T.A.R.D.I.S Hat
A few notes about this pattern. I wrote to for my head and my knitting style. I have a small head and knit tight. To make the hat bigger go up in needle, knit loser, or use thinker yarn. I choose Bernat Satin for my yarn because it was cheap, machine washable, and was the right color blue. You'll need Blue, white and black yarn, yardage is going to depend on your gauge but I used less than 150 yards total. Size will depend on your gauge. Small = 6 stitches per inch, 17 inches around Medium = 5 stitches per inch, 20 inches around Large = 5.5 stitches per inch, 22 inches around If you want to make the hat taller, add more ribbing or more blue rows before or after the windows, or before you start the decreases. Start: Cast on 100 stitches in blue, join, begin 2x2 ribbing working in the round. Continue ribbing for 2". Knit 4 rows in stockinet. Join white for the windows. Repeat the chart 5 times around, and then repeat the whole thing again so you have 2 sets of windows for a total of 10 rows.
(Chart: Row 1-4 : \*K5 blue, K4 white, K1 blue, K4 white, K1 blue, K4 white, K1 blue\* repeat 5 times Row 5:K all stitches blue Repeat Rows 1-5 .) \*ALTERNATIVE Repeat 4 times (Chart: Row 1-4 : \*K7 blue, K4 white, K1 blue, K4 white, K1 blue, K4 white, K3 blue\* repeat 4 times Row 5: K all stitches blue, Repeat Rows 1-5 .) Knit 5 blue rows in stockinet, don't cut white just carry it up Join black, but don't cute blue. Work Police Box chat with black background and white letters. Repeat chart 2x around. Cut white and black leaving enough to weave in ends. Purl 1 round blue placing stitch markers every 25 stitches. Start decreasing for the crown. Decrease row: \*knit to till 2 stitches before first marker, k2tog, slip marker, SSK\* repeat 4x you'll end up with an SSK at the beginning of the nextrow Row 1 & 2: Decrease row Row 3: Knit all Row 4 & 5: Decrease row Row 6: purl Work rows 1-6 again you should have 36 stitches left. Work 4 more decrease rows, you should have 4 stitches left. Knit one more row in blue, then join white. Knit an icord in white for about half an inch. Finish by weaving in all your ends.
