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

Jennifer Stafford, a knitwear designer and the author of DomiKNITrix, knits a devil hood, starting at the tip of the widow's peak. She uses a raised increase technique, both right and left leaning, to keep everything symmetrical. This increase also keeps the knitting tight. Stitches are then broken into three groups to separate the edge stitches from the widow's peak. After finding the center of the hat, she marks it and picks up stitches to start the gusset, increasing as she goes.

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Devil Hat

Materials:

two balls of Lamb's Pride Bulky Superwash #SW81 (Red Baron), or color of your choice
circular knitting needle, at least 24" (60cm) long, US size 9 (5.5mm), or size needed to attain gauge
double-point needles (dpn), US size 9 (5.5mm) (for horns)
short, flexible stitch holders
crochet hook
darning needle
small amount of 1"-thick batting (for stuffing horns, cut to shape)
2 stitch markers

Yarn tips:

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

• If you wish to make the horns in a contrasting color, each requires 9 yards.

Gauge: 16 sts and 24 rows = 4" (10cm) (gauge is intentionally tight for this yarn)

Sizes: Sizes are given as Small (Medium, Large). If no size is indicated, the instructions are consistent across all sizes.

Sizing note: Small fits up to 21" (53.5cm), Medium up to 22-1/2"(57cm), Large up to 23-1/2" (59.5cm).

Glossary

k2 tog knit 2 stitches together
lli lift last leg below last knitted st onto needle and k this st
st/sts stitch/stitches
pm place marker
p2 tog purl 2 stitches together
rli lift first leg of st below next st onto needle and k this st
sl2-k1-psso slip 2, k1, psso: slip 2 stitches together knitwise, k1, pass the two slipped sts over the k1. This double decrease will show the center stitch on top.
ssk Slip 2 sts, one at a time to right needle as if to knit. Insert left needle into these 2 sts and knit them together.
ssp Slip 2 sts, one at a time to right needle as if to knit. Slip them back onto left needle. Insert the right needle behind the left needle from left to right into the 2nd st and then the first st and purl 2 sts together.
wyib with yarn in back
wyif with yarn in front

Construction Steps

1. Knit a shaped strip from the point of the widow's peak to the back of the head.

2. Pick up stitches at the top of the crown and knit the curved gusset on each side to complete the hat.

3. Knit the sides and nape of the hat.

Widow's Peak

Cast on 3 sts long-tail style.

Row 1: K3.
Row 2: P1-k1 in first st, p1, k1-p1 in last st — 5 sts.
Row 3: K1, p1, rli, k1, lli, p1, k1 — 7 sts.
Row 4: P1, k1, p3, k1, p1.
Row 5: K1, p1, rli, k3, lli, p1, k1 — 9 sts.
Row 6: P1, k1, p5, k1, p1.
Row 7: K1, p1, rli, k2, rli, k1, lli, k2, lli, p1, k1 — 13 sts.
Row 8: P1, k1, p9, k1, p1.
Row 9: K1, p1, rli, k9, lli, p1, k1 — 15 sts.
Row 10: P1, k1, p11, k1, p1.
Row 11: K1, p1, rli, k5, rli, k1, lli, k5, lli, p1, k1 — 19 sts.
Row 12: P1, k1, p15, k1, p1.
Row 13: K1, p1, rli, k15, lli, p1, k1 — 21 sts.
Row 14: P1, k1, p17, k1, p1.
Row 15: K1, p1, rli, k8, rli, k1, lli, k8, lli, p1, k1 — 25 sts.
Row 16: P1, k1, p21, k1, p1.
Row 17: K1, p1, rli, k21, lli, p1, k1 — 27 sts.
Row 18: P1, k1, p23, k1, p1.
Row 19: K1, p1, rli, k11, rli, k1, lli, k11, lli, p1, k1 — 31 sts.
Row 20: P1, k1, p27, k1, p1.
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Note: Over the next rows, you will be breaking the stitches apart into 3 groups and separating the 4 stitches at each end onto a holder.

Row 21: K1, p1, rli, k1, sl these 4 sts to holder, k26 sts, lli, p1, k1 — 4 on holder, 29 on needle.
Row 22: P1, k1, p2, sl these 4 sts to holder — 4 sts each holder, 25 on needle.
Row 23: P25.
Row 24: Ssk, k10, rli, k1, lli, k10, k2tog — 25 sts.
Row 25: P2tog, p21, ssp — 23 sts.
Row 26: Ssk, k19, k2 tog — 21 sts.
Row 27: P.
Row 28: Ssk, k8, rli, k1, lli, k8, k2 tog — 21 sts.
Row 29: P.
Row 30: Ssk, k17, k2 tog — 19 sts.
Row 31: P19 — 19 sts.
Row 32: Ssk, k7, rli, k1, lli, k7, k2 tog — 19 sts.
Rows 33 & 35: P.
Row 34: K.
Rows 36-43: Rep rows 32-35 twice.
Row 44: K9, rli, k1, lli, k9 — 21 sts.
Rows 45-47: Rep rows 33-35.
Row 48: Ssk, k8, rli, k1, lli, k8, k2 tog — 21 sts.
Rows 49-51: Rep rows 33-35.
Row 52: K10, rli, k1, lli, k10 — 23 sts.
Rows 53-55: Rep rows 33-35.
Row 56: Ssk, k9, rli, k1, lli, k9, k2 tog — 23 sts.

Now give the strip a firm stretch before — but not while — measuring it from the point along the centerline. Repeat rows 53-56 until the piece measures 11 (12, 13)"/28 (30, 33) cm from beg. End with a RS row. If Row 56 would be the last row, knit it plain instead. Sl sts to holder.

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