IM4MAN Designs: Kooza Beanie 1. Introduction 2. Requirements 3. Instructions 4.Tips&Trivia
1. Introduction
Hey, this is IM4MAN. This is my Kooza-esque Beanie - a beanie in the colors reminiscent of the Trickster character from KOOZA!. For this beanie, I tried out a new hat pattern. I thought that my previous standard pattern seems a bit big in hindsight, so I tried a shorter one. Now I think that this one is a bit on the small side. The ribbing is 2,5 cm long, the rest of the hat is 15 cm. Should you want a longer hat - as I'm beginning to think that I maybe should have done - just do more rounds in the ribbing. Anyway, here's the pattern.
2. Requirements
one skein of dark blue one skein of white one skein of orange one skein of light blue → as always, I used Schachenmayr nomotta Bravo IM4MAN Designs: Kooza Beanie You need: needles: size 3,5mm a circular needle a set of dpn sewing needle whatever you use to weave in ends > you will need to switch to the dpns eventually, so you could omit the circular needle if you want You need: techniques 2x2 ribbing in the round stockinette stitch in the round decreasing by slip-slip-knit (ssk) 3. Instructions Cast on 96 stitches in dark blue. Distribute them evenly on the dpns if you're already using them Knit 7 rounds in 2x2 ribbing. Switch to white. Knit 5 rounds in stockinette. Switch to orange. Knit 5 rounds in stockinette. Switch to light blue. Knit 5 rounds in stockinette. Switch to dark blue. Knit 5 rounds in stockinette. Switch to white. Knit 5 rounds in stockinette. Switch to orange. Knit 5 rounds in stockinette. Switch to light blue. Knit 4 rounds in stockinette. The decreasing begins here. /Knit 6 stitches + ssk/ until the end of this round. Switch to dark blue. Knit one round. /Knit 5 stitches + ssk/ until the end of this round. Knit one round. /Knit 4 stitches + ssk/ until the end of this round. Knit one round. Switch to white. /Knit 3 stitches + ssk/ until the end of this round. Knit one round. /Knit 2 stitches + ssk/ until the end of this round IM4MAN Designs: Kooza Beanie Knit one round. /Knit 1 stitch + ssk/ until the end of this round. Switch to orange. Knit one round. /ssk/ until the end of this round. Knit one round. /ssk/ until the end of this round. Now leave a medium to long tail, cut your yarn, and now take your sewing needle and thread the yarn tail through the remining stitches. Pull tight. Weave in ends. And there's your beanie! Fun, easy to make, looks great in many different colors. Although, if you do have a bigger head...or like I used to, a lot of hair to cram into your hats, think about more ribbing rounds; it won't disturb the color pattern, it just makes the hat a bit longer.
4. Tips & Trivia
1)If you're unfamiliar with it, check out KOOZA! or any show by the Cirque du Soleil, they'Re amazing 2) If you like the color scheme, I also have a long stocking cap and a long scarf like that. Find them in my gallery, or directly here http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/kooza-esque-scarf http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/kooza-esque-stocking-cap
