HEART-FELT
HEART-FELT is a set of a hat with a hat band and a matching scarf. Size: Hat circumference 54/56/58/60 cm, the scarf is about 155 cm long (without fringes) and 28 cmwide. Difficulty: All knitting techniques that might not be known by everyone, are explained step by step in the appendix. @ Magische Maschen Heidrun Liegmann, 2014
Material
For this design I used: Ferner Crazy Chain (50% alpaca, 50% wool, 35m / 50g) Ferner Filzmich (100% wool, 200m/ 200g) Both yarns are available at a lot of LYs. You can buy both yarns online in a lot of colors at www.Jawolle.com. They ship all over Europe and oversea. Hat and scarf combine two different yarns. Most of the hat is knitted with Filzmich (main yarn,MC), only the hat band is knitted with Crazy Chain (contrasting yarn, Cc). The knitted hat is felted in the washing machine. It stillstays very soft and cuddly. The scarf is knitted side-to-side, with large needles. The stripes are worked in garter stitch with Crazy Chain as MC, between the stripes there are stripes in stockinette stitch knitted with Filzmich as CC. The knitted hat is felted in the washing machine.
For the hat you'll need:
1 x 200 g Filzmich, color 2014 (l needed 150g) - MC 1 x 50 g Ferner Crazy Chain color 116 - CC The knitted hat is felted in the washing machine.
For the scarf you'll need:
5 x 50 g Ferner Crazy Chain color 116 - MC 1 x 200 g Filzmich, color 2014 (l needed 120 g) - CC 1 circular knitting needle 6.0 mm, at least 80 cm long 1 circular knitting needle 8.0 mm, at least 120 cm long a crochet hook 8.0 mm for the cast-on of the scarf and for adding the fringes
Gauges:
Filzmich with needles 6.0 mm in stockinette stitch: before felting: 12 stitches and 20 rows = 10 x 10cm after felting: 12 stitches and 20 rows = 8.5 x6.5 cm Crazy Chain with needles 8.0 mm in garter stitch: 10 stitches and 20 rows = 10 x 10 cm
HAT HEART-FELT
Instructions:
Take Filzmich and the circular knitting needle and knit the beginning of the hat according to the instructions in the technical part.
Knitting sequence for the crown of the hat:
Instructions between asterisks \* \* are repeated until the end of the round.
| round | Instructions | Stitchnumberattheendofthe round |
| 5 | Knit all stitches. | 24 |
| 6 | Double every 3rd stitch by KFB = * knit 2 stitches, double 1 stitch by KFB * | 32 |
| 7 | Knit all stitches. | 32 |
| 8 | Double every 4th stitch by KFB = * knit 3 stitches, double 1 stitch by KFB * | 40 |
| 9 | Knit all stitches. | 40 |
| 10 | Double every 5th stitch by KFB = * knit 4 stitches, double 1 stitch by KFB * | 48 |
| 11 | Knit all stitches. | 48 |
| 12 | Double every 6th stitch by KFB = * knit 5 stitches, double 1 stitch by KFB * | 56 |
| 13 14 | Knit all stitches. Double every 7th stitch by KFB = | 56 64 |
| * knit 6 stitches, double 1 stitch by KFB * | ||
| 15 16 | Knit all stitches. Double every 8th stitch by KFB = | 64 72 |
| * knit 7 stitches, double 1 stitch by KFB * | ||
| 17 | Knit all stitches. | 72 |
The next round is knitted differently, depending on the size you knit! According to the felted gauge (1 cm felted fabric = 1.4 stitches) we calculate the total stitches we need for the head circumference. To give the hat a proper fit, we subtract some stitches for very size.
| Head circumference | Numberofstitches accordingto the gauge | Number of stitchesforthe hat | Instructionforthe18thround |
| 54 cm | 76stitches | 73stitches | DoublethefirststitchbyKFB,thenknitupto theendoftheround. |
| 56cm | 78 stitches | 75stitches | Doublethe1st,25thand50thstitchbyKFB, knitallotherstitchestotheendoftheround. |
| 58 cm | 81stitches | 78stitches | Double the1st,13th,25th,37th,49thand 61st stitchbyKFB,knit allotherstitchesto theend of the round. |
| 60cm | 84 stitches | 80stitches | Doubleevery9thstitchbyKFB= * knit 8 stitches, double 1 stitch by KFB * |
= end of increases for the hat crown. Knit 21 rounds in stockinette stitch, until the hat is high enough to begin the hat band. Because the hat will be felted, the knitted size before felting is much larger. With the 22nd round knit together some stitches according to the table.
| Head circumference | Number of stitches for the hat | Number of hat stitches after decreasing | Instructionsforthe22ndround |
| 54 cm | 73 stitches | 69 | Knittogetherthe1st/2nd,19th/20th,37th/38thand 55th/56thstitch,knit allotherstitchestotheend of the round. |
| 56cm | 75 stitches | 71 | Knittogetherthe1st/2nd,19th/20th,38th/39thand 57th/58thstitch,knit allotherstitchesto the end of the round. |
| 58cm | 78 stitches | 74 | Knit togetherthe1st/2nd,20th/21st,39th/40thand 59th/60thstitch,knit allotherstitchesto the end of the round. |
| 60 cm | 80 stitches | 76 | Knit togetherthe 1st/2nd,21st/22nd,40th/41stand 60th/61ststitch,knit allotherstitchestothe end of the round. |
Hat band:
Cut MC.
The hat band is knitted with CC in garter stitch in rounds. Garter ridges in CC alternate with stripes in stockinette stitch in MC. In order to get garter ridges, we have to knit and purl alternating rounds - knit one round, purl one round makes a garter ridge. If you don't want to get a "step" at the beginning of each round, please work the changes of color and pattern rounds according to the instructions in the technical appendix. Don't cut yarn. The yarn you don't need is kept on the wrong side of the fabric, both MC and CC.
Knitting sequence of the hat band:
| round | Yarn | Instructions |
| 1 | contrastingyarncc | Knit 1 round |
| 2 | contrastingyarn Cc | Purl 1 round (start with a yarn-over before beginning the round,purltogetherthelaststitchwiththeyarn-over) |
| 3 | main yarn MC | Knit 1 round (start with a yarn-overbefore beginning the round,knit together the last stitch with the yarn-over) |
| 4 | main yarn MC | Knit 1 round |
| 5 | main yarn MC | Knit 1 round |
| 6 | main yarn MC | Knit 1 round (start with a yarn-over before beginning the round, knit together the last stitch with the yarn-over by |
| 7 | contrastingyarn CC | using SSK) Knit 1 round |
| 8 | contrasting yarn CC | Purl 1 round (start with a yarn-over before beginning the round,purl together the last stitch with the yarn-over) |
| 7 | contrasting yarn CC | Knit 1 round |
| 8 | contrastingyarnCc | Purl 1 round (start with a yarn-over before beginning the round, purl together the last stitch with the yarn-over) |
| 9 | main yarn MC | Knit 1 round (start with a yarn-over before beginning the round,knittogetherthelast stitchwith theyarn-over) |
| 10 | main yarn MC | Knit 1 round |
| 11 | main yarn MC | Knit 1 round |
| 12 | main yarn MC | Knit 1 round (start with a yarn-over before beginning the round, knit together the last stitch with the yarn-over by |
| 13 | contrasting yarn CC | using SSK) Knit 1 round |
| 14 | contrasting yarn CC | Purl 1 round (start with a yarn-over before beginning the round,purl together thelaststitchwiththe yarn-over) |
| 15 | contrasting yarn CC | Knit 1 round |
| 16 | contrastingyarnCc | Purl 1 round(start with a yarn-over before beginning the round,purl together thelaststitchwiththe yarn-over) |
| 17 | contrastingyarnCc | Knit 1 round |
| 18 | contrasting yarn CC | Purl 1 round (start with a yarn-over before beginning the round, purl together the last stitch with the yarn-over) Cut CC. |
| 19 | main yarn MC | Knit 1 round (start with a yarn-over before beginning the round, knit together the last stitch with the yarn-over) |
| 20 | main yarn MC | Knit 1 round |
Hat brim:
| round | Instructions |
| 1 | Increase1stitchafterevery5thstitchbym1increase(pickinguptheyarnofthe previousrowasayarn-overandknittingitthroughthebackloop). |
| 2-6 | Knit5roundsinstockinettestitch. |
| 7 | Makeam1increaseafterevery6thstitchbym1increase(pickinguptheyarnofthe previousrowasayarn-over andknittingitthroughthebackloop). |
| 8-13 | Knit6roundsinstockinettestitch. |
| 14 | Make a m1 increase after every 7th stitch by m1 increase (picking up the yarn of the previous row as a yarn-over and knitting it through the back loop). |
| 15 -21 | Knit7roundsinstockinettestitch. |
| 22 | Castoffallstitchesknitwiseloosely. |
The hat is very large now!
Put the hat into the washer, add 8 tennis balls and some normal detergent, and wash it for 1 hour at 40°C. Pull the wet hat into shape and smoothen it, best block it on a hat stand and let it dry there. If the hat is still too large, you can wash it again with 30 or 40°℃, or you can give it into the dryer for a few minutes. If you felt in the dryer, please control the size regularly!
HEART-FELT STRIPED SCARF
The scarf is knitted alternately in garter stitch (knit RS row, knit WS row) and stockinette stitch (knit RS row, purl ws row). All segments in MC (Crazy Chain) are knitted in garter stitch, all segments in CC (Filzmich) are knitted in stockinette stitch. Every time you change color, cut yarn with a tail approx. 20 cm long. Start the new yarn with a tail of approx. 20 cm as well. These yarn ends will get included into the fringes. If you have to start a new ball of yarn, try to start it on the right edge or on the left edge of the fabric. The leftovers will get used later for fringes .
Instructions:
With MC cast on 150 stitches. For a nice edge, use the crochet cast on by crocheting around the knitting needle - it is explained in the technical appendix. Crochet cast-on 149 stitches, then put the crochet loop onto the knitting needle as 150th stitch. Knit the stripes according to the table:
| Segment | Yarn | Instructions |
| Stripe 1 | main yarn MC | Knit 4 rows (= 2 ridges) in garter stitch. Cut yarn. |
| Stripe 2 | contrasting yarn CC | Knit 4 rows in stockinette stitch. Cut yarn. |
| Stripe 3 | main yarn MC | Knit 2 rows (= 1 ridge) in garter stitch. Cut yarn. |
| Stripe 4 | contrastingyarn CC | Knit 4 rows in stockinette stitch. Cut yarn. |
| Stripe5 | main yarn MC | Knit 4 rows (= 2 ridges) in garter stitch. Cut yarn. |
| Stripe 6 | contrasting yarn CC | Knit 4 rows in stockinette stitch. Cut yarn. |
| Stripe 7 | main yarn MC | Knit 6 rows (= 3 ridges) in garter stitch. Cut yarn. |
| Stripe 8 | contrasting yarn CC | Knit 4 rows in stockinette stitch. Cut yarn. |
| Stripe 9 | main yarn MC | Knit 4 rows (= 2 ridges) in garter stitch. Cut yarn. |
| Stripe 10 | contrasting yarn CC | Knit 4 rows in stockinette stitch. Cut yarn. |
| Stripe 11 | main yarn MC | Knit 2 rows (=1 ridge) in garter stitch. Cut yarn. |
| Stripe 12 | contrasting yarn CC | Knit 4 rows in stockinette stitch. Cut yarn. |
| Stripe 13 | main yarn MC | Knit 4 rows (= 2 ridges) in garter stitch.Cast off all stitches knitwise. Cut yarn. |
Take the remaining yarn and cut fringes of approx. 30 cm length. You will need about 26 fringes in MC and 24 fringes in CC. Knot the fringes to both scarf ends by using the crochet hook, as is explained in the knitting technique part. 1. Fold the fringe double. 2. Pull through until fringe forms a loop. 3. Pull both fringe ends through this loop. If the scarf edge shows the MC, add a MC fringe. If the scarf edge shows the CC, add a CC fringe. Include the yarn ends on the scarf's edge into the fringes. Cut the fringes evenly.
KNITTING TECHNIQUE
Knitting technique for the hat - starting the hat and KFB increase
â‘ Make a yarn loop shape into the yarn end, the end is on the right side, the yarn ball is on the left side.
â‘¡ With the knitting needle, go BELOW the yarn of the yarn loop and catch yarn. Keep holding the yarn loop and the yarn end.
â‘¢ Pull through. On the knitting needle, you can see 1 stitch loop. Keep holding the yarn loop and the yarn end.
â‘£ Make a yarn-over from front to back on the working needle. On the knitting needle, you can see 2 stitch loops now. Keep holding the yarn loop and the yarn end.
With the knitting needle, go BELOW the yarn of the yarn loop and catch yarn. Keep holding the yarn loop and the yarn end.
Pull through. On the knitting needle, you can see3 stitch loops now. Keep holding the yarn loop and the yarn end.
Make a yarn-over from front to back on the needle. On the knitting needle, you can see 4 stitch loops now. Keep holding the yarn loop and the yarn end.
⑧ Pull the needle tip forward so that the 4 stitch loops glide onto the needle rope. Keep holding the yarn loop and the yarn end.
HEART-FELT
Pull the needle rope to the shape of a loop. (= magic loop) With the knitting needle,go BELOW the yarn of the yarn loop and catch yarn. Keep holding the yarn loop and the yarn end.
Pull through. On the knitting needle, you can see 1 new stitch loop. Keep holding the yarn loop and the yarn end.
Make a yarn-over. On the knitting needle, you can see 2 new stitch loops. Keep holding the yarn loop and the yarn end.
2 Make 1 more stitch by leading the knitting tip BELOW the yarn loop, and make 1 more yarn-over. On the knitting needle, you can see 4 new stitch loops. Keep holding the yarn loop and the yarn end.
â‘¢ Pull the needle tip forward so that the 4 stitch loops glide onto the needle rope. Don't pull the needle rope too far, there still has to be a loop between the first 4 stitches and the second 4 stitches.
1st round:
â‘ Shift the first 4 stitches onto the left needle tip. The rope builds a large loop. The second 4 stitches are on this loop.
â‘¡ Knit these 4 stitches. There is a rope loop right to these 4 stitches and a rope loop left to these 4 stitches.
HEART-FELT
â‘¢ Pull the needle tip again, so that the 4 knitted stitches slide onto the rope. Pull the needle rope into a loop, turn the knitting clockwise and shift the second group of 4 stitches onto theleft needle tip. Knit these 4 stitches.
We have knitted one round over all 2 times 4 stitches = 8 stitches that we had cast on into the yarn loop. "Magic loop" means that we pull a circular needle to loops. By doing this, we can knit in the round on a circular, even with very few stitches.
2nd round:
â‘ For the second knitted round, shift the first 4 stitches onto the left needle tip. In this round we are going to double each stitch by knitting it first through the front loop and again through the back loop = KFB (knit front back increase).
â‘¡ Knit the first stitch, but leave the old stitch on the left needle tip.
â‘¢ Put the right tip back into the stitch, this time into the back loop. Knit the stitch, then slip the old stitch from the left needle tip.
You have doubled the stitch. By using KFB, you made 2 new stitches out of 1 old stitch.
Double each of the 4 stitches by KFB = 8 stitches.
Pull forward the right needle tip so that the 8 stitches slide onto the rope. Pull the rope into a loop. Shift the 4 stitches of the second side onto the left needle tip. Double each stitch by KFB.
At the end of the round, both sides show 8 stitches each - a total of 16 stitches is on the circular.
3rd round:
Knit 1 round over all 16 stitches = Shift the 8 stitches of the second side onto the rope, pull the rope into a loop, turn the knitting clockwise. Shift the8stitches of thefirsthalf onto the left needle tip, then knit these 8 stitches. Shift the 8 stitches that you have just knitted onto the rope, pull the rope into a loop, turn the knitting clockwise. Shift the 8 stitches of the second half onto the left needle tip, then knit these 8 stitches. You have knitted a round over all 16 stitches with magic loop on a circular needle.
4th round:
In the 4th round, we will double every 2nd stitch by KFB = \*knit 1 stitches, double 1 stitch by KFB\*. Repeat until the end of the round. Place a marker at the beginning of the round Knit both "halfs" of the round by using magic loop.
You can close the hole at the beginning during this round. Take the start end on the back of the fabric ... ... and pull it tight: the hole in the middle is closed up gapless, all 8 start stitches lie on the yarn loop. Knit on with magic loop according to the instructions for the knitting sequence in the respective pattern. When you have got more stitches, one rope loop at the beginning of the round will suffice.
Knitting technique for the hat - making a m1 increase
â‘ Knit up to and including the last stitch before the increasing position.
â‘¡ With the right needle tip, pick up the yarn of the previous row that joins this stitch to the next one. Put it on the left needle as a yarn-over from front to back.
â‘¢ Knit this yarn-over through the back loop.
â‘£ This way the yarn-over is half twisted, there will be no visible hole.
Knitting technique for the hat - changing colors and pattern in rounds
Changing colors:
The first and the last round of the respective color are closed by making a yarn-over before beginning of the round. This yarn-over is knitted together with the last stitch of the round. â‘ First round in a new color: Make a yarn-over before beginning the round, before the marker. â‘¡ The last stitch of the round is knitted together with the yarnover. In knit rounds, stitch and yarn-over are knitted together. In purl rounds, stitch and yarnover are purled together.
â‘¢ The beginning of the color change becomes (nearly) invisible.
Last round in this color: Make a yarn-over before beginning the round, before the marker.
The last stitch of the round is knitted together with the yarnover by SSK. = Put the knitting tip into the last stitch as if to knit, slip the stitch to the right needle without knitting it. = Slip
Put the knitting tip into the yarn-over as if to knit, slip the yarnover to the right needle without knitting it. = Slip
Put the left needle tip through both slipped stitches from left to right, from front to back.
HEART-FELT
Knit both slipped stitches together through the back loop. = Knit
By doing this, you close the last row of the respective color. The color change doesn't create a "step".
Changing pattern:
How to make the change of pattern (nearly) invisible, depends on the patterns you knit. You knit garter stitch in rounds by alternating 1 knit round and 1 purl round. â‘ Knit the knit round without any yarn-over and knit-together (only if it is the FIRST round in a new color, knit as is described in changing color!).
â‘¡ Before beginning the purl round, make a yarn-over, then purl the round up to the last stitch.
â‘¢ Purl together the last stitch and the yarnover.
â‘£ The change of pattern is (nearly) invisible, there is no "step" at the beginning of the round.
Knitting Technique for the scarf - Crochet cast-on
The crochet cast-on makes a tidy and firm lower edge. It works exactly like the provisional cast-on by crocheting around the knitting needle, but it is worked with the original yarn for knitting.
â‘ Take the crochet hook into your right hand and the knitting needle into your left hand. Make a slip knot into the yarn and place the slip knot loop onto the crochet hook.
â‘¡ Put the yarn over the knitting needle from front to back. Catch yarn with the crochet hook behind the knitting needle.
â‘¢ Pull the yarn through the loop with the crochet hook - you have crocheted a chain stitch around the knitting needle. On the knitting needle, you can see one stitch loop. Keep the crochet loop on the crochet hook!
Put the yarn over the knitting needle from front to back again ...
... and catch the yarn with the crochet hook behind the knitting needle. Pull it through the crochet loop on the crochet hook.
We have got 2 stitches on the knitting needle. The loop stays on the crochet hook!
Repeat steps 4 to 6 until you have one stitch less than you need.
） Put the crochet loop onto the knitting needle as last stitch.
You'll get twisted stitches by this method of casting on. In the first row, knit those stitches through the back loop.
Knitting Technique for the scarf - Knotting fringes
â‘ Fold the yarn end for the fringe double.
â‘¡ Take the crochet hook and put it through an edge stitch, from below to above. Pull the fringe loop through with the crochet hook.
â‘¢ Pull the fringe into a loop.
â‘£ Take both yarn ends of the fringe and pull them through this loop.
Pull the knot tight, pull on both yarn ends evenly.
if there is a yarn end on the edge of the scarf, include it into the fringe. Pull the fringe loop through the edge stitch by using the crochet hook.
Pull both fringe ends and the yarn end on the edge through the fringe loop.
⑧ Pull the knot very tight, it will hold the yarn end of the edge as well.
If there are two yarn ends on the edge of the scarf, knot them into a fringe.
Cut all fringes to equal length. This design and the pattern tutorial are under German and International copyright law. I therefore forbid copying, editing, translation, publishing and any way of using it in electronic or printed form without my prior, explicit written permission. It is an instruction for private use only. Any commercial use commercial use as using it to offer courses, workshops, yarn kits or finished objects for sale is forbidden without my PRlOR written permission. ks, please contact me by e-mail: Heidrun@magischem @ Magische Maschen Heidrun Liegmann, 2014
