Spring Has Sprung: Intermediate Knitting Pattern for Unisex Bamboo Yarn Hats with Detailed Instructions and Accessories

CORINNE'S KNITS

Spring Has Sprung

Description

I wrote this pattern especially with bamboo yarn in mind. I wanted to design a spring hat with a girl and a boy version and bamboo yarn makes me think of spring. It has a lovely shine to it that reminds me of sunny spring days. The body of the hat is identical in both versions. So, the instructions start the same for both versions. The girl version

Difficuty

Intermediate

Yarn

Small: about 109 m/120 yards - Large: about 138 m/ 150 yards of sport - 5ply bamboo yarn. An equivalent weight cotton yarn would alsowork Shown in Elina Pure Bamboo

Notions

Needles

4mm (US 6) circular needle or size 4mm (US 6) DPNs & straight needles 3mm (US 212) straight needles or size needles needed to obtain gauge

Accessories

5(6) stitch markers 2 commercial buttons or 2 knitted/crocheted buttons Darning needle

Necessary Skills

Knitting in the round, Kfb, picking up sts, Kitchener st (boy version only)

Gauge

24 sts x 38 rows / 10 cm - 4" in garter stitch ribbing

Sizes

Child Small: 2-4 years - Circ 38-48 cm (15-19") Child Large: 5+ years - Circ 42-56 cm (1612 -22")

About The Designer

Corinne's passion for yarn started around age 8 when she started to knit. Today, she especially loves to design with sock yarn. Although French, she lives in Germany with her English partner and their two boys, where she can fully put her second passion, languages, to the test. Her patterns can be found on Ravelry on the Corinne's Knits designer page or on her blog: corinnesknits.wordpress.com. For pattern support, email: corinnesknits@googlemail.com.

Notes

For the flower, I have made a crocheted button, but a commercial button or any other type of button will work just as well. The peak of the boy version is made by picking up sts on both sides and knitting in the rd. Thanks to this double thickness, nothing is necessary to hold the peak. If you use a cotton yarn, make sure to obtain gauge, as a thick cotton yarn will give a much bigger peak and change the look of the hat.

Stitch Pattern

The body of the hat is knit in garter st ribbing, the flower in st st and the peak in garter st.

Hat

With size 4mm (US 6) circular needle or DPNs, cast on 80 (100) sts. Being careful not to twist, join in the round and distribute sts evenly on DPNs. PM to mark beginning of round. Rd 1: P1, \*K2, P2\* to last 3 sts, K2, P1 Rd 2: K to end Rep these 2 rds until you have 12 cm/4%" (15.5 cm/6"), ending on rd 2

Crown Shaping

Set up rd: K2tog, SSK, P1 [\*K2, P2\* 3 times, K2, P1, PM, K2tog, SSK, P1] repeat [] 2(3] more times, \*K2, P2\* 3 times, K2, P1 (Work in pattern means that you knit the knit stitches and purl the purl stitches) Rd 1: K to end, slipping markers Rd 2: K2tog, SSK, work in pattern to marker, \*SM, K2tog, SSK, work in pattern to marker\* rep to end Rep rds 1 & 2 until you have 8(10) sts left, ending with rd 2 Break yarn. With darning needle, weave the yarn through the remaining sts. Pull tight and secure on the inside of the hat. Weave in loose ends

Girl Version

Flower

Cast on 3 sts with size 4mm (US 6) circular needle or straight needles Rows 1, 3, 5 & 7: P to end Row 2: K1, Kfb, K1 Row 4: Kfb, K2, Kfb Row 6: K to end Row 8: K1, SSK, K2tog, K1 Row 9: P2tog twice Row 10: K2tog Break yarn. With darning needle, weave the yarn through the remaining sts. Pull tight. Weave in loose ends Rep another 4 times, making a total of 5 petals. For the centre of the flower, you have two options: use a commercial button or make your own. There are several ways to make buttons; I made a crochet button using the following method: Make a large loop by placing the yarn tail behind the working yarn. Leave a 15cm/6" tail Insert the hook through the front of the loop and pull the working yarn through Chain 1 Make 5 single crochets into loop. Pull tail to close loop Complete the circle by slipping into 1st single crochet Chain 1 Single crochet into same single crochet as slipped into Single crochet twice into each stitch. Close the circle by slipping into 1st single crochet. Chain 1 Single crochet into each stitch. Close the circle by slipping into 1st single crochet. Chain 1 Decrease round: Insert hook into next stitch and pull through a loop (2 loops on hook). Insert hook into next stitch and pull through a loop (3 loops on hook). Yarn over, and pull through all loops. Repeat to end of round Leaving about 30cm/12", cut yarn and fasten off. Stuff all of the 1st tail into centre of button With 2nd tail, sew closed and attach to hat with petals Sew button to the hat, attaching the petals at the same time.

Bracelet

Cast on 9 sts with size 3mm (US 21/2) circular needle or straight needles. Row 1: K to end Row 2 (RS): K2, P1, K3, YO, P1, K2 Row 3: K3, P4, K3 Row 4: K2, P1, K1, K2t0g, Y0, K1, P1, K2 Row 5: K3, P2, P2tog, K3 Row 6: K2, P1, K1, YO, K2tog, P1, K2 Row 7: K3, P3, K3 Rep rows 2 to 7 until you reach the desired wrist circumference (if known) or 11cm/41/4" (16.5cm/612"), ending with row 7 K 6 rows and cast off. Weave in loose ends Make button (see flower instructions) or use commercial button and attach in the middle of the garterstrows.

Boy Version

The peak is made by picking up sts on the outside and on the inside of the hat and knitting in the round. This will make a double layer; both sides will be grafted together at the end. With size 4mm (US 6) circular needle or DPNs, PU 12(15) sts on the outside cast on edge of the hat and 12(15) sts on the inside, directly opposite. Rd 1: P to end Rd 2: \*PU 1 st, K1, Kfb, PM, K8[11), PM, Kfb, K1, PU 1 st\* rep on other side Rd 3: \*PU 1 st, P to end of side, PU 1 st\* rep on other side Rd 4: \*PU 1 st, K to 1 st before marker, Kfb, K to marker, Kfb, K to end of side, PU 1 st\* rep on other side Rep Rds 3 & 4 until you have 80(98) sts Next rd: P to end

Decreases

The decreases made on the edges of the peak in the next rds are made by taking one st from the front together with 1 st from the back, therefore closing the sides together. This means that you will K or P (based on the rd) to the end of the rd and move the last st just worked onto the next needle before beginning the next round. Rd 1: SSK, K to 2 sts before marker, K2tog, K to marker, K2tog, K to 1 st before end of side, K2tog, K to 2 sts before marker, K2tog, K to marker, K2tog, K to end of other side Rd 2: P2tog, P to 1 st before end of side, P2tog, P to end of other side Rep rds 1 & 2 another 2(3) times. You have 64(76) sts Graft both sides together using Kitchener st1, making sure you have the same number of sts on each needlebefore doing so

Band

With size 4mm (US 6) circular needle or straight needles, cast on 4 sts and K 46(60) rows Cast off and weave in loose ends Attach band above peak. Make 2 buttons (see flower instructions) or use commercial buttons; sew one button on each end of band.