The Accidental Hat
This was supposed to be a backpack for my daughter's traveling teddy bear. I planned to make this into a felted drawstring bag, but when I was done, a fellow knitter took one look and said, "That's a really cute hat! And it was. Perfect for highly textured or thick/thin yarn; the pattern has three sizes for children, women, and men.
Magpie Knitter Designs
The Essentials
Size: child (woman, man) Finished Measurements: Circumference: 17" (20", 22") Height: 6.25"' (7.25", 8"), with natural roll of brim
Materials:
Cascade Yarns Nikki (super bulky, 100% wool, 109yds/skein) - 1 skein (1) size US 10.5 circular needles (17") AND/OR Set of size US 10.5 double pointed needles (DPNs) OR (1) size US 10.5 circular needles with a cable long enough to use magic loop Yarn needle Gauge: 13 sts and 20 rows = 4"/10cm in stockinette stitch
Abbreviations
DPN - double pointed needles K - knit K2tog - knit 2 together rep - repeat sts - stitches
Before you begin...
This pattern is written to be knit in the round, either on a smaller circular needle and DPNs (or just DPNs), or on a longer circular needle. If you choose to use the smaller circular needles, you'll need to switch to DPNs when there are too few stitches to fit on the circular needle. If you use the longer circular needle, you'll need to use the Magic Loop method. A tutorial on Magic Loop can be found here: http://www.knittingdaily.com/blogs/daily/ar chive/2009/09/16/the-magical-magicloop.aspx
Pattern instructions
With circular needles, cast on 56 (64, 72) sts. Place a marker and join in a round, being careful not to twist. Knit in the round for 6.5" (7.5", 8.25"), measuring with the brim rolled out flat, stopping at the end of a round. Begin decreases:
Round 1: \*K6, K2tog, rep from \* to end of round (49, 56, 63 sts). Round 2, 4, 6: Knit. Round 3: \*K5, K2tog, rep from \* to end of round (42, 48, 54 sts). Round 5: \*K4, K2tog, rep from \* to end of round (35, 40, 45 sts). Round 7: \*K3, K2tog, rep from \* to end of round (28, 32, 36 sts). Round 8: \*K2, K2tog, rep from \* to end of round (21, 24, 27 sts). Round 9: \*K1, K2tog, rep from \* to end of round (14, 16, 18 sts). Round 10: K2tog all around (7, 8, 9 sts). Cut yarn, leaving a tail long enough to draw through the remaining 7 (8, 9) sts. Thread the yarn through the tapestry needle and run through the sts remaining on the DPNs/circular needle and remove the DPNs/circular needle. Pull the thread tight and tie off inside the hat. Weave in ends. Wear and enjoy! Like a magpie, Jen is easily distracted...by pretty yarn. When she couldn't find the patterns she wanted to knit for her son and daughter, she started designing them. Jen currently lives near Washington, DC with her great kids and Navy husband, but they're frequently on the move.
Copyright @2010 Jen Johnson, The Magpie Knitter (http://themagpieknitter.com/). Please do not photocopy, scan and email, or reproduce by any other means in order to distribute. If you have any questions, you may always contact me on my blog, at jenjohnson@themagpieknitter.com or on Ravelry, where I am TheMagpieKnitter. Thank you and enjoy!
