Stylish thick yarn hat

It’s very easy to knit hat with strong needles. It’s an ideal variant for beginners, because of few rows, few stitches, you can knit it in one evening.

Headsize: 52-56 cm.

Main pattern — 2х2: rib (stitches quantity is equal to 4)
1r.: * 2knits., 2purls. *
2r.: due to pattern

You’ll need:
— thick yarn Lanasalpaca Muka, 100gr/40m— 1,5 rap;
— strong needles №15

Instructions:

1.Gather 33 stitches (32 plus 1 for circle closing) and knit 30 rows with the main pattern circle-wise. In order to connect stitches in a circle carefully, you need to knit the first and last stitches together in a purl.

2.How to narrow the hat, knitted with thick threads?

3.31r.: Knit 2 knits from the previous row with the knit, and two purls with the purl. The quantity of stitches will be decreased in two (=16stitches).
32r.: due to pattern
33r.: all stitches in 2 at time (=8st.)
34r.: once again in 2 at time (=4st.)

4.Tighten the rest stitches with working yarn and fasten strongly.