Experience: Intermediate

Size: Adult, one size fits most.

Materials: 1 ball of elann.com Esprit or Esprit Print (98.3% cotton/ 1.7% elastic, 100 yards (relaxed) per 50-gram ball).
Size 4.5 mm (US 7) needles - set of 5 dpn (or 2 circular needles - 24" or longer, if you prefer)
Stitch marker

Gauge: 25 st x 40 rows = 4" (10 cm) in stockinette stitch

Method:
CO 98 sts, join into a round, being careful not to twist sts. Place a marker for end of round.

Begin ribbing: *p5, k2*; rep. from* to *.
Work the rib pattern for 8 rounds.

Note: The lace pattern is adapted from "wavy cable lace ", in the Harmony Guides Volume 2 - 450 Knitting Stitches.
This pattern has been adapted for working in the round.

Start lazy cables :
R1.*yo, k5, yo, k2, p1, p3tog, p1, k2*; rep from * to *.
R2. k9, *p3, k11*; rep from * to * to last 5 st, p3, k2.
R3.*yo, k7, yo, k2, p3tog, k2*; rep from * to *.
R4. K11, *P1, K13* rep from * to * to last 3 st. p1, k2.
R5.*p3, p3tog, p3,k2, yo, k1, yo, k2*; rep. from* to *.
R6.*p7, k7*; rep. from * to *.
R7.*p2, p3tog, p2, k2, yo, k3, yo, k2*; rep. from* to *.
R8.*p5, k9*; rep. from * to *.
R9.*p1, p3tog, p1, k2, yo, k5, yo, k2*; rep. from * to *.
R10.*p3, k11*; rep. from * to *.
R11.*p3tog, k2, yo, k7, yo, k2*; rep. from * to *.
R12.*p1, k13*; rep. from * to *.
R13.*yo, k1, yo, k2, p3, p3tog, p3, k2*; rep. from * to *.
R14.k5, *p7, k7,* rep. from * to * to last 9 st. p7, k2.
R15.*yo, k3, yo, k2, p2, p3tog, p2, k2*; rep from * to *.
R16.k7, *p5, k9*; rep. from * to * to last 7 st. P5, k2.
R17.*yo, k5, yo, k2, p1, p3tog, p1,k2*; rep. from * to *.
R18.k9, *p3, k11*, rep. from * to * to last 5 st. p3, k2.
R19. *yo, k7, yo, k2, p3tog, k2*; rep from * to *.
R20.k11, *p1, k13*, rep. from * to * to last 3 st. p1,k2.

Rep. Rounds 5-20, two more times.

Shaping the top :
R1.*p9, k1, k2tog, k2*; rep. from * to *.
R2.*p9, k4*; rep. from * to *.
R3.*p9, k2tog, k2*; rep. from * to *.
R4.*p9, k3*; rep. from * to *.
R5.*p9, k2tog, k1*; rep. from * to *.
R6.*p9, k2*; rep. from * to *.
R7.*p7, p2tog, k2*; rep. from * to *.
R8.*p8, k2*; rep. from * to *.
R9.*p6, p2tog, k2*; rep. from * to *.
R10.*p7, k2*; rep from * to *.
R11.*p5, p2tog, k2*; rep from * to *.
R12.*p6, k2*; rep. from * to *.
R13.*p4, p2tog, k2*; rep. from * to *.
R14.*p5, k2*; rep. from * to *.
R15.*p3, p2tog, k2*; rep. from * to *.
R16.*p4, k2*; rep. from * to *.
R17.*p2, p2tog, k2*; rep. from * to *.
R18.*p3, k2*; rep. from * to *.
R19.*p1, p2tog, k2*; rep. from * to *.
R20.*p2, k2*; rep. from * to *.
R21.*p2tog, k2*; rep. from * to *.
R22.*p1, k2*; rep. from * to *.
R23.*k2tog, k1*; rep. from * to *.

Bind off remain sts.
Weave in loose ends.

Abbreviations:
CO – cast on, dpn – double pointed needles, k – knit, k2tog – knit 2 together, p – purl, p2tog – purl 2 together, R – round, rep – repeat, st(s) – stitch(es), tog – together, YO – yo.

Dayflower Hat is knitted from the top down in 6 equal sections. Both dayflower and cable motifs are cascading from the crown down and finished with double ruffle edge. The double ruffle edge covers the back of the neck and adds style to the front. It is a good hat for patients going through chemotherapy or someone who simply needs a soft hat. It can be worn year round, day and night, indoor and outdoor, because of Esprit and Esprit Print’s softness and hugging quality. Dayflower motif is from “The Best of Knitter’s Magazine”, P.54 - Dayflower Daydream by Eugen Beugler with modification.

Experience:
Intermediate.

Size:
Adult, one size fits most.

Materials:
2 balls of elann.com Esprit or Esprit Print (98.3% cotton/ 1.7% elastic, 100 yards (relaxed) per 50-gram ball).
Set of 4.5 mm (US 7) double point needles, or size required to obtain gauge.
One 4.5 mm (US 7) 16” circular.
One 5 mm (US 8) 16” circular needle.
6 slip ring markers.
Cable needle.
Yarn needle.
Fine waste yarn in contrast color.

Gauge:
Measured over lace pattern 30 sts and 44 Rs = 4” x 4” completely relaxed.

Stitches and Techniques Used:
2/2FC: sl 2 sts to cn (cable needle) and hold in front, k2, k 2 from cn.
M1: make one st.
1. Place the tip of the left needle under the horizontal strand of yarn that connects the stitches of both needles, from front to back. (The strand of yarn forms a loop on the left needle.)
2. Insert the tip of the right needle into the back of the loop, from right to left, and knit it. (Knitting into the back of this loop will twist the st and prevent a hole forming.)
SSK: a left-slanting single decrease.
1. Slip 2 stitches separately to right needle as if to knit.
2. Insert tip of left needle into fronts of these stitches, from left to right. Knit them together. One stitch has been decreased.
SK2P: a left-slanting double decrease.
1. Slip 1 stitch knitwise.
2. Knit next 2 stitches together.
3. Pass the slipped stitch over the k2tog.
Kf&b: knit into front and back of stitch.
YO: Yarn over.
2X: two times.

Lifeline:
Thread a yarn needle with a length (about 3 times circumference of knitting) of scrap yarn (which is finer than the main yarn). Draw this yarn through all sts, leaving a long tail at each end. Be careful not to wrap the lifeline around the knitting needle. Do not insert the lifeline through any markers.

METHOD

Crown of the hat:
Cast on 6 sts with dpn, distributed over 3 dpn and carefully join without twisting sts, knit one round. The hat has six equal sections, 1 st for each section. The following instruction is for 1 section only. Work these instructions for 6 times total on each round.
R 1: yo, p1 (2 sts)
R 2: k1, p1 ( 2 sts)
R 3: yo, k1, p1 (3 sts)
R 4: k2, p1 (3 sts)
R 5: yo, k2, p1 (4 sts)
R 6: k3, p1 (4 sts)
R 7: yo, k3, p1 (5 sts)
R 8: k4, p1 (5 sts)
R 9: yo, k4, p1 (6 sts)
R 10: k5, p1 (6 sts)
R 11: yo, p1, 2/2FC, p1 (7 sts)
R 12: k1, p1, k4, p1 (7 sts)
For easy working, place slip marker on the last st of each section (purl st), use different color of slip marker for the last section’s last st, to mark end of round. You can move the slip markers up after every several rounds you knit.
R 13: yo, k1, yo, p1, k4, p1 ( 9 sts)
R 14: k3, p1, k4, p1 (9 sts)
R 15: yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, p1, 2/2FC, p1 (11sts)
R 16: k5, p1, k4, p1 (11 sts)
R 17: yo, k3, yo, ssk, yo, p1, k4, p1 (13 sts)
R 18: k7, p1, k4, p1 (13 sts)
R 19: yo, k3, (ssk, yo) 2X, p1, 2/2FC, p1 (14 sts)
R 20: k8, p1, k4, p1 (14 sts)
R 21: yo, k1, yo, k3, (ssk,yo) 2X, p1, k4, p1 (16sts)
R 22: k10, p1, k4, p1 (16 sts)
R 23: (yo, k3) 2X, (ssk, yo) 2X, p1, 2/2FC, p1 (18sts)
R 24: k12, p1, k4, p1 (18sts)
R 25: yo, k1, yo, k4, yo, k3, (ssk, yo) 2X, p1, k4, p1 (21 sts)
R 26: k15, p1, k4, p1 (21 sts)
R 27: (yo, k3) 2X, ssk, yo, k3, (ssk, yo) 2X, p1, 2/2FC, p1 (23 sts)
R 28: k17, p1, k4, p1 (23 sts)
R 29: m1,yo, k2tog, k3, yo,k3, ssk, sk2p, (ssk,yo) 2X, p1, k4, p1 (22 sts)
R 30: k16,p1, k4, p1 (22 sts)
R 31: yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k1, yo, sk2p, k1, k3tog, ssk, yo, p1, 2/2FC, p1 (21 sts)

Body of the hat:
R 32: k10, sk2p, k2, p1, k4, p1 (19sts)
R 33: (yo, k2tog) 2X, (k3, yo) 2X, sk2p, yo, p1, k4, p1 (20 sts)
R 34: k14, p1, k4, p1 (20sts)
R 35: (yo, k2tog) 2X, k3, yo, k4, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, p1, 2/2FC, p1 (23sts)
R 36: k17, p1, k4, p1 (23sts)
R 37: (yo, k2tog) 2X, k3, yo, k2tog, (k3, yo ) 2X, ssk, yo, p1, k4, p1 (25 sts)
R 38: k19, p1, k4, p1 (25sts)
R 39: (yo, k2tog) 2X, sk2p, k2tog, k3, yo, k3, (ssk, yo) 2X, p1, 2/2FC, p1 (23 sts)
R 40: k17, p1, k4, p1 (23 sts)
R 41: yo, k2tog, sk2p, k1, k3tog, yo, k1, yo, k3 (ssk, yo) 2X, p1, k4, p1 (21 sts)
R 42: k2, sk2p, k10, p1, k4, p1 (19 sts)
R 43: yo, sk2p, (yo, k3) 2X, (ssk, yo) 2X, p1, 2/2FC,p1 (20 sts)
R 44: k14, p1, k4, p1 (20 sts)
R 45: yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k4, yo, k3, (ssk, yo) 2X, p1, k4, p1 (23 sts)
R 46: k17, p1, k4, p1 (23 sts)
R 47: yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, (k3, ssk, yo) 2X, ssk, yo, p1, 2/2FC, p1 (25 sts)
R 48: k19, p1, k4, p1 (25 sts)
R 49: (yo, k2tog) 2X, k3, yo, k3, ssk, sk2p, (ssk, yo) 2X, p1, k4, p1 (23 sts)
R 50: k17, p1, k4, p1 (23 sts)
R 51: (yo, k2tog) 2X, k3, yo, k1, yo, sk2p,k1, k3tog, ssk, yo, p1, 2/2FC, p1 (21 sts)
R 52-64: Repeat R 32-44 once more. (20 sts)

First ruffle edging: (Worked around entire hat)
R 1: K2tog around (60 sts)
R 2-7: K (for easy to pick up sts for the second ruffle edge, insert a lifeline on R 5) (60 sts)
Change to larger circular needle
R 8: kf&b of every st (120 sts)
R 9: k (120 sts)
R 10: kf&b of every st (240 sts)
R 11: k (240 sts)
R 12: kf&b of every st (480 sts)
R 13: k (480 sts)
Bind off loosely, cut yarn.

Second ruffle edge:
Using dpn, pick up from the back (purl bumps) of first ruffle edging on R 5.
R 1-6: k (60 sts)
Change to larger circular needle
R 7: kf&b of every st (120 sts)
R 8: k (120 sts)
R 9: kf&b of every st (240 sts)
R 10: k (240 sts)
R 11: kf&b of every st (480 sts)
R 12: k (480 sts)
Bind off loosely, cut yarn.

Finishing:
Remove the lifeline.
Weave in the ends.

Abbreviations:
cn - cable needle, dpn - double point needles, k - knit, k2tog - knit 2 sts together, p - purl, R - round or row, st(s) - stitch(es), yo - yarn over.