Apple Hat 2011 By Sara Sprung Purlsofwallst.blogspot.com Yarn: Cascade 220 or similar About 100 yard black 20 yards-blue, purple, red, orange, yellow & green
US#5 needle circular needle, 16 inch, dpns for very top Gauge 5/inch in stockinette My Sweet Son is Apple computer and technology fanatic. At 10 he read Steve Jobs Biography. He hates to wear a hat I found that I could knit one he would LOVE! Cast(long tail) on 100, join in round K1 p1 for 3 rows Switch to stockinette stitch K2 rows Make Apples(see chart below) 7 apples 14 stitch repeat knit until about 6 inches from cast-on switch to apple colors for crown of hat... (2 rows of each color for crown ) one plain row of color then..(for each) k10 k2tog row 2 of blue k9 k2 tog row 2 of purple k8 k2 tog row 2 or red k7 k2 tog row 2 of orange k6 k2 tog row 1 of yellow k5 k2 tog row 2 of yellow k4 k2 tog row 1 of green k3 k2 tog row 2 of green k2 k2 tog black k1 k2 tog black k2 tog black !
Cut string pull through remaining stitches, add pom pom if desired
