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http://www.magknits.com/feb06/patterns/odessa.htm
http://www.ullaneule.net/ullakko/englanti.html
http://www.jimmybeanswool.com/secure-html/onlinegen/currgen/Rowan/CashsoftDKRYC.asp
(itse ostin lankaa Sublime extra fine merino wool dk)

Everything about this hat reminds me of a crisp spring day in Odessa: the color – a carbon copy of blooming lilac blossoms all over the city, the swirling lines – reminiscent of the sun poking through the clouds, the pearly beads – people’s smiles and sparking eyes greeting the coming summer months.

The Odessa hat is a satisfying project – knit entirely in the round and requiring only one skein of Rowan Cashsoft DK, there is minimal finishing and immediate wearability. The natural stretchiness of the yarn and pattern allow the hat to cover a range of head sizes – from 20” / 51 cm (large child) to 23” / 58 cm (large adult). The beads are a wonderful detail, although it’s important to point out that they are a choking hazard; please use your judgment. Omitting the beads and choosing an appropriate yarn color will most certainly please masculine Odessa admirers, too.

Difficulty level
Intermediate

Size
16.75” / 42.5cm in circumference and 7.5” / 19cm in depth unstretched; to fit heads 20” / 51cm (large child) to 23” / 58cm (large adult) in circumference.

Materials
Rowan Cashsoft DK (57% extra fine merino, 33% microfibre, 10% cashmere, 142 yd / 130m per 50g ball): 1 ball Bella Donna 502 (väri).
Size 6 pearl-colored beads: approximately 150 (modeled hat uses 110).

US 4 (3.5 mm) 16" / 40cm circular needle (pyöröpuikot)
US 6 (4 mm) 16” / 40cm circular needle
US 6 (4 mm) double-pointed needles (sukkapuikot)

tapestry needle
stitch marker

Gauge
26 sts and 33 rows = 4” / 10cm in hat pattern knit circularly.

Abbreviations
BK1 – knit a bead into a stitch. Insert the needle into the stitch to be knit as usual, slide a bead close to the needle, and pull the bead through to the front as you complete the stitch. The bead should sit on the right leg of the knit stitch “V.”

Odessa hat pattern
Plain round: *ssk, k6, yo, k2, repeat from * until the end of round.
ELI:
*ssk (Nosta silmukka neulomatta, nosta seuraava silmukka neulomatta ja neulo silmukat yhteen takareunoistaan. Kavennus kallistuu vasemmalle. ), k6 (Neulo 6 oikein), yo (yarn over), k2 (Neulo 2 oikein), repeat from * until the end of round.

Beaded round: *ssk, k3, BK1, k2, yo, k2, repeat from * until the end of round.
ELI:
*ssk (Nosta silmukka neulomatta, nosta seuraava silmukka neulomatta ja neulo silmukat yhteen takareunoistaan. Kavennus kallistuu vasemmalle. ), k3 (neulo 3 oikein), BK1 (selite ylhäällä), k2 (neulo kaksi oikein), yo (yarn over), k2 (neulo 2 oikein), repeat from * until the end of round.

Pattern
Before you begin, string 150 beads onto the yarn. As you knit, gently move them towards the other end of the ball as needed.

Using US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needle, cast on 110 sts (stitches). Join into round, being careful not to twist stitches. K3 (3 oikein), p2 (neulo 2 nurin) all the way around until work measures 1” / 2.5 cm from cast-on edge. K2 (neulo kaksi silmukkaa) sts and place marker. The marker (not the tail of the yarn) is the beginning of all future rounds. Switch to US 6 (4 mm) needles. Begin Odessa hat pattern: work 2 plain rounds, *1 beaded round, 3 plain rounds, repeat from * until work measures 5.5” / 14 cm from cast-on edge.

Begin hat decreases (switch to double-pointed needles when there are too few stitches to stretch around the circular needle). Repeat each line of instructions for the entirety of one round.

1. ssk, k4, BK1, k1, yo, k2 (110 sts remain)
2. (sl1, k2tog, psso), k5, yo, k2 (99)
3. ssk, k5, yo, k2
4. sl1, k2tog, psso, k4, yo, k2 (88)
5. ssk, k3, BK1, yo, k2
6. (sl1, k2tog, psso), k3, yo, k2 (77)
7. ssk, k3, yo, k2
8. (sl1, k2tog, psso), k2, yo, k2 (66)
9. ssk, k2, yo, k2
10. (sl1, k2tog, psso), k1, yo, k2 (55)
11. ssk, k1, yo, k2
12. (sl1, k2tog, psso), yo, k2 (44)
13. ssk, k2 (33)
14. ssk, k1 (22)
15. ssk (11)

Cut yarn, leaving a tail. Thread the tail through the remaining 11 stitches, pull the hole closed and weave the tail on the inside of the hat.

Kathy, aka Grumperina, studies, knits, and sleeps (only when sheÂ’s run out of yarn) in the Boston area. Weblog and e-mail.

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