Greta is a cloche-style hat inspired by the silver screen sirens of the 1920s. Lace and cable details work together to create a detailed and unique hat that is quick to knit. The bottom band is worked flat in a mesh lace with a cabled edge. After the ends are sewn together, stitches are picked up and the rest of the hat is worked in the round, with its purled band and decorative spiral of eyelets.
Gauge
16sts/24rws at 4” in stockinette stitch on US 7/4.5mm needles
Sizes and Measurements
One Size
24.5” brim
7.5” length
Materials
- Brown Sheep Company Lamb’s Pride Worsted [85% wool / 15% mohair, 190 yd / 173 m per 113g skein]; color: m-28 Chianti; 1 skein.
- 1 US 7 / 4.5mm circular needle, 24 inch
- 1 set US 7 / 4.5mm DPN
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch marker
- Cable needle
Directions
(Popknits uses knittinghelp.com's standard abbreviations)
Special Stitch Instructions
C6R: slip 3 sts to cable needle, hold to back of work, k 3, k3 from cable needle.
Cabled Edge (see chart):
Row 1 & 5: k6, p1, (yo, k2tog) 4 times, k1.
Row 2, 4, 6, & 8: p9, k1, p6.
Row 3: k6, p1, (k2tog, yo) 4 times, k1.
Row 7: C6R, p1, (k2tog, yo) 4 times, k1.
Brim
CO 16 sts using long tail method. Work cabled edge for 18 repeats (144 rows). BO all sts, cut yarn leaving a 10-12” tail. Fold in half, right sides together, and sew CO and BO ends together.
Crown
Using circular needle, with right side facing out and on straight edge, pick up 81 sts. K first and last st together to join for working in the round. Place marker.
P 4 rounds.
Crown decreases:
Switch to DPN when necessary.
Round 1: (k6, k2tog, yo, k2tog) 8 times. (72 sts)
Round 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14: K
Round 3: (k5, k2tog, yo, k2tog) 8 times. (64 sts)
Round 5: (k4, k2tog, yo, k2tog) 8 times. (56 sts)
Round 7: (k3, k2tog, yo, k2tog) 8 times. (48 sts)
Round 9: (k2, k2tog, yo, k2tog) 8 times. (40 sts)
Round 11: (k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog) 8 times. (32 sts)
Round 13: (k2tog, yo, k2tog) 8 times. (24 sts)
Round 15: (k1, k2tog,) 8 times. (16 sts)
Round 16: k2tog 8 times. (8 sts)
Cut yarn leaving a 6-8” tail and thread through remaining 8 sts. Weave in all loose ends.
Chart
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About the Author
Cassie is a fashion designer by day and mad crafter by night. Her interests include knitting, weaving, spinning and sewing. She lives in Azusa, CA with a whole room filled with yarn and fabric. You can visit her blog at www.azaleaandrosebudknits.blogspot.com.
Credits
Photos by Aaron Castillo
Model: Cassie Miller
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License
Greta by
Cassie Miller 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/greta/.
