Dennis... about the hat pattern

Gem, Try this one, it looks most unlikely to start with, but jus follow the instructions and it's really good. And very warm too with he "rib" construction. HTH Love & higs Christine

I tried to send once. Then I noticed you had a fake return e-mail.

The pattern is very simple. The patter is for circular knitting but could easily be adapted for 2 straight needles. The way you decrease would easily adapt to 2 straight needles.

You start out the ribbing in multiples of 10 stitches. For a mans cap you usually use 80 stitches or so for worsted weight yarn like "Super Saver" or wool worsted, wool worsted my be 18 stitches per inch instead of 16 stitches per inch, you might cast on 70 stitches instead of 80.

K1,p1 for 2" if you want skull cap, Continue in stockinette stitch until 5" from cast-on.

For Seaman's cap k1,p1 for 4 inches. Continue in stockinette stitch until 7" from cast-on.

Decrease: Row 1: "K2 together, k8," repeat to end of row. Row 2: Purl. Row 3: "K2 together, k7," repeat to end of row. Row 4: Repeat row2. Row 5: "K2 together, K6," repeat to end of row.

Continue in this manner until you have "K2 together," all the way across.

If you are using 2 needles sew side seam together. Run the end of the yarn through the top stitches twice, pull tight and weave in the ends.

On circulars run yarn through the remaining stitches twice and pull tight, sew in ends.

I hope I have this is correct, don't be afraid to add corrections.

It is a very simple pattern. The decrease works in great in multiples of 8, 9, or 10. More than 10 and it decreases to slow and less than 8 and it decreases to fast. I like multiples of 10. it makes it simple.

Hugs & God bless, Dennis & Gail

Thank Christine, I will use this pattern also.

Dennis

Christ> Ooops, forgot the link, blame it on increasing age!!

Thank you, Dennis! I have save this to copy onto paper (no working printer in the house at the moment) and try sometime.

By the way, I just clicked >> I just realized that in my email to you I hadn't put my own email

Oooh, I like that pattern! *Very* easy, and I won't even really have to copy that out onto paper... just remember the approximate finished measurements. I'm assuming that it could be made for an adult by just adding more stitches and rows to just make the rectangle larger. Neat pattern, thank you again, Christine! :o)

Just to let you know... I did write out the pattern afterall. When I get a bit further along in the projects I already have on the go (5 at last count, and going very slowly due to the fact that my hands and arms are not always up to yarnwork), I will have a go at both this pattern and the one that Christine posted for me. Thank you both! :o)

Absolutely can do that Gem. I made one a bit "wider" to accommodate a deeper turn up. Very successful, and you say no pattern as such to remember, you just have to remember to keep the knit 2 rows in the correct sequence. And anyway if you don't get it right it shows up really quickly. There is a reason that I know this! Love & higs Christine

Thanks Christine and you are welcome Gem.

It is so nice to see you post Gem.

I will use Christine's pattern also, very nice.

Hugs & God bless, Dennis & Gail

Glad you'll find it useful Dennis. I made several for a friend at work whose sister in law was a midwife in the mountains in Pakistan. The midwives liked to have hats to put on each of the newborns to reduce heat loss, and the mothers loved to have something special for their babies. The hats made to that pattern were specially welcome as they stretch and so last well into childhood. I must admit to leaving the pompoms off, I hate making pompoms, and they aren't needed to keep little heads warm!

Love & higs Christine

I agree Christine, I have several tools to make them and they are still a pain.

Hugs & God bless, Dennis & Gail

Christ> Glad you'll find it useful Dennis. I made several for a friend at work whose