Garden State Hat - slouchy, simple lace beanie

New Jersey: the Garden State. I named this hat after my adopted home state because it would never have happened if I hadn’t moved here. The Garden State has a magnificent variety of flora despite the dense human population. The neat, tidy, yet leafy lace running up the hat reflects all of the plants that make the “Garden State”.

This pattern has options for a lace-accented beanie (one to four panels) or an all-lace beanie/beret (five panels). Sample shows a lace-accented beanie with one lace panel.

Sizing: One size fits most adult heads (20” - 28”); Sample brim is 116sts and stretches between 18” and 28”.

Gauge:

• brim (1x1 ribbing) - 26 sts/4” unstretched, 17 sts/4” stretched;
• body (stockinette) - 18 sts x 22 rows/4”
• body (lace) - 1 lace panel measures 3.5” wide, 1 lace repeat measures 0.9” tall

Yarn: 100g/190y of worsted weight yarn. Sample: 75g/140y of Caron Simply Soft in “Dark Sage”

Needles: 16” circular for brim, 16” circular two sizes larger for hat body, DPN set in larger size. Sample: US6/4.0mm for ribbing, US8/5.0mm for body. (NOTE: size down if you suspect the hat may grow significantly during blocking)

Notions: tapestry needle, 2-5 stitch markers

Difficulty: advanced beginner/intermediate; Techniques: knitting in the round, yo, k2tog, ssk, k3tog, sssk, k tbl; instructions are provided for k3tog and sssk. Lace is both charted and written.