Anchor Chain Beanie
My version makes an adult (large) beanie like hers. You can adjust the finished size by decreasing or increasing your needle size. This will change your gauge ( e.g. 4.5mm or 5.5 mm).
Gauge: 13 sts and 24 rows = 4 inches in broken rib using 5 mm needles
Materials: 2 balls of Istex Alafosslopi, one maincolor (MC) and one contrasting color (CC)
Tools: 5 mm circular needle (16 inches), 5 mm double pointed needles (DPN), tapestry needle, scissors.
Pattern
Cast on loosely, 64 sts on the 16 inch 5mm circular needle. Join in the round being careful not to twist your stitches.
Pattern Stitch - Broken Rib
1st round: (k2, p2) repeat to end of round (EOR).
2nd round: knit to EOR
Repeat these rounds five more times (12 rounds from cast on). Should be about 2 inches in length from the cast on edge.
Change to contrasting color (CC) and complete rounds1 and 2 of pattern.
Change to main color (MC) and repeat rounds 1 and 2 twice ( 4 rounds).
Repeat these color changes until you have 5 bands of CC in total.
Change back to MC and complete pattern round 1.
If hat is 7 inches long from cast on edge, begin decreases below. If not, continue knitting in pattern with MC, ending with round 1, until the length is 7 inches or the length desired. (Remember this is a close fitting beanie.)
Decreasing for crown:
1: (k6, ssk) repeat to EOR - 56 sts
2: (k2, p2, k2, p1) repeat to EOR - 56 sts
3: (k2, ssk, k3) repeat to EOR - 48 sts
4: (k2, p1, k2, p1) repeat to EOR - 48 sts
5: (k3, ssk, k1) repeat to EOR - 40 sts
6: (k2, p1, k1, p1) repeat to EOR - 40 sts
7: (ssk, k3) repeat to EOR - 32 sts
8: (k1, p1) repeat to EOR - 32 sts
10: (k2, ssk) repeat to EOR (switch to DPNs) 24 sts
11: (k1, p1, k1) repeat to EOR - 24 sts
12: k1, p1, ssk, p1, ssk, p1, ssk, p1, ssk, p1, ssk, p1, ssk, p1, ssk, p1, k1. - 16 sts
13: (k1, p1) to last two sts, p2tog. - 16 sts
14: ssk, to EOR (8 sts remaining) - 8 sts
Break yarn leaving 8-9 inch tail. Using a tapestry needle, draw yarn through remaining stitches and secure inside the hat. Weave in all yarn ends. Dampen and block.
Finished dimensions - unstretched and unblocked - 11.5 inches wide at the bottom and 9 inches from bottom edge to crown.
Abbreviations
CC - contrasting color yarn
CO - cast on
DPNs - double pointed needles
EOR - end of round
K - knit
K2tog - knit two stitches together
MC - main color yarn
P - purl
P2tog - purl two stitches together
SSK - slip next two stitches as 8f to knit, then knit both stitches together through the back of the loops
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