Utopia Hat, two needles

I have to say that I absolutely love this hat. My friends love it too. I was quite disappointed when I first saw the pattern, because it was on an unspecified length of circular needle. I do not own any circular needles, so I thought I was shunned from the world of hat knitting for forever. Thankfully, this was not the case. I came back to the pattern later, and decided to simply re-write it for two-needle knitting. So started my boycott of circular needle knitting.

Needles: US8/5.00mm needles, 1 cable needle or double pointed needle

Yarn: Worsted Weight

Gauge: um... none was given, but the hat fits pretty much every head possible. It just doesn't cover your ears as much as I would like it.

Pattern :)

*if there are any questions about what anything is or how to do anything, look in the Notes section at the end*

Cast on 98sts.

Work the following two rows for 5 Rows:

row 1: K1 *K2, P2* K1

row 2: P1 *K2, P2* P1

Next row: P1 *K2, P2, (K2, P6)x2, K2, P2* P1

Work the following three times:

row 1: K1 *K2, P2, (K6, P2)x2, K2, P2* K1

row 2: P1 *K2, P2, (K2, P6)x2, K2, P2* P1

row 3: K1 *K2, P2, CF6, P2, CB6, K2, P2* K1

row 4: P1 *K2, P2, (K2, P6)x2, K2, P2* P1

row 5: K1 *K2, P2, (K6, P2)x2, K2, P2* K1

row 6: P1 *K2, P2, (K2, P6)x2, K2, P2* P1

Work the following three times:

row 1: K1 *K6, P2, (K2, P2)x2, K6, P2* K1

row 2: P1 *K2, P6, (K2, P2)x2, K2, P6* P1

row 3: K1 *CB6, P2, (K2, P2)x2, CF6, P2* K1

row 4: P1 *K2, P6, (K2, P2)x2, K2, P6* P1

row 5: K1 *K6, P2, (K2, P2)x2, K6, P2* K1

row 6: P1 *K2, P6, (K2, P2)x2, K2, P6* P1

Begin Decreasing:

row 1: K1 *K6, P2, K2, P2Tog, K2, P2, K6, P2* K1

row 2: P1 *K2, P6, K2Tog, P2, K1, P2, K2Tog, P6* P1

row 3: K1 *K2, K2Tog, (K2, P2)x3, K2, K2Tog, K2, P2* K1

row 4: P1 *P6, K1, P1, P1S2TP, P1, K1, P5, K2Tog* P1

row 5: K1 *K1, S2TK1P, K1, P1, K3, P1, K1, S2TK1P, K1, P1* K1

row 6: P1 *K1, P1S2TP* P1

row 7: K1 *SSK* K1 (14 sts left)

row 8: P1 *SSP* P1 (8 sts left)

Cut yarn, and thread it through the remaining sts. Draw tightly and fasten off. Sew up seem with mattress st (click here for help) and the st at either end (left & right sides) of the work. Weave in ends. The pom pom on top is optional. I just like pom poms.

Original Pattern: http://smariek.blogspot.com/2007/06/utopia-hat.html

Notes

CF6:

~Slip 3 sts on the cable/DP needle, and hold in front of work

~Knit next 3 sts.

~Knit 3 sts off of cable needle.

CB6:

~Slip 3 sts on cable/DP needle, and hold in back of work

~Knit next 3 sts.

~Knit 3 sts off of cable needle.

S2TK1P:

~Slip 2 sts together (as if K2Tog) onto right needle

~K1

~Slip the 2 slipped sts over the knit st. Slip the two sts at the same time! (combo of K2tog and sl1,K1,psso)

P1S2TP:

Opposite of above technique

~P1, turn work around (so now the right side is facing)

~slip the st you just purled back onto the other needle

~slip 2sts together over the purled sts (like the last step of the above technique)

~turn work back around (wrong side facing) and continue with pattern
SSK and SSP: click here, and find them on the page