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