Walking down the street one day this fall, I passed a little girl wearing a fleece hat that I re-interpreted in knitting. And made a version in green for non-pink lover.
This is an easy and adorable hat to knit with minimal finishing: the chin strap and buttontab are knitted first, then joined to the hat which is knitted in the round. There is no shaping so this knits up very quickly. The decorative tabs are sewn on after the top seam is sewn.
The finished measurements for this hat are 14, 17 1/2 or 19".
The yarn is Peaches & Creme 100% unmercerized cotton in worsted weight. This yarn is soft, has a nice hand, and works up quickly at 4sts=1" in Stockinette stitch on size 7 needles (needles not included).
The color combinations are Shocking Pink with Peacock, Red and Purple tabs or Emerald Green with Yellow, Burnt Orange or Peacock tabs. Both hats are finished with a yellow button.
The kit contains enough yarn to make the larger size hat plus complete instructions and a button.
This is a good weekend project.
Skill level: Easy:
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