I designed this hat in 2012, the year of the Black Dragon, for my little dragon baby born that year. I was originally inspired by Alice Yu's Shur'tugal Socks, which used the Wickerwork stitch pattern.
I have since lost the blog where the design was published, so I figured that it was a good time to rework it now that my dragon baby has lived through his first 12-year cycle of the zodiac.
I had to start from scratch, having no notes from the original design. I changed the yarn weight from DK to Sport, but it can easily accommodate both weights if you keep gauge in mind and adjust as needed. There are also more sizes offered this time and I changed the crown decrease after seeing it done like this on Ravelry (credit to HappyDebs and WineLegs on Ravelry!).
I am not a designer, just a knitter who likes to make things, so please forgive any errors (and feel free to point them out to me!).
Dragon Baby Hat
Size: Baby, Toddler, Child, Adult (12", 14", 16", 18"). The pattern is stretchy, so will fit to around 3" larger than circumference, and it is easily adjusted for other sizes.
Yarn: 90, 130, 170, 215 yards of Sport Weight of your choice. In the samples above, I used Knit Picks Stroll Sport, Sue's Yarns Sport, Knit Picks Hawthorne Sport, and Knit Picks Brava Sport. The hat in the infant photo is DK weight. This pattern works well in both Sport and DK weight yarn, as long as you keep gauge in mind and adjust accordingly.
Gauge: 4" = 28 sts in 2x2 ribbing and 26sts in Wickerwork pattern
Needles: US 5
Wickerwork Stitch
The Wickerwork stitch pattern is a repeat of 8 stitches and 12 rounds. The pattern can end on either round 6 or round 12, making it easy to adjust size.
Round 1: k1, * p2, k2; rep from * to last 3 sts, p2, k1.
Round 2: k1, *p1, RT, LT, p1, k1; rep from * to end.
Round 3: *k1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1; rep from * to end.
Round 4: *k1, RT, p2, LT, k1; rep from * to end.
Round 5: k2, *p4, k4; rep from * to last 6 sts, p4, k2.
Round 6: Knit
Round 7: k1, *p2, k2; rep from * to last 3 sts, p2, k1.
Round 8: *LT, p1, k2, p1, RT; rep from * to end.
Round 9: *p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1; rep from * to end.
Round 10: *p1, LT, k2, RT, p1; rep from * to end.
Round 11: p2, *k4, p4: rep from * to last 6 sts, k4, p2.
Round 12: Knit
Stitch Abbreviations:
k - knit
p - purl
RT - Right Twist: Skip 1 stitch, knit the next stitch on the left needle in front loop, then purl the skipped stitch, slip both stitches from the needle together
LT - Left Twist: skip 1 stitch, purl the next stitch on the left needle in back loop, then knit the skipped stitch in front loop, slip both stitches from the needle together
Pattern
Cast on 80, 96, 112, 128 stitches. Place marker (pm) to note beginning of round (BOR).
k1, *p2, k2; rep from * to last 3 sts, p2, k1. Repeat ribbing until hat measures 1, 1, 1, 1.5 inches from the cast-on edge.
Knit Wickerwork pattern until hat measures 5, 6.25, 7, 8 inches from the cast-on edge, ending on round 5 or 11.
If ending on round 5, decrease as follows:
Round 1: k1, *p2, p2tog, p2, k2; rep from * until last 3 sts, p2, k1
Round 2: Knit the knits and purl the purls
Round 3: k1, *p1, p2tog, p2, k2; rep from * until last 3 sts, p2, k1
Round 4: Knit the knit and purl the purls
Round 5: k1, *p1, p2tog, k2; rep from * until last 3 sts, p2tog, k1
Round 6: Knit the knits and purl the purls
Round 7: k1, *k2tog, k2; rep from * until last 3 sts, k2tog, k1
Round 8: k2tog to the end
If ending on round 11, decrease as follows:
Remove marker, p2, k1, pm to note new BOR.
Work deceases as above.
Break yarn and weave tail through remaining stitches. Cinch tightly and finish off in your preferred method (weaving, tying off, etc). Weave in all ends.
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