Chevrefeuille

Chevrefeuille

Without holes, no lace. But that doesn’t mean you can’t use these holes creatively. Like by pulling loops through them, while you are knitting. That’s how this hat is knitted. It looks quite complicated, but it is simple and fun to do.

This loop-trick is an open invitation to play around with color combinations. Keep it quiet by using ton-sur-ton. Flash out with bright and contrasting colors. Or create a festive look by using separate colors for each loopy round.

The little bundles of loops remind of Honeysuckle flowers. The pattern is named by their French name Chevrefeuille. The hat is knit top down, so the honeysuckle turns its flowers upwards like in nature.

(If you like Chevrefeuille, but don't like to knit top down, try Guirlande)

One size
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Width: 16,5 inch/45 cm unstretched

MATERIALS
Yarn grey-white-red hat:
[MC] Phildar Pegase + [50 g; 98 yd/90 m per 50 g skein]; color: Flanelle 035; [1/2] skein
[CC] Phildar Pegase + [50 g; 98 yd/90 m per 50 g skein]; color: Ecru 030 [1/2] skein
[CC2] Phildar Pegase + [50 g; 98 yd/90 m per 50 g skein]; color: Red 084, less than 10 g.

The red/orange/blue hat is knitted with mystery yarn. 

1 set US #6/4 mm double-point needles

1 stitch marker (if preferred)

GAUGE
# 16 sts/# 26 rows = 4" in stockinette stitch/pattern stitch

PATTERN NOTES
RLH (Right loops-through-holes stitch):  pick up working yarn from back to front through yo hole (2 rounds below), and place loop on right needle. Repeat for yo holes of 4 and 6 rounds below.

LLH (Left loops-through-holes stitch): pick up working yarn through yo hole 6 rounds below and place loop on right needle. Repeat for yo holes of 4 and 2 rounds below.

Pattern

Crown:

Co 6 sts with CC, divide over 3 needles and connect in the round. (If you prefer, use provisionary cast on)

Round 1: kfb out of every s (12 sts)

Round 2 and all uneven rounds: knit

Round 3: kfb out of every s (24 sts)

Round 5: k2, kfb, repeat till end (32 sts)

Round 7: k1, *k2, kfb, (10 times), k1 (42 sts)

Round 9: k5, kfb, (7 times) (49 sts)

Round 11: k6, kfb (7 times) (56 sts) Place marker at beginning of round

 Hat body (lace pattern):

Round 1: k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2, (7 times)

Round 2 (and all uneven rounds): knit

Round 3: k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1 (7 times)

Round 5: m1R, knit together new s with first s, yo, k5, yo, ssk, (7 times) (63 sts)

 

Change to MC1

Round 6: k

 

Change to CC2

Round 7: k4, RLH, k1, LLH, k4 (7 times)

 

Change to MC1

Round 8: k4, ktog 3 loops, 1 st and 3 loops through back loop, k4, (7 times)

Round 9:  knit

Round 10: k4, kfb, k4, (7 times) (70 sts)

 

Change to CC

Row 11: k1, yo, ssk, knit 5, k2tog, yo, repeat till end

Row 12: knit

Row 13: k2, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, repeat till end.

Row 14: knit

Row 15: k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k2 repeat till end.

 

Change to MC

Row 16: knit

 

Change to CC2

Row 17: *k1, LLH, k9, RLH, repeat from *

 

Change to MC

Round 18: ktog 1 st and 3 loops (back loop), *k9, ktog 3 loops, 1s and 3 loops (back loop),
repeat from*, pass last 3 loops over first sts of round.

Round 19: knit

Round 20: knit

 

Change to CC (Chartknitters: start at row 11 and at B)

Row 21: k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2, repeat till end;

Row 22: knit

Row 23: k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, repeat till end;

Row 24: knit

Row 25: k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k1, repeat till end

 

Change to MC

Row 26: knit

 

Change to CC2

Row 27: *k5, RLH, k1, LLH, k4, repeat till end.

Change to MC

Row 28: k5, ktog 3 loops, 1 st and 3 loops through back loop, k4, repeat till end

Row 29:  knit

Row 30: knit

 

Change to CC (Chartknitters: start at row 11 and A)

Row 31: k1, yo, ssk, knit 5, k2tog, yo, repeat till end

Row 32: knit

Row 33: k2, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, repeat till end.

Row 34: knit

Row 35: k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k2 repeat till end.

 

Change to MC

Row 36: knit

 

Change to CC2

Row 37: *k1, LLH, k9, RLH, repeat from *

 

Change to MC

Round 38: ktog 1 st and 3 loops (back loop), *k9, ktog 3 loops, 1s and 3 loops (back loop),
repeat from*, pass last 3 loops over first sts of round.

 

Round 39: knit

Round 40: knit 34, k2tog, (2 times) 68 sts

 

Brim

Round 41 – 48: k2, p2 till end

BO all sts very loosely, cut yarn.

 

FINISHING

Weave in ends. Embroider loops on star top if you please.