slouch hats seem to be universally popular, working their way into trends for every season.
Photographer: Brian Wilson/Model: Brittany Wilson
SIZE
One Size
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS (with piece laying flat, folded with gathered section in the middle)
Width at ribbed brim: 9.5 inches
Length: 8.5 inches
MATERIALS
Lion Brand Wool Ease [70% acrylic, 20% wool, 10% acrylic; 162 yd per 70g ball]; 620-501 White Frost; 1 ball.
There are several great things about this yarn. The best is that it is one of only a few Wool Ease colorways that sparkles. I love yarns that sparkle. It is also fairly lightweight and although it has wool in it, it isn't itchy at all. It is also machine washable and very inexpensive. The yarn comes in lots of different colors but I think that substitutions would be really easy. All that you need to make sure of is that the sts per inch gauge is correct since the hat doesn't fit the head snugly the rows per inch doesn't really matter. I think this hat would also look great with a handspun art yarn.
1 US Size 6/4.0mm 16-inch circular needles
1 set US Size 6/4.0mm double-pointed needles
stitch marker
tapestry needle
 GAUGE
20 sts X 22 rows = 4" in stockinette stitch, worked back and forth in rows
PATTERN NOTES
MPMK's list of abbreviations.
Garter Stitch in the Round
Rnd 1: Knit.
Rnd 2: Purl.
Rep rnds 1-2 for pat.
w&t (on RS rows)-Knit across indicated number of sts, bring yarn to front of work, sl next st pwise to right hand ndl, bring yarn to back of work (wrapping st), sl st back to left hand needle and turn.
w&t (on WS rows)- Purl across indicated number of sts, bring yarn to back of work, sl next st pwise to right hand ndl, bring yarn to front of work (wrapping st), sl st back to left hand ndl and turn.
To pick up wraps: Work across to wrapped st, sl wrapped st to right hand ndl, insert left hand ndl under wrap, sl wrapped st back to LH ndl and knit (or purl) wrap and st tog.
PATTERN
With 16” circular ndl, CO 100 sts. Place marker and join for working in the round, being careful not to twist.
Rnd 1: *K2, P2; rep from * to end. Work even in pat as set until piece meas 2” from CO. Knit 1 rnd.
First Set of Short Rows
Row 1 (RS): K96, w&t. Row 2: P92, w&t. Row 3: K91 w&t. Row 4: P90, w&t. Row 5: K89, w&t. Row 6: P88, w&t. Row 7: K88, w&t. Row 8: P89, working wrap and wrapped st tog, w&t. Row 9: K90, working wrap and wrapped st tog, w&t. Row 10: P91, working wrap and wrapped st tog, w&t. Row 11: K92, working wrap and wrapped st tog, w&t. Row 12: P93, working wrap and wrapped st tog, w&t. Next rnd: Knit, working rem wraps and wrapped sts tog. Purl 1 rnd. Cont in Garter st (in the rnd) for 1”. Next rnd: *K3, K2tog; rep from * to end. [80 sts rem].
 Second Set of Short Rows
Row 1 (RS): K76, w&t. Row 2: P72, w&t. Row 3: K71, w&t. Row 4: P70, w&t. Row 5: K69, w&t. Row 6: P68, w&t. Row 7: K68, w&t. Row 8: P69, working wrap and wrapped st tog, w&t. Row 9: K70, working wrap and wrapped st tog, w&t. Row 10: P71, working wrap and wrapped st tog, w&t. Row 11: K72, working wrap and wrapped st tog, w&t. Row 12: P73, working wrap and wrapped st tog, w&t. Next rnd: Knit, working rem wraps and wrapped sts tog. Purl 1 rnd. Cont in Garter st (in the rnd) for 1”.
Shape Crown
(Change to dpns when it becomes difficult to work sts)
Rnd 1: *K6, K2tog; rep from * to end. [70 sts rem]. Rnd 2: Knit. Rnd 3: *K5, K2tog; rep from * to end. [60 sts rem]. Rnd 4: Knit. Rdn 5: *K4, K2tog; rep from * to end. [50 sts rem]. Rnd 6: Knit. Rnd 7: *K3, K2tog; rep from * to end. [40 sts rem]. Rnd 8: Knit. Rnd 9: *K2, K2tog; rep from * to end. [30 sts rem]. Rnd 10: *K1, K2tog; rep from * to end. [20 sts rem]. Rnd 11: *K2tog; rep from * to end. [10 sts rem]. Rnd 12: *K2tog; rep from * to end. [5 sts rem]. Break yarn, leaving a 10” tail. Thread tail through rem sts and pull tightly.
FINISHING
Weave in all ends.
ABOUT THE DESIGNER
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Brittany began knitting obsessively in June of 2007. Since then her life has been a whirlwind knitting adventure, including living a bohemian lifestyle traveling the United States as part of her husband's career. Their travels and her creative adventures can be found here.
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