https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/proper-princess-topper • Posted by GMC Group
skill level Intermediate size One size finished measurements Circumference: 12" (30.5cm) Height: 12" (30.5cm) note This hat is intended to sit atop the head rather than around it. gauge 22 stitches and 38 rows = 4" (10cm) in stockinette stitch special instructions FC: Slip 3 stitches to cable needle and hold in front, k3, then k3 from cable needle. Sl 1 wyif: Slip 1 stitch as if to purl with yarn in front. SBC: Slip 1 stitch to cable needle and hold in back, k1 tbl, then p1 from cable needle. SFC: Slip 1 stitch to cable needle and hold in front, p1, then k1 tbl from cable needle.
skill level Intermediate size One size finished measurements Circumference: 12" (30.5cm) Height: 12" (30.5cm) note This hat is intended to sit atop the head rather than around it. gauge 22 stitches and 38 rows = 4" (10cm) in stockinette stitch special instructions FC: Slip 3 stitches to cable needle and hold in front, k3, then k3 from cable needle. Sl 1 wyif: Slip 1 stitch as if to purl with yarn in front. SBC: Slip 1 stitch to cable needle and hold in back, k1 tbl, then p1 from cable needle. SFC: Slip 1 stitch to cable needle and hold in front, p1, then k1 tbl from cable needle.
stitch pattern Cable Pattern (worked over 18 stitches) Row 1 (RS): P4, SBC, k6, SFC, p3, k1. Row 2: Sl 1 wyif, k3, p6, k4. Row 3: P3, SBC, p1, k6, p1, SFC, p2, k1. Row 4: Sl 1 wyif, k2, p2, k1, p6, k1, p2, k3. Row 5: P2, SBC, p2, FC, p2, SFC, p1, k1. Row 6: Sl 1 wyif, k1, p2, k2, p6, k2, p2, k2. Row 7: P1, SBC, p3, k6, p3, SFC, k1. Rows 8 and 10: Sl 1 wyif, p2, k3, p6, k3, p2, k1. Row 9: P1, SFC, p3, k6, p3, SBC, k1. Row 11: P2, SFC, p2, FC, p2, SBC, p1, k1. Row 12: Sl 1 wyif, k1, p2, k2, p6, k2, p2, k2. Row 13: P3, SFC, p1, k6, p1, SBC, p2, k1. Row 14: Sl 1 wyif, k2, p2, k1, p6, k1, p2, k3. Row 15: P4, SFC, k6, SBC, p3, k1. Row 16: Sl 1 wyif, k3, p10, k4. Repeat Rows 1–16 for pattern.
Hat Use scrap yarn and a crochet hook to provisionally cast on 18 stitches. Leaving a 12" (30.5cm) tail, hold both yarns together and work Row 1 of the Cable Pattern into the provisional cast-on. Work Rows 1–16 of the Cable Pattern twice, then Rows 1–15 once more. Piece should measure approximately 12" (30.5cm). Do not cut the yarn. Undo the provisional cast-on, picking up the stitches as you go, and graft the two ends together using Kitchener stitch and the yarn tail. With the right sides facing and both yarns held together, pick up and knit 60 stitches in the slipped stitches along the edge of the band. Place marker and join to work in the round. Place a marker after every 15th stitch while working the first round. Rounds 1–5: Knit. Round 6: *Knit to 2 stitches before the marker, k2tog, sm; repeat from * around. Repeat Rounds 1–6 until 4 stitches remain. Cut the yarn, thread it through the 4 stitches, and secure.
Veil With B, cast on 68 stitches. Work in garter stitch for 12" (30.5cm) or to desired length. Shaping Row 1: *K2tog; repeat from * to end—34 stitches. Rows 2 and 4: Knit. Row 3: Repeat Row 1—17 stitches. Bind off. Sew the shaped end of the veil to the top of the hat. Weave in all ends. Wet block, being careful not to crush the veil, and lay it flat to dry.
Finishing Trace the finished hat onto a large piece of paper. Move the hat so that the right-hand edge of the fabric exactly meets the left-hand edge of the tracing, and trace again. Move the hat so that the left-hand edge of the fabric exactly meets the righthand edge of the first tracing, and trace again. You now have a shape that resembles about a third of a circle. Cut on the outside tracing lines, and roll the paper to form a cone. Tape the edges in place, and fit the paper cone inside the hat, trimming any excess that is in the way. Trim around the lower edge so that the paper cone is ." (13mm) shorter than the hat. Remove the tape and use the paper cone as a template to trace the shape onto the needlepoint plastic canvas. (You will need to use two pieces of canvas seamed together.) Cut the plastic canvas on the tracing lines, overlap the side edges slightly, and use scrap yarn to seam them securely. Insert the plastic cone into the hat, and sew the lower edge of the plastic to the inside of the hat, preferably with an overcast stitch and matching sewing thread. Tie the elastic cording securely to the plastic canvas about 1" (2.5cm) up on the inside of the hat. Lay the hat flat with the cording at one edge to easily find the opposite point at which to attach the other end of the elastic. Thread the elastic through the canvas here and secure the end as before by tying it to the plastic canvas after the hat has been placed on the royal head and the elastic adjusted to ensure the best fit. Trim any excess cording.