This hat is worked in the sizing:
round. The ribbed double brim baby (toddler/ child)
is fixed. So, it doesn’t get out of circumference: 16 (18.5/ 20.5) in
place. The smiling polar bears or 41 (47/ 52.5) cm
are knitted in fair isle style and length: 5.5 (7/ 7.5) in or 14 (17.5/ 19) cm
the threads are woven in. (This materials:
technique isn’t explained in needles: 5 double pointed needles in
detail in this pattern.) To give it US 4 / 3.5 mm
a nice finish it has a snowball and US 6 / 4.0 m
like pompom at the top. yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Worsted in geranio
and natural (192 meters (210 yards)
100 grams (3.53 ounces)) or any other yarn
abbreviations: that substitutes. Each 50 grams (100 and 50
k knit grams / 100 and 50 grams)
k2tog knit two sts together and Scrap black wool in similar strength
M marker stitch markers and darning needle
p purl gauge:
PM place marker 24 sts and 30 rows/ 10 cm in stockinette st
st(s) stitch(es) (on bigger needles)
Pattern
Cast on 88 (104/ 116) sts on the double pointed needles in US 4 - 3.5 mm and join for working in
the round.
Brim
Round 1-15: *k2, p2* repeat till the end
Round 16: k all sts
Round 17-27 as round 1
Round 28: To fix the double brim you fold your ribbed knitting up so that the needles are
behind the brim, knit as follows: *take the corresponding slope of a st from
round 5 on your needle and k2tog, k1, p2* repeat till the end
OR you can sew it at the end and you knit this round as round 1
Round 29-30 as round 1
Polar Bear Section
Change to the double pointed needles in US 6 – 4.0 mm.
Round 1: k all sts (for the baby and child size increase two stitches (= 90 (104/ 118) sts)
Round 2: *k 11 (13, 14), increase a st, k11 (13, 15) increase a st, k11 (13, 15) increase a st,
k12 (13, 15) increase a st* repeat till the end (=98 (112, 126) sts in total;
24/25 (28, 31/32) sts on each needle).
Round 3-4: k all sts
Round 5: *k1 in white, k1 in red* repeat till the end
Round 6-7: k all sts
Now start the chart or follow written instructions (don’t forget to weave in the threads):
Round 8: *k6 in red, k3 in white, k5 (7/ 9) in red* repeat till the end
Round 9: *k5 in red, k5 in white, k4 (6/ 8) in red* repeat till the end
Round 10-11: *k4 in red, k7 in white, k3 (5/ 7) in red* repeat till the end
Round 12-14: *k3 in red, k9 in white, k2 (4/ 6) in red* repeat till the end
Round 15-16: *k2 in red, k11 in white, k1 (3/ 5) in red* repeat till the end
Round 17: *k2 in red, k2 in white, k1 in red, k5 in white, k1 in red, k2 in white, k1 (3/ 5) in red*
repeat till the end
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Round 17
sts 15-16 only for sizes bigger than baby
Round 16
Round 15
Round 14
sts 17-18 only for child size
Round 13
Round 12
Round 11
Round 10
Round 9
Round 8
18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Round 18-19: k all sts
Round 20 as round 5
Round 21-25: k all sts
Crown
Only for baby size:
Round 1: *k24, k2tog, k23* repeat till the end (=96 sts in total and 24 on each needle)
Only for toddler size:
Round 1-2: k all sts
Only for child size:
Round 1-3; k all sts
Round 4: *k2tog, k29, k2tog, k14, k2tog, k14* repeat till the end (=120 sts in total and 30
on each needle)
Round 5-7 k all sts
Round 8: *k2tog, k13* repeat till the end (=28 sts on each needle)
Only for toddler and child sizes:
Round 1-3: k all sts
Round 4: *k2tog, k12* repeat till the end (=26 sts on each needle)
Round 5-7: k all sts
Round 8: *k2tog, k11* repeat till the end (=24 sts on each needle)
Rond 9-10: k all sts
All sizes:
Round 1: *k2tog, k11, PM* repeat till the end (=22 sts on each needle)
Round 2-3: k all sts
Round 4: *k2tog, k till M, skip M* (=20 sts on each needle)
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Round 5-6: k all sts
Round 7: as round 5 (=18 sts on each needle)
Round 8: k all sts
Round 9: as round 4 (=16 sts on each needle)
Round 10-16: as round 4 (=2 sts on each needle)
Cut the yarn, leaving a 15 cm/ 6 in tail. Draw the yarn tail through the remaining live sts and
pull to close top of the hat.
Finishing
Sew with the black yarn a face in each polar bear as shown in the chart below.
Weave in all yarn ends.
If yo haven’tatteched the brim at the hat yet, do it now with some sts using your red yarn.
Work a pompom:
Paint two circles on a pice of cardboard with a diameter of about 2.5 in / 6.5 cm and in each
you paint a circle with a diameter of about 0.8 in / 2 cm (= the hole). Cut them out and lay
them on each other. Then take your white yarn and wound it around the cardboard (pull the
yarn through the hole around the cardboard and through the hole again) till there is no card-
board visible and it is hard to see a hole in the middle. Then cut through the yarn on the edge
in the middle of the two crdboards. Take a long pice of yarn and put it between the card-
boards wind it around the yarn in the middle and make a knot (the yarn in the middle is
attached with that sling and knot). Take away the cardboards and you can trim your pompom
as you wish, but leave the yarn which you used for the sling. You’ll need it to attach the
pompom on the hat. (If you need pictures how to do it, you’ll find help in the world wide web)
Attach your pompom on the top of your hat and weave in the ends.
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A lot of time and effort has been put into making this pattern. Please do not resell, distribute,
or produce and sell this pattern and the items made from it without the direct written consent
of Nicole Krüsi. Thanks! IF you have any questions, contact me at kruesi_nicole@hotmail.com
or at my Ravelry username, Trulllana. Copyright 2018 Nicole Krüsi.
