Why "loving"? Well, except for the obvious small hearts and the divine fluffiness, it is a very fast knit which allows you to create quickly a big volume of hats for a charity for example!
I've done countless of these hats without writing a pattern down. I choose this pattern a lot of times when I have pieces of scrap yarn I want to use. I decided to do it now since a friend of mine new to knitting requested it.
The Loving Hat
You will need:
8mm and 9mm round needles (16 inch / 40 cm)
9mm double pointed needles
30-75 meters of super bulky yarn (I used Drops Eskimo here)
stitch marker
scissors
pom pom maker (optional)
Level: Easy
Gauge: 11 stitches and 15 rows: 4 inches in stockinette stitch
Abbreviations (US)
CO - cast on
K - knit
P - purl
K2tog - knit 2 stiches together
Sizes: Baby (toddler, child, women's, men's)
CUFF
Cast on 38 (44, 48, 56, 62) stitches with 8mm circular needles.
Place a marker and join in the round, being careful to not twist the stitches.
Row 1: *K2, p2, repeat from * to end of round.
Repeat Row 1: 4 (4, 6, 8, 8) more times.
BODY
Change to 9mm needles.
Row 1: Knit all stitches in main color
Row 2: k1 main color, k1 contrasting color, *k3 in main color, k1 in contrasting color* until last 2 stitches, k2 last stitches in main color
Row 3: Knit all stitches in main color
Row 4: *k3 in main color, k1 in contrasting color* until the end of the row
Continue working like these adding as many different colors as you like until piece measures 5 1/2 (6, 6 1/2, 7, 7 1/2) inches from the cast one edge.
CROWN
Work as follows, changing to double pointed needles when needed.
In this part you can either go on with the contrasting color stitches or switch to main color entirely, this is up to your liking. I have also made hats where at the crown I stop using main color and only use the contrasting one.
Baby: start the crown with Round 5
Toddler: start with Round 3
Child - Women's - Men's: start with Round 1
Row 1: *K6, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round.
Row 2: Knit.
Row 3: *K5, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round.
Row 4: Knit.
Row 5: *K4, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round.
Row 6: *K3, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round.
Row 7: *K2, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round.
Row 8: *K1, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round.
Row 9: *K2tog, repeat from * to end of round.
Break the yarn and thread it through the remaining stitches. Weave in all loose ends and ta-dahhh there is your hat! You can optionally make a pom pom and attach it, or even adorn the hat with a big button in complimentary colors. I usually go for the pom pom!
Hope you enjoy! Share your projects at Instagram #LovingHat
Any items made with this pattern can be sold but I would kindly ask for a link back to the blog or/and my ravelry profile. Feel free to share with me your finished projects at my Ravelry forum! You can also share them at instagram #lovinghat #garterstitchwitch (@Olymp1a). Have fun :)
I've done countless of these hats without writing a pattern down. I choose this pattern a lot of times when I have pieces of scrap yarn I want to use. I decided to do it now since a friend of mine new to knitting requested it.
The Loving Hat
You will need:
8mm and 9mm round needles (16 inch / 40 cm)
9mm double pointed needles
30-75 meters of super bulky yarn (I used Drops Eskimo here)
stitch marker
scissors
pom pom maker (optional)
Level: Easy
Gauge: 11 stitches and 15 rows: 4 inches in stockinette stitch
Abbreviations (US)
CO - cast on
K - knit
P - purl
K2tog - knit 2 stiches together
Sizes: Baby (toddler, child, women's, men's)
CUFF
Cast on 38 (44, 48, 56, 62) stitches with 8mm circular needles.
Place a marker and join in the round, being careful to not twist the stitches.
Row 1: *K2, p2, repeat from * to end of round.
Repeat Row 1: 4 (4, 6, 8, 8) more times.
BODY
Change to 9mm needles.
Row 1: Knit all stitches in main color
Row 2: k1 main color, k1 contrasting color, *k3 in main color, k1 in contrasting color* until last 2 stitches, k2 last stitches in main color
Row 3: Knit all stitches in main color
Row 4: *k3 in main color, k1 in contrasting color* until the end of the row
Continue working like these adding as many different colors as you like until piece measures 5 1/2 (6, 6 1/2, 7, 7 1/2) inches from the cast one edge.
CROWN
Work as follows, changing to double pointed needles when needed.
In this part you can either go on with the contrasting color stitches or switch to main color entirely, this is up to your liking. I have also made hats where at the crown I stop using main color and only use the contrasting one.
Baby: start the crown with Round 5
Toddler: start with Round 3
Child - Women's - Men's: start with Round 1
Row 1: *K6, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round.
Row 2: Knit.
Row 3: *K5, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round.
Row 4: Knit.
Row 5: *K4, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round.
Row 6: *K3, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round.
Row 7: *K2, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round.
Row 8: *K1, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round.
Row 9: *K2tog, repeat from * to end of round.
Break the yarn and thread it through the remaining stitches. Weave in all loose ends and ta-dahhh there is your hat! You can optionally make a pom pom and attach it, or even adorn the hat with a big button in complimentary colors. I usually go for the pom pom!
Hope you enjoy! Share your projects at Instagram #LovingHat
Any items made with this pattern can be sold but I would kindly ask for a link back to the blog or/and my ravelry profile. Feel free to share with me your finished projects at my Ravelry forum! You can also share them at instagram #lovinghat #garterstitchwitch (@Olymp1a). Have fun :)
