Heartsy Hat

HEARTSY HAT comes with some lovely details that are a joy to knit. Bobbles are made with a crochet hook and my testers found them absolutely delightful. Little twisted cables are pretty intuitive too.
This pattern features a heart- shaped lace motif with bobbles which flows into an interesting crown. I am not generally attracted to lace but this motif from one of Hitomi Shida’s stitch dictionaries held my attention for quite a while.
I guess it is one of those times you feel ‘artsy’ or ‘cutesy’ and I decided to yield and listen to what the heart says…so here is ‘Heartsy’! :-)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Small(Medium, Large)
To fit head sizes:
17-19(19-22, 21-24)inches / 43-48(48-56, 53-61)cm
Finished Circumferences:
15.5(18.5, 20.5)inches / 39(47, 52)cm
Height:
7.5(8.5, 9)inches / 19(22, 23)cm

YARN USED IN SAMPLE:
Sincere Sheep Terroir Fiber Series Covet DK; 60% Rambouillet Wool, 25% Huacaya Alpaca, 15% silk; 150 yard/137 m per 56g/2oz.

YARN REQUIREMENTS:
93(130, 153)yards / 85(119, 140)m DK/Worsted weight yarn

NEEDLES USED:
Smaller Needles(Ribbing): 3.5mm/US 4 circular needles min 16”/40cm.
Larger Needles(Body of the hat): 4mm/US 6 circular needles min 16”/40cm.
To finish the crown of the hat: 3.5mm/US 4 dpn needles, set of 4 min.

GAUGE(USING LARGER NEELDLES):
16 sts and 32 rows = 4”/10cm in st st, in the round, blocked.
17 sts and 32 rows = 4”/10cm in lace pattern, in the round, blocked.
Note : Though the yarn is marked DK my gauge was closer to Worsted Weight.

NOTIONS:
Crochet hook - preferably 4mm/G to make bobbles.
Cable needles - 2 to make Twisted Crossover stitches.
Stitch markers - 1 BOR marker and 2(3) markers for lace sections.
Tapestry Needle.