Materials
Needles: 8UK/4mm single point straight needles
Gauge: Doesn't matter
Yarn: 1 ball of double knit (8ply) wool.
I used two balls of 4 ply wool, doubled, and had about one third of each ball left. But you can really use anything. Remember if you use thicker wool and larger needles you will make a larger garment. When it was finished it was snug but it has worn to a well-fitting comfortable favourite winter garment.
Measurements
For a small adult head.
Directions
Start:
Cast on 85 stitches.
This is the rim.
Garter stitch (every row knit) for 75 rows. You can make more rows here depending on how big a roll-up you want on your hat.
Shape the Crown:
Row 1: Knit 6, knit 2 together, knit 6, knit 2 together across the row
Row 2: Knit
Row 3: Knit 5, knit 2 together, knit 5, knit 2 together across the row
Row 4: Knit
Row 5: Knit 4, knit 2 together, knit 4, knit 2 together across the row
Row 6: Knit
Row 7: Knit 3, knit 2 together, knit 3, knit 2 together across the row
Row 8: Knit
Row 9: Knit 2, knit 2 together, knit 2, knit 2 together across the row
Row 10: Knit
Row 11: Knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together across the row
Row 12: Knit
Row 13: Knit 2 together, knit 3 together, knit 2 together, knit 3 together across the row
Gather up the last stitches looped through a thread. Sew up the seam. A pom pom is optional. I chose the butterfly instead.
How does it look?
The brim rolls up a bit - cllck here to have a look.
After a few Dunedin mornings of temperatures below freezing, I decided it was time to make myself a warm woolly hat. I started it about 9.30 am and knitted on and off all day. I finished it about 7.30pm. So I reckon it took me about seven hours to knit. Not bad, eh!
Enjoy, and pass on to other knitters or make for your local op-shop and church sale.
This pattern has featured in the American publication: "Knitting - A pattern a day".
