Frog Eye Hat

This pattern is child size. The small will fit a young toddler. The pattern could be modified for an adult. I'd work from the small pattern and do five repeats instead of four (the pattern below is written for four repeats, not five). I haven't test knit this pattern yet, so please let me know if you come across anything odd.

Supplies

• Size 5 dpns or size to get gauge
• Worsted weight green yarn.
• Darning needle.

Notes

• Stitch gauge: 1 inch = 4.75 sts x 7 rows on size 5 needles
• 2x2 ribbing - k2, p2
• PCB3 - Purl Cable Back 3: slip one to cable needle, hold to back. k2, then p1 from cable needle
• PCF3 - Purl Cable Front 3: slip two to cable needle, hold to front. p1, then k2 from cable needle
• PCB4 – Purl Cable Back 4: Slip 2 sts to cable needle, hold to back, p2, k2 from cable needle
• PCF4 – Purl Cable Front 4: Slip 2 sts to cable needle, hold to front, p2, k2 from cable needle

Instructions

• Using longtail or other stretchy cast-on method, cast on 80 [88 96] sts. Spread stitches equally across 4 needles.
• Work 12 rows in a 2x2 rib.

Start of cable pattern.

• On even rows, k in k sts, p in p sts. You do four repeats of the parenthesis.
• Rows 1 -4: (p4 [5 6], k2, p8 [9 10], k2, p4)
• Row 5: (p4 [5 6], k2, p7 [8 9], k4, p3)
• Row 7: (p4 [5 6], k2, p6 [7 8], PCB3, PCF3, p2)
• Row 9: (p4 [5 6], k2, p4 [5 6], PCB4, p2, PCF4)
• Row 11: (p4 [5 6], k2, p4 [5 6], k2, p6, k2)
• Row 13: (p4 [5 6], k2, p4 [5 6], PCF4, p2, PCB4)
• Row 15: (p4 [5 6], k2, p6 [7 8], PCF3, PCB3, p2)
• Row 17: (p4 [5 6], k2, p7 [8 9], k4, p3)
• Row 19: (p4 [5 6], k2, p8 [9 10], k2, p4)
• Row 21: (p3 [4 5], k4, p7 [8 9], k2, p4)
• Row 23: (p2 [3 4], PCB3, PCF3, p6 [7 8], k2, p4)
• Row 25: (p0 [1 2], PCB4, p2, PCF4, p4 [5 6], k2, p4)
• Row 27: (p0 [1 2], k2, p6, k2, p4 [5 6], k2, p4)
• Row 29: (p0 [1 2], PCF4, p2, PCB4, p4 [5 6], k2, p4)
• Row 31: (p2 [3 4], PCF3, PCB3, p6 [7 8], k2, p4)
• Row 33: (p3 [4 5], k4, p7 [8 9], k2, p4)
• Row 35: (p4 [5 6], k2, p8 [9 10], k2, p4)

Start Crown

To do the crown, you'll want to shift your needle placements over. To do so p4,k1. This is the new start of the round. Four repeats of the parenthesis.

• Row 1: (k1, p7 [8 9], k4, p7 [8 9], k1)
• Row 3: (ssk, p5 [6 7], PCB3, PCF3, p5 [6 7], k2tog)
• Row 5: (ssk, p3 [4 5], PCB4, p2, PCF4, p3 [4 5], k2tog)
• Row 7: (ssk, p1 [2 3], k2, p6, k2, p1 [2 3], k2tog)
• Row 9: (ssk, p0 [1 2], PCF4, p2, PCB4, p0 [1 2], k2tog)
• Row 11: (ssk, p1 [2 3], PCF3, PCB3, p1 [2 3], k2tog)
• Row 13: (ssk, p1 [2 3], k4, p1 [2 3], k2tog)
• Row 15: (ssk, p1 [2 3], k2, p1 [2 3], k2tog)
• Row 17: (ssk, k0 [1 2], k2, k0 [1 2], k2tog)
• Row 19: (ssk, k0 [1 ssk], k2tog)

Pull yarn through remaining stitches. Weave in ends. Finish the hat with a pom-pom.