Ladies Striped Hat & Scarf Set

Working abbreviation	Meaning
alt	alternate
cont	continue
dec	decrease(ing)
foll	following
inc	increase(ing)
k	knit
0	no stitches or times
p	purl
psso	pass slipped stitch over
rem	remain(ing)
rep	repeat
rs	right side
s1	slip 1 stitch knitways
sts	stitch(es)
tbl	through back of loop
tog	together
ws	wrong side
yfwd	Yarn forward
yrn	yarn round needle
cm	centimetres
mm	millimmetres
in	inch(es)

Hat 1 x 40cm circular needle size 3.75mm

1 x 40cm circular needle size 4.00mm

1 x 9cm circular needle or 1 x set of 4mm DPN's Scarf 1 x 4mm single point needles

Yarn: Drops Puna 100% Alpaca 50g DK

Yarn and Colours:
A: Grey 06 = 50g
B: Old Pink 10 =50g
C: Light Grey 07 = 50g
D: Powder Pink 09 = 50g
E: Off White 01 = 100g

Size: Adult female
Width around the head approximately adult female  58cms
Length of scarf 188cms



Hat

Using a 3.75mm circular needle and E: cast on 126 stitches

1st rnd: work in 1 x 1 rib (K1, P1)  (Place a stitch marker at the beginning  of the first round so that you know where your round starts and finishes)

Next rnd: Continue working in 1 x 1 rib until your hat measures 12cms for the adult female increasing 1 stitch at the end of the last rnd. 

Change to size 4mm circular needle

Change to colour A: and knit 5 rnds
Change to colour B: and knit 5 rnds
Change to colour C: and knit 5 rnds
Change to colour D: and knit 5 rnds

Next rnd: change to colour E  and continue to repeat the knit round until your hat measures 20cms for the adult female.




Shape the crown

You may find it helpful to place stitch markers at the decrease points in each rnd so that you can see where you need to decrease next

Continuing in colour E: 

1st rnd: K10, K2tog, K11, K2tog (5 times) K2 [117 stitches]
2nd and alternate rnds: knit
3rd rnd: K9, K2tog, K10, K2tog (5 times) K2 [107 stiches]
5th rnd: K8, K2tog, K9, K2tog (5 times) K2 [97 stitches]

Continue decreasing 10 stitches as set in every alternate row until you have 17 stitches remaining.

If your work becomes unmanageable on your 40cm circular needle  move your stitches onto the 9cm circular needle or  DPN's  for ease to complete.

When you have 17 stitches remaining break off the yarn, run the yarn through the remaining stitches and draw up and fasten off.

Scarf

Using the 4mm needles cast on 50 stitches and work in 1 x 1 rib as follows:

A: Grey 06 = 50 rows
B: Old Pink 10 =50 rows
C: Light Grey 07 = 50 rows
D: Powder Pink 09 = 50 rows
E: Off White 01 = 100 rows
D: Powder Pink 09 = 50 rows
C: Light Grey 07 = 50 rows
B: Old Pink 10 = 50 rows
A: Grey 06 = 50 rows

The softness of the alpaca wool makes this a perfect set to make as a gift for your daughter or daughter in law, your mum, your grandma, your auntie or niece and any other female family member or in the case of the set I have made for one of your closest friends.

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