Zebra Hat
By Amelia Pothoven http://www.needlesandbows.com Copyright 2013AmeliaPothoven You may not sell or distribute this pattern. You may make hats from this pattern to sell but must link back to the pattern for credit.
Things You Will Need:
31 peg loom for baby (0 - 9 months) · 36 peg loom for toddlers and children 2 skeins of worsted weight yarn, or 1 skein bulky weight yarn in white and black · Loom hook Yarn needle (for binding off and weaving in ends) Whitefelt Buttons
Modifying the Pattern:
If you want to make the hat shorter just stop looming when it has reached your desired length. If you want to make the hat longer just keep knitting more rows. If you want thinner stripes reduce the amount of rows per colour and add in more alternating rows as needed to reach desired length.
Newborn / Baby (0 - 9 months)
Hat
With black yarn cast on the 31 peg loom using 2 worsted weight strands of yarn as 1 strand OR using 1 strand of bulky weight yarn. 1. Ewrap 2 and purl 1 around the entire loom. Ewrap the last peg. Continue this for 4 more rows. 2. Switchtowhiteyarn and ewrap5rows 3. Switch to black yarn and ewrap 5 rows 4. Switchtowhiteyarnandewrap5rows 5. Switch to black yarn and ewrap rest of the hat until it measures 6.5 inches for a newborn or 7 inches for 3 - 9 months Bind off by pulling the needle through pegs 1 & 2, hold the yarn behind pegs 3 & 4, needle through pegs 5 & 6, hold the yarn behind pegs 7 & 8, and continue around the loom. Once allthe way around put the needle through allof the stitches you didn't go through the first time. Pull off the loom and pull yarn to close. Knot off and weave in ends.
Ears
1. With black yarn cast on pegs 1 - 6 2. Ewrap 3. Purl 4. With white yarn wrap pegs 2 - 5 and knit off 5. Purl 6. Ewrap 7. Purl 8. With black yarn wrap pegs 1 - 6 and knit off 9. Purl Bind off by pulling the needle up through the first peg, down through the second, up through the third peg, down through the fourth peg, up through the fifth peg, and down through the last peg. Pull off the loom and pull on the yarn to cause the edge to curl together-knot and weave in ends. Repeat this to create a second ear. Then sew on the ears to the hat. 2 ovals from the white felt and stitch them on to the hat. Then stitch on 2 buttons to finish off the eye Cut multiple pieces of black yarn (or whatever colour you want) that measure approximately 5 inches. Take 2 pieces of yarn at a time and knot them along the middle row of stitches down the back of the hat. Trim the mane to your desired length.
Toddler / Child
Hat
With black yarn cast on the 36 peg loom using 2 worsted weight strands of yarn as 1 strand OR using 1 strand of bulky weight yarn. 1. Ewrap 2 and purl 1 around the entire loom. Ewrap the last peg. Continue this for 4 more rows. 2. Switchtowhiteyarn and ewrap5rows 3. Switch to black yarn and ewrap 5 rows 4. Switchtowhiteyarnandewrap5rows 5. Switch to black yarn and ewrap rest of the hat until it measures 8.5 inches for a toddler or 9 inches for a child Bind off by pulling the needle through pegs 1 & 2, hold the yarn behind pegs 3 & 4, needle through pegs 5 & 6, hold the yarn behind pegs 7 & 8, and continue around the loom. Once allthe way around put the needle through all of the stitches you didn't go through the first time. Pull off the loom and pull yarn to close. Knot off and weave in ends.
Ears
1. With black yarn cast on pegs 1 - 6 2. Ewrap 3. Purl 4. With white yarn wrap pegs 2 - 5 and knit off 5. Purl 6. Ewrap 7. Purl 8. With black yarn wrap pegs 1 - 6 and knit off 9. Purl Bind off by pulling the needle up through the first peg, down through the second, up through the third peg, down through the fourth peg, up through the fifth peg, and down through the last peg. Pull off the loom and pull on the yarn to cause the edge to curl together-knot and weave in ends. Repeat this to create a second ear. Then sew on the ears to the hat. 2 ovals from the white felt and stitch them on to the hat. Then stitch on 2 buttons to finish off the eye Cut multiple pieces of black yarn (or whatever colour you want) that measure approximately 5 inches. Take 2 pieces of yarn at a time and knot them along the middle row of stitches down the back of the hat. Trim the mane to your desired length.
