SuperScarves Bulky Hat
a hat for charity by Anna Montgomery of Imogen's Garden
A little about SuperScarves: SuperScarves is part of the Bronze Award Project by Girl Scout Junior Helen Montgomery (age 9). Helen has pledged to create scarves, cowls, hats, or mitten pairs...1 per month for the calendar year to be donated to Christmas House here in Snohomish County, Washington ...and we encourage you to help her! Details can be found at www.SuperScarves.Blogspot.com If you can't contribute to Helen's project, please find someone locally who could use a little warming up and tell us all about it! Materials: approximately 87 yards of bulk weight yarn. 1 skein for hat in solids. 2 or more for stripes. shown here in Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick, Loops & Threads Cozy Wool, and Universal Yarn Classic Shades Big Time. Size 10.5 needles in 16" circs and DPN's, stitch marker, and a crochet hook or darning needle for weaving in ends.
Instructions:
For Stripes: Using color A, cast on 56 stitches using long-tail, rocket, or cable cast on (for stretch!) Place stitch marker and join to knit in round. \*K2, P2\* for 10 rows. Break yarn. With color B, \*K2, P2\* for 5 rows. Break yarn. With color A, \*K2, P2\* for 3 rows. Break yarn. With color B, \*K2, P2\* until hat measures 9" from cast-on edge.
Finishing:
1) \*K2, P2tog\* around 2) \*K2, P1\* around 3) \*K2tog, P1\* around 4) \*K1, P1\* around Break yarn. Thread tail through live stitches and cinch top of hat closed. Weave in ends. Add a pompom if desired. Give it away to keep somebody warm!
Plain hat: Cast on 56 stitches using long-tail, rocket, or cable cast on (for stretch!) Place stitch marker and join to knit in round. \*K2, P2\*around until hat measures 9" from cast-on edge.
Finishing:
5) \*K2, P2tog\* around 6) \*K2, P1\* around 7) \*K2tog, P1\* around 8) \*K1, P1\* around Break yarn. Thread tail through live stitches and cinch top of hat closed. Weave in ends. Add a pompom if desired. Give it away to keep somebody warm!
Thank you for caring for others!
