Knitting pattern for a brimmed bird hat There was a time when people didn't think of short online messages when they heard the words “twitter’ and “tweet'. They thought solely of birds. This pattern was designed to connect the twitter to the bird again.
This pattern means to inspire you to create your own feathered friend. You can knit a Blackbird or a Jailbird, like shown in the pictures. But what about making your own Bird of Paradise, Seagull of even Love Bird? Twitter is considered an quite easy hat to knit. The earflaps (or \*wings') are knit in ribbed short row wedges. The \*beak' is in fact a double brim. Design and pictures by Thelma Egberts SIZE One (child)
MATERIALS
[MC] Neveda Scheepjes [Super Noorse Wol Extra; 80 m per 50g skein]; color: black 300, 2 skeins (78g) [CC] Phildar [Pegase+; 98yd/90m per 50g skein]; color: Ecru 030; 1 skein [CC] Phildar [Pegase+98yd/90m per 50g skein]; color: Red 084; 1 skein 1 set US #6/4 mm double-point needles 1 set US #4/3,5 straight needles 1 set US #6/4 mm straight needles 2 stitch markers tapestry needles embroidery yarn felt and/or wobbly eyes GAUGE # 16 sts/# 28 rows = 4" in stockinet stitch
PATTERN NOTES
This hat is knitted from backside up. Back and earflaps are knitted together on straight needles. Earflaps are shaped by knitting sort row wedges. You don't have to knit the wraps. (For longer or shorter earflaps knit more or less wedges than the pattern states.) After completing the earflaps, cast on extra sts for the front of the hat and knit in the round from thereon. Most of the hat is knitted in rib stitch. While knitting back and forth knit all rows. While knitting in the round form ribs by alternating knit and purl rows.
Specific stitches:
LLinc: Left-leaning Lifted Increase. Insert your left needle, from front to back, into the top of the stitch two rows below the stitch just knit. Knit into the back of this stitch. RLinc: Right-leaning Lifted Increase. Insert your right needle, from front to back, into the top of the stitch below the first stitch on the left needle. Place this stitch on your left needle, and knit into theback of it. CO: cast on BO: bind off st(s): stitch, stitches k:knit p: purl S: slip w&t:wrap and turn dpn's:doublepointed needles Pm:placemarker MC:main color CC: contrasting color CC2: contrasting color 2
PATTERN
Back part with earflaps C.O. 62 sts on straight needles. Row 1: s1, k till end Row 2: s1, k6, w&t Row 3: k7 Row 4: s1, k9, w&t, Row 5: k10 Row 6: s1, k12, w&t Row 7: k13 Row 8: s1, k15, w&t Row 9: k16 Row 10: s1, k18, w&t Row 11: k19 Row 12: s1, k21, w&t Row 13: k22 The first wedge of the first earflap is completed. Now work row 1 again. This takes you to the opposite side of your knitting. Work the first wedge of the second earflap by repeating row 2 - 13. Work row 1 - 13 six times in total, so each earflap is formed with threewedges. Knit 2 more rows. (slip first sts) Now turn over to dpn's. Knit 31 sts on needle 1; 27 sts on needle 2; 4 sts on needle 3 and CO 19 extra sts. Knit first 4 sts of needle 1 onto needle 3. Each needle now has 27 sts. Work in the round from here. Alternate knit and purl rows for ribbing. Row 1 - 8: ribbed segment: purl even rounds, knit uneven rounds Row 9 - 23: stockinet segment: knit all rounds Row 24 - 36: ribbed segment: purl even rounds, knit uneven rounds You have now knitted 14 cm about CO edge. Start decrease rounds to shape top of hat: Row 1: knit 7, k2tog, repeat till end; Row 2 - 6: work in rib stitch (alternating knit/purl rows) Row 7: \*k6, k2tog, repeat till end; Row 8 - 11: work in rib stitch Row 12: \*p5, p2tog, repeat till end; Row 13 - 15: work in rib stitch Row 16: \*p4, p2tog, repeat till end; Row 17: knit Row 18: purl Row 19: \*k3, k2tog, repeat till end Row 20: purl Row 21: \*k2, k2 tog, repeat till end Row 22: purl Row 23: \*k1, k2tog, repeat till end Row 24: purl Row 25: \*k2tog, repeat till end; Row 26: purl Cut yarn leaving a 20 inch tail, thread yarn through darning needle and run needle and yarn through sts, pull tight and secure.
Beak (double brim)
Upperbeak: Pick up 5 middle sts from front CO row. Use straight needles size US # 4/3,5 mm and CC2 (or CC3, depending on your color choice). Row 1: k2, pm, k1, pm, k2 Row 2: k all. Row 3: k to marker, Rlinc, slip marker, k1, slip marker, Llinc, k till end, pick up and k 1 st from CO row. Row 4: k till end, pick up and k 1 st from CO row (9 sts) Repeat row 3 and 4 till there are 33 sts. (14 rows) BO all sts. Lowerbeak: Work like upper beak. This time you pick up sts from basis of upper beak instead of CO row. Start with middle 5 sts.
FINISHING
Weave in all ends. Sew eyes onto stockinet part Decorate if you like by adding tassels on top and earflaps. Make stiff tassle on top by wrapping thread firmly around three or four pieces of thread or around a fine braid. Note: This pattern is sold to raise money for Cambodia Knits. This is a social enterprise, that uses knitting to bring employment to communities in Cambodia. So by buying this pattern, not only do you get to make this funky hat, but you are also supporting CK's work! For more information: www.cambodiaknits.com About thedesigner: For more info contact Thelma (Thelma.egberts@ buroandersom.nl) or visit her websites www.deadfishhat.com and http://sea-of-knit.jouwweb.nl. On Ravelry you can find her as Thelmatic.
