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 arent
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 Fishermans Wool Worsted in Natural
1 Skein (170 yds. /156 m) Vannas 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 Womens (48cm54.61cm/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.)

Mortice Lock Hat Pattern

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 dont 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.