In Old English, the daisy was called “day’s eye” for its habit of opening at the first light of dawn and shutting as the light faded. Common but never unexceptional, the daisy is one of my favorite flowers, and tweed is one of my favorite textures. The tangled cables of this comfy hat travel up and twist themselves into a nine-petal daisy on top, making any day a little sunnier.
If you find the sight of so many cables intimidating, never fear! The pattern is written to minimize use of a cable needle.
Gauge
23sts/28rws at 4” in stockinette stitch on US 6 / 4.00mm needles worked in the round
Sizes and Measurements
One Size
Fits (head size size)
20-24”
Actual Measurements
Circumference: 22”
Length: 8”
Materials
- Rowan Felted Tweed [50% merino wool / 25% alpaca / 25% viscose rayon, 191yd / 175m per 50g skein]; color: Sigh; 1 skein.
- 1 set of four US 6 / 4.00mm double-point needles
- 1 16-inch US US 6 / 4.00mm circular needle
- 1 16-inch US 4 / 3.5mm circular needle
- Cable needle
- 1 stitch marker
- Tapestry needle
Directions
(Popknits uses knittinghelp.com's standard abbreviations)
Special Stitch Instructions
Twist right: With yarn in back and using right hand needle, skip next stitch on left hand needle and knit the second stitch. Bring yarn to front and purl the skipped stitch. Slip both stitches from left hand needle.
Twist left: Slip first stitch on left hand needle onto cable needle and hold in front. Purl next stitch on left hand needle, then knit stitch on cable needle.
Cable right: With yarn in back and using right hand needle, skip next stitch on left hand needle and knit the second stitch. Knit the skipped stitch. Slip both stitches from left hand needle.
Cable left: With yarn in back, move right hand needle behind left hand needle and knit second stitch on left hand needle. Knit the skipped stitch. Slip both stitches from left hand needle.
Hat
Using size US 4 / 3.5mm circular needle, CO 108 st, PM, and join to knit in the round being careful not to twist.
Round 1: *P1, k1, p1; rep from * to end
Repeat Round 1 nine times or until ribbing measures 1.5 inches.
Change to size US 6 / 4.00mm circular needle and work set up round.
Set Up Round: *P1, m1, (k1, p2) 3x, k1, p1, m1; rep from * to end. 126 stitches.
Work through Day’s Eye Cable Chart (see chart below) one time, noting that at the beginning of row 34, remove marker, sl st from right to left needle, replace marker. Work as in chart.
Nine stitches remain. Break yarn, thread tapestry needle, draw through remaining stitches and pull tight.
Finishing
Weave in ends and lightly block hat.
Chart
The chart for this pattern has been updated.
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About the Author
Kristen Hanley Cardozo knits for her sanity. You can follow her knitting exploits and occasional nonsensical ramblings at Knitting Kninja. She’s not actually a ninja, but then, that’s probably just what a ninja would tell you.
Credits
Photos by Daniel Cardozo
Model: Kristen Hanley Cardozo
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Errata
Errata in this pattern are denoted in red.
License
Day’s Eye Hat by
Kristen Hanley Cardozo is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Based on a work at
http://www.popknits.com/index.php/patterns/page/days_eye_hat/.
