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I’ve been meaning to write this up for ages. This is my go-to charity knitting pattern, such that I had to stop and think of a name for it. I’ve always just called it “a hat.” It’s quick to knit, and fits just about anyone.
Yarn: Cascade 220, or your DK-weight yarn of choice.
As written, The Easy Hat takes slightly more than one skein of yarn. If you want to use only one skein, knit for only 7.5 inches before starting the decreases.
Gauge: 3.5 st/inch over stockinette, with the yarn held doubled.
Instructions:
1. With the yarn held doubled, CO 72 stitches on two #11 needles held together.
2. Join to knit in the round, and switch to a single needle. Work in K2P2 rib for 9 inches.
3. Begin decreases. I like to do “fancy” ribbing decreases, then seam the top closed with a kitchener graft. But feel free to finish off the hat however you like – the ribbing is very forgiving.
My “fancy” ribbing decreases:
Round 1: [k2tog, p2, k2, p2]
Round 2: [k, p2tog, k2, p2]
Round 3: [k, p, k2tog, p2]
Round 4: [k, p, k, p2tog]
Round 5: [k2tog]
Round 6: knit around
Tags: FO, Free Knitting Patterns, watch cap pattern
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It looks like you could call it the super friggin warm hat! thanks for sharing
Comment by kellys —
August 11, 2009 @ 8:03 pm
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[...] or memory, so I knit it held together with a strand of Cascade 220 to give it some body. This is my Easy Hat except that I did more decreases at the top and drew it together with the yarn tail like a [...]
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