Suzies Stuff

MY BOUCLE' CUFF ROLL BRIM HAT

Knit in the round using your favorite method for small circumfernce items. I used a 16 inch circular needle and switched to two circulars once the hat was too tight for the 16 inch. You could use one long circular needle or double points as well.

Sizes:
Women 21-23 inch (Women’s Small 18-21, Youth 16-18, Baby 14-16)

Materials:
Lion Brand Boucle about 1 ounce (or similar yarn, see note 1)
Worsted weight yarn about 2 ounces
Size 10.5 and 8 circular needles (see note 2)
Marker
Yarn needle

Gauge:
With boucle and 10.5 needles 12 sts = 4 inches
With worsted weight and size 8 needles 17 sts = 4 inches

Hat:
With size 10.5 needle and boucle loosely cast on 60 stitches for Women’s, (WS 52, Y 44, B 40). Place a marker and join, being careful not to twist the stitches.

Knit each round until cuff measures 2” for all sizes. Cut Boucle leaving a tail for finishing.

Increase round: Switching to size 8 needle and worsted weight yarn, *K2, M1*, repeat. 90 (78, 66, 60)

Knit each round until 6 (5 ¾, 5 ½, 5) inches from cast on edge.

Top decreases: Start with round 1 (5, 9, 11) changing to dpn, see note 2, when needed.

Round 1: *k 13, k2tog (together), repeat from * 84 sts
Round 2: k
Round 3: *k 12, k2tog, repeat from * 78 sts
Round 4: k
Round 5: *k 11, k2tog, repeat from * 72 sts
Round 6: k
Round 7: *k 10, k2tog, repeat from * 66 sts
Round 8: k
Round 9: *k 9, k2tog, repeat from * 60 sts
Round 10: k
Round 11: *k 8, k2tog, repeat from * 54 sts
Round 12: k
Round 13: *k 7, k2tog, repeat from * 48 sts
Round 14: *k 6, k2tog, repeat from * 42 sts
Round 15: *k 5, k2tog, repeat from * 36 sts
Round 16: *k 4, k2tog, repeat from * 30 sts
Round 17: *k 3, k2tog, repeat from * 24 sts
Round 18: *k 2, k2tog, repeat from * 18 sts
Round 19: *k 1, k2tog, repeat from * 12 sts
Round 20: *k2tog, repeat from * 6 sts

Cut yarn and draw through last 6 sts, fasten off.

Notes:
1. Some additional suitable yarns, Homespun, Homespun Baby, Jiffy, Baby Cloud, Light and Lofty.

2. Knit hat with your preferred method for knitting small diameter items. When stitches get too tight on the 16” circular switch to working with double points, a second circular or one long circular and continue decreases.