A ribbed hat

Ribbed Knit Hat knitted flat and seamed up the back


Materials:
Yarn used:
Lion Brand Wool Ease

Needles:
24 inch # 4 Circular or db pt
Yarn Needle to sew up back seam and gather top

3 x 3 Rib Hat

Rib Pattern: Knit 3 st, Purl 3 sts

CO 84 sts on #4's and begin ribbing by knitting 3 sts and ending with 3 purl sts.
Knit until cap is 5 inches from the beginning.

Note: At this point there is no wrong or right side; however, the decreases may make a difference in which side you want to wear as the right side. The decreases will make what looks like a little cable stitch on the knitted stitches.

First decrease row:
Knit 3 st. purl 2 st together . Repeat this to end. [14 sts decreased] 70 sts remain.
Knit 3 rows in ribbing taking note that the pattern is now 2 x 3 rib.
Second decrease row:
Depending on which side is facing you. You either knit/purl the 2 st rib together and knit/purl 2 sts together on the 3 st rib. The end results is you will be knitting the next row on a 1 x 2 rib.
Knit 3 rows
Final decrease row:
Knit 3 rows then knit 2 together on all remaining stitches. Leave long thread tail 15 inches and cut yarn.

Finishing:
Thread yarn into yarn needle, and slip the remaining stitches on to yarn needles and gather the top. Secure the yarn and stitch the back seam together. Weave in yarn ends.


2 X 2 Rib Hat

Rib Pattern: knit 2 sts, purl 2 sts

Material:
Yarn used: Bernat Worsted weight – 3 strands held together
Needles: #15 Circular
Yarn needle
 
CO 44 sts and knit 2, purl 2 across,
Continue rib knit until piece is 6 inches long
 
Shaping the crown:
K 2 tog, P 2tog across, Knit 1, Purl 1 across for 6 rows
Cut yarn leaving a long tail.
 
Finishing:
Thread yarn into yarn needle, and slip the remaining stitches on to yarn needles and gather the top. Secure the yarn and stitch the back seam together. Weave in yarn ends.