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  • Devil Hat
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    Show your naughty side with this devilish horned hat.
    From "Knitty Gritty"
    episode DKNG-706


    (Continued from page 3)

    Punk Rock Knitting

    The Knitsters show how the devil hat can also be transformed into a Mohawk, another of Jennifer Stafford's designs, with just a few adjustments to the base using a crochet hook to attach yarn "hair."

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    Materials:

    2 balls Lamb's Pride Bulky Superwash #SW05 (Onyx), or color of choice, for hat
    1 skein (125 yards) Lamb's Pride Bulky (not Superwash) in Limeade, Royal Blue or color of choice for hair
    circular knitting needle, at least 24" (60cm) long, US size 9 (5.5mm), or size needed to attain gauge
    short, flexible stitch holders
    crochet hook
    2 stitch markers
    cardboard cut to 4" wide by 8" long
    scissors

    Yarn notes:

    • If you're substituting yarn for the hat, bulky weight is recommended.

    • If you're substituting yarn for the hair, choose a single-ply bulky: a plied yarn will develop split ends.

    Nape

    You will begin by knitting the edge stitches, then turn and continue to knit the back of the hat and edge stitches from opposite edge.

    Row 1: From WS of fabric and left side of hat, using the yarn from the gusset in between the sts on hold and the rest of the hat, work the 4 sts from holder as follows: p2, k1, p1.
    Row 2: K1, p1, k1, pm, ssk, k (51, 57, 61), k2 tog, pm, k1, p1, k1 — 59 (65, 69) sts.
    Row 3: P1, k1, p to 1 st after 2nd marker, k1, p1.
    Row 4: K1, p1, k1, sl marker, ssk, k to 2 sts before marker, k2tog, sl marker, k1, p1, k1 — 57 (63, 67) sts.
    Row 5: P1, k1, p to 1 st after 2nd marker, k1, p1.
    Row 6: K1, p1, k to 1 st after 2nd marker, p1, k1.
    Rows 7-10: Rep rows 3-6 — 55 (61, 65) sts.
    Rows 11-12: Rep rows 5-6.
    Rows 13-16: Rep rows 3-6 — 53 (59, 63) sts.
    Row 17: Rep row 3.
    Row 18: K1, p1, k23 (26, 28), sl2-k1-psso, k23 (26, 28), p1, k1 — 51 (57, 61) sts.
    Rows 19-22: Rep rows 5-6 twice.
    Row 23: P1, k10, p29 (35, 39) k10, p1.
    Row 24: K11, ssk, k11 (14, 16), sl2-k1-psso, k11 (14, 16), k2 tog, k11 — 47 (53, 57) sts.
    Row 25: Bind off 11 sts in k, p25 (31, 35), k11 very loosely — 36 (42, 46) sts.
    Row 26: Bind off the first 10 sts as follows: pull the first st tight, then: wyib, sl 2 sts, pass the first st over the 2nd st, *wyif, sl 1 and pass the first st over the 2nd st, wyib, sl 1 and pass the first st over the 2nd st; rep from* until 10 sts total have been bound off, k1, psso, p1, k9 (12, 14), sl2-k1-psso, k9 (12, 14), p1, k1 — 23 (29, 33) sts.
    Row 27: Rep Row 3, removing markers.
    Row 28: K1, p1, pm, ssk, k15 (21, 25), k2 tog, pm, p1, k1 — 21 (27, 31) sts.
    Row 29 and rem odd rows through 37: P1, k1, p to marker, k1, p1.
    Row 30: K1, p1, ssk, k to 2 sts before marker, k2 tog, p1, k1 — 19 (25, 29) sts.
    Row 32: K1, p1, k6 (9, 11), sl2-k1-psso, k6 (9, 11), p1, k1 — 17 (23, 27) sts.
    Row 34: Rep row 30 — 15 (21, 25) sts.
    Row 36: K1, p1, k4 (7, 9), sl2-k1-psso, k4 (7, 9), p1, k1 — 13 (19, 23) sts.

    Small size only:
    Row 38: K1, p1, k9, p1, k1.
    Row 39: Pp1, k11, p1.
    Row 40: K13.
    Row 41: Bind off in k.

    Medium and Large:
    Row 38: Rep row 30 — 17 (21) sts.
    Rows 39 and 41: Rep row 29.
    Row 40: K1, p1, k5 (7), sl2-k1-psso, k5 (7), p1, k1 — 15 (19) sts.

    Medium size only:
    Row 42: K1, p1, k11, p1, k1.

    Large size only:
    Row 42: K1, p1, ssk, k11, k2 tog, p1, k1 — 17 sts.

    Both sizes:
    Row 43: P1, k to last st, p1.
    Row 44: K.
    Row 45: Bind off in k.

    All sizes:
    Hat will measure 16.75 (17.5, 18.25)"/42.5 (44.5, 46.5) cm from widow's peak to base of neck when measured along centerline.

    1. Now cut 150 pieces of hair from the Lamb's Pride Bulky as follows: First cut a piece of cardboard about 3"-4"/ 7.5-10 cm wide, depending on the length of hair.

    Designer's note: I prefer to make the hair longer than needed, then give it a haircut for the neatest Mohawk effect.

    2. Cut a notch in the corner of the cardboard and secure one end of the yarn here. Neatly wrap the yarn in a single layer around the cardboard until it is full. Make sure that the last bit ends on the same edge as the corner notch, or you'll waste half of a piece. Now slide one edge of the open scissors inside the yarn, along one edge of the cardboard, and slowly cut all of the yarn pieces with a few strokes of the scissors.

    4. To attach the hair, from the RS, begin with the centerline of the hat and place a line of hair about every 4 rows from center front to center back. Insert the crochet hook through a loop of the knitting and out again on the RS. Fold each piece of yarn in half and hook the yarn onto the hat as if you were applying fringe, one piece of yarn at a time. The more densely you place the yarn, the more dramatic the Mohawk effect. Be aware, though: Hair longer than 4" may fall into the wearer's eyes.