Cloche Hat

SIZE: Small: 21” (med 23”, large 25”)

MATERIALS:
-approx 130m of aran weight wool, cotton or silk (pictured in Manos Classica)
-4.5mm needles. (circular or flex needles will give you a chance to gauge the fit of your hat before it’s finished.)

GAUGE: 17sts=4”
ABBREVIATIONS:
SSK: slip the next 2 stitches onto the right hand needle knitwise. Reinsert the left hand needle into the front of these 2 sts and knit the 2 sts together. SL1= slip the next stitch onto the right hand needle. PSSO= Pass the slipped stitch over.

DIRECTIONS:
Cast on 93 (101,109) sts.
Knit 2 rows, Purl 1 row.
Cont in st st (K1row, P1row) until piece measures 6” for plain rim or 7” for rolled edge hat.

Decrease:
1st dec row: K1 (SSK, K18 (20,22), K2tog, K1) 4 times. 85 (93, 101) sts.
Next row and all alt rows: Purl.
Next dec row: K1 (SSK, K16 (18, 20), K2tog, K1) 4 times. 77 (85, 93) sts.
Continue decreasing in this manner on every 2nd row, having 2 less sts between decreases to 53 (61, 69) sts.
Next dec row: K1 (SSK, SSK, K4 (6,8), K2tog, K2tog, K1) 4 times. 37 (45, 53) sts.
Next dec row: K1 (SSK, SSK, K0 (2,4) K2tog, K2tog, K1) 4 times. 21 (29, 37) sts.
Small size only: Next dec row: K1 (SSK, K2tog, K1) 4 times. 13 sts.
Med size only: Next dec row: K1 (SSK, SL1, K2tog, PSSO, K2tog) 4 times. 13 sts.
Large size only: Next dec row: K1 (SSK, SSK, K2tog, K2tog, K1) 4 times. 21 sts
Next dec row: K1 (SSK, K2 tog, K1) 4 times. 13 sts.
All sizes: Next dec row: K1 (SL1, K1, PSSO, K1) 4 times. 9 sts.

Finishing: Break yarn and thread onto a darning needle. Pass the yarn through the remaining sts and draw up tightly. Sew up back seam, making sure to reverse seam for the last inch at the bottom if you are making a rolled brim hat.