I came up with this hat when I was still getting presents together three weeks before Christmas. It's available in four sizes, and knits up SO quick. Plus, it's a great stash/leftover yarn project. You put three or four strands of yarn together and knit them like they're one bulky strand of yarn. Huge stitches, meaning fewer to knit overall.
The small one is made of four strands of varying blue yarns; the bigger one is 2 strands of black and 1 strand of grey, then 2 black and 1 red for the color band.
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Sizes:
S [M, L, XL]
Circumference: 17 [20, 22, 24] inches
Height: 7 [8, 9, 10] inches
Yarns:
Caron Simply Soft [100% acrylic; worsted weight 4 ply; 315 yd per 170g skein];
3 or 4 strands, colors are up to you.
1 set US #10 / 5 mm double-point needles
8 [11, 12, 13] stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Gauge:
13 sts/17 rows = 4 inches ribbed
Pattern Notes:
Knitting with three or four strands can make stitches a little tough to knit. The gauge is the same with three or four strands on size 10 needles. Color possibilities are endless for this project.
PM = place marker. k2tog = knit two together. For the small hat [size S, for a four year old] in the pictures, four strands of yarn were used in four variation colors of blue. The larger hat [size L, for a 16 year old] in the pictures uses three strands of yarn, 2 black and 1 grey - then for the band of color, 2 strands of black and 1 red.
Body:
CO 46 [66, 72, 78] st with 3 or 4 strands of yarn held together.
Round 1: Join without twisting and begin to knit 1x1 rib in the round. *p1, k1, repeat from * to end of round.
Knit 1x1 rib for 5.5 [6.25, 7, 7.5] inches or about 22 [26, 28, 30] rounds. (Measurements may vary depending on personal gauge).
Body Decreases:
Round 1: Place 8 [11, 12, 13] markers. *p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, PM, repeat from *to end of round.
Round 2: Continue to knit in 1x1 rib, k2tog before every marker.
Round 3: Knit 1 round 1x1 rib. [no decreases this round]
Repeat rounds 2 and 3 until 4 stitches remain.
Finishing:
Cut yarns leaving at least 6 inch tails. Thread yarn onto tapestry needle and thread into remaining stitch loops, taking stitches off needles. Pull yarn tight to close hole and tie with a knot. Thread into the inside of the hat and sew in tail.
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7 comments:
hey! thanks for the great easy pattern =) I had fun sorting through all my odd bits of yarn (and there was a lot of them!) and piecing them together to make a cool beanie :)
thx, Jeanny
Hey there!
Thanks for this quick easy pattern.
I just used it to make this:
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/6384/1005081504agj5.jpg
I had to modify it a bit, my yarn was über thick (so I only used two strands at a time) and I casted on with 54 stitches.
But it worked out beautifully!
Thank you so much!
Samm I love it!! Looks great on you :) Thanks for sharing :)
I needed a last minute, actually just-after-Christmas gift for my nephew who's 12. I made it with Berroco Comfort in black and gray (he's into the whole guy thing) and HE LOVED IT!! He unwrapped it, put it on and didn't take it off for the entire day, wearing it indoors and outdoors. He just thought it was the coolest. (This is the same kid for whom I knit a plain sweater when he was 2 years old and put football buttons on it. The minute he saw the football buttons he started to drool. As my sister said, high praise from a 2-year old boy!)
Thank you so much for such a quick, easy and obviously impressive pattern, and thank you for helping make a kid very, very happy.
I love this pattern, but I need help in understanding it...
When it says body decreases:
it has us place markers and pl,k, etc. in round l. In round 2 the directions are cont. to knit in 1x1 rib, k2tog before every marker. When I do this, on round 3, when it says k l round 1x1 rib, I have two k stitches in a row and it throws me off. Can someone tell me is this will matter. It seems as though it will mess up the pattern. Not sure how to finish the project. Help!
I just stumbled onto this blog, and am having trouble when it comes to decreasing. Where do you place the markers for round 4? Are you supposed to keep on PM after 6 stitches and k2tog until the end for approx 16 rounds of decrease?
I just finished this hat for my boyfriend and it came out awesome. I used 2 black strands with one of heather gray for the body and 2 white and one gray for the stripe. It's springy and stretchy and very cool. He's wearing it around the house right now. He's 54.
Wicked nice hat! Thank you.
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