Get A Head Start on Gift Making

I have started the Christmas gifts in earnest and have completed several fingerless mittens and water bottle carriers.  This week I started and finished a  child’s hat.  The one nice thing about this hat, and I am not really sure if this was part of the design, but because you can weave in ribbon – if size is not quiet right you can pull the ribbon and tighten – which I had to do.

I found this pattern on ravelry.com but it is really from http://www.bluemountainhandcrafts.com/free-patterns.html – check out their whole site, the patterns are great, but their yarns are fabulous!

Wavy Edged Hat Pattern

You will need:
* size 7 in DPN’s and circular needles–you will start on DPN’s and then have to
switch to a circular as your stitches increase and you find them becoming
unmanageable on DPN’s
* 1 stitch marker
* 1 row counter
* optional grosgrain ribbon approx. 6″ longer than the circumference of the hat
size to be made
* 4 oz. worsted weight yarn
* crochet hook size G or I used a darning needle
Gauge: 6 stitches per 1″ 7 rows per 1″
Stitches:
I–increase, knit 1 in front and in back of same stitch before slipping off left hand
needle
titches continued:
K4tog–knit 4 stitches together
K3 in 1–in same stitch: knit 1 in front, knit 1 in back, and knit 1 in front before
sliding off left hand needle.

Sizes:
0-6 months 12″ circumference
6-12 months 14″
1-2 years 16″
2-4 years 18″
4 and up 21″
To Begin:
Cast on 12 stitches evenly over 3 DPN’s
Round 1: Knit
Round 2: K1, I, K1, I across each needle (18 stitches)
Round 3: K1, I, K1, I, K1, I across each needle (27 stitches)
Round 4 & 5: Knit
Round 6: K2, I, K2, I, K2, I across each needle (36 stitches)
Round 7: K2, I, K2, I, K2, I, K2, I across each needle (48 stitches)
***Add 4th needle–12 stitches on each needle (I did not add the 4th needle)
Round 8-10: Knit
Round 11: K3, I, K3, I, K3, I across each needle (60 stitches)
Round 12- 13: Knit
**for 12″ 0-6 months hat jump to Round 27
Round 14: K4, I, K4, I, K4, I across each needle (72 stitches)
Round 15-17: Knit
** for 14″ 6-12 months hat jump to Round 27
Round 18: K5, I, K5, I, K5, I across each needle (84 stitches)
Round 19-20: Knit
** for 16″ 1-2 years hat jump to Round 27
Round 21: K6, I, K6, I, K6, I across each needle (96 stitches)
Round 22-23: Knit
**for 18″ 2-4 years hat jump to Round 27
Round 24: K7, I, K7, I, K7, I across each needle (108 stitches)
Round 25-26: Knit
Round 27-40: Knit ( I added the fun fir rows 32 – 38)
Round 41: Yo, K4tog repeat to end of round (make sure you get all 4 on the needle – I didn’t one time and had to retrace steps!)
Round 42: K3 in 1 (K1, P1, K1 in same stitch), K1 repeat to end of round
Round 43-45: Knit
Round 46: K1, I repeat to end of round
Round 47-49: Knit
Round 50: K3, I repeat to end of round
Round 51-53: Knit
Bind off and weave in loose ends.
With crochet hook or darning needle weave tail of yarn from cast on through beginning 12 stitches(I usually go through the stitches twice) and pull closed). Thread tail to inside of hat and weave in loose end.

 

Weave ribbon through eyelet holes and tie in back.

I think I need to find myself a new model!  Every time I have Stella try something on it is inevitable that she then asks me to make her the same thing – but it does give me ideas for her birthday which is coming up.  I am pretty busy at night making her gifts and then hiding them so she does not see or ask who is that for.


 

 

 

 

 


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One Response to Get A Head Start on Gift Making

  1. Jo says:

    What a great hat and an adorable model!

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