Heart Bear Santa Hat - Knit in-the-Round
With knitted pompom and length options
Needles:
approx 5g white fluffy yarn (approx 4.5m) for hat band and pompoms for all hat lengths red double knitting yarn/light worsted yarn 9g for short hat (12g for medium hat, 18g for long hat) 4mm circular needle set of four 4mm double point needles (dpns) darning needle (with large eye and sharp point) 28 stitches, 36 rows = 10cm X 10cm in red Hat fits teddy bear with head circumference of approx 30cm, ears approx 6-8cm apart on top of the head.
Notions:
Gauge: Sizing:
Materials:
14cm
Abbreviations and techniques: see attached sheets
The white hat band is knitted flat on the circular needle (or a long pair of 4mm straight needles). Row counting begins with the red yarn. On the third red row knitting is transferred to three dpns, joined and continued in-the-round. The pompom is knitted as a large bobble in white yarn; rows are knitted back and forth, not in-the-round.
White hat band:
With white fluffy yarn, the circular needle and leaving a 15cm tail, cast on 44 sts using the alternating cable cast-on.
Make ear holes:
k1, p1 first 12 sts, cast off 6 sts in k1, p1 rib, kl, p1 next 8 sts, cast off 6 sts in kl p1 rib, k1, p1 next 12 sts (32 sts) (12 sts + 8 sts + 12sts = 32 sts)
Red hat body- short hat:
Cut white yarn and tie on red yarn, leaving short 10cm tails. Row I - kfb, k10, kfb, turn, cast on 8 sts using purlwise cable cast-on, turn, kfb, k6, kfb, turn, cast on 8 sts using purlwise cable cast-on, kfb, k10, kfb (54 sts) Row 2 - purl (54 sts) Change to dpns, placing 18 sts on each of three needles, join the sts in-the-round, and use the fourth needle to knit with. Rows 3 to 4 - knit (next 2 rows) Begin hat shaping (dec evenly after every four rows): Row 5 - [k2tog, k7] rep 5 times (48 sts) Rows 6 to 8 - knit (next 3 rows) Row 9 - [k2tog, k6] rep 5 times (42 sts) Rows 10 to 12 - knit (next 3 rows) Row 13 - [k2tog, k5] rep 5 times (36 sts) Rows 14 to 16 - knit (next 3 rows) Row 17 - [k2tog, k4] rep 5 times (30 sts) Rows 18 to 20 - knit (next 3 rows) Row 21 - [k2tog, k3] rep 5 times (24 sts) Rows 22 to 24 - knit (next 3 rows) Row 25 - [k2tog, k2] rep 5 times (18 sts) Rows 26 to 28 - knit (next 3 rows) Row 29 - [k2tog, k1] rep 5 times (12 sts) Rows 30 to 32 - knit (next 3 rows) Row 33 - [k2tog] rep 5 times (6 sts) Row 34 - knit Row 35 - [k2tog] rep 2 times (3 sts)
White pompom:
Cut red yarn and tie on white yarn, leaving short 10cm tails. Row 1 - p3, turn (3 sts) Row 2 - sl1k, kfb, kfb (5 sts) Row 3 - sl1k, k4 Row 4 - sllk, kfb, k1, kfb, kl (7 sts) Row 5 - sl1k, k6 Row 6 - sl1k, [k2tog, k1] rep once (5 sts) Row 7 - sl1k, k4 Row 8 - sllk, [k2tog] rep once (3 sts)
Finishing:
Cut yarn leaving a 15cm tail, thread tail onto darning needle, thread through rem 3 sts, and pull up tightly. Tie two white tails tog firmly. Curl up free white tail and have worked the ScrapSTASHtic InfiniTUNIC pattern. With rem tail still on the darning needle, sew the open ‘sides of the years. We have formed a friendly, fiber-loving community, and we have become friends. It is my pleasure to the pompom. Weave in end in middle of pompom. Weave in red tail at pompom base. Using the darning needle, and the rem white tails, join the hat band and weave in ends. Weave in rem red end. Lightly press hat if desired.
Length options: For medium hat begin shaping after 12 rows of straight stst, dec evenly after every four rows. For long hat begin shaping after 8 rows of straight stst, dec evenly after every eight rows. Then continue as for short hat.
Knitting Abbreviations
| ★ | pattern changes from normal——watch out | pm | place marker |
| [] | work instructions in square brackets the number of times stated | prev psso pw rem rep | previous |
| alt | alternate | pass slipped stitch(es) over | |
| approx | approximately | purlwise | |
| beg | begin/beginning | remain/remaining | |
| bet | between | repeat RH right hand | |
| CC | contrast colour | ||
| cm | centimetre(s) | RS right side(s) | |
| cn | cable needle | sk skip | |
| cont | continue | skpo ssk | slip one stitch knitwise, knit one, pass slipped stitch over——one stitch decreased slip two stitches one at a time knitwise, insert |
| dec | decrease/decreases/decreasing | ||
| dpns | double pointed needles | point of left-hand needle into the fronts of these two stitches and knit them together (this is interchangeable with skpo above) | |
| edge st | knit the first and the last stitch on all rows | ||
| foll | including purl rows follow/follows/following | s2kpo | slip two stitches as if to knit two together, knit one, pass slipped stitches over—two stitches decreased |
| g | gram | ||
| inc | increase/increases/increasing | sk2po sl slip | slip one knitwise, knit two together, pass slipped stitch over——two stitches decreased |
| k | knit | ||
| k2tog | knit two stitches together | sllk | slip one stitch knitwise |
| kfb | knit in front and back of stitch to make two stitches from one | sllp | slip one stitch purlwise |
| kw | knitwise | stst | stockingnette stitch——-knit right side rows, purl wrong side rows |
| LH | left hand | st(s) | stitch(es) |
| m1 | make a stitch by picking up the stitch between stitches, twist it and knit into the back of it | tbl | through the back of the loop(s) |
| MC | main colour | tog | together |
| P | purl | WS yfd | wrong side(s) |
| p2tog | purl two stitches together | yarn forward | |
| pfb | purl in front and back of stitch to make two | yo | yarn forward and over needle to make a stitch |
Knitting Techniques
cast-on methods
All knitting begins with a cast-on, which creates loops on the needle. See the following link for numerous types of cast-on methods. http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/cast-on
knitwise cable cast-on
A firm, non elastic cast-on. Stay loose, or it can be quite difficult to get the yarn through. http://newstitchaday.com/cable-cast-on-knitting/ or http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/cast-on
Same as the knitwise cable cast-on, but worked on the wrong side of the work, using purl stitch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZOB888eDtQ
alternating cable cast-on
This has a very discreet edge against k1 pl ribbing. Also a very elastic, easy cast-on method. http://newstitchaday.com/alternating-cable-cast-onknitting/ http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/cast-on
wrap cast-on
(aka backward loop cast-on or single cast-on) Easiest method to learn, but tricky to knit from evenly. http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/cast-on mattress stitch Makes an invisible side seam. http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/knitting-tips
three-needle bind-off
Firm method, not invisible, for binding off two pieces together, creating a seam between them. Great for seaming shoulders. With right sides facing each other, insert the tip of a third needle into the first stitch of one needle, then into the first stitch of the other needle. Knit two stitches together. \*knit the next stitch from each needle together. Pass the previous stitch over this stitch. Repeat from \*. To view a videosee
http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/knitting-tips
