Materials

Comfort by Berroco
Weight Worsted / 10 ply (9 wpi)
Yardage 210 yards (192 meters)/ 100 grams (3.53
ounces)
Colours:
9755 Wild Cherry
9700 White
Gauge 18 to 20 sts = 4 inches

Needles
US 8 (5mm)
Tapestry needle or crochet hook

INSTRUCTIONS

The hat is knitted bottom up.

Cast on 62 stitches with white yarn, leaving appox 8

inches tail.

Row 1: Sl1, (K1, P1) repeat to the last stitch, P1.

Rows 2-8 work same as Row 1.

Row 9: Sl1, knit tbl to the last stitch, P1.

Abbreviations

Row 10 work same as Row 9 (knit). Sl – slip

Row 11: Sl1, purl to the end of row. K – knit

Row 12 work same as Row 9 (knit). P – purl

Cut white yarn and join yarn of the main colour (red). tbl – through the back loop

SSK – slip 2 stitches, one by

Row 13: work same as Row 9 (knit). one, knitwise to the right
needle and off the left
Row 14: work same as Row 11 (purl). needle, put the tip of the
left needle straight into
both slipped stitches, and
Repeat last two rows (rows 13 and 14) three more times, ending with a wrong side row. move them back onto the
left needle; K2tog through
the front loop.
Row 21 (decreasing row): Sl1, K1 tbl, SSK, knit tbl to the last 4 stitches, K2tog tbl, K1, P1 (60 stitches).
K2tog – knit 2 stitches
Row 22: purl. together

Row 23: knit. K3tog – knit 2 stitches

together

Row 24: purl.

Repeat last 4 rows (rows 21-24) three more times (54 stitches), ending with a wrong side row.

Row 37 (decreasing row): Sl1, K1 tbl, SSK and pass the next stitch over (thus you should have made K3tog slunting to the right),
knit tbl to the last 5 stitches, K3tog tbl, K1, P1 (50 stitches).

Row 38: purl.

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Row 39: knit.

Row 40: purl.

Repeat last 4 rows (rows 37-40) seven more times (22 stitches), ending with a wrong side row.

Row 69 (decreasing row): work same as Row 21 (20 stitches).

Row 70: purl.

Row 71: knit.

Row 72: purl.

Repeat last 4 rows (rows 69-70) one more time (18 stitches), ending with a wrong side row.

Row 73 (decreasing row): Sl1, K1 tbl, (K3tog, K2 tbl) repeat 3 times, P1 (12 stitches).

POM-POM

Move remaining 12 stitches to 2 or 4 double pointed needles and join to work in the round. Cut yarn of the main colour (red)
and join white yarn to work the pom-pom, leaving approx 8 inches tail.

Row 1: Knit.

Row 2: (K1,P1) repeat to the end of row.

Row 3: (P1, K1) repeat to the end of row.

Row 4: (K1, P1, M1 knitwise) repeat to the end of row (18 stitches).

Row 5: (P1, K1, P1) repeat to the end of row.

Row 6: (K1, P1, K1, M1 no matter knitwise or purlwise) repeat to the end of row (24 stitches).

Row 7: (P1, K1) repeat to the end of row.

Row 8: (K1,P1) repeat to the end of row.

Work last two rows 2 times more and better put down your counting.

Row 13: (P1, K2tog tbl, K1) repeat to the end of row (18 stitches).

Row 14: (K1, P2) repeat to the end of row.

Row 15: (P1 K2tog tbl) repeat to the end of row (12 stitches).

Row 16: (K1, P1) repeat to the end of row.

Break yarn and thread remaining stitches onto the tail, fasten off and hide the end into the pom-pom. Don’t worry, the pom-
pom won't look squashy when stuffed.

To sew the back seam of the stocking cap, fold it wrong side out and back stitch through the selvedge stitches using a tapestry
needle, or chain stitch through the selvedge stitches with a crochet hook. This should take a couple of minutes. To sew the
white cuff use your white cast on tail.

After that stuff the pom-pom (white yarn left overs work good), fasten it at the root with 8 inches tail of white yarn and hide
the end into the pom-pom, using tapestry needle or crochet hook.

Happy Knitting! And, of course, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

©Lena Swan 2011