Knerdy Knitting
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Thick woolly hats are a wonderful thing, but not when you are trying to wear a bike helmet at the same time. Since my mom rides her bike to work almost every day, knitting a bike helmet liner for her made tons of sense. This hat is thin and machine washable, and the double thickness of the fair isle design keeps it snug and warm. At least that’s the plan.

Now that I have entered the 21st century, I have a PDF of this pattern also available.

Materials
Two balls of Plymouth Yarn Dreambaby DK Solid (acrylic and nylon), one in white (A) and one in black (B)
Set of five US 6 dpns
Five stitch markers, one of them different to mark the beginning of a round
(Note: This pattern only takes about 75g of yarn, so you will have lots left over.)

Gauge: 6 stitches and 7 rows to 1 inch

Snowflake Pattern

(White squares = knit with A, Black squares = knit with B)

Decorative Round

*k1 with B, k1 with A, repeat from * until end of round

Directions

Cast on 120 stitches in A color. (Be careful these stitches are loose. I used a long tail cast on over two dpns held together.) Arrange the stitches on four dpns such that there are 30 stitches per needle. Place end of round marker one stitch from the end of the fourth needle. Join, being careful not to twist stitches.

Work five rounds in three by three rib, then knit five rounds.

Work decorative round.

Knit three rounds in A.

Work the next eleven rounds from Snowflake Pattern chart, repeating the chart twelve times around the hat.

Knit three rounds in A.

Work decorative round.

Knit five rounds in A. On the last of these round, place a marker every 24 stitches.

Work a five pointed decrease as follows:
*Knit to within three stitches of a marker, k2tog, k1, repeat from * until there are just two stitches between markers. Then k2tog around. Five stitches remain.

Cut yarn and draw throw the five stitches twice. Weave in ends and block as desired.