Mortice Lock Hat

The smaller circles within the larger circles that make up the motif of this hat remind me of the keyhole portion of a Mortice lock. In Canada, (where I live) Mortice locks aren’t often seen on doors and their most common application appears to be on furniture. Which begs the question- what do you keep locked in your coffee table? Is your coffee table actually not a coffee table, but a secret door that once opened leads to folding stairs descending to your subterranean spy lair? If so kudos’. Also, nice choice of lock.

Materials: 1 Skein (348 yds. / 318 m) Lions Brand Fisherman’s Wool Worsted in Natural 1 Skein (170 yds. /156 m) Vanna’s Choice Worsted in Navy Needles: - 1 pair size 6 (4.00 mm) 24” Circular needles - 4 size 6 (4.00mm) Double Pointed needles Notions: 1 Stitch marker 1 Tapestry needle to weave in ends Gauge: 21 stitches and 22 rounds = 4” in colour work in the round. Dimensions / Sizing: Hat will be approximately 25.4cm/10” inches tall and will fit a standard Women’s (48cm-54.61cm/19”- 21.5” inch) head. Abbreviations: K - Knit P - Purl K2tog - Knit two stitches together SKP - Slip one knit wise, knit one, pass slipped stitch over knit stitch m1 – Make one stitch (With the left needle pick up bar between last stitch knit and the next stitch to be knit from back to front, with the right needle knit into the front of this stitch.)

M o r t i c e L o c k H a t P a t t e r n Hat Brim In Navy (CC) Cast on 88 Stitches. Round 1 through 12 – In White (MC) *K2, P2* Round 13 – In White (MC) m1, K44, m1 K44 (90 stitches.) Hat Body Begin knitting from chart. Crown decrease Note: This portion of the pattern is both charted and written. If you choose to continue knitting from the chart please note that that you will be eliminating two stitches each round (except round 42 in which you will only remove one stitch from each repeat). Therefore, you will SKP and continue knitting as usual until 2 stitches from marker when you will K2tog. I have also written out this portion of the pattern to help clarify how to decrease in pattern if you do not have a lot of experience with charts. Round 42 - *In MC K1, CC K1, MC K2, CC K1, MC K2, CC K1, MC K2tog* (81 stitches.) Round 43 - *In MC SKP, CC K1, MC K3, CC K1, MC K2tog* (63 stitches.) Round 44 - *In MC SKP, CC K1, MC K1, CC K1, MC K2tog* (45 stitches.) Round 45 - *In MC SKP, CC K1, MC K2tog* (27 stitches.) Round 46 - *In CC SKP, CC K1* (9 stitches.) Round 47 - In CC K2tog four times, K1 (5 stitches.) Bind off, attach pompom if desired, and weave in ends. Thank-you very much for taking the time to knit this pattern. I hope you enjoy it! If you find any errors or need any clarifications please don’t hesitate to contact me at sarasetters@gmail.com or on Ravelry my username is Misssetters.

Mortice Lock Hat Copyright © 2014 ∙ Sara Setters │ Pattern not for resale │ For personal and artisan seller use only.