Baby Stegosaurus Hat
by E.B. Fouts-Palmer Because even baby dinosaurs need to keep their heads warm! This is a baby/toddler hat knit flat and seamed. It features scaly, garter stitch ear flaps. Stegosaurus spines are knit separately and sewn into the seam so that they stand up straight. I-cord ties keep it from being blown off by Jurassic breezes.
Sizing
To fit a baby/young toddler with 16" (40 cm) head circumference.
Techniques Required
Knit, purl, kf&b, k2tog, yo, i-cord
Gauge
13 st and 24 rows = 2" (5cm) in slightly stretched stockinette st on US size 2 needles.
Materials
50g of elasticized fingering weight yarn. The sample shown was knit using 50g of Soxx Appeal (96% Superwash Merino wool, 3% Nylon, 1% Elastic) by Knit One Crochet Too in color 9580 “Jungle'. One pair US size 2 (2.75mm) needles or size needed to obtain gauge Two DPNs in US size 2 (2.75mm) for knitting i-cord ties Yarn holders Tapestry needle
Ear flaps (make 2)
CO 6 sts and knit one row. Row 2: K1, kf&b of next st, k until 2 st remain, kf&b of next st, k1. (2 sts increased, 8 sts total) Rows 3-5: repeat row 2. There should be 14 sts at the end of row 5. Row 6: Knit Row 7: repeat row 2 Repeat rows 6 and 7 three times more, for 13 rows total. There should be 22 sts at the end of row 13. Knit every row until piece measures 4" (10cm) from beginning. Break yarn, leaving an 8" (20cm) tail and slip all stitches onto a holder. Repeat for second ear flap.
Hat
CO 15 st. Knit across 22 sts of first ear flap from holder. CO 36 st. Knit across 22 sts of second ear flap from holder. CO 15 st. (110 st total) Work even in garter stitch (knit every row) for 1.5" (4cm). Switch to stockinette stitch (knit on RS and purl on WS) and work even until hat measures 6"(15cm) from CO edge ending with WS row. Note: measure from the sts you cast on to start the hat portion, not from the bottom of the ear flaps. This pattern is available as a free download from www.Ravelry.com Feel free to print and photocopy for personal use, but please do not profit from my work. 2011 E.B. Fouts-Palmer for BentPaperclips Designs
Decrease for crown
Row 1 (RS): K1, \*K10, k2tog, repeat from \* to end, k1. (101 sts) Row 2 and all even rows: Purl Row 3: K1, \*k9, k2tog, repeat from \* to end, k1. (92 sts) Row 5: K1, \*k8, k2tog, repeat from \* to end, k1. (83 sts) Row 7: K1, \*k7, k2tog, repeat from \* to end, k1. (74 sts) Row 9: K1, \*k6, k2tog, repeat from \* to end, k1. (65 sts) Row 11: K1, \*k5, k2tog, repeat from \* to end, k1. (56 sts) Row 13: K1, \*k1 k2 tog, repeat from \* to end, k1. (38 sts) Row 15: K1, \*k2 tog, repeat from \* to end, k1. (20 sts) Row 17: K1, \*k2 tog, repeat from \* to end, k1. (11 sts) Break yarn leaving a 16" (40cm) tail for seaming. Draw tail through remaining 11 sts and pull tight. Spikes CO 6 sts Row 1 (RS) K3, yo, k3 Row 2 and all wrong side rows: knit Row 3: K3, y0, k4 Row 5: K3, yo, k5 Row 7: K3, y0, k6 Row 9: K3, y0, k7 Row 11: K3, yo, k8 Row 12: BO 6 sts, k to end. 6 sts remain. Repeat rows 1-12 until piece is as long as the selvage edge of the hat. Bind off all sts.
Finishing:
Fold hat in half with right sides together
and wrong side out. Sandwich the spines between the two sides of the hat so that the spines are inside and the straight edge is aligned with the two selvage edges of the hat. Sew along the seam through all three layers (both sides of hat and spines). Flip hat right side out.
I-cord ties
Pick up three sts from cast-on edge of one ear flap. Join yarn and work in 3-st i-cord until tie is as long as desired. Bind off. Repeat for other ear flap. Work in all ends.
