Rib Stitch Hat March 2018 Pattern of the Month Knit

March 2018 Pattern of the Month Knit

Rib Stitch Hat

From Learn How Book #170 A 1952 The Cotton Spool Company (Coats & Clarks)

MATERIALS:

CHADWICK'S RED HEART KNITTIING WORSTED, 4 Ply, Art. E.232: 3 skeins (1 oz. "Tangle­ Proof Pull-Out Skeins) of No. 789 Bittersweet OR color of you choice.

Milwards "Phantom" Aluminum Knitting Needles or Clark's O.N.T.

Plastic Knitting needles 1 pair No. 4 (31/2 mm. size) and 1 pair No. 6 ( 4 1/2 mm. size).

] ½  yards of black velvet ribbon 5/8 inch wide.

With the size 6  knitting needles, cast on 100 sts.

1st row: * K 2, P 2. Repeat from* across. Repeat this row until piece measures 10 inches in length. Change to No. 4 knitting needles and work in ribbing for 2 more inches. Bind off,  knitting the k sts and purling the p sts. Sew side edges together to form back seam. Sew the center 8 inches of ribbon around center of hat, then make a 4-loop bow as illustrated. Roll top of hat to meet ribbon.