Tweet
A pattern by Thelma Egberts Tweet is a hat that looks like a bird. It's a variation on Twitter, my other bird hat. The basis of these hats is the same. Both hats have a 'beak' formed by a double brim. Both have wing-like earflaps worked in short rowwedges. One difference is that Tweet is worked in allover garter stitch. The bigger difference is that Tweet has no felt eyes, but separately knit eyes. These are placed in eye sockets (buttonholes).
Pictures by Thelma Egberts SIZE One (child)
MATERIALS
[MC] Neveda Scheepjes [Super Noorse Wol Extra; 80 m per 50g skein]; color: black 300, 2 skeins (78g) Yarn colors depending on your personal choice. Par example: [MC] Phildar [Pegase+; 98yd/90m per 50g skein]; color: Gris moyen 042; (1 skein max.) [CC] Phildar [Pegase+98yd/90m per 50g skein]; color: Caban 017; (less than1 skein) [CC] Phildar [Pegase+98yd/90m per 50g skein]; color: Red 084; (less than 1 skein Left over bits of yarn for eyes: black, white and preferred eye color 1 set US #6/4 mm double-point needles 1 set US #4/3,5 straight needles 1 set US #6/4 mm straight needles 1 set of 5 US #4/3,5 short sock needles or dpn's (for eyes) 2 stitch markers tapestry needles embroideryyarn
GAUGE
16 sts/# 28 rows = 4" in stockinet stitch. Use needles of suitable size required to obtain this gauge. Depending on your individual tension these might be US size #6/4 mm needles or a size or two bigger if you are a tight knitter or a size or two smaller if you are a loose knitter.
PATTERN NOTES
This hat is knitted from backside up. Back and earflaps are knitted together on straight needles. Earflaps are shaped by knitting sort row wedges. You don't have to knit the wraps. (For longer or shorter earflaps knit more or less wedges than the patternstates.) After completing the earflaps, cast on extra sts for the front of the hat and knit in the round from thereon. The hat is knitted in garter stitch. While knitting back and forth knit all rows. While knitting in the round you will alternate knit and purl rows.
TIP: Jogless join in garter stitch
When you knit garter stitch in the round, you will see a jog where the rounds meet. Here's a trick to avoid those jogs. Place a marker at the beginning of round. Purl one round. Remove marker when you reach it. Now slip one stitch from left hand needle to right hand needle, purlwise with yarn in back. Replace stitch marker. Knit one round, including the stitch you slipped the previous round. Remove marker again, slip one stitch from left to right needle and replace marker. Proceed in this manner, slipping one stitch at the beginning of each round.
Specific stitches:
LLinc: Left-leaning Lifted Increase. Insert your left needle, from front to back, into the top of the stitch two rows below the stitch just knit. Knit into the back of this stitch. RLinc: Right-leaning Lifted Increase. Insert your right needle, from front to back, into the top of the stitch below the first stitch on the left needle. Place this stitch on your left needle, and knit into the back of it. CO: cast on BO: bind off st(s): stitch, stitches k: knit p: purl S: slip w&t:wrap and turn dpn's: double pointed needles Pm: place marker MC: main color CC: contrasting color CC2: contrasting color 2 Back part with earflaps C.O. 62 sts on straight needles. Row 1: s1, k till end Row 2: s1, k6, w&t Row 3: k7 Row 4: s1, k9, w&t, Row 5: k10 Row 6: s1, k12, w&t Row 7: k13 Row 8: s1, k15, w&t Row 9: k16 Row 10: s1, k18, w&t Row 11: k19 Row 12: s1, k21, w&t Row 13: k22
The first wedge of the first earflap is completed. Now work row 1 again. This takes you to the opposite side of your knitting. Work the first wedge of the second earflap by repeating row 2 - 13. Work row 1 - 13 six times in total, so0 each earflap is formed with three wedges. Knit 2 more rows. Now turn over to 3 dpn's to start working in the round. With RS facing, knit 31 sts on needle 1; knit 27 sts on needle 2; knit 4 sts on needle 3 and C0 19 extra sts. Knit first 4 sts of needle 1 onto needle 3. Place stitch marker. (Each needle now has 27 sts = 81 sts.) Row 1 - 9: work garter stitch. Start with a purl round and alternate knit and purl rounds. (See Tip). Row 10: k26, B0 5 sts (first eye socket), k26, B0 5 sts (second eye socket). Row 11: p26, 6 yo's, p26, 6 yo's. Row 12: k26 sts, work 6 yo's knitwise, k26, work yo's knitwise (62 sts). Row 13 - 36 (or until work measures 14 cm from C0 edge): work garter stitch.
Crown
Row 1: k7, k2tog, repeat till end; Row 2 - 6: work in garter stitch (alternating knit/purl rows) Row 7: \*k6, k2tog, repeat till end; Row 8 - 11: work in garter stitch Row 12: \*p5, p2tog, repeat till end; Row 13 - 15: work in garter stitch Row 16: \*p4, p2tog, repeat till end; Row 17: knit Row 18: purl Row 19: \*k3, k2tog, repeat till end Row 20: purl Row 21: \*k2, k2 tog, repeat till end Row 22: purl Row 23: \*k1, k2tog, repeat till end Row 24: purl Row 25: \*k2tog, repeat till end; Row 26: purl Cut yarn leaving a 20 inch tail, thread yarn through darning needle and run needle and yarn through sts, pull tight and secure.
Beak (double brim)
Upperbeak: Pick up 5 middle sts from front CO row. Use straight needles size US # 4/3,5 mm and preferred yarn color for beak. Row 1: k2, pm, k1, pm, k2 Row 2: k all. Row 3: k to marker, Rlinc, slip marker, k1, slip marker, Llinc, k till end, pick up and k 1 st from CO row. Row 4: k till end, pick up and k 1 st from CO row (9 sts) Repeat row 3 and 4 till there are 33 sts. (14 rows) BO all sts. Lowerbeak: Work like upper beak. This time you pick up sts from basis of upper beak instead of CO row. Start with middle 5 sts.
Eyes (make 2)
With black yarn and short dpn's size Us#4/3,5 mm C0 8 sts. Change to yarn in preferred eye color and knit one row. Divide sts over 4 dpn's Round 1: \*k1, m1, k1 (repeat from \* on each needle) Round 2: k12 Round 3: \*k1, m1, k1, m1, k1 (repeat from \* on each needle) Row4:k20 Row 5: with white yarn k20 Row6:BO allsts With right side facing (of eyes and hat), place eyes on eye sockets. Use yarn in color of birds head to stitch the eyes in the holes. Don't stitch in the white rounds, but hide sts in the first colored round.
FINISHING
Weave in all ends. Sew felt, crochet or toys eyes on stockinet part Decorate if you like by adding tassels on top and earflaps. Make stiff tassle on top by wrapping thread firmly around three or four pieces of thread or around a fine braid. Note: 'Twitter and Tweet' are sold to raise money for Cambodia Knits. This is a social enterprise, that uses knitting to bring employment to communities in Cambodia. So by buying this pattern, not only do you get to make this funky hat, but you are also supporting CK's work! For more information:www.cambodiaknits.com Aboutthedesigner: For more info contact Thelma (Thelma.egberts@buroandersom.nl) or visit her websites www.deadfishhat.com and http://sea-of-knit.jouwweb.nl. On Ravelry you can find her as Thelmatic.
