Rolling on the River

I got such a kick out of knitting this hat before, I decided to knit one for me. The other hat was knit in wool and lately wool is making me sneeze. I needed to use some good old soft acrylic for my hat. The pattern, "Ribbed Roll Hat", is fun to knit. It looks like a complicated hat, but it really isn't at all. This hat makes it look like I have mad knitting skillz.

Sleep Tight

And yet another knitting pattern created my yours truly. I don't know why they hit me all at once. Must be the chemo talking :)

Since I am currently without hair, my head gets cold at night. If I put a hat on, it sometimes gets hot and off it goes. I wanted to knit a hat I could sleep in. This one works great. I knit my initial hat using a cotton blend yarn. It stays on most of the night.

Sleep Tight

Needles- US size 7
Yarn- Worsted weight (model knit in Knit Picks Comfy Worsted- Marlin)

CO 90 stitches. Place a marker to denote the beginning of the row. Be careful not to twist the stitches.

Knit 3, purl 3 rib for 2 inches.

Row 1- * YO, k2tog, k13; repeat to the end of the row.

Row 2 & 3- *k10, p2, k1, p2; repeat to the end of the row.

Row 4- *k5, YO, k2tog, k3, p2, k1, p2; repeat to the end of the row.

Row 5- *p2, k1, p2, k3, YO, k2tog, k5; repeat to the end of the row.

Row 6- *k10, p2, k1, p2; repeat to the end of the row.

Row 7- *p2, k1, p2, k5, YO, k2tog, k3; repeat to the end of the row.

Row 8- *k5, p2 k1, p2, k3, YO, k2tog; repeat to the end of the row.

Row 9- *k10, p2, k1, p2; repeat to the end of the row.

Row 10- * YO, k2tog, k3, p2, k1, p2, k5; repeat to the end of the row.

Row 11- *k3, YO, k2tog, k5, p2, k1, p2; repeat to the end of the row.

Repeat rows 3-11 three more times. If you are counting all of your rows, the last row you will work will be row 38.

*k10, p2, k1, p2; repeat to the end of the row.
*k5, YO, k2tog, k3, p2, k1, p2; repeat to the end of the row.
*k13, YO, k2tog; (repeat 5 times), k5 (this will be row 41 if you are counting all rows)

Begin the decrease for the crown-

Row 1- *k8, k2tog; repeat to end of row
Row 2- knit
Row 3- *k3, YO, k2tog, k2, k2tog; repeat to end of row
Row 4- knit
Row 5- *k6, k2tog; repeat to end of row
Row 6- knit
Row 7- *k5, k2tog; repeat to end of row
Row 8- knit
Row 9- *k4, k2tog; repeat to end of row
Row 10- knit
Row 11- *k3, k2tog; repeat to end of row
Row 12- *k2, k2tog; repeat to end of row
Row 13- *k1, k2tog; repeat to end of row
Row 14- *k2tog; repeat to end of row

Cut yarn and run through the remaining stitches to close top.
Weave ends in.