Indonesian Arts and Crafts

by. Pam Allen,
Finished Size 221⁄2” (57 cm) circumference.
Yarn Cascade Yarns Pastaza (50% llama, 50% wool; 132 yd [121 m]/100 g): #063 brown, #050 orange, and #042 green, 1 skein each.
Needles Size 9 (5.5 mm): 16” (40-cm) circular (cir) and set of 4 double-pointed (dpn). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions Waste yarn; tapestry needle.
Gauge 16 sts and 24 rows = 4” (10 cm) in two-color stranded St st patt from chart worked in the rnd.

Note This hat is knitted down from the crown to the lower edge of the brim. The crown is divided into 6 sections, each of which is increased by 1 stitch every other round. To make the hat smaller or larger, work fewer or more increase rounds.
Remember to adjust the size of the pattern repeats to fit the total number of stitches in your customized version of the hat.
Hat
With brown and dpn, CO 6 sts. Place marker (pm) and join for working in the rnd; rnd begins at center back.
Rnd 1: Knit.
Rnd 2: *K1, yo; rep from * to end—12 sts.
Rnds 3, 5, and 7: Knit, working each yo through the back loop (tbl) to close up the holes.
Rnd 4: *K2, yo; rep from * to end—18 sts.
Rnd 6: *K3, yo, pm; rep from * to end, omitting placing a marker at the end of last rep because end-of-rnd marker is already in place—24 sts; 4 sts each in 6 marked sections.
Rnd 8: *Knit to marker, yo, slip marker (sl m); rep from * five more times—6 sts inc’d.
Rnd 9: Knit, working each yo tbl to close up the holes.
Rnds 10–29: Rep Rnds 8 and 9 ten more times—90 sts.
Change to Colorwork chart and work Rnds 1–20.
Note:
The chart shows the pattern as it will appear while you are working it; because the hat is worked from the top down, the chart will appear upside down from the way the hat looks when it is worn. When Rnd 20 of chart has been completed, knit 2 more rnds in brown. Work in garter st (purl 1 rnd, knit 1 rnd) for 4 rnds—piece measures about 9” (23 cm) from CO. Break yarn. Earflaps: Place first 8 sts on waste yarn, place next 20 sts on dpn for right earflap, place next 34 sts on waste yarn for front of hat, place next 20 sts on waste yarn for left earflap, place rem 8 sts on waste yarn. With RS facing, join green to 20 sts on needle for left earflap. Working back and forth in rows on sts for right earflap only, cont as foll:
Rows 1–4: With green, knit.
Rows 5 and 6: With brown, knit.
Rows 7 and 8: With orange, knit.
Rows 9–12: With brown, knit.
Rows 13 and 14: With green, knit.
Row 15: With green, k2, ssk, knit to last 4 sts, k2tog, k2— 16 sts rem.
Row 16: With green, knit.
Row 17: With orange, k2, ssk, knit to last 4 sts, k2tog, k2— 14 sts rem.
Row 18: With orange, knit.
Row 19: With green, k2, ssk, knit to last 4 sts, k2tog, k2— 12 sts rem.
Row 20: With green, knit.
Row 21: With orange, k2, ssk, knit to last 4 sts, k2tog, k2— 10 sts rem.
Row 22: With orange, knit.
Row 23: With brown, k2, ssk, knit to last 4 sts, k2tog, k2— 8 sts rem.
Row 24: With brown, knit.
Row 25: With brown, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2—6 sts rem.
Row 26: With brown, ssk, *k1, BO 1 st (1 st rem on right-hand needle); rep from * once more, k2tog, BO 1 st—1 st rem. Cut yarn and draw through last st to fasten off. Return 20 held sts of left earflap to dpn and make another earflap the same way.

Finishing
Return 8 held sts at beg of hat rnd to cir needle. With RS facing, join green, k8, pick up and knit 34 sts around outer edge of right earflap, return next 34 held sts to needle and k34 for front of hat, pick up and knit 34 sts around outer edge of left earflap, return rem 8 held sts to needle and k8—118 sts. On the next rnd, BO all sts as if to purl. Cut two 12” (30.5-cm) strands of each color—6 strands total. With a tapestry needle, thread each strand through the top of the crown. Pull the ends even, and using 3 groups of 2 strands each, work a braid for 31⁄2” (9 cm). With a separate strand of orange, wrap the end of the braid tightly about 1” (2.5 cm) from the end, tie off the wrap securely, and trim ends even. Cut six 30” (76-cm) strands of each color—18 strands total. Thread 3 strands of each color through end of one earflap, and braid for 61⁄2” (16.5 cm) as for top of hat. Wrap and trim end of braid as for top of hat. Repeat for other earflap with rem 3 strands of each color. Weave in loose ends.