As I said in a previous post, I have been making hats and giving them to the local school so that they, in turn, can give them to kids that need them. To that end, I picked up my yarn and needles and started knitting. When I made this hat, I used my own 10 year old daughter as the mannequin (to get approximate size). The hat is extremely simple, uses the magic loop, and (*Disclaimer*) any similarity to other patterns is purely coincidental.
Materials:
Needle: Size 11 (US), circ. with 16" cable. (Size 11 dpns can be used if you wish, when the hat gets too small/too uncomfortable to continue using magic loop.)
Yarn: Worsted Weight, any type, two strands held together
Tapestry Needle
Holding two strands of yarn together,
CO: 42 sts., place marker between first and last stitches, join.
Work K1 P1 rib for 1.5".
Knit straight rounds until hat measures 6.5" to 7" from the cast-on edge.
Begin decrease:
Round 1: *K5, K2 tog.* Repeat from * to * around. Slip Marker to right needle. 36 sts.
Round 2: Knit
Round 3: *K4, K2 tog.* Repeat from * to * around. Slip Marker to right needle. 30 sts.
Round 4: Knit
Round 5: *K3, K2 tog.* Repeat from * to * around. Slip Marker to right needle. 24 sts.
Round 6: Knit
Round 7: *K2, K2 tog.* Repeat from * to * around. Slip Marker to right needle. 18 sts.
Round 8: Knit
Round 9: *K1, K2 tog.* Repeat from * to * around. Slip Marker to right needle. 12 sts.
Round 10: Knit
Round 11: K2 tog. around. 6 sts.
Finishing: Cut both strands of yarn, leaving about a 9" tail. Thread tail through tapestry needle, and thread the needle through the remaining 6 stitches. Pull the stitches up tight, and weave in the ends on the inside of the hat. Weave in the strands from the cast-on edge.
If you can, make a hat for your child and make another for someone else.
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