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(See 2/17/12 Knitting Friday for the Simple Hat pattern with more explanations.)
(See 2/17/12 Knitting Friday for the Simple Hat pattern with more explanations.)
OK, it's my birthday. Are the only two songs about birthdays, Happy Birthday and It's My Birthday And I'll Cry If I Want To? Oh, there's Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday which Marilyn Monroe crooned to JFK and into history.
Whatever, I was all ready for Knitting Friday with pictures but then yet another gum infection leveled me for most of the day. Today, I'm ready to roll but the pictures are on another, occupied at the moment, computer but I'm going to give you a B-day present: a simple hat pattern. (Pictures will follow next week.)
A Simple Hat
Materials: US 6 and US 8 needles circular needles, US 8 wood DPNs (5), I crochet hook, DK weight yarn
Crochet Set-Up:
With the I crochet hook, make a loop, chain 1 and work 4 single crochets (sc) into the loop. Join with a slip stitch, ch 1 and then work 2 sc in each of the 4 sc for a total of 8. Join with a slip stitch.
(You can now start working with DPNs or you can repeat the above and work 2 sc in each of the 8 sc for a total of 16 sc.)
So either with 8 or 16 sc, pick up 1 stitch for each sc around with your DPNs and divide evenly on 4 needles. Start Knitting Set-Up:
Row 1: K around (16 sts)
Row 2: K front and back of every stitch (32 sts.)
Row 3: K around (32 sts.)
Row 4: K front and back of every stitch (64 sts)
Row 5: K around (64 sts)
You can see the pattern - 1 row straight K; 1 row increases in every stitch
(I stop at 64 sts but you can keep increasing. You don't have to increase in every stitch [the next such increase will give you 128 sts] but you can decide how many stitches you need for the width, divide them by 4 and increase evenly on each DPN.)
Start Pattern: (Note: Your last row should have been K evenly around, no increases.)
(You make want to switch to circular needles now and use the traveling loop - just google the "How To". I am going to give you the pattern I use but the sky's the limit with creativity here.)
Row 1: *K into back loop of 2nd stitch on left circular tip, K into the front loop of the 1st stitch on that tip, P2*
Row 2: *K2, P2*
Repeat these two rows till the brim.
Brim: Change to US 6 needles and work the seed stitch or moss stitch for your desired width. BO loosely but not very loosely.
Tassel:
1. With I or larger hook and leaving a long tail, chain 20.
2. Starting in the 2nd ch from hook work 3 sc in each chain to the bottom.
3. At the bottom, ch 2o and repeat the process above. (The chains will curl into spirals.)
4. Make about 3 and then slip stitch them together at the base, cut yarn leaving a long tail.
5. Using the tails, work the spirals through the top of the hat and fasten securely.
That's it. You're done. Enjoy.
Whatever, I was all ready for Knitting Friday with pictures but then yet another gum infection leveled me for most of the day. Today, I'm ready to roll but the pictures are on another, occupied at the moment, computer but I'm going to give you a B-day present: a simple hat pattern. (Pictures will follow next week.)
A Simple Hat
Materials: US 6 and US 8 needles circular needles, US 8 wood DPNs (5), I crochet hook, DK weight yarn
Crochet Set-Up:
With the I crochet hook, make a loop, chain 1 and work 4 single crochets (sc) into the loop. Join with a slip stitch, ch 1 and then work 2 sc in each of the 4 sc for a total of 8. Join with a slip stitch.
(You can now start working with DPNs or you can repeat the above and work 2 sc in each of the 8 sc for a total of 16 sc.)
So either with 8 or 16 sc, pick up 1 stitch for each sc around with your DPNs and divide evenly on 4 needles. Start Knitting Set-Up:
Row 1: K around (16 sts)
Row 2: K front and back of every stitch (32 sts.)
Row 3: K around (32 sts.)
Row 4: K front and back of every stitch (64 sts)
Row 5: K around (64 sts)
You can see the pattern - 1 row straight K; 1 row increases in every stitch
(I stop at 64 sts but you can keep increasing. You don't have to increase in every stitch [the next such increase will give you 128 sts] but you can decide how many stitches you need for the width, divide them by 4 and increase evenly on each DPN.)
Start Pattern: (Note: Your last row should have been K evenly around, no increases.)
(You make want to switch to circular needles now and use the traveling loop - just google the "How To". I am going to give you the pattern I use but the sky's the limit with creativity here.)
Row 1: *K into back loop of 2nd stitch on left circular tip, K into the front loop of the 1st stitch on that tip, P2*
Row 2: *K2, P2*
Repeat these two rows till the brim.
Brim: Change to US 6 needles and work the seed stitch or moss stitch for your desired width. BO loosely but not very loosely.
Tassel:
1. With I or larger hook and leaving a long tail, chain 20.
2. Starting in the 2nd ch from hook work 3 sc in each chain to the bottom.
3. At the bottom, ch 2o and repeat the process above. (The chains will curl into spirals.)
4. Make about 3 and then slip stitch them together at the base, cut yarn leaving a long tail.
5. Using the tails, work the spirals through the top of the hat and fasten securely.
That's it. You're done. Enjoy.
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