You Will Need
Yarn
Como by Debbie Bliss/KF! wool/cashmere, 42 m/50 g
- 4 skeins in color #7 (denim)
Knitting Needles
- 6.5 mm circular needles
- Set of 6.5 mm double-pointed needles
Also Needed
- Stitch marker
Slouchy Turban Hat
This tall hat looks like an Eastern turban, making you look like a muse of a modern Vermeer. It is knitted quite quickly, in the round from the top down, then back and forth, with extra stitches for the band and the “bow”
Sizes
М (L)
Finished Measurements
Head circumference 51 (58.5) cm
Gauge
12 sts and 18 rounds = 10 x 10 cm (ribbed pattern)
Special Abbreviation
Increase 1 st (inc1): knit 1 through the front and back loops.
Ribbed Pattern
(multiple of 10 sts)
- Round 1: *k4, p6; repeat from * around.
- Rounds 2-4: knit.
- Round 5: *p5, k4, p1; repeat from * around.
- Rounds 6-8: knit.
Repeat rounds 1-8.
Hat
Crown
Using double-pointed needles, cast on 12 sts, leaving a long tail for sewing. Distribute stitches over 3 needles. Join to work in the round, placing a marker at the beginning of the round.
- Rounds 1 and 2: knit.
- Round 3: (inc1) x 12 — 24 sts.
- Rounds 4-6: knit.
- Round 7: (inc1) x 24 — 48 sts.
- Rounds 8-10: knit.
- Round 11: *k3, inc1; repeat from * around — 60 sts.
- Rounds 12-14: knit.
- Size L only
- Round 15: *k5, inc1; repeat from * around — 70 sts.
- Round 16: knit.
Both sizes
Switch to circular needles.
Crown Body
Repeat rounds 1-8 of the ribbed pattern 5 times.
Brim
This part of the hat is worked back and forth on the circular needles.
- Row 1: (k1, inc1 from strand) x 2, knit to last 2 sts, (inc1 from strand, k1) x 2 — 64(74) sts.
- Row 2: knit.
Repeat the last 2 rows 5 more times. Bind off.
Finishing
Thread the starting tail through a tapestry needle. Weave it through the stitches around the crown opening. Pull tightly to close the opening, then secure the thread. Fold the brim to the right side.
With the bound-off edges together, fold the pieces together at the base and sew securely. Fold the right side of the edge over to the right, then sew the top point to the brim. Fold the left side of the edge over to the left, then sew the top point to the brim.
