My favorite Hat pattern

My hat pattern most often made is in worsted weight (between DD and Aran), usually acrylic, 96 stitches on US sizes 5 or 6 and 7 or 8 dpns, knitted in the round, knit k1p1 or k2p2 ribbing until you're sick of it or you have at least 5 inches (12.5cm), then switch to stockinette. Stripes are good and this is a good place to start stripes. Knit another 5 inches (12.5cm) then begin to decrease. If you have lots of yarn decrease slower and make a long stocking cap; if not much yarn, decrease in six places with k2tog (or ssk), k 5 rounds, decrease again, k 4 rounds, decrease again, k 3 rounds, decrease (etc), trying it on to check how much is left to do. When it reaches the middle, k2tog all around and draw yarn through all remaining stitches. Fasten the end and decide if you want to add a pompom or tassel or icord to be knotted or a loop to hang it up by. For a long stocking cap, knit more rounds plain between decreases.

My favorite scarf pattern is just to knit a stockinette tube in the round until it's long enough to wrap around my neck nicely and tuck into the coat. I like thick scarves so I make them as wide as my spread out fingers and thumb. Flatten the ends and stitch closed when done. I don't put fringe on as it gets caught in zippers.

=Tamar

Oh, this sounds like a perfect hat for me to make for my 2 boys. We don't really get enough cold weather here in South Carolina to need a great deal of cold-weather gear, but I still can't resist making them lots and lots of hats. :-)

thanks for sharing!

lisa

Tamar , fot yers now i start this kind of hats from the middle top Down i increase instead of decreasing and than knit as long as i feel , mirjam

That works too. I just like decreases better than increases. Another good way is to knit ribbing for the whole length. The top middle could be plain, or k1p1 ribbing could be double-decreased at the top. There are many ways to adapt the basic pattern!

=Tamar

I made an entrelac hat , by starting with tiny 4st squares which i increased in every round of squares ,, Another favorite hat is one knit all in K in the round ,and make it longer than you head to neck line, than while wearing it the sides roll up naturaly , and you can `adjust ` it place with a nice flower pin ,,,, mirjam