Game Day Letter Hat
Wear your school pride in style and keep warm at the game with this two color beanie!
Yarn: Simpliworsted by Hikoo (100g/140yds), one ball each of Color A 011 (Indigo) and Color B 004 (Goldfish)
Abbreviations
Gauge: 17.5sts/25rows = 4"/10cm Ddec (Double decrease): Slip two stitches in order knitwise, Knit one, Pass the slipped stitches over. Inc 1R: Lift stitch below the first st on the L needle and k into it. Inc 1 L: Lift 2sts below last st on R needle and k into it K: knit K2tog: K two together P: purl Ssk: Slip the next 2 stitches, one at a time as if to knit, to the right needle. Insert the left needle into the fronts of these two stitches and knit them together. St: stitch Needles: Size 8 (6mm) dpn and 16" or 20" circular. Notions: stitch marker, tapestry needle
NOTES
1. With one hank of each school color, you can make two hats, for example, blue with gold letter and yellow with blue letter. 2. Cast-on: you will cast on in pattern, some in K and some in P. I recommend either cable cast on or long-tail cast on; Nancy Wynn has a good video on YouTube: Long Tail Knit,Purl Cast On. 3. The letter is worked in intarsia and that section of the hat is knitted back and forth. A selvage stitch is cast on to each end of the first row of the letter and eliminated in the last row. That open section is sewn closed (mattress stitch) when the hat is complete. 4. Row 3 starts the intarsia letter in Color B. When you start Color B, make bobbins of color A @ 16yds and B @7yds. At the end of the letter (Color B) section, reattach Color A and use the large ball on that side of the letter going forward. Remember to twist the color strands when changing from one color to the next.
Instructions:
On circular needle, cast on 90 sts in following pattern: 4 in K, 1 in P, (8 in K, 1 in P) x 9, 4 in K. Join in round and place stitch marker at the start of round. Row 1 (RS): Inc 1R, K4, P1, K8, P1, K3, Row 1 of Chart, K3, P1, (K8, P1) x 5, K4, Inc 1 L (Turn). The added sts at each end of this row are a selvedge to be used to sew up the seam later. Row 2: (WS) P5, (K1, P8) x 5, K1, P3, Row 2 chart, P3, (K1, P8), K1, P5. (Turn) (Start Intarsia, Review notes) Row 3: (RS) K5, P1, K8, P1, K3, Row 3 of chart, K3, P1, (K8, P1) x 5, K5 (Turn) Rows 4: (WS) P5, (K1, P8) x 5, K1, P3, Row 4 chart, P3, (K1, P8), K1, P5. (Turn) Rows 5-28: continue as per rows 3 and 4. On Row 28, use the main ball of Color A across, breaking the bobbin of Colors A and B and leaving 6" tails to tuck. Row 29: K2tog, K3, P1, K8, P1, K3, Row 29 of chart, K3, P1, (K8, P1) x 5, K3, ssk. Place stitch marker and join in the round. Continue in base until 7"’ from cast in edge. Shape crown, changing to dpns when needed: Round 1: K2, K2tog, P1, (ssk, k4, K2tog, P1) x 9, ssk, K2. (70sts) Round 2: K3, P1, (K6, P1) x 9, K3. Round 3: K1, K2tog, P1, (ssk, K2, K2tog, P1) x 9, ssk, K1 (50sts) Round 4: K2, P1, (K4, P1) x 9, K2. Round 5:K2tog, P1, (ssk, K2tog, P1) x 9, ssk. (30sts) Round 6: K1, P1, (K2, P1) x 9, K1. Round 7: K1, P1, (K2tog, P1) x 9. S1 1, remove start of round marker, sl st back to L needle, K2tog. Slip st resulting from K2tog back to L needle and replace start of round marker. (20sts) Round 8: (ddec, P1) x 5. (10sts) Round 9: ssk x 5. (5sts) Cut yarn and pull through the 5 remaining sts, weave in.
Finishing:
Keeping hat right side out, use a length of Color A to sew the seam using mattress stitch via the selvage sts (the selvage sts should disappear, when the mattress st is drawn tight. Turn the hat inside out and weave in all remaining tails.
e Day Letter Hat, Copyright 2015 Sharon Morey Designs. This pattern is intended for personal use onl
e Day Letter Hat, Copyright 2015 Sharon Morey Designs. This pattern is intended for personal use onl
e Day Letter Hat, Copyright 2015 Sharon Morey Designs. This pattern is intended for personal use onl
