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Got cats? Show your love of these delightful miniature
tigers with the Silver Tabby Hat. Seven felines rest peacefully on a shelf that encircles the hat. A colorwork lace design then transitions into the crown of the hat. Perhaps these tabbies are soaking up the sun in a winter windowsill?

This pattern has been professionally tech edited and test knit to reduce the potential for error.

CONSTRUCTION

Hat is cast on using a crochet provisional cast-on that is the basis for a tubular cast-on. Ribbing is then worked in the round. A change to larger sized needles is made and the work then continues in the round and transitions to the body of the hat.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Tubular Cast On (explained), Longtail or Cable Cast On (optional)
Knit and purl stitches
Slipped stitches
Decrease stitches - CDD
Knowledge of color work (3 color)

INSTRUCTIONS

Colorwork and crown shaping are charted (ribbing is not). Includes complete written directions so the ability to read a chart is not necessary to work this pattern.

YARN NOTES

Select a yarn with good stitch definitional and little to no halo so that your color work is shown to its best advantage.

ADDITIONAL NOTIONS

You will also need:
2 yds (2 m) green/gold worsted superwash wool yarn for cats eyes
2 yds (2 m) pink worsted superwash wool yarn for cats noses (Malabrigo Rios 689 Valentina used in sample)
G-6 (4.0 mm) crochet hook (for provisional cast-on)
2.7 yds (2.5 m) scrap contrasting color worsted yarn (for crochet provisional cast-on)
Stitch marker
Cable needle
Tapestry/blunt yarn needle