Nordic Lace Hat Knitting Pattern
Materials
1 x 270m/300yd 3.5oz/100g Skein Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend Colour 2444, or similar DK weight yarn.
1 x 3mm (US 3) x 30cm circular needle.
1 x 3.5mm (US4) x 30cm circular needle or 5 x double pointed needles.
Gauge 28 sts and 40 rows to 4”/10cm in st. st on 3.5 (US 4) needles.
Size to fit 55cm/22” head just above the ribbing band. Note that my gauge was tighter than recommended for this yarn. For a medium size, take the needle size up to 3.75mm (US 5) or large, 4mm (US 6). Please note there is a lot of stretch in this pattern!
Abbreviations
yo - yarn over needle - bring yarn to the front of work as if to purl the next stitch, then knit into next stitch creating an extra ‘stitch’ by the yarn going over the needle.
p3tog - purl next 3 stitches together.
s1 - slip next stitch.
ssk - slip next two stitiches separately (as if to knit) to right needle, then go into them both with left needle and knit together.
psso - pass slipped stitch over last st on needle.
pm - place marker.
Published April 2011
