MATERIALS:

1 (2-oz. skein) Knitting Worsted

1 (2-oz. skein) Mohlon

1 pair Knitting Needles size 10½

(or any size which will give the stitch gauge given below)

GAUGE:

11 sts = 4 inches

4 rows = 1 inch

With 1 strand knitting worsted, cast on 59 sts for facing.

Row 1—wrong side—P 1, * K 1, P 1; repeat from * to end.

Row 2—K 1, * P 1, K 1; repeat from * to end. Repeat these 2 rows 4 more times for ribbed facing. Dec. row—wrong side—Work 8 sts in ribbing, * p 2 tog., work next 12 sts in ribbing; repeat from *, end last repeat work 7 sts in ribbing; (55 sts.) Work remainder of hat with 1 strand knitting worsted and 2 strands of mohlon worked tog. K 1 row. K next row from wrong side for turning ridge. K 1 row.

PATTERN—Row 1—wrong side—K.

Row 2—P 1, * work 3 sts in next st by knitting in front, back and front of st, ** then pass 2nd st on end of right needle over first st and drop st from needle; repeat from ** once more—a popcorn—, P 1 *; repeat between *’s to end.

Row 3—K.

Row 4—P 2, repeat between *’s of row 2, end last repeat P 2. Repeat these 4 rows for pat. Work even in pat. until 6 ins. above turning ridge, end with pat. row 1. Divide for Top of Hat—Work in pat. until there are 26 sts on right needle p 2 tog., slip these 27 sts to holder for one side of top; work pat. on remaining 27 sts as follows; p 1, * work popcorn in next st, p 1; repeat from * to end.

Top Shaping—K 1 row.

Dec. row—P 2 tog., * work a popcorn in next st, p 1; repeat from * to within 2 sts of end, p 2 tog. (25 sts.) Repeat last 2 rows 3 more times; (19 sts.) Bind off. Beg. at side edge, take up 27 sts from holder. Join yarn at center and work to correspond to other side.

FINISHING—With 1 strand knitting worsted, sew edges of facing tog. with a weaving st. With 2 strands mohlon, sew side edges tog.; sew shaped edges tog. to bound-off edge, whip bound-off edges tog. at top, sew shaped edges tog. at other side. Turn back facing along turning ridge to wrong side. With 2 strands mohlon, sew through both facing and hat with a running st just above turning ridge. Tack cast-on edge of facing to wrong side at seam. Fold in top of hat, with edge of fold 5 ins. above turning ridge. With 1 strand mohlon, tack back seam to seam at shaped edge, about 2 ins. below edge of fold; tack at center front to correspond.