Knit cap made with only knit and purl stitches
Designed by
Aikomoto
Finished Size
Circumference: approx. 20 cm Depth: approx. 17 cm from cast on edge to top. This size has a gentle fit, so for those who prefer a firm knitting feel, use thicker yarn or smaller needles.
Tools
Designer's comment on the project
A straight-knit cap using only knit and purl stitches with a few fun techniques.
Materials
Fonty URGA, 50g =125m medium size yarn. Recommend needle size is 4mm
Gauge
21stitches x 25 rows = 10×10 cm
Abbreviations
k: knit
p: purl
rep: repeat
Making
Cast on and ribbing
Cast on 102 stitches using the Italian tubular cast-on method. Join to work in the round. Work in [p1, k1] ribbing until the end of the round. Then continue working in 1×1 ribbing for 10 rounds.
Motif Knitting
Row 1: [*k2, p1, k1, p2, k1, p3, k1, p2, k1, p2, k5,*(p3,k3,p3),** k5,p2, k1, p2, k1, p2, k1, p3, k1, p2, k1, p1, k2,**] rep [~] 2 times.
Note:only the part in parentheses changes for each row, while the rest stays consistent.
Row 2 : same as row 1
Row3 : [*~*,(p2,k5,p2),**~**]rep [~] 2 times.
Row4 : [*~*,(p2, k1, p1,k1, p1, k1, p2),**~**]rep [~] 2 times.
Row5 : [*~*,(p1, k2, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1),**~**]rep [~] 2 times.
Row6 : [*~*,(p1, k1, p2, k1, p2, k1, p1),**~**]rep [~] 2 times.
Row7 : [*~*,(k2, p2, k1, p2, k2),**~**]rep [~] 2 times.
Row8 : [*~*,(k1、p3、k1、p3、k1),**~**]rep [~] 2 times.
Row9 : [*~*,(k1、p2、k3、p2、k1),**~**]rep [~] 2 times.
Rpt making2-2 to making2-8, 5 times.
Finishing
Bind off alternately one stitch each from the starting stitch, the ending stitch, the second stitch from the beginning, and the stitch just before the ending stitch.
Faux cable pattern
In the center, the Tree of Life can be seen, with thick columns on either side and three thin columns.Thread a darning needle with a short length of yarn, and tie the 12th and 34th rows of the two thin columns together from the inside of the cap. Also, tie the stitches at both ends of the 12th, 30th, and 40th rows of the thick columns. Optionally, you can add a ribbon for decoration.
