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I've actually had this design brewing for a really long time. I wanted it to be a heavier weight hat with a lace-leaf pattern, but was not sure how I would keep the distinctive leaf design with the crown decreases. In the end, I decided to just cast-on and knit away. I love how it turned out.

I'm very happy to present to you a very simple and cute lace-leaf patterned hat:

I finished it that morning, on the way to work.

Yarn Debbie Bliss Alpaca Silk, 2 skeins.
Needles Size 9 (5.5 mm) 16" circular and dpns.
Notions Stitch markers and sewing needle.
Gauge Approximately 16 sts and 18 rows = 4" (10 cm).
Finished Size Approximately 18" around, though stretches to fit my monstrous 22" noggin.

Pattern available for download: Lace-leaf hat PDF

Pattern Description

This pattern contains instructions for knitting the lace-leaf hat in child and adult sizes. Both hats begin with twisted-stitch ribbing for 7 rows (about 1.5�). The child-sized hat follows 1.5 repeats of the lace pattern before decreasing begins for the crown. The adult-sized hat follows 2 repeats of the lace pattern before decreasing begins for the crown. For the adult-size, the instructions include two widths: smaller (larger).

Not the best picture, but I love the detail of the crown.

Important! At the beginning of Rnd 7: Remove the stitch marker, slip the first stitch without knitting it, and place the marker to indicate the new beginning of the round.

The smaller adult-sized hat, side view.

This hat is very stretchy, especially in the Debbie Bliss Alpaca Silk yarn. The smaller size can comfortably fit head sizes from 16� to 22� around. Though, if you want a more relaxed fit, I would recommend making the larger size for head sizes larger than 20� around.

I hope you enjoy this quick knit. Please let me know if there are errors!