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Boliviana

Triplets Hat

W584

Designed by

Susie Bonell

© 2015 Cascade Yarns - All Rights Reserved.

Boliviana Triplets Hat

Designed by Susie Bonell

Skill Level: Advanced Size: Adult. Approx. 20” circumference x 8.5” tall. Materials: Cascade Yarns® Boliviana 100% Merino Wool 100 g (3.5 oz) / 191 yds (175 m) 1 skein of color #28 (Ivy) US 7 & 8 Knitting Needles Stitch markers Cable needle Yarn needle Gauge: 18 sts = 4” in Stockinette stitch

Abbreviations: K = knit P = purl Sl = Slip St(s) = Stitch(es) Rep = Repeat PM = Place Marker SM = Slip marker K1b = Knit in back loop P1b = Purl in the back loop YO = Yarn Over Tog = Together Bet = Between CO = Cast On RS = Right Side WS = Wrong Side C2F = Cable 2 front: Sl next st onto cable needle and hold in front of work, knit next st, knit st from cable needle. C2B = Cable 2 back: Sl next st onto cable needle and hold in back of work, knit next st, knit st from cable needle. FC = Front Cross: Sl 3 sts to cable needle and hold in front, K1, then K1b, P1, K1b from cable needle. BC = Back Cross: Sl 1 st to cable needle and hold in back, K1b, P1, K1b, then K1 from cable needle. MB = Make Bobble: (K1, YO, K1, YO, K1) in the same st, turn and P5, turn and K3, K2tog, then pass

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the 3 knit sts one at a time over the last K2tog st, completing the bobble. Note: Hat is worked back and forth and seamed in the back. With size 7 needles, CO 108 sts. Work in K1, P1 ribbing for 1½” ending on a right side row. Begin Triplet Pattern Row 1: (WS) *[P6, PM, K7, P1, K1, P3, K1, P1, K7, PM]*; rep bet *’s 3 more times. (turn) Row 2: *[P6, BC, K1b, FC, P6, SM, P1, C2B, C2F, P1, SM]*; rep bet *’s 3 more times. Row 3: *[P6, SM, K6, (P1, K1) 4 times, P1, K6, SM]*; rep bet *’s 3 more times. Row 4: *[P5, BC, K1, K1b, K1, FC, P5, SM, P1, C2F, C2B, P1, SM]*; rep bet *’s 3 more times. Row 5: *[P6, SM, K5, P1, K1, (P1, K2) twice, P1, K1, P1, K5, SM]*; rep bet *’s 3 more times. Row 6: *[P4, BC, K2, K1b, K2, FC, P4, SM, P1, C2B, C2F, P1, SM]*; rep bet *’s 3 more times. Row 7: *[P6, SM, K4, P1, K1, P2, K2, P1, K2, P2, K1, P1, K4, SM]*; rep bet *’s 3 more times. Row 8: *[P3, BC, (K1b, K2) twice, K1B, FC, P3, SM, P1, C2F, C2B, P1, SM]*; rep bet *’s 3 more times. Row 9: *[P6, SM, K3, (P1, K1) twice, (P1, K2) twice, (P1, K1) twice, P1, K3, SM]*; rep bet *’s 3 more times. Row 10: *[P2, BC, K1, (K1b, K2) twice, K1b, K1, FC, P2, SM, P1, C2B, C2F, P1, SM]*; rep bet *’s 3 more times. Row 11: *[P6, SM, K2, P1, K1, (P1, K2) 4 times, P1, K1, P1, K2, SM]*; rep bet *’s 3 more times. Row 12: *[P1, BC, (K2, K1b) 3 times, K2, FC, P1, SM, P1, C2F, C2B, P1, SM]*; rep bet *’s 3 more times. Row 13: *[P6, SM, (K1, P1) twice, K3, (P1, K2) twice, P1, K3, (P1, K1) twice, SM]*; rep bet *’s 3 more times Row 14: *[(P1, K1b) twice, K3, (MB, K2) twice, MB, K3, (K1b, P1) twice, SM, P1, C2B, C2F, P1, SM]*; rep bet *’s 3 more times. Row 15: *[P6, SM, (K1, P1) twice, K3, (P1b, K2) twice, P1b, K3, (P1, K1) twice, SM]*; rep bet *’s 3 more times. Row 16: *[(P1, K1b) twice, P3, K1b, P1, K3b, P1, K1b, P3, (K1b, P1) twice, SM, P1, C2F, C2B, P1, SM]*; rep bet *’s 3 more times. Work rows 1 - 16 for pattern once more. Next Row: Knit, reducing to 96 sts. Begin Top Pattern: Row 1: *[P1, C2B, C2F, P1]*; rep bet *’s across. Row 2: Purl. Row 3: *[P1, C2F, C2B, P1]*; rep bet *’s across. Row 4: Knit, reducing to 88 sts. Crown: Row 1: *[K6, K2tog]*; rep bet *’s across. (77 sts) Row 2 and all even rows: Knit. Row 3: *[K5, K2tog]*; rep bet *’s across. (66 sts) Row 5: *[K4, K2tog]*; rep bet *’s across. (55 sts) Row 7: *[K3, K2tog]*; rep bet *’s across. (44 sts) Row 9: *[K2, K2tog]*; rep bet *’s across. (33 sts) Row 11: *[K1, K2tog]*; rep bet *’s across. (22 sts) Row 13: K2tog across. (11 sts) Finishing: Cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing and run through remaining stitches with yarn needle. Secure, and sew seam. Weave in all ends.